Pope tells inmates ‘you are not alone’ during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour – AP News

  1. Pope tells inmates 'you are not alone' during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour  AP News
  2. Pope Leo, Visiting African Prison, Urges Inmates to Find Hope Amid Despair  The New York Times
  3. Pope Leo tells prisoners they are not 'excluded' from God’s love  Yahoo
  4. Day Ten in Africa: Dancing in the rain in Bata  Vatican News
  5. Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour  BBC
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U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million – The New York Times

  1. U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million  The New York Times
  2. Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe  AP News
  3. Trump administration reaches $1.25 million settlement with ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page  CBS News
  4. Trump administration settles lawsuit with ex-Trump adviser Carter Page  CNN
  5. Trump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillance  Politico
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UK divers prepare for mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz – politico.eu

  1. UK divers prepare for mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz  politico.eu
  2. Strait of Hormuz military talks to be led by UK and France – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines  The New York Times
  4. Britain to Host Hormuz Military Planning Conference  WSJ
  5. Military planners to discuss Hormuz reopening in London  Reuters
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Pentagon says navy secretary is leaving, marking another top leader’s departure

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job.

In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately”.

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Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon says

Amal Khalil had been buried in rubble after an Israeli strike that also injured another journalist, Zeinab Faraj

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist on Wednesday after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses.

Amal Khalil was covering developments near the town of al-Tayri with the photographer Zeinab Faraj when an Israeli strike hit the vehicle in front of them.

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Hungary drops veto, clearing path for $106 billion EU loan to Ukraine – CBS News

  1. Hungary drops veto, clearing path for $106 billion EU loan to Ukraine  CBS News
  2. EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock  BBC
  3. Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking £105B EU loan for Kyiv  CNN
  4. Ukraine will get $105 billion loan after Hungary drops opposition, E.U. says  The Washington Post
  5. Philly makes progress on gun violence and poverty, while economic growth stagnates, Pew report finds  Inquirer.com
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Beauty Queen Found Dead from Gunshot in Mexico City Apartment, and Authorities are Eyeing a Family Member – People.com

  1. Beauty Queen Found Dead from Gunshot in Mexico City Apartment, and Authorities are Eyeing a Family Member  People.com
  2. Former Mexican beauty queen found shot dead as investigators examine possible family involvement: reports  Yahoo
  3. Beauty Pageant Winner Found Dead in Mexico City  조선일보
  4. Carolina Flores Gomez (Former Miss Teen Universe): News  TMZ
  5. PBS Employee Dies After Being Shot Outside Home  The Daily Beast
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Two more arrests over alleged arson plot on Jewish site – BBC

  1. Two more arrests over alleged arson plot on Jewish site  BBC
  2. Seven arrested in London over foiled arson attack on Jewish community  CNN
  3. Boy, 17, charged with Kenton synagogue arson in Harrow  BBC
  4. British Counterterrorism Police Investigating Attacks Against Jewish Sites  The New York Times
  5. If the fire-bombed synagogues had been mosques, the Government would respond very differently  The Telegraph
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World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns – The Guardian

  1. World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns  The Guardian
  2. Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink worldwide  Food and Agriculture Organization
  3. Heatwaves will become a major threat to Indian rice production, Ganges and Indus River basin face the most intense risk: FAO-WMO report  The Times of India
  4. Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn  Reuters
  5. Global Seasonal Climate Update for May-June-July 2026  World Meteorological Organization WMO
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