Christian leaders make rare visit to shelled church in Gaza

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Israel grants access after ‘stray’ tank round kills three people and wounds Catholic priest

Israel has granted two senior Christian leaders rare access to Gaza after an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Roman Catholic church killed three people.

Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, led a delegation on Friday to the Holy Family Church, whose shelling the day before triggered international condemnation.

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‘We painted, sang songs’: the Russian woman found living in Indian cave with daughters – The Guardian

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  1. ‘We painted, sang songs’: the Russian woman found living in Indian cave with daughters  The Guardian
  2. Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters  The New York Times
  3. ‘They were very happy’: Russian mother defends decision to live with two daughters in remote Indian cave  CNN
  4. Russian mom and 2 young girls found living inside remote cave in snake-infested forest in India  CBS News
  5. Mystery surrounds Russian mum and children found in Indian cave  BBC
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Suweida: Druze residents describe ‘bloodbath’ in Syrian city – BBC

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  1. Suweida: Druze residents describe 'bloodbath' in Syrian city  BBC
  2. Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians  Fox News
  3. Who Are the Druse: The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions  The New York Times
  4. Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces  AP News
  5. Israel says it’s allowing Syrian forces to enter Sweida for 48 hours amid renewed clashes  The Times of Israel
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No time to waste: NATO chief urges rapid industrial mobilization – Defense News

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  1. No time to waste: NATO chief urges rapid industrial mobilization  Defense News
  2. Army Experts Discuss Vital Components of Multidomain Operations at LANDEURO  U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
  3. Ukraine made the Patriot a moving target — and taught the US Army how to fight smarter with its air defenses  Business Insider
  4. NATO Deputy Secretary General discusses a stronger and fairer NATO, and deterring aggression, at LANDEURO symposium  NATO
  5. News - Transcript: Gen. Donahue opening keynote for LANDEURO  DVIDS
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Afghan data breach: Sir Grant Shapps says his focus was on saving lives – BBC

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  1. Afghan data breach: Sir Grant Shapps says his focus was on saving lives  BBC
  2. The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for 2 years  NPR
  3. Transcript: The Afghan Files — the inside story on the catastrophic leak  Financial Times
  4. The British people have been kept in the dark for two years  The Economist
  5. British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach  BBC
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Syria’s new dawn is already a nightmare – Spiked

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  1. Syria’s new dawn is already a nightmare  Spiked
  2. Why Syria's sectarian mix poses a dilemma for its new rulers  Reuters
  3. What the violence in Syria means for domestic and regional politics  Meadville Tribune
  4. Syria’s widening conflict: Should Iraq be worried? - Shafaq News  شفق نيوز
  5. Jia Kurd calls on transitional government to review its approach; begin serious national dialogue  وكالة هاوار للأنباء
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Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals under tougher migration policy – Euronews

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  1. Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals under tougher migration policy  Euronews
  2. Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan  DW
  3. Germany deports Afghans after striking deal with Taliban  The Telegraph
  4. Germany deports 81 Afghan men to their homeland in 2nd flight since the Taliban’s return  AP News
  5. German Foreign Minister Expresses Concern About Human Rights Under Taliban  U.S. News & World Report
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NATO Can Seize Russia’s Kaliningrad ‘Faster Than Ever,’ Says US General – Kyiv Post

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  1. NATO Can Seize Russia’s Kaliningrad ‘Faster Than Ever,’ Says US General  Kyiv Post
  2. Russia says NATO threatens WWIII in latest deterrence plan that could take down Kaliningrad ‘faster than ever’  Fox News
  3. Army Europe chief unveils NATO eastern flank defense plan  Defense News
  4. NATO Warns Russia About Seizing Territory in Europe  Newsweek
  5. US general says NATO could seize Russia's Kaliningrad with 'unheard of' speed  The Kyiv Independent
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EU’s new Russia sanctions aim for more effective oil price cap – Reuters

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  1. EU's new Russia sanctions aim for more effective oil price cap  Reuters
  2. EU Imposes New Raft of Sanctions on Russia and Its Oil Trade  Bloomberg
  3. Oil prices rise after EU new sanctions on Russia  Reuters
  4. EU lowers price cap for Russian crude under new sanctions package  CNBC
  5. EU agrees new Russia sanctions after Slovakia drops opposition – Europe live  The Guardian
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