‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit – AOL

  1. ‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit  AOL
  2. Trump-Zelensky: Would one-month Ukraine truce work?  BBC.com
  3. UK officials hold talks with around 20 countries interested in coalition to support Ukraine  Reuters
  4. UK's Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace  The Associated Press
  5. Who Will Join Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to Help Ukraine?  The New York Times
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‘SNL’ Spoofs Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Showdown With Cameo From Mike Myers as Elon Musk – Hollywood Reporter

  1. ‘SNL’ Spoofs Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Showdown With Cameo From Mike Myers as Elon Musk  Hollywood Reporter
  2. ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Mike Myers Crashes Zelenskyy Meeting as Elon Musk | Video  Yahoo Entertainment
  3. Mike Myers Makes Surprise ‘SNL’ Cameo as Elon Musk: Watch  PEOPLE
  4. ‘SNL’ takes aim at Trump-Zelensky meeting  CNN
  5. Zelenskyy's fiery White House visit gets ‘SNL' cold open treatment  NBC New York
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Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in ‘firing line’ when Cyclone Alfred heads towards coast

Bureau of Meteorology says guidance ‘favours landfall on Thursday’ as premier David Crisafulli warns ‘large system presents big challenge’

Tropical Cyclone Alfred will “likely” turn towards major population centres in south-east Queensland this week, with authorities warning more than 4 million people from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast that their communities could be “in the firing line”.

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, said on Sunday the system could cause serious and potentially dangerous coastal erosion, flash flooding and strong winds.

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Europe Is Left With Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine – The New York Times

  1. Europe Is Left With Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Europe’s Nightmare Is Here: They Have to Fight Putin Without the US  Bloomberg
  3. The Five Eyes Have Noticed  The Atlantic
  4. Western leaders must seize the moment to make Europe safe  The Economist
  5. Europe should hijack Trump’s revolutionary plans for the world  Financial Times
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‘I need to survive’: rower attempting to cross Pacific activates emergency beacon off Queensland near Cyclone Alfred

Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching Queensland

A Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble.

Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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Netanyahu’s office admits staff didn’t pass on alert hours before Oct. 7 attack – The Times of Israel

  1. Netanyahu’s office admits staff didn’t pass on alert hours before Oct. 7 attack  The Times of Israel
  2. And Now, a State Commission of Inquiry  Haaretz
  3. What does the report into Israeli military failures on October 7 say?  Al Jazeera English
  4. Prime Minister's Office: This is what happened on the night of October 7  The Jerusalem Post
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Trump signs executive order designating English as official language of US

Directive allows government organisations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer services in languages other than English

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.

The order on Saturday allows government agencies and organisations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in languages other than English.

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His name was in a child abuse diary – now his family listen to ‘vile’ testimony – BBC.com

  1. His name was in a child abuse diary - now his family listen to 'vile' testimony  BBC.com
  2. Ex-wife, sister testify in trial of French surgeon accused of sexual abuse of hundreds of children  CBS News
  3. French Doctor Accused of Abusing Hundreds Acknowledges ‘Heinous Acts’  The New York Times
  4. Former surgeon admits to victimising granddaughter during France's biggest child abuse trial  FRANCE 24 English
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