Arab parties back Eisenkot: What’s the latest in Israel’s coalition talks? – Al Jazeera

  1. Arab parties back Eisenkot: What’s the latest in Israel’s coalition talks?  Al Jazeera
  2. Israel’s Jewish and Arab opposition parties should work together  The Economist
  3. Opinion | The ultra-Orthodox are key to breaking Israel's political deadlock  Haaretz
  4. Israel has ‘historic’ opportunity to change direction, says leader of Arab coalition  The Guardian
  5. Joint List's Jabareen: Opposition holdouts must face 'political reality,' cooperate to unseat Netanyahu  The Times of Israel
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America’s Gulf Allies Prepare for New Round of Strikes on Iran—and the Blowback – WSJ

  1. America’s Gulf Allies Prepare for New Round of Strikes on Iran—and the Blowback  WSJ
  2. Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose  Reuters
  3. United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran  AP News
  4. Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
  5. Gulf braced for escalation of war between US-Israel alliance and Iran  Financial Times
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FSB Claims Ukraine Sent Drone Goggles Rigged With Explosives to Russian Volunteers – The Moscow Times

  1. FSB Claims Ukraine Sent Drone Goggles Rigged With Explosives to Russian Volunteers  The Moscow Times
  2. FSB Reports Interception of More Booby-Trapped FPV Goggles  Kyiv Post
  3. How did Russia uncover an alleged plot to hide explosives inside military drone goggles?  Latest news from Azerbaijan
  4. Ukrainian Version of the Piger: Explosive Glasses Target Russian Soldiers  وكالة صدى نيوز
  5. Russian Security Foils Ukrainian Plot Using Explosive-Filled VR Goggles  وردنا
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Mystery skeleton at Westminster Abbey was likely an abbot buried in a secondhand sarcophagus – CNN

  1. Mystery skeleton at Westminster Abbey was likely an abbot buried in a secondhand sarcophagus  CNN
  2. Skeleton found in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may have belonged to medieval monk  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Westminster Abbey skeleton may belong to medieval abbot, archaeologist says  Mezha.net
  4. Recycled Roman sarcophagus reinvestigated at Westminster Abbey  The Past website
  5. A Roman Coffin at Westminster Abbey Held the Wrong Body for More Than 1,000 Years  ZME Science
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Liberman backs Eisenkot for PM, but rules out minority government with Arab support – The Times of Israel

  1. Liberman backs Eisenkot for PM, but rules out minority government with Arab support  The Times of Israel
  2. Democrats say they'll recommend Eisenkot as next prime minister, joining opposition partners  The Times of Israel
  3. Avigdor Liberman backs Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister, Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Lieberman Throws Support Behind Eisenkot, Uniting Israel’s Jewish Opposition and Complicating Netanyahu’s Bid to Retain Power  Algemeiner.com
  5. Lieberman: “A minority government will not happen”; will recommend Eisenkot to form gov. rules out Netanyahu  i24NEWS
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Guardian Essential poll: record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup

Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’

A record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup, with more than two-thirds surveyed saying they have low or zero interest in the annual horse race.

Support for the Melbourne Cup has been sliding consistently for a number of years, but the Guardian Essential poll found just 9% of Australians said they had high interest in the race now – nearly half the proportion in 2025.

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NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants

A New South Wales local council has refused to show a world-renowned artwork about children killed in Gaza after asking organisers to investigate hiring “armed guards” to counter the risk of “community conflict” over the mural.

The group, Shoalhaven Friends of Palestine, was aiming to show the Wall of Tears installation by American artist Phil Buehler at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra on Tuesday, following the work being exhibited around Australia, including on the front lawns of Parliament House in Canberra in September.

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As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family’s example – Reuters

  1. As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family's example  Reuters
  2. British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history  The Guardian
  3. A response to Andy Burnham: We need an apology and reparations  Al Jazeera
  4. King Charles Meets Both Joy and Criticism on Caribbean Tour  The New York Times
  5. PM plans debt re-set for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin  BBC
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Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposes nuclear, tech cooperation with South Korea – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposes nuclear, tech cooperation with South Korea  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Erdogan says South Korea could partner in Turkey's Sinop nuclear project, Yonhap reports  Reuters
  3. President talks nuclear power, defense with Turkiye, Timor-Leste  Korea.net
  4. Erdoğan in Seoul: South Korea’s Interest in PD170 Grows  Envanter Medya
  5. Ankara seeks to expand economic cooperation with Seoul  Hürriyet Daily News
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Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants – BBC

  1. Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants  BBC
  2. UK to make some migrants wait 10 years to settle, eases rules for carers  Reuters
  3. The Guardian view on a migration U-turn: it still leaves unfair changes intact  The Guardian
  4. What are the planned changes to immigration rules?  BBC
  5. Britain says many migrants will have to wait longer to win the right to stay  Yahoo
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Ryanair faces clash with unions as it mulls pay freezes amid soaring fuel costs

Airline also weighs up reducing crew on flights and increasing use of AI as part of cost-cutting measures

Ryanair has said it is considering implementing pay freezes, setting the scene for a confrontation with unions as the airline tries to offset soaring fuel costs driven by the Middle East conflict.

The airline is also considering reducing crew numbers on flights and increasing the use of AI, in a cost-cutting drive.

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Fake alerts warn of nuclear danger as Ukraine and Russia report emergency app hacks – NBC News

  1. Fake alerts warn of nuclear danger as Ukraine and Russia report emergency app hacks  NBC News
  2. WATCH: Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked back after Russia's cyberattack of its emergency alert system  PBS
  3. Fake warnings of nuclear attack posted on hacked Russian and Ukrainian emergency apps  CNN
  4. Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by apparent cyber-attacks  BBC
  5. Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app  The Guardian
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Trump’s Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn’t choose – Reuters

  1. Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose  Reuters
  2. Arab states warn Iran of individual, collective retaliation over attacks - WSJ  Iran International
  3. United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran  AP News
  4. Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
  5. Gulf States Fear Fiercer Iran Retaliation If US Strikes  Bloomberg.com
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