Whale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast – BBC

  1. Whale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast  BBC
  2. A barge carrying Timmy the humpback whale journeys to the North Sea  AP News
  3. Rescue Saga Continues as Timmy the Whale Is Towed Toward North Sea  Yahoo
  4. Attempts to rescue Timmy the stranded whale ‘inadvisable’, experts say  The Guardian
  5. Timmy the Humpback Whale Is Free After Spending Weeks Stranded in the Shallows of the Baltic Sea  People.com
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Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries – Al Jazeera

  1. Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries  Al Jazeera
  2. Another Russian oil facility burns as Zelenskyy touts Ukraine’s drone reach  AP News
  3. Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia Amid Talks Of Temporary Cease-Fire  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 28, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Third Ukraine strike on Tuapse hits Russian oil refinery and prompts evacuations  BBC
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Mirroring Gaza, Israel is destroying towns and villages in southern Lebanon – NPR

  1. Mirroring Gaza, Israel is destroying towns and villages in southern Lebanon  NPR
  2. Israel kills nine people in southern Lebanon despite ‘ceasefire’  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli 'double-tap' strike kills three rescue workers in Lebanon, officials say  BBC
  4. Opinion | Israel’s new “buffer zone” in Lebanon is a huge gift to Hezbollah  MS NOW
  5. IDF chief says there’s ‘no ceasefire’ in south Lebanon amid continued fighting with Hezbollah  The Times of Israel
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Shock in India after man takes remains of his sister to bank to prove her death

Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracy

The sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused shock in India.

Jitu Munda, 52, from the Indian state of Odisha, was captured on video carrying the remains of his recently deceased sister through the streets of Keonjhar and placing them outside the local bank.

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Antisemitism ‘a national security emergency’, government’s terror adviser says – BBC

  1. Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', government's terror adviser says  BBC
  2. Who are the victims of the Golders Green attack in London?  BBC
  3. I Supported Keir Starmer, but He’s Failing Britain’s Jews  The Free Press
  4. UK to Fast-Track Terrorism Law After Wave of Antisemetic Attacks  Bloomberg
  5. U.K. government pledges $34 millon to fight antisemitism as London stabbing victim's mom recalls horror of attack  CBS News
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Hezbollah adopts a new weapon: Fiber-optic drones, used widely in the war in Ukraine – AP News

  1. Hezbollah adopts a new weapon: Fiber-optic drones, used widely in the war in Ukraine  AP News
  2. Hezbollah drones targeted troops in south Lebanon in 3 incidents, says IDF  The Times of Israel
  3. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East  The Jerusalem Post
  4. How Hezbollah’s fibre optic drones test Israel’s sophisticated radar system  Al Jazeera
  5. Israel Now Using Netting To Protect Combat Vehicles Against Scourge Of Hezbollah Drones  The War Zone
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UN nuclear chief: Much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site – The Times of Israel

  1. UN nuclear chief: Much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site  The Times of Israel
  2. How Iran Accumulated 11 Tons of Enriched Uranium  The New York Times
  3. Iran Could Access Uranium Stockpile, Nuclear Watchdog Says  Bloomberg
  4. Where Is Iran’s Enriched Uranium?  Foreign Policy
  5. Iran at UN accuses US of nuclear double standards, misuse of NPT platform  The Times of India
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French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video – NBC News

  1. French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video  NBC News
  2. French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore  BBC
  3. French teenager faces jail for licking vending machine straw in Singapore  Le Monde.fr
  4. French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video  Yahoo
  5. French teen faces two years in prison for licking vending machine straw in Singapore  CNN
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Russia to hold a Victory Day parade without military equipment for the 1st time in nearly 2 decades – AP News

  1. Russia to hold a Victory Day parade without military equipment for the 1st time in nearly 2 decades  AP News
  2. Russia scales back Victory Day plans as Ukraine’s military reach expands  The Washington Post
  3. Make no mistake, Vladimir Putin is now afraid  The Telegraph
  4. Analysis: Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats  CNN
  5. Russia’s Victory Day Parade Will Be Missing Tanks and Other Heavy Military Armor  The New York Times
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Bondi Beach shooting: Royal commission interim report says gun reform should be prioritised – BBC

  1. Bondi Beach shooting: Royal commission interim report says gun reform should be prioritised  BBC
  2. Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says  The New York Times
  3. Inquiry into antisemitic attack that left 15 dead in Sydney recommends gun reform  NBC News
  4. Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’  The Times of Israel
  5. Police told 'not to stay the entire duration’ of Hannukah event before terror attack  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises – DW.com

  1. World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises  DW.com
  2. US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF  Al Jazeera
  3. Press freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns  CBS News
  4. 2026 RSF Index by region: press freedom in decline in 100 out of 180 countries  RSF.ORG
  5. Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years amid growing authoritarian pressure  The Guardian
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Benjamin Netanyahu pushes two-three week deadline for Lebanon talks in call with Donald Trump – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu pushes two-three week deadline for Lebanon talks in call with Donald Trump  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Lebanon cannot be bombed into sovereignty  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel asks Trump to put 2-3 week deadline on Lebanon talks amid growing Hezbollah attacks -- report  The Times of Israel
  4. A Ceasefire in Name Only: Reality on the Ground in Southern Lebanon  Hungarian Conservative
  5. America Cannot Afford to Miss This Opening in Lebanon  Middle East Institute
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New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas – AP News

  1. New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas  AP News
  2. Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction  BBC
  3. New Zealand court denies bid by mosque mass shooter to appeal conviction  Al Jazeera
  4. White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant fails to overturn guilty pleas for New Zealand mosque attacks  Sky News
  5. Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court  The Guardian
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