Trump Appears to Defend Iran War During 9/11 Anniversary Speech – The New York Times

  1. Trump Appears to Defend Iran War During 9/11 Anniversary Speech  The New York Times
  2. How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.  Foreign Policy
  3. Trump’s pressure campaign has Iran reeling. America can’t hesitate now  Fox News
  4. Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'  Reuters
  5. How Donald Trump’s war in Iran is failing the legitimacy test in the eyes of US voters  theconversation.com
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Brazil election challenger Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption in Banco Master case – Reuters

  1. Brazil election challenger Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption in Banco Master case  Reuters
  2. Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before Brazil election  Al Jazeera
  3. Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro faces corruption investigation weeks before elections  AP News
  4. How Banco Master’s Scandal Spread Through Brazil Politics: Q&A  bloomberg.com
  5. Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro investigated over alleged payments from disgraced banker  yahoo.com
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Sweden’s fractured left holds slim lead in polls before Sunday election – Reuters

  1. Sweden's fractured left holds slim lead in polls before Sunday election  Reuters
  2. Sweden's election could mark major milestone for Europe's populist right  CBS News
  3. Sweden’s PM channels Trump saying he wants to ‘make Sweden great again’ ahead of election – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Multicultural Malmo: Swedish city loathed by far right braces for election  Al Jazeera
  5. Sweden heads into final stretch before key election  South China Morning Post
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EXCLUSIVE: Trapped nine days in a dark tunnel, Nepali man tells his survival story – Reuters

  1. EXCLUSIVE: Trapped nine days in a dark tunnel, Nepali man tells his survival story  Reuters
  2. In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue  The New York Times
  3. Bhotekoshi flood: Rescue efforts continue for those trapped at hydropower projects  Khabarhub
  4. Why give up quickly?: Nepali man on surviving 9 days in tunnel | 'I survived on seepage and mud water' | Inshorts  Inshorts
  5. Trapped in a tunnel for nine days: Nepali man recounts ordeal  Yahoo
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Sniffer Dogs Make Mistakes When They’re Hungry – Newser

  1. Sniffer Dogs Make Mistakes When They're Hungry  Newser
  2. A Surprisingly Relatable Problem Makes Scent-Detection Dogs Worse at Their Job  gizmodo.com
  3. Hungry dogs more likely to misidentify while detecting smells: Study | 'Diet, training can influence dog’s performance' | Inshorts  Inshorts
  4. Hungry scent detection dogs more likely to 'cry wolf'  Phys.org
  5. Hungry dogs more likely to raise false alarms during detection work, finds new study  ThePrint
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Putin, Pezeshkian in India for BRICS summit clouded by Iran and Ukraine war – Al Jazeera

  1. Putin, Pezeshkian in India for BRICS summit clouded by Iran and Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran, Russia condemn Western economic sanctions and urge BRICS bloc to deepen economic ties  CNBC
  3. Modi, Putin seek stronger ties as Russia calls for BRICS to counter West  Reuters
  4. Vladimir Putin given friendly reception at India Brics summit  Financial Times
  5. Putin, Xi and Iran's Pezeshkian descend on India for high-stakes BRICS summit amid escalating global tensions  Fox News
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Emma Bonino, leader of the abortion battle that changed Italy, dies at 78 – AP News

  1. Emma Bonino, leader of the abortion battle that changed Italy, dies at 78  AP News
  2. Emma Bonino, Italian Campaigner for Civil Rights, Dies at 78  The New York Times
  3. Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78  The Guardian
  4. Emma Bonino dies at 78 after decades of political and human rights activism  Euronews.com
  5. Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78  Reuters
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Ireland holds its breath as its leftwing president prepares to meet Trump

Many are rooting for vocal critic Catherine Connolly to let rip in Dublin meeting, but others hope she holds back

Catherine Connolly, Ireland’s president, once said she abhorred Donald Trump’s policies. In his sole previous comment on Connolly, the US president seemed to think she was a man. Now that they are about to meet, Ireland is holding its breath.

Trump is to fly into Dublin on Saturday morning for a two-day visit centred on golf. But before making it to his beloved greens, protocol obliges him to meet a woman who has given every impression of loathing him.

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