North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin – BBC.com

  1. North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin  BBC.com
  2. Zelensky accuses German chancellor of opening ‘Pandora’s box’ with Putin  CNN
  3. Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West  The New York Times
  4. Germany's Scholz speaks with Putin, demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine  VOA Asia
  5. Putin Issues Ultimatum to NATO Leader  Newsweek
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Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire – The Washington Post

  1. Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire  The Washington Post
  2. Israel Strikes South of Beirut Amid Questions About Cease-Fire Push  The New York Times
  3. Israeli air strikes kill at least two medics in southern Lebanon  Middle East Eye
  4. LIVE: Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs, attacks continue across Gaza  Al Jazeera English
  5. How does the IDF designate and demolish targets in the midst of civilian infrastructure?  The Jerusalem Post
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Philippines: Mass evacuations as super typhoon approaches – DW (English)

  1. Philippines: Mass evacuations as super typhoon approaches  DW (English)
  2. Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach  Reuters
  3. Pepito intensifies as PAGASA warns of 'potentially catastrophic situation' in Bicol  GMA News Online
  4. Philippines evacuates thousands as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears  Al Jazeera English
  5. Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens  NBC News
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Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire – Al Jazeera English

  1. Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire  Al Jazeera English
  2. Ten Newborns Die in India Hospital Fire  The New York Times
  3. 10 Newborns Killed In UP Hospital Fire, Parents Protest To Meet Survivors  NDTV
  4. Road markings in Jhansi with lime powder: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak asks DM to take action  The Indian Express
  5. 10 newborns killed in India hospital fire  Yahoo! Voices
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Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut

Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months

She beat a field of more than 22,000 candidates and has a PhD in astrophysics and a background as a Royal Navy reserve, but the newly qualified British astronaut Rosemary Coogan believes that in future space travel should not be restricted to elites.

Coogan, 33, from Belfast, who is the European Space Agency’s (Esa) second British recruit, believes we are entering a revolutionary period of space exploration that will lead not only to the return of humans to the moon but also journeys to Mars and beyond.

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Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

The US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate prisoners’ “reoffending risks”, it has emerged.

The proposals emerged in correspondence released under the Freedom of Information Act which showed how the company has also been lobbying new UK government ministers, including the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

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Israel destroyed equipment Iran would need to develop nuclear weapon, officials say – Axios

  1. Israel destroyed equipment Iran would need to develop nuclear weapon, officials say  Axios
  2. Scoop: Israel destroyed active nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, officials say  Axios
  3. Israel's October Airstrike Destroyed Top Secret Nuke Lab In Iran: Report  NDTV
  4. Israeli strike on Iran's Parchin facility disrupts key nuclear bomb development capabilities  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel ‘destroyed’ top secret Iranian nuclear weapons research facility  The Telegraph
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Ten newborn babies die after fire breaks out at Indian hospital

Another 16 infants were in critical condition after the blaze at a neonatal unit in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, with another 16 clinging to life.

The fire broke out late on Friday at the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, 450km (280 miles) south of Delhi.

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Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ surges as sixth storm to pound the country in the past month intensified

Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their homes as Super Typhoon Man-yi neared the storm-weary archipelago nation.

Man-yi will be the sixth major storm to pound the Philippines in the past month, killing at least 163 people, leaving thousands homeless and wiping out crops and livestock.

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Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine – Yahoo! Voices

  1. Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Russia's new war tactic: hiding deadly drones in swarms of decoys  Euronews
  3. Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities With Thermobaric Drones  Forbes
  4. Ukraine war latest: Russian plan to deploy new deadly drone revealed; Moscow 'sole obstacle' to peace, say G7 leaders  Sky News
  5. Combatting Russia’s Shahed Blitz and What Trump’s Administration Should Do  Kyiv Post
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North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea – The New York Times

  1. North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea  The New York Times
  2. North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says  The Associated Press
  3. North Korean Non-kinetic Attacks: A Problem for Incheon Airport  38 North
  4. North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft  The Guardian
  5. South Korea accuses North of disrupting plane, vessel GPS signals  The Hill
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Tesco’s £25 champagne beats Moët & Chandon in festive taste test

Supermarket fizz bursts the prestigious French label’s bubble in blind tastings by consumer group Which?

Champagne at prosecco prices? Every little helps. Tesco’s Finest champagne has triumphed over the prestigious French label Moët & Chandon in a festive quaff test.

The Tesco Finest premier cru brut champagne received the top score of 82% in a blind taste test conducted by the consumer group Which?. The £25-a-bottle bubbly was hailed by judges for its “nutty aroma and fresh, fruity flavours”. The supermarket fizz beat Moët & Chandon, which scored 77% and at £44 is almost twice as expensive.

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