Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran – The Washington Post

  1. Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran  The Washington Post
  2. Iran war live: Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’ as it seeks Iran talks  Al Jazeera
  3. As signals of a ‘massive’ US attack mount, experts skeptical it will break Iran  The Hill
  4. Crude oil prices shoot up after Red Sea joins Strait of Hormuz as Iran war's second choke point  Fox News
  5. Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran  The New York Times
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Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker

Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease

Syngenta, the producer of a herbicide banned in more than 70 countries and which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, will stop selling paraquat in Australia, saying new regulations has made it “commercially unviable”.

The decision to pull the product follows new restrictions on the highly poisonous chemical announced by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in June.

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India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough – Financial Times

  1. India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough  Financial Times
  2. A protest movement is challenging India's establishment. What to know about the 'Cockroaches'  AP News
  3. CJP protests at Jantar Mantar: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming  BBC
  4. The ‘cockroaches’ who refuse to crawl away  The Hindu
  5. India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protesters Renew Challenge to Modi  WSJ
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UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections – AP News

  1. UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections  AP News
  2. UNESCO places occupied West Bank, Lebanon sites on endangered heritage list  Al Jazeera
  3. Palestinians Hope UNESCO Designation Halts Israeli Push at West Bank Site  U.S. News & World Report
  4. On this West Bank hilltop, a fight over the past will determine who controls the future  CNN
  5. 'Politicization of history': UNESCO lists Sebastia and Beaufort Castle as endangered heritage sites  Ynetnews
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UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition – Al Jazeera

  1. UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition  Al Jazeera
  2. How Volker Turk won a new term as UN rights chief despite Israel opposition  Al Jazeera
  3. UN assembly approves mandate extension for rights chief, despite US warning  Reuters
  4. UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia  AP News
  5. Israel, Russia oppose electing UN human rights chief Volker Turk to a new term  The Times of Israel
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