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Seven-year-old girl drowns at swimming spot on Brisbane River

A seven-year-old girl has drowned at a popular swimming spot on the Brisbane River in the south-west of the city, AAP reports.

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A 9-year-old in France was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk – CNN

  1. A 9-year-old in France was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk  CNN
  2. French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024  The Guardian
  3. Boy in France kept in locked utility van for nearly 2 years before being rescued this week  CBS News
  4. Boy, 9, rescued after being locked in father's van in France since 2024  Sky News
  5. Boy, 7, Was Allegedly Locked in a Van by Father. Now, the Child Is Unable to Walk  People.com
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Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years

Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

“The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” So wrote Shakespeare in Richard III, in a line of social commentary that feels ever more relevant with age.

A note of good news then, in a world of so much bad, that the eagles the Bard was probably referring to could finally be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years.

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Man arrested for allegedly damaging US military aircraft in Shannon airport

Suspect in 40s arrested after man apparently climbed on to USAF C130 Hercules transport plane on remote taxiway in County Clare

A man has been arrested after entering an unauthorised area of an airport in the Republic of Ireland and allegedly causing damage to a US military aircraft, police have said.

The suspect, aged in his 40s, was arrested for alleged criminal damage and remains in custody over the incident on Saturday at Shannon airport in County Clare.

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Trump issues two-word response to report of China shipping weapons to Iran: What he said – WION

  1. Trump issues two-word response to report of China shipping weapons to Iran: What he said  WION
  2. U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War  The New York Times
  3. China preparing delivery of new air defense systems to Iran, report says  The Hill
  4. US Intelligence Shows China Set to Supply Iran Arms, CNN Reports  Bloomberg.com
  5. 'Going to have big problems': Donald Trump warns China on reports of weapons shipments to Iran  The Times of India
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Five arrested as Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked plot to kill Damascus rabbi – The Times of Israel

  1. Five arrested as Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked plot to kill Damascus rabbi  The Times of Israel
  2. Hezbollah denies link to Syrian cell accused of planning attack on rabbi in Damascus  The Times of Israel
  3. Hezbollah reportedly targets Rabbi in Syria  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Hezbollah denies link to cell accused of planning Damascus attack  Naharnet
  5. Hezbollah denies using female assassin in bid to kill rabbi in Syria  The National
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Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and outrage surge ahead of talks in the US – AP News

  1. Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and outrage surge ahead of talks in the US  AP News
  2. ‘I Can’t Endure This’: Inside a Bombarded City in Southern Lebanon  The New York Times
  3. Deadliest day of Israeli strikes leads to negotiations "as soon as possible"  LiveNOW from FOX
  4. Report: Iran can't find its mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials say  Haaretz
  5. Israeli strikes kill at least 18 people across southern Lebanon  Al Jazeera
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Boy in France kept in locked utility van for nearly 2 years before being rescued this week – CBS News

  1. Boy in France kept in locked utility van for nearly 2 years before being rescued this week  CBS News
  2. French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024  The Guardian
  3. Malnourished boy found locked in father's van for more than a year unable to walk, hadn't showered since 2024  Fox News
  4. A 9-year-old found locked in a utility van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk  NBC News
  5. Boy, 9, rescued after being locked in father's van in France since 2024  Sky News
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Washington officials say 21 dead canines that washed ashore were foxes, solving local mystery

Animals were used legally as fishing bait, sheriff’s office confirms after incident shook locals in Guemes Island

A Washington state sheriff’s office says it has solved the mystery of nearly two dozen dead canines who washed ashore recently.

The animals were foxes being used legally as bait for fishing operations, the Skagit county sheriff’s office said on Friday.

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