The ‘Asian water tower’ is starting to wobble, computer simulations show – South China Morning Post

  1. The ‘Asian water tower’ is starting to wobble, computer simulations show  South China Morning Post
  2. Experts warn of cascading glacier hazards as melt accelerates on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau  bastillepost.com
  3. Climate Shifts in South Asia: Risks for India's Power and Farming  Whalesbook
  4. Asia's mountain water reserves are draining at 24 billion tonnes a year and a temporary glacier reprieve could make what follows far worse  Energies Media
  5. Tibetan Plateau Holds Vast 'Rock Glacier' Water Reserves, Study Reveals  Ratopati
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French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference

Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid

The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speech at Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham next week as he attempts to boost international ties before Marine Le Pen’s bid for the French presidency next spring.

Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) is high in the polls and she is predicted to reach the final round of the French presidential race in May.

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UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements – Al Jazeera

  1. UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements  Al Jazeera
  2. Andy Burnham ‘risks trade war’ with Trump over Israel sanctions  The Times
  3. Only sanctions imposed on Israel will work | Letter  The Guardian
  4. British PM considering a trade embargo against Israeli settlements within weeks  The Jerusalem Post
  5. One in two Britons back Israeli settlement trade ban - regardless of who they vote for  Sky News
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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34 – CNN

  1. Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34  CNN
  2. Uganda's King Oyo: World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34  BBC
  3. King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies at 34  The New York Times
  4. Uganda: World's 'youngest monarch' dies aged 34  DW.com
  5. Oyo Nyimba, Ugandan ‘boy king’ who mesmerized world leaders, dies at 34  AP News
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Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’ – CNN

  1. Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’  CNN
  2. Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, could not escape death. But his fascist ideas and ideology live on  The Guardian
  3. Mladic died a happy man.  Al Jazeera
  4. The House Ratko Mladić Could Not Destroy  New Lines Magazine
  5. Serbia’s president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home  AP News
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Former Iceland prime minister to pro-EU voters: Your referendum doesn’t matter – politico.eu

  1. Former Iceland prime minister to pro-EU voters: Your referendum doesn’t matter  politico.eu
  2. A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump  CNN
  3. Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU  BBC
  4. Trump’s grab for Greenland rattles Iceland, which considers joining E.U.  The Washington Post
  5. ‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat  The New York Times
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Teacher who acted like she was in ‘Sabrina Carpenter video’ is convicted of decades-old sex assaults on students – New York Post

  1. Teacher who acted like she was in ‘Sabrina Carpenter video’ is convicted of decades-old sex assaults on students  New York Post
  2. Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s  The Guardian
  3. Chemistry Teacher Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens, One of Them ‘20 or 30 Times,’ as She Behaved Like ‘Sabrina Carpenter Video’ in Class  People.com
  4. Teacher guilty of indecent assaults against two pupils  BBC
  5. Teacher accused of sex with pupils: I wasn’t going to dress like Thatcher  The Telegraph
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Venezuela Weighs OPEC Exit as US Discusses Oil Fields Stake – Bloomberg.com

  1. Venezuela Weighs OPEC Exit as US Discusses Oil Fields Stake  Bloomberg.com
  2. Venezuela Helped Build OPEC. Now It May Help Break It Apart  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
  3. Venezuela May Leave OPEC: What It Means for Oil Markets - News and Statistics  IndexBox
  4. Chevron poised to benefit if Venezuela exits OP...  Pluang
  5. Venezuela Weighs OPEC Exit, May Lease Key Oilfields to U.S. for 100 Years  Seoul Economic Daily
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Rwanda genocide: Dutch court sentences man to life in prison – DW.com

  1. Rwanda genocide: Dutch court sentences man to life in prison  DW.com
  2. Rwanda genocide: Dutch court sentences man to life over massacre  BBC
  3. Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role  Al Jazeera
  4. A Dutch court convicts a Rwandan man over his home country's 1994 genocide, sentences him to life  AP News
  5. Netherlands Rwanda Genocide  The Herald Journal
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Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz – NBC News

  1. Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz  NBC News
  2. Iran calls for global pushback against U.S. sanctions, says diplomacy 'isn't impossible'  CNBC
  3. Qatar steps in to mediate as Trump says US not talking to Iran  Reuters
  4. Qatari Prime Minister Travels to Tehran as Iran War Nears Six-Month Mark  The New York Times
  5. Iran Says Getting US Diplomacy Back on Track Not Impossible  Bloomberg.com
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In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours – CNN

  1. In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours  CNN
  2. Travelers may not notice Puerto Rico's water crisis. Residents do.  USA Today
  3. What years covering Puerto Rico reveal about why the taps keep running dry  Utah Public Radio
  4. Listening for water amid Puerto Rico’s drought [Image 5 of 14]  DVIDS
  5. Travelers aren't feeling Puerto Rico's water crisis the same way  Yahoo
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