UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’  The Times of Israel
  2. Counter-terror team investigates Braunstone drone factory protest  BBC
  3. Six anti-Israel activists charged for ramming down UAV factory gate, tearing into roof  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Six charged in UK after allegedly driving van into entrance of Elbit-owned drone maker  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestine Action activist who hit officer with sledgehammer ‘panicked’, court told  The Guardian
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“We have watched and waited for this moment.” World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra – BBC Wildlife Magazine

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  1. "We have watched and waited for this moment." World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra  BBC Wildlife Magazine
  2. ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time  The Guardian
  3. Watch The Moment a Critically Endangered Orangutan Crossed a Canopy Bridge For the First Time  ZME Science
  4. First Footage Of Endangered Orangutan Crossing Road Using Rope Bridge Is A Conservation Win  IFLScience
  5. Conservation Milestone: Sumatran Orangutan Filmed Using Canopy Bridge  streamlinefeed.co.ke
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Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image – AP News

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  1. Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image  AP News
  2. Italian peacekeepers replace Jesus statue vandalized by Israeli soldiers  CNN
  3. Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue  EWTN News
  4. Opinion | Israel Is Weaponizing Lebanon’s Diversity  The New York Times
  5. The Shattered Figure of Jesus Is Not an Exception. It's a Pattern  Haaretz
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The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

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  1. The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  2. Iran war leaves seafarers stranded in the Gulf  Reuters
  3. Asian shipowners to cross Hormuz before Western firms, executives say  Yahoo
  4. UN Agency Prepares Hormuz Evacuation Plan for Hundreds of Ships  Bloomberg.com
  5. Sailors in the Strait of Hormuz Face Hunger and Danger: Advocate  The Tyee
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China bans dual-use item exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales – Reuters

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  1. China bans dual-use item exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales  Reuters
  2. China bans exports of dual-use items to 7 EU entities involved in arms sales to or collusion with Taiwan island  Global Times
  3. China places EU defence, aerospace firms on export control list  South China Morning Post
  4. China Puts Export Curbs on First EU Firms Over Taiwan Arms Sales  Bloomberg.com
  5. CN MOC Adds 7 EU Entities to Export Control List  AASTOCKS.com
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Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

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Auditor found Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved payments of public money to groups that had not been fully vetted

Berlin’s top culture official, British-born Sarah Wedl-Wilson, has stood down over a funding scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism.

As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary in her department, Oliver Friederici, over the affair this week, but the opposition called him a mere scapegoat.

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The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it. – Politico

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  1. The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it.  Politico
  2. Countries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuels  BBC
  3. New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels  The Guardian
  4. Amid fuel crisis, a bold move to leave oil and gas behind  DW.com
  5. As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit  Inside Climate News
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Florida officials investigate planned ‘Sloth World’ attraction after 31 sloths die in warehouse

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Languorous tree dwellers from Guyana and Peru died from ‘cold stun’ in warehouse with no power or running water

Wildlife officials in Florida said in a newly released report that dozens of sloths taken from South American rainforests for display at a controversial new tourist attraction in Orlando died in the care of their new owners.

An incident report from the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) said that 31 of the mammals procured from Peru and Guyana by the owners of a forthcoming attraction called Sloth World perished in a storage warehouse more than a year ago, between December 2024 and February 2025.

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