EU restricts visas for Russian nationals over Ukraine war – Euractiv

  1. EU restricts visas for Russian nationals over Ukraine war  Euractiv
  2. EU tightens visa restrictions on Russians over the Ukraine war and acts of sabotage  abcnews.go.com
  3. EU set to further tighten controls for Russians amid ongoing Ukraine aggression  France 24
  4. EU Bans Russians from Multi-Entry Schengen Visas  The Moscow Times
  5. EU toughens visa rules for Russians  Reuters
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All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows – NBC News

  1. All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows  NBC News
  2. Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire  Nature
  3. Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often  CNN
  4. Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds  Live Science
  5. The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study  The Conversation
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China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own waters

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.

The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count.

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Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away

Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representatives

The Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.

But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts.

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Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested – The Times of Israel

  1. Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested  The Times of Israel
  2. 4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert  The New York Times
  3. Flares, smoke and clashes disrupt Israeli orchestra’s Paris concert  CNN
  4. Four held after protesters set off flares during Israeli orchestra concert in Paris  BBC
  5. Four detained after 'serious incidents' during Israeli orchestra's concert at Paris Philharmonic  Le Monde.fr
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Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students – CBS News

  1. Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students  CBS News
  2. More than 50 people injured in blast at mosque in Jakarta school complex  BBC
  3. At least 54 people injured in explosions at Indonesian school mosque  The Guardian
  4. Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts  Reuters
  5. Student suspect investigated after Indonesia mosque blast injures dozens  Al Jazeera
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Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity – The Times of Israel

  1. Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity  The Times of Israel
  2. Released Israeli hostage says he was sexually assaulted in Gaza captivity  BBC
  3. 'Because I am a Jew': Rom Braslavski recalls torture, sexual abuse at the hands of the PIJ captors  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Freed Israeli hostage reveals unthinkable horror during captivity: ‘Something even the Nazis didn’t do’  New York Post
  5. Former Hostage Rom Braslavski Speaks Out About His Sexual Abuse In Hamas Captivity  i24NEWS
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Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal

Military experts say facility on Christmas Island would be valuable asset to monitor Chinese submarine and naval activity

Google plans to build a large AI datacentre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.

Plans for the datacentre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details, including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.

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10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are – The New York Times

  1. 10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are  The New York Times
  2. Breakingviews - Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually  Reuters
  3. The climate action that matters is in the global south, argues an architect of the Paris agreement  economist.com
  4. There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash  Bloomberg.com
  5. The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.  Politico
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