IDF pushes into Gaza City outskirts ahead of offensive, bolsters troops in Jabalia – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF pushes into Gaza City outskirts ahead of offensive, bolsters troops in Jabalia  The Times of Israel
  2. Gaza’s biggest city is in chaos ahead of an imminent Israeli assault  CNN
  3. Israeli offensive bears down on Gaza, leaving fleeing Palestinians with few options  NBC News
  4. Netanyahu is counting on Hamas to refuse his demand so Israel's takeover can begin  Haaretz
  5. Ex-defense minister Ya'alon says Katz admitting to war crimes by threatening to destroy Gaza City  The Times of Israel
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Wildfire Risk Threatens 440 Million People—Scientists Sound Alarm Over Escalating Global Crisis – Indian Defence Review

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  1. Wildfire Risk Threatens 440 Million People—Scientists Sound Alarm Over Escalating Global Crisis  Indian Defence Review
  2. 440 Million People at Risk: Scientists Uncover Global Wildfire Paradox  SciTechDaily
  3. Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why  The Conversation
  4. Wildfires are a ‘global problem’ and will be ‘more frequent’ says researcher  Channel 4
  5. Millions of people threatened by wildfires near their homes, research finds  Sky News
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Hopes fade for injured climber stuck up an icy mountain for 12 days after breaking her leg – CNN

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  1. Hopes fade for injured climber stuck up an icy mountain for 12 days after breaking her leg  CNN
  2. Man Dies Trying to Help Friend Trapped on 25,000-Foot Peak with Broken Leg  People.com
  3. Rescue effort halted for stuck climber on treacherous mountain after climber dies trying to help her: reports  Fox News
  4. Tragedy on Pobeda Peak: Rescue Called Off as Weather Worsens  yahoo.com
  5. Italian climber dies trying to rescue friend stuck on 7,400m peak  The Times
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Mark Carney praises Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace push as he visits Kyiv – Financial Times

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  1. Mark Carney praises Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace push as he visits Kyiv  Financial Times
  2. Canada’s Carney meets Zelenskyy, backs security guarantees for Ukraine  Al Jazeera
  3. Minister Says Canada Has Capacity to Send Troops to Postwar Ukraine if Needed  Bloomberg.com
  4. Canada's Carney makes surprise visit to Kyiv  Politico
  5. Canadian PM Carney, in Ukraine, says can't rule out sending peacekeepers  Reuters
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Pope Leo XIV: Jesus challenges presumption of those who think they are already saved – Catholic News Agency

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  1. Pope Leo XIV: Jesus challenges presumption of those who think they are already saved  Catholic News Agency
  2. VATICAN Pope at the Angelus: God ‘does not want worship’ without ‘love for others’  AsiaNews
  3. The Pope: Good does not always find a positive response in its surroundings  exaudi.org
  4. Pope Leo insists: Christ comes first, not human strategies  Catholic Culture
  5. Pope Leo: The Lord invites us to persevere in doing good  Vatican News
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Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’

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Exclusive: The creator of some of cinema’s most memorable music says it pales in comparison to the great works

As one of the greatest composers in film, John Williams has written some of the most memorable music in cinema for masterpieces such as Jaws, Jurassic Park and Star Wars.

But despite winning five Oscars, the 93-year-old believes that, as an art form, film music pales in comparison to history’s great works.

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