Austria: Rebel nuns reject Church’s offer in convent dispute – DW

  1. Austria: Rebel nuns reject Church's offer in convent dispute  DW
  2. Rebel Nuns Can Live in Old Abbey, if They Give Up Social Media  The New York Times
  3. Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media  BBC
  4. Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions  CNN
  5. Rebel nuns who ran away from care home could be allowed to stay in former convent  NBC News
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Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires

Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killed

An outpouring of grief was set to sweep Hong Kong on Saturday as an official, three-day mourning period began with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.

City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes on Saturday morning outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast.

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Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires – The Guardian

  1. Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires  The Guardian
  2. A visual timeline of the few hours it took a small fire to grow into Hong Kong’s worst blaze in decades  CNN
  3. Hong Kong mourns those lost to fire as investigators search for remains  Sky News
  4. Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting  Reuters
  5. A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own Words  The New York Times
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Israeli raid on Syrian town kills 13, including children, residents say – The Washington Post

  1. Israeli raid on Syrian town kills 13, including children, residents say  The Washington Post
  2. Israel’s deadly incursion in Syria a ‘war crime’ after 13 killed, Syrian FM says  CNN
  3. Updates: Israel strikes Palestine, Lebanon, Syria threatening stability  Al Jazeera
  4. Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria  BBC
  5. IDF said mulling expanded op in Syria if it finds Sharaa’s forces fired on troops  The Times of Israel
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Scientists sound alarm over unprecedented conditions in capital city: ‘We may have to evacuate’ – Yahoo

  1. Scientists sound alarm over unprecedented conditions in capital city: 'We may have to evacuate'  Yahoo
  2. Opinion | Khomeini promised free water. Iran is running out of it.  The Washington Post
  3. Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  4. Iran Can’t Run Away From Tehran’s Disasters  Foreign Policy
  5. As taps run dry, Iran’s president raises the unthinkable: abandoning the capital  The Irish Times
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Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender – The Washington Post

  1. Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender  The Washington Post
  2. Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows  The New York Times
  3. West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender  BBC
  4. Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender  NPR
  5. Video shows Israeli soldiers execute 2 Palestinians as they surrender in West Bank raid, rights group says  CBS News
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Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will – The Guardian

  1. Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will  The Guardian
  2. Sons of Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew and Epstein of abuse, seek control of her estate  ABC News
  3. Virginia Giuffre’s Sons Seek Control of Estate, Potential Memoir Revenue  Newsweek
  4. Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre's Sons Argue She Was Mentally Unfit To Write A Will As Legal War Over Estate Brews  Yahoo
  5. Virginia Giuffre was not mentally fit to write will, sons to claim  The Telegraph
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Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US

Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments

Donald Trump has said he will grand a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

“I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social.

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