U.S flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test – CBS News

  1. U.S flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test  CBS News
  2. North Korea is hoping bigger is better with its new intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts are skeptical.  Business Insider
  3. See North Korea launch its ‘perfected’ ballistic missile  CNN
  4. North Korea vows to continue what it calls self-defense efforts, KCNA says  Reuters
  5. US long-range bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan  DW (English)
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French pupil’s father on trial for spreading lies that led to teacher’s Islamist beheading

Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020

It was a killing that started with a lie. In October 2020, an Islamist terrorist tracked down and decapitated professor Samuel Paty as he left school on the last day before half-term holidays.

In the days preceding his murder, Paty, 47, who taught geography and history, had been the subject of an intense campaign of online harassment sparked when a 13-year-old student claimed he had discriminated against his Muslim pupils during a class on moral and civic education.

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Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say – CNN

  1. Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say  CNN
  2. 14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda  ABC News
  3. 14 dead, 34 injured as lightning strikes Lamwo church  Monitor
  4. Lightning strike kills 14 in refugee camp in Uganda  Sky News
  5. Lightning strike kills 14 people in Uganda, police say  The Jerusalem Post
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More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says – POLITICO Europe

  1. More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says  POLITICO Europe
  2. Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN  Al Jazeera English
  3. Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza in last 48 hours  Euronews
  4. Back to school for some of the 625,000 Gazan kids who had lost access to education  FRANCE 24 English
  5. CAIR Predicts Biden will Remain Silent as Israel Slaughters 50 Palestinian Children with U.S. Weapons  Council on American-Islamic Relations
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Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs – The Guardian

  1. Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs  The Guardian
  2. Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk.  The Washington Post
  3. ‘Two sides of the same coin’: governments stress links between climate and nature collapse  The Guardian
  4. At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions  The Associated Press
  5. Deal reached on proceeds from DNA data-sharing  Axios
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Israel kills another Hezbollah commander in retaliatory strikes: IDF – Fox News

  1. Israel kills another Hezbollah commander in retaliatory strikes: IDF  Fox News
  2. IDF eliminates key Hezbollah air unit commander in strikes on Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Israeli military says it killed Hezbollah unit commander in southern Lebanon  Reuters
  4. IDF: Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket attacks on Metula area killed in strike  The Times of Israel
  5. Top Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket attacks on Iran killed, says Israel  India Today
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Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes – BBC.com

  1. Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes  BBC.com
  2. Covid bereaved angered by Badenoch’s ‘insulting’ Partygate remarks  The Guardian
  3. Opinion | The first job for Britain’s new Tory leader: Repair a damaged party  The Washington Post
  4. The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party  NBC News
  5. Kemi Badenoch, the Tories’ new leader, plans war on the “blob”  The Economist
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The ultranationalist TV channel fast becoming Israel’s most-watched news source

Channel 14, which counts Netanyahu as a supporter, has denied allegations that its coverage has incited war crimes

An ultranationalist Israeli television channel backed by the government is fast emerging as one of the country’s most-watched news sources, despite allegations from liberal groups that it is inciting war crimes, and claims from the army that it is riling up hatred of its generals for not being far enough to the right.

Last month Channel 14, also known as Now 14, beat Israel’s principal mainstream news outlet, Channel 12, in viewer ratings when 343,000 Israelis watched Channel 14’s “Patriots” talkshow, known for its virulent rhetoric on Gaza.

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A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers. – Business Insider

  1. A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.  Business Insider
  2. The Taiwan Story by Kerry Brown review — will China invade?  The Times
  3. To protect Taiwan, help Ukraine defeat Russia, former UK defense secretary says  Kyiv Independent
  4. Global power shift? Northeastern experts weigh in on China’s future in the world economy  Northeastern University
  5. What happens to global supply chains if China attacks Taiwan? An interview with Ashray Lavsi  DC Velocity
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