Russia strikes near Chernobyl amid exchange of attacks with Ukraine – politico.eu

  1. Russia strikes near Chernobyl amid exchange of attacks with Ukraine  politico.eu
  2. Russian drone hit nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, Ukraine says  NBC News
  3. Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says  Reuters
  4. Russian drone attack damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plant  Al Jazeera
  5. Russian strikes kill 3, damage nuclear fuel storage site near Chernobyl, Ukraine says  CBS News
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Zelenskyy used Abramovich to send message to Putin about peace talks – Financial Times

  1. Zelenskyy used Abramovich to send message to Putin about peace talks  Financial Times
  2. Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy willing to freeze battlefield lines for peace talks - and reveals Abramovich's role in sending messages to Putin  Sky News
  3. Putin rules out Zelenskyy meeting, touts a new world order at ‘Russian Davos’  NBC News
  4. Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war  BBC
  5. The Writing is on the (Kremlin) Wall for Putin and Choking the Crimea Land Bridge. The Big Five, 7 June edition.  Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
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North Korea calls US push for its denuclearization ‘anachronistic dream’ – Politico

  1. North Korea calls US push for its denuclearization ‘anachronistic dream’  Politico
  2. North Korea calls the US push for its denuclearization ‘anachronistic dream’  AP News
  3. China and Russia are competing for influence over North Korea  The Economist
  4. With China's Xi in North Korea, Kim to project confidence, defiance  Reuters
  5. Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now?  Al Jazeera
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UAE Joins Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Kuwait, China, Japan and Other Major Nations in Responding to Iran and Oman’s Joint Control of the Strait of Hormuz Shaping Global Oil Transit, Maritime Navigation and Tourism Flows Across the Gulf and Beyond – Travel And Tour World

  1. UAE Joins Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Kuwait, China, Japan and Other Major Nations in Responding to Iran and Oman’s Joint Control of the Strait of Hormuz Shaping Global Oil Transit, Maritime Navigation and Tourism Flows Across the Gulf and Beyond  Travel And Tour World
  2. Opinion | The Strait of Hormuz Is Getting Less Dire by the Day  The New York Times
  3. The Strait of Hormuz Squeeze Is Redrawing the Oil Map for Good  WSJ
  4. Adnoc plans new UAE pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times
  5. Strait Talk About Geography, Destiny and Tech Stocks  Bloomberg
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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,564: declining rate of RU advance and increased UKR advances – Daily Kos

  1. Ukraine Invasion Day 1,564: declining rate of RU advance and increased UKR advances  Daily Kos
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. How Ukraine Has Turned the Tide  Foreign Policy
  4. Ballistics Putin’s ‘last argument’ as Ukraine brings his army to standstill  Al Jazeera
  5. Kyiv’s war wins mean messaging victories, too  Politico
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Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now? – Al Jazeera

  1. Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now?  Al Jazeera
  2. Xi Visits North Korea to Reassert Influence Over Emboldened Kim  Bloomberg.com
  3. North Korea reaffirms nuclear status a day before Chinese president's visit  Reuters
  4. North Korea calls the US push for its denuclearization ‘anachronistic dream’  AP News
  5. Kim Jong Un's sister vows North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons  Sky News
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China Escalates Patrols Near Taiwan Over Japan-Philippines Talks – Bloomberg.com

  1. China Escalates Patrols Near Taiwan Over Japan-Philippines Talks  Bloomberg.com
  2. Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key S. China Sea islands  Reuters
  3. Beijing sends largest patrol ship east of Taiwan after Japan-Philippine talks  South China Morning Post
  4. Taiwan deploys vessels in response to Chinese operation  DW.com
  5. China launches maritime law enforcement operation in waters east of Taiwan island after Japan-Philippines unilateral delimitation move  Global Times
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At least four wounded in ongoing terror attack in Sharon region – The Jerusalem Post

  1. At least four wounded in ongoing terror attack in Sharon region  The Jerusalem Post
  2. 1 dead and 5 wounded in shootings near the West Bank, Israel’s rescue services say  The Hill
  3. One person killed, five injured in shooting in central Israel, ambulance service says  Reuters
  4. 1 dead and 6 wounded in shootings near the West Bank, Israel’s rescue services say  KCRA
  5. Live Updates Two Rockets From Lebanon Intercepted Over Northern Israel, IDF Says  Haaretz
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Fisher with a mission: first woman to chair Grayling Society wants to protect ‘lady of the stream’

Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ grayling

With its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now.

Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated sport. The fly-fisher’s club in Mayfair, London, where anglers meet to lunch on dover sole and drink fine wine, did not allow women to cross the threshold even as guests until 2024.

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Slovenian president raises Palestinian flag at palace after new PM removes it at parliament – The Times of Israel

  1. Slovenian president raises Palestinian flag at palace after new PM removes it at parliament  The Times of Israel
  2. Slovene PM Takes Down Palestinian Flag in Pivot Back to Israel  Bloomberg
  3. After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset  The Forward
  4. Slovenia’s parliament approves right-leaning government as Jansa returns as PM for a fourth time  AP News
  5. The Slovenian President Raises The Palestinian Flag On The Presidential Palace.  i24NEWS
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells rally Ben Roberts-Smith is a person ‘I respect and I admire’

Hanson compares former soldier’s prosecution for war crimes to her 2003 jailing for electoral fraud, which was later overturned

The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, told a rally in support of Ben Roberts-Smith that the former soldier accused of war crimes is a person “I respect and I admire”, before its organiser called for “an army of civilians” to support him.

About 100 supporters gathered in Rocks Riverside Park in Seventeen Mile Rocks in southern Brisbane on Sunday.

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