Ukraine Needs Better Air Defenses, Zelenskyy Says After Russian Drone Attack – Newsmax

  1. Ukraine Needs Better Air Defenses, Zelenskyy Says After Russian Drone Attack  Newsmax
  2. See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles  CNN
  3. What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?  The New York Times
  4. Russia launches new IRBM at Ukraine, Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified'  ABC News
  5. From VOA Russian: Pentagon says US was notified by Moscow before it launched missile at Ukraine  VOA Asia
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A defining moment in the Ukraine war – Indian Punchline –

  1. A defining moment in the Ukraine war  Indian Punchline -
  2. Ukraine to analyze fragments of missile fired by Russia capable of carrying nuclear warheads  Fox News
  3. With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer on Putin’s Threats  The New York Times
  4. Retired major general reacts to Russia’s use of new weapon in Ukraine  CNN
  5. What does the use of more powerful weapons mean for Ukraine?  Al Jazeera English
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Ukraine and Russia launch overnight drone attacks amid missile strike tensions – ABC News

  1. Ukraine and Russia launch overnight drone attacks amid missile strike tensions  ABC News
  2. Russia launched 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine, firing around 120 missiles and 90 drones, Kyiv says  Business Insider
  3. At least two people dead in Ukraine after Russian airstike in Sumy  Euronews
  4. Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, FT reports.  Kyiv Independent
  5. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002  Al Jazeera English
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How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it – Al Jazeera English

  1. How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it  Al Jazeera English
  2. Maharashtra election results: Momentum builds in BJP to make Devendra Fadnavis CM  The Times of India
  3. Keen to name Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM soon, BJP likely to say no to Eknath Shinde continuing  The Times of India
  4. Maharashtra: Modi's BJP returns to power in crucial state election  BBC.com
  5. Game, set, match in Maharashtra: How BJP plotted its triumph after LS poll setback  The Indian Express
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Pakistan violence: Dozens killed in sectarian attacks – BBC.com

  1. Pakistan violence: Dozens killed in sectarian attacks  BBC.com
  2. Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups  Reuters
  3. Funerals held for 42 people killed by gunmen in Pakistan’s Kurram  Al Jazeera English
  4. Sectarian Violence Kills at Least 25 in Northwest Pakistan  The New York Times
  5. Pakistan government mediators seek ceasefire as 68 killed in sectarian violence  NBC News
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World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert – The Guardian

  1. World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert  The Guardian
  2. The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea  The New York Times
  3. What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea  The Hill
  4. Countries remain divided as fifth U.N. plastics treaty talks begin  Reuters
  5. In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis  ABC News
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‘He was wedged like an hourglass’: rescuers describe 20-hour ordeal ending with amputation of rafter’s leg

Lithuanian tourist pack rafting on Franklin River still fighting for life in Tasmanian hospital

A 69-year-old Lithuanian man has been praised for his “extraordinary resilience” after emergency service workers were forced to amputate his leg during a 20-hour rescue operation in remote south-west Tasmania.

The man, who remained in a critical condition in Royal Hobart hospital on Sunday evening, had been travelling with a group of 11 tourists on a multi-day rafting trip on the remote Franklin River.

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Gunman dead, police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, officials and media report

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.

Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.

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‘It’s been a lot of detective work’: Madame de Pompadour’s £1m wall lights discovered in Yorkshire hotel

Four gilt-bronze sconces that lit up home of Louis XV’s mistress are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in December

For almost 140 years, four massive gilt-bronze wall lights have hung in the 18th-century drawing room at Swinton Castle in Yorkshire, now an opulent luxury hotel.

Guests will almost certainly have noticed the one metre-high rococo appliques with their entwined branches decorated with leaves, berries and cherubim, and passed them off as impressive reproductions of more valuable original works.

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