Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept – Reuters

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  1. Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept  Reuters
  2. Biden says it’s ‘time for this war to end’ as he lays out Israeli ceasefire proposal  CNN
  3. Biden announces Israel has offered a three-part plan to end the war in Gaza  NBC News
  4. Biden's Bold Gaza Cease-Fire Gambit  The Atlantic
  5. Biden details Irsael's proposed three-phase hostage, ceasefire deal  The Associated Press
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Moscow warns of escalation after Ukraine told it can hit Russia – BBC.com

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  1. Moscow warns of escalation after Ukraine told it can hit Russia  BBC.com
  2. Moscow decries US move to allow its weapons to be used on targets in Russia  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine using Western missiles on Russia won't change war: experts  Business Insider
  4. The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia  The New York Times
  5. Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit  The Associated Press
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Tories pledge £20m each of levelling-up funds to 30 more towns

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Rishi Sunak says the money, paid over 10 years, would help regenerate areas such as Mansfield, Rotherham and Hartlepool

The Conservatives have promised to give another 30 towns in the UK £20m each in levelling up funding over the next decade if they win the election.

Rishi Sunak said the 30 would be added to the government’s long-term plan for towns, which is intended to pay for the regeneration of underfunded areas.

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Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing of Amie Gray in Bournemouth

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Nasen Saadi, 20, also charged with attempted murder of another woman following incident on beach, Dorset police say

A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder over the stabbing of Amie Gray and another woman on a beach in Bournemouth, police have said.

Nasen Saadi, from Croydon in south London, was arrested by Dorset police on Wednesday and will appear at Poole magistrates court on Saturday.

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UK ambassador left post after ‘pointing gun at staff’ – BBC.com

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  1. UK ambassador left post after 'pointing gun at staff'  BBC.com
  2. UK ambassador to Mexico fired after pointing gun at colleague, FT reports  CNN
  3. UK ambassador to Mexico out after video allegedly shows him pointing a rifle near a colleague  ABC News
  4. British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee  The Guardian
  5. UK ambassador to Mexico sacked for pointing assault rifle at embassy worker  The Independent
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Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison

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Pickton, 71, who died in hospital following attack on 19 May, fed his victims’ remains to pigs on his farm

Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer who fed his victims’ remains to his pigs on his farm near Vancouver, has died after being assaulted in prison.

The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement that Pickton, 71, died in hospital on Friday, following the attack on 19 May by another inmate of Port-Cartier Institution in the province of Quebec.

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Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on – The Associated Press

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  1. Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on  The Associated Press
  2. Red Sea tensions: Yemen’s Houthis ‘attack’ US carrier after deadly strikes  Al Jazeera English
  3. Joint U.S.-British attack kills at least 16 in Yemen; Houthis claim attack on carrier  The Washington Post
  4. Houthis Claim Targeting Aircraft Carrier Eisenhower in Retaliatory Strike  The Maritime Executive
  5. Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier after American, UK strikes said to kill 16  The Times of Israel
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Top US lawmakers invite Israel’s Netanyahu to Congress amid Gaza war – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Top US lawmakers invite Israel’s Netanyahu to Congress amid Gaza war  Al Jazeera English
  2. Netanyahu Invited to Address Congress Amid Division Over Israel-Hamas War  The New York Times
  3. Congressional leaders invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address joint meeting of Congress  CNN
  4. Hill leaders officially invite Netanyahu to speak before Congress  POLITICO
  5. After weeks of delay, US Congress formally invites Netanyahu to address joint session  The Times of Israel
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Idaho jurors mull death penalty for man convicted over ‘doomsday’ killings

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Chad Daybell found guilty of murder of wife and girlfriend’s two children in 2019, linked to apparent extremist religious beliefs

Jurors in Idaho on Friday were deciding whether to deliver the death sentence to Chad Daybell, the 55-year-old man convicted of killing his wife and his then girlfriend’s two children over beliefs in the extremist religious concept of doomsday.

Deliberations began a day after jurors found Daybell guilty of murdering 49-year-old Tammy Daybell, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow in 2019.

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Biden urges Hamas to accept Israeli plan for Gaza ceasefire: ‘Time for this war to end’

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US president outlines deal that would offer permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal for hostage release and rebuilding effort

Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new peace deal he said Israel has put on the table, offering a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in return for the release of all hostages and the long-term reconstruction of the shattered coastal strip.

“It’s time for this war to end … for the day after to begin,” Biden said, outlining the framework of a three-phase agreement, which he said had been put on the table by the Israeli government.

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