Canadian mother and daughter ‘traumatized’ by ICE detainment, husband says

Tania Warner and Ayla, her seven-year-old with autism, sent to notorious Texas detention center and told to ‘self-deport’

A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter with autism who have been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for nearly a week have been transferred to a notorious detention center and asked to “self-deport”, according to her husband, who said the pair had been “traumatized” by the experience.

Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, moved to the US five years ago, when Warner married Edward Warner, a US citizen.

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Hamas Considering Disarmament Plan From Trump’s Board of Peace, Officials Say – The New York Times

  1. Hamas Considering Disarmament Plan From Trump’s Board of Peace, Officials Say  The New York Times
  2. Trump's mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza  NPR
  3. Hamas given proposal for gradual weapon handover in months-long process — officials  The Times of Israel
  4. Trump's Board of Peace presents Hamas with new written disarmament proposal  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Trump's peace board hands Hamas disarmament proposal, sources say  Reuters
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Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species

The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides

The population of monarch butterflies in Mexico increased 64% this winter, compared with the same period in 2025, offering a glimmer of hope for an insect considered at risk of extinction.

The figures, released this week by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Mexico, showed that the area occupied by monarchs expanded to 2.93 hectares (7.24 acres) of forest from 1.79 hectares (4.42 acres) the previous winter, the largest coverage since 2018.

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Exclusive: Qatar’s energy boss says he had warned of dangers of provoking Iran – Reuters

  1. Exclusive: Qatar's energy boss says he had warned of dangers of provoking Iran  Reuters
  2. Exclusive: Iran attacks wipe out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years, QatarEnergy CEO says  Reuters
  3. Why the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gas  Vox
  4. Trump’s Complaint About Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies  The New York Times
  5. Iran hits Gulf energy sites, escalating war, as U.S. mulls sanctions rollback  The Washington Post
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Palestinians celebrate Eid in Gaza, making the most of a fragile ceasefire – NPR

  1. Palestinians celebrate Eid in Gaza, making the most of a fragile ceasefire  NPR
  2. Baking in rubble: Gaza woman keeps Eid traditions alive despite shortages  Al Jazeera
  3. Eid in Gaza Displays Palestinians’ Profound Loss — and Continued Resilience  Truthout
  4. Eid Mubarak from WCK  World Central Kitchen
  5. Between Loss and the Determination to Celebrate: Voices of Children in Gaza  American Friends Service Committee
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Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes

Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he ‘fell into trap of hallucinations’, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-chief

The publisher of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf and the Irish Independent has suspended one of its senior journalists after he admitted using AI to “wrongly put words into people’s mouths”.

Peter Vandermeersch, the former head of the Irish operations at Mediahuis, said he “fell into the trap of hallucinations” – the term for AI-generated errors – when using the technology.

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‘COWARDS’: Trump blasts NATO allies over Hormuz – politico.eu

  1. ‘COWARDS’: Trump blasts NATO allies over Hormuz  politico.eu
  2. A Look at the Escalating Battle for the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  3. Graham to Trump: Consider removing ‘US bases from countries who won’t let us fly from them’  The Hill
  4. Trump calls NATO "cowards" over lack of support in Iran war  Reuters
  5. Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition  Axios
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From Four-Day Weeks to AC Bans, the World Is Scrambling to Save Energy – WSJ

  1. From Four-Day Weeks to AC Bans, the World Is Scrambling to Save Energy  WSJ
  2. Breakingviews - Energy shock will make hoarding the new normal  Reuters
  3. Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia  The New York Times
  4. These Countries Are Most In Danger Of Running Out Of Oil  Forbes
  5. Which country is the biggest loser from the energy shock?  The Economist
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NATO withdraws troops from Iraq mission to Europe as Iran war rages – Reuters

  1. NATO withdraws troops from Iraq mission to Europe as Iran war rages  Reuters
  2. NATO pulls security advisory mission out of Iraq after Iranian attacks on European bases  PBS
  3. Nato relocates personnel from Iraq mission to Europe amid conflict in Middle East – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. NATO Withdraws Its Last Military Trainers From Iraq  The New York Times
  5. NATO pulls several hundred personnel from Iraq amid Iran war  CBS News
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As the Iran war rages, Israel continues killing senior Iranian figures. This is how they do it. – CBS News

  1. As the Iran war rages, Israel continues killing senior Iranian figures. This is how they do it.  CBS News
  2. Israel is rapidly killing Iran’s top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire  AP News
  3. Politics  The Economist
  4. Israel killed another Iranian leader, but experts say that doesn't mean it's winning the war  NBC News
  5. How Israel killing leaders in Iran could complicate Trump’s search for an endgame  CNN
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