40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl – The New York Times

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  1. 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl  The New York Times
  2. Inside Chernobyl’s shadow community: what a nuclear disaster looks like 40 years on  National Geographic
  3. Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded  AP News
  4. Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster under cloud of war  Reuters
  5. 40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl  The New York Times
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4 vying to be the next UN chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up – AP News

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  1. 4 vying to be the next UN chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up  AP News
  2. 4 vying to be the next U.N. chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up  NBC News
  3. How Rafael Grossi Would Lead the United Nations: Three Interview Takeaways  Council on Foreign Relations
  4. The Race for the Next U.N. Chief Kicks Off  Foreign Policy
  5. Rebeca Grynspan and Macky Sall Each Push Their Bids to Lead the UN  PassBlue
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Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age

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Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators

It is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones.

The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology. Released this week, it features cameos by figures well known in Ukraine, including the nation’s former military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. One missing person is Donald Trump. The film is conveniently set in 2024, when Washington and Kyiv were allies.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy signs agreement with Azerbaijan as death toll from Russian attacks rises to 10 – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy signs agreement with Azerbaijan as death toll from Russian attacks rises to 10  The Guardian
  2. Zelenskyy ready to hold Ukraine-Russia talks in Azerbaijan  DW.com
  3. Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Azerbaijan  Euronews.com
  4. Zelensky signs cooperation deals with Aliyev during first wartime visit to Azerbaijan  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Ukraine open to talks with Russia in Azerbaijan, Zelenskyy says  Українська правда
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Japan eyes expanded warship exports with Mogami-class frigate as template – Nikkei Asia

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  1. Japan eyes expanded warship exports with Mogami-class frigate as template  Nikkei Asia
  2. US allies turning to Japan for defence supplies as Iran war drags on  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Rolls-Royce MT30 selected for Australian Mogami-class frigates  UK Defence Journal
  4. Japan, Australia to Tighten Ties With Economic Deal, Kyodo Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. Australia and Japan need a new compact for comprehensive security  East Asia Forum
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Australia news live: Canavan says ‘too much talk of diversity’ in address to Canberra anti-immigration rally – as it happened

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The health and NDIS minister, Mark Butler, says Queensland will be “answerable to their community” if they don’t sign on to NDIS reforms, with billions of dollars of hospital funding on the line.

Every state and territory except for the sunshine state has signed a bilateral agreement with the government for the Thriving Kids program, which is designed to take children under nine with developmental delays or low to moderate autism off the NDIS.

Now every state and territory has signed a bilateral agreement with us that details the broad details of the Thriving Kids program … The only state that hasn’t signed yet is Queensland.

I tried to make clear again last week that is part of the deal that sees them get additional hospital funding and, frankly, they are answerable to their community if they don’t put the additional supports.

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Donald Trump evacuated from White House correspondents dinner after loud bangs heard – live

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President Donald Trump and other top leaders evacuated from the annual dinner after an unspecified threat

David Smith, the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, spoke briefly to Frank Luntz, a prominent political consultant and pollster.

“I watched the security people use the ultimate in athleticism to get over tables, get over chairs, to get to the people that they were guarding,” Luntz said.

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Police blocked people connected to anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states

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Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony

Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states.

One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country. Booing also marred ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth.

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Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector – The Japan Times

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  1. Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector  The Japan Times
  2. Japan builds up its ‘southern shield’ as faith in US security cover falters  Al Jazeera
  3. Japan to Field Multiple Advanced Coastal Defense Missiles by 2032  navalnews.com
  4. Tokyo hedges against an ‘unpredictable’ US  Politico
  5. Holding out: Japan rearms impressively, but Taiwan can’t count on it  The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
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Highway bombing in Colombia kills at least 14 amid a ‘wave’ of attacks – CNN

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  1. Highway bombing in Colombia kills at least 14 amid a ‘wave’ of attacks  CNN
  2. Rebels blamed for Colombian highway bombing that killed 14  BBC
  3. Explosion in southwest Colombia kills at least 14, state governor says  Al Jazeera
  4. An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists  AP News
  5. Bomb attack in Colombia leaves 14 dead  Le Monde.fr
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China’s top diplomat meets leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government on regional tour – AP News

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  1. China’s top diplomat meets leader of Myanmar's military-backed government on regional tour  AP News
  2. China’s Wang Yi Discusses Reopening Border Trade With Myanmar  Bloomberg.com
  3. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Myanmar leader Beijing will back its security, sovereignty  CNA
  4. China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams  South China Morning Post
  5. Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister of Myanmar Tin Maung Swe  fmprc.gov.cn
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UK releases man jailed for spying on Iran International in 2023 terror plot – ایران اینترنشنال

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  1. UK releases man jailed for spying on Iran International in 2023 terror plot  ایران اینترنشنال
  2. Sabotage-for-hire: ‘Iranian agent’ offers to pay undercover LBC reporter for criminal acts on London’s streets  lbc.co.uk
  3. Petty criminal ‘was offered €50k’ to spy on Iran TV station in London  The Times
  4. UK’s LBC finds alleged Iran-linked channel hiring Britons for sabotage  ایران اینترنشنال
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