Russian Central Bank Halts Currency Buying Until 2025 as Ruble Slides – The Moscow Times

  1. Russian Central Bank Halts Currency Buying Until 2025 as Ruble Slides  The Moscow Times
  2. Russian Ruble Collapses As Putin's Economy in Trouble  Newsweek
  3. Russia’s rouble plunges to lowest rate since early weeks of Ukraine war  The Guardian
  4. US Sanctions Hit Ruble as Russia’s FX Sources Are Drying Up  Bloomberg
  5. Ruble tumbles as Russia’s war economy comes under increasing strain  POLITICO Europe
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Nordics, Baltic States And Poland Ready To Expand Russia Sanctions – Barron’s

  1. Nordics, Baltic States And Poland Ready To Expand Russia Sanctions  Barron's
  2. Nordic, Baltic countries and Poland to increase support, ammunition to Ukraine  Reuters
  3. Baltics Sea region PMs meet to discuss regional security ahead of Trump’s return  EURACTIV
  4. Group of European countries pledge expanded support for Ukraine By IANS  Investing.com India
  5. Leaders of Poland, Nordic & Baltic countries affirm strong support for Ukraine  GZERO Media
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Lebanon ceasefire: What we know about Israel-Hezbollah deal – BBC.com

  1. Lebanon ceasefire: What we know about Israel-Hezbollah deal  BBC.com
  2. A Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire  The New York Times
  3. The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in 4 maps and charts  CNN
  4. Israeli northern residents fume at ceasefire, still feel vulnerable to attack  Reuters.com
  5. Israel’s ceasefire with Lebanon makes peace in Gaza ever less likely  The Guardian
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Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

  1. Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America  JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  2. Is Uruguay too stable for its own good?  The Economist
  3. Uruguay’s Center Left Reclaims Power in Presidential Election  The New York Times
  4. Uruguay ousts conservative government, elects leftist opposition candidate as turnout hits 90 percent  Fox News
  5. Uruguay’s center-left candidate wins presidential election  Semafor
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Pakistan army and police accused of firing on Imran Khan supporters

Multiple protesters said to have been killed and hundreds injured in Islamabad amid calls for Khan’s release from jail

Pakistan’s army and police have been accused of firing on civilians, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries to hundreds of protesters who had stormed Islamabad on Tuesday to demand the release of the former prime minister Imran Khan from prison.

As tens of thousands of Khan’s supporters stormed the capital on Tuesday in defiance of government orders, the army and paramilitary forces were deployed in huge numbers and issued with shoot-to-kill orders to try to stop the crowds reaching the heart of Islamabad’s sensitive Red Zone, which houses the parliament, supreme court and prime minister’s residence.

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Ireland’s peculiar election fail – POLITICO Europe

  1. Ireland’s peculiar election fail  POLITICO Europe
  2. Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open  The Guardian
  3. Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland’s election  The Associated Press
  4. Parties continue to campaign on final day before polling  RTÉ News
  5. What's at stake in Ireland's general election?  Euronews
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Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown – The New York Times

  1. Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown  The New York Times
  2. Pakistan army and police accused of firing on Imran Khan supporters  The Guardian
  3. 1,000 Arrests, A Jailed Former PM: Pakistan's Political Turmoil Explained  NDTV
  4. A capital on lockdown, internet blackouts and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?  CNN
  5. Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan call off protest, local media says  NBC News
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Chinmoy Krishna Das: India and Bangladesh spar over Hindu monk’s arrest – BBC.com

  1. Chinmoy Krishna Das: India and Bangladesh spar over Hindu monk's arrest  BBC.com
  2. One killed in Bangladesh as Hindu protesters clash with police  Reuters
  3. 'Extremely worrying': Priyanka Gandhi reacts to ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das's arrest  Hindustan Times
  4. Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection  The Associated Press
  5. 'Bangladesh turning into Islamic state': Indian-American body urges Biden, Trump to intervene into attack  The Times of India
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France says Netanyahu has ‘immunity’ from ICC arrest warrants – FRANCE 24 English

  1. France says Netanyahu has 'immunity' from ICC arrest warrants  FRANCE 24 English
  2. France Casts Doubt on Arresting Netanyahu Under ICC Warrant  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Arresting Netanyahu: Why the ICC doesn't trust Israel's justice system on Gaza war crimes  Haaretz
  4. Cuomo joins Netanyahu’s legal defense team against ICC warrants as he mulls 2025 NYC mayoral run  Fox News
  5. The International Criminal Court Shows Its Mettle  The Atlantic
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