Iceland’s ‘no’ vote deals a blow to Brussels’ security pitch to wealthy nations – Euronews.com

  1. Iceland’s 'no' vote deals a blow to Brussels’ security pitch to wealthy nations  Euronews.com
  2. Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union  AP News
  3. Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum held under the shadow of Trump’s Greenland threats  CNN
  4. EU enlargement hits an Icelandic snag  The Economist
  5. Iceland to seek new security partnerships after voters reject EU accession talks  Reuters
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Putin Reportedly Believes He Will Be Killed If He Doesn’t Achieve War Goals: ‘They Will Hang Me’ – International Business Times

  1. Putin Reportedly Believes He Will Be Killed If He Doesn't Achieve War Goals: 'They Will Hang Me'  International Business Times
  2. Cornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war  The Economist
  3. Putin unleashes new fury on Ukraine as report exposes fear hanging over war’s end  foxnews.com
  4. Russia plans new ground attack on Kyiv, Ukraine warns  politico.eu
  5. Putin Moves to Escalate War in Ukraine as Talks at Dead End  Bloomberg.com
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Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars

For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, seems superfluous given the grim economic situation in their country.

Iranians are facing runaway food inflation, closed petrol stations and a seemingly never-ending depreciation of the nation’s currency caused by a lack of foreign exchange reserves.

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Man uses robot vacuum to catch cheating wife, wins $16,000 affair case, then gets jailed for secretly filming her – TechSpot

  1. Man uses robot vacuum to catch cheating wife, wins $16,000 affair case, then gets jailed for secretly filming her  TechSpot
  2. Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair  South China Morning Post
  3. Cuckolded hubby jailed after using robot vacuum to record his wife’s affair  New York Post
  4. Man Wins $16,000 Proving Wife's Affair — Then Gets Jailed for How He Did It  Complex
  5. Robot Vacuum Catches Wife Cheating  Boston's ROCK 92.9
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U.K. Jewish establishment: Sanctions on Israeli settlements could endanger Jews – Haaretz

  1. U.K. Jewish establishment: Sanctions on Israeli settlements could endanger Jews  Haaretz
  2. UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks  Reuters
  3. US ‘closely watching’ Andy Burnham’s plan to sanction Israeli settlements  thetimes.com
  4. Sa’ar threatens retaliation if UK imposes West Bank settlement sanctions  The Times of Israel
  5. Trade Ban on Settlement Goods Won't Hurt Britain's Jews as Much as Opposing It Might  Haaretz
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India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says – Reuters

  1. India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says  Reuters
  2. India Ordered to Uphold Pakistan Water Treaty, Curb Kashmir Dam  Bloomberg.com
  3. India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan  aljazeera.com
  4. Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling  The Hindu
  5. Court says India must uphold Pakistan water treaty  DW.com
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Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran? – aljazeera.com

  1. Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran?  aljazeera.com
  2. A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends  CNN
  3. 6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent  PBS
  4. Your Iran Questions, Answered  The New York Times
  5. After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched  NPR
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New stability record for Italy’s Meloni may prove fleeting – Reuters

  1. New stability record for Italy's Meloni may prove fleeting  Reuters
  2. Giorgia Meloni is fusing populism and moderation  The Economist
  3. Meloni Sets Record as Italy's Longest-Serving Government  Novinite.com
  4. Factbox-Meloni's Big Reforms Flounder but Security Bills Flourish in Italy  U.S. News & World Report
  5. Giorgia Meloni, Defying Liberal Critics, Nears a Milestone as Longest-Serving Premier in Modern Times  The New York Sun
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Business groups urge Swinney to scrap ‘ineffective’ food price cap plan – BBC

  1. Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan  BBC
  2. Scotland's papers: Food price cap warning and abuse victim speaks out  BBC
  3. SNP’s populist gimmick to cut shopping bills risks causing real damage to grocery sector  Mail Plus
  4. ACS calls on Scottish government to rethink statutory food price caps  Talking Retail
  5. Scottish food price cap plans come under fire  conveniencestore.co.uk
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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination

A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial ​discrimination.

Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place.

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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee – The Guardian

  1. Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee  The Guardian
  2. The Secrets Buried Beneath the Sands of Key West  Rolling Stone
  3. UN racial discrimination committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations  Euronews.com
  4. UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade  Reuters
  5. ‘Slavery is not a thing of the past’: UN supports call for reparations  UN News
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Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack – The Times of Israel

  1. Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack  The Times of Israel
  2. Water restrictions continue into second day as most Israeli desalination plants shut down again  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Five of Israel's Six Desalination Plants Shut as Algae Hits Mediterranean Coast  Haaretz
  4. Desalination crisis explained: what shut the plants, and could Israel run out of water?  Ynetnews
  5. Israel’s desalination crisis threatens 20,000 dunams of vegetable crops  calcalistech.com
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