As aid embargo on Strip enters third month, hunger is stalking Gazans again – The Times of Israel

  1. As aid embargo on Strip enters third month, hunger is stalking Gazans again  The Times of Israel
  2. LIVE: Hamas rejects Israel’s Gaza aid plan as ‘blackmail tool’  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say  The New York Times
  4. UN and aid groups denounce Israeli-U.S. plan for Gaza aid delivery  Axios
  5. The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza: hunger as a weapon of war | Editorial  The Guardian
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Salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch superyacht begins off Sicily

UK tech entrepreneur and his daughter were among seven killed when the Bayesian sank in a violent storm

A 55-metre (180ft) barge carrying a heavy-lift crane has begun work to raise the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian from the seabed off Sicily, where it sank last summer killing seven people including the UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

The barge, named Hebo Lift 2, with its 700-sq-metre deck, specialist diving apparatus and a remotely operated underwater vehicle, arrived last week in Porticello, a fishing port near Palermo, where marine salvage experts have started operations to raise the Bayesian.

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Netanyahu says new offensive in Gaza focused on consolidating seizure of territory

Israeli PM says operation will lead to significant displacement of the population ‘for its own protection’

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has said a new “intensified” offensive in Gaza will involve Israeli troops holding on to seized territory and significant displacement of the population.

Speaking after officials said Israel’s security cabinet had approved a plan for “conquering” the Gaza Strip and establishing a “sustained presence” there, Netanyahu posted a video on X in which he said Israeli soldiers would not go into Gaza, launch raids and then retreat.

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Francis’s popemobile to be used as mobile health unit in Gaza – The Telegraph

  1. Francis’s popemobile to be used as mobile health unit in Gaza  The Telegraph
  2. Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children  BBC
  3. Who Could Be the Next Pope? These Are the Names to Know  Time Magazine
  4. Pope Francis donated popemobile to serve as mobile health unit for Gaza children  NBC News
  5. The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza  Vatican News
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U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years – CBS News

  1. U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years  CBS News
  2. Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says  BBC
  3. UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot  ABC News
  4. UK police arrest seven Iranians over alleged threats to national security  Al Jazeera
  5. Iranian arrested in UK over terror plot 'very well connected' to Tehran regime - report  The Jerusalem Post
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Simion’s Romanian election win sparks right-wing jubilation around Europe – politico.eu

  1. Simion’s Romanian election win sparks right-wing jubilation around Europe  politico.eu
  2. Two Trump-friendly nationalists are vying to lead Ukraine’s European neighbors  CNN
  3. Far-right first-round win of Romanian presidential election raises prospect of EU disruption  The Guardian
  4. Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine  politico.eu
  5. Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting  The New York Times
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India, Pakistan, and the Threat of War Over Kashmir – Zeteo | Substack

  1. India, Pakistan, and the Threat of War Over Kashmir  Zeteo | Substack
  2. India-Pak Tension Highlights: Security Drills To Be Held Across 244 Areas Today; PM Modi Slams Pakistan  NDTV
  3. Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts falter amid global disengagement  The Economic Times
  4. A Timeline of Tensions Between India and Pakistan Over Kashmir  The New York Times
  5. ‘Pakistan is the root of the problem’: Kashmir attack stokes anger in India  The Guardian
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Woman in custody after deaths of two children in regional NSW

Police attending a home in Coonabarabran found a 66-year-old woman and two children – aged six and seven – who were both dead

A woman has been placed in custody over the death of two young children in regional New South Wales.

Just after 2pm on Monday, police attended a home in Coonabarabran in the state’s north-west following the reports about concerns for the children’s welfare.

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India and Pakistan face off over Kashmir attack. Here’s where the rivals stand – ABC News

  1. India and Pakistan face off over Kashmir attack. Here's where the rivals stand  ABC News
  2. India and Pakistan are in crisis again - here's how they de-escalated in the past  BBC
  3. India and Pakistan Edge Toward a Conflict Neither Can Afford  Bloomberg
  4. Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours  CNN
  5. ‘Don’t see a major war with India, but have to be ready’: Pakistan ex-NSA  Al Jazeera
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Man charged with murder over wife’s Queensland kayak drowning tried to claim $1m insurance, police allege

Graeme Davidson lived in Thailand for a ‘number of years’ and was arrested and charged with murder, fraud and attempted fraud while visiting Brisbane

Years after his wife died while kayaking, a man has been accused of murder and trying to claim more than $1m in life insurance.

Graeme Davidson, 55, who now lives in Thailand, was charged over the death of his wife, Jacqueline.

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Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 10 dead – NPR

  1. Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 10 dead  NPR
  2. At Least 10 Dead and 70 Hospitalized After 4 Tourist Boats Capsize Due to Strong Winds: Reports  People.com
  3. Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in China  BBC
  4. Ten killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media report  Reuters
  5. Capsized tour boats kill multiple in China: state media CCTV  Yahoo
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India and Pakistan Edge Toward a Conflict Neither Can Afford – Bloomberg

  1. India and Pakistan Edge Toward a Conflict Neither Can Afford  Bloomberg
  2. With militaries upgraded, risks multiply in any potential India-Pakistan conflict  Reuters
  3. India and Pakistan face off over Kashmir attack. Here's where the rivals stand  ABC News
  4. Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation  The Washington Post
  5. ‘Don’t see a major war with India, but have to be ready’: Pakistan ex-NSA  Al Jazeera
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