Europe placates Trump with NATO pledges it can ill afford – Reuters

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  1. Europe placates Trump with NATO pledges it can ill afford  Reuters
  2. Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes  The Guardian
  3. European Defense Buildup May Cause Supply Chain Delays And Shortages  Forbes
  4. USAF showcases global airpower, innovation at Paris Air Show  safia.hq.af.mil
  5. Europe should not go it alone on defence  Financial Times
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Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral

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Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema

The funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordinary feud Lungu had with his successor continues to play out after his death.

A high court judge in Pretoria ordered a halt to Lungu’s burial at the Cathedral of Christ the King in central Johannesburg on Wednesday morning after a last-minute request by Zambia’s attorney general.

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U.K. Says It’s Buying 12 Jets That Can Carry Nuclear Weapons – The New York Times

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  1. U.K. Says It’s Buying 12 Jets That Can Carry Nuclear Weapons  The New York Times
  2. How and why is Britain obtaining access to nuclear gravity bombs?  The Guardian
  3. UK Will Buy Nuclear-Capable F-35s in Next Bid to Woo Trump  Bloomberg.com
  4. U.K. Shifts Nuclear Doctrine With Purchase of U.S. Jets  WSJ
  5. UK to buy 12 nuclear-carrying F-35A jets from the United States and join NATO nuclear mission  CNN
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Brazilian found dead after falling from an Indonesian volcano – NBC News

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  1. Brazilian found dead after falling from an Indonesian volcano  NBC News
  2. Rescuers retrieve body of Brazilian hiker who fell from Indonesian volcano  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Brazilian Who Fell While Hiking Indonesian Volcano Is Found Dead, Her Family Says  The New York Times
  4. Rescuers search for Brazilian tourist on Indonesian volcano  BBC
  5. Family Furious Over ‘Botched’ Mission to Save Tourist in Volcano  The Daily Beast
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Zelenskyy will sign off on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine – AP News

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  1. Zelenskyy will sign off on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine  AP News
  2. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges trial for ‘war criminal’ Putin  Al Jazeera
  3. Zelensky and European rights body establish tribunal to allow prosecution of Russian leaders  CNN
  4. Ukraine calls for special court to try Russian war leaders  dw.com
  5. Zelensky and Council of Europe rights body sign accord for Ukraine war tribunal  France 24
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NSW MP Gareth Ward likened to ‘vampire running a blood bank’ by alleged sexual assault victim, court hears

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State MP’s alleged victim spurred to action after learning politician had been appointed as families minister, court hears

A court has heard a New South Wales state MP’s alleged sexual abuse victim was spurred to action after learning the politician had been appointed as families minister, which he likened to a vampire running a blood bank.

The Kiama MP, Gareth Ward, 44, is on trial in the NSW district court after pleading not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent and indecent assault charges.

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Contempt proceedings against SMH and Age staff in Lattouf case ‘probably doomed’, Nine’s lawyers argue

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Pro-Israel lobbyists allege newspaper editors Bevan Shields and Patrick Elligett are among eight individuals who broke name suppression order

A request by pro-Israel lobbyists to launch contempt proceedings against editors and reporters from Nine for allegedly breaching a suppression order in Antoinette Lattouf’s unlawful termination case is “probably doomed”, Nine’s lawyers have argued in the federal court.

The editors of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age – Bevan Shields and Patrick Elligett – are among eight individuals, including lawyers, named in the request.

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