With no food deliveries since May, starving residents flee Russian-occupied territory – The Washington Post

  1. With no food deliveries since May, starving residents flee Russian-occupied territory  The Washington Post
  2. Starving Ukrainians Are Risking Death to Escape Their Front-Line Town  WSJ
  3. From Oleshky to Mariupol, crises across Russian-occupied Ukraine deepen  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Russia Ukraine Civilians Trapped  WV News
  5. 'People survive on one meal a day': Oleshky official warns against giving Russia more territory  Euronews.com
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The World’s Oldest Shipwreck? Maybe, but ‘We’re All Excited by Maybe.’ – The New York Times

  1. The World’s Oldest Shipwreck? Maybe, but ‘We’re All Excited by Maybe.’  The New York Times
  2. World's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island in Turkey  BBC
  3. World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey, archaeologists say: "Time capsule at the bottom of the sea"  CBS News
  4. Divers Found the Oldest Shipwreck on Earth 100 Feet Down—Then They Looked Inside Its Jars  Popular Mechanics
  5. World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey  CNN
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Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis – BBC

  1. Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis  BBC
  2. Pope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer During Surgery, Vatican Says  The New York Times
  3. Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat  BBC
  4. Pope Leo XIV seen for first time since lung cancer surgery amid major recovery milestone  Fox News
  5. Column | I’m an oncologist. Here’s what nonsmokers need to know about lung cancer.  The Washington Post
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Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them?

As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbs

High rents and falling property prices have opened a rare window for Australian tenants to become homeowners, with mortgage repayments cheaper than rent in dozens of suburbs.

Guardian Australia’s analysis of Cotality data shows that median rents in inner-city Melbourne, suburban Canberra and Darwin are now nearly matching weekly home loan repayments.

In one in 10 suburbs and towns across the country, repayments are less than $200 a week higher than rent, for the typical property. In some suburbs, they are actually cheaper.

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Gone to the dogs: racing fans mourn closure of ‘Wenty’, Sydney’s historic greyhound track

Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parkland

The end of an era has fallen upon an Australian sporting landmark as the greyhound races at an inner-city track kicked off for the very last time.

Thousands packed into Wentworth Park in central Sydney on Friday night, where greyhound races have been held since 1932, for the last race meeting before the track’s planned demolition.

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Family of US man who died on Six Flags ride question if death was preventable

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died after reportedly ‘passing out’ and falling off Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia

The family of a man who was ejected from a rollercoaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia and died has publicly questioned whether the death could have been prevented.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was riding the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta alongside his niece during a family trip to celebrate her birthday when he was thrown from the ride. His niece witnessed her uncle’s death, a relative told the Atlanta ABC News affiliate WSB-TV.

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Sky closed over Moscow multiple nights in row as Ukraine resumes refinery strikes – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Sky closed over Moscow multiple nights in row as Ukraine resumes refinery strikes  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Terminal, as Starshield Disruptions Persist  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine targets Russia with more than 1,000 drones, striking oil terminal in St. Petersburg  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia  AP News
  5. St Petersburg endures biggest Ukrainian drone attack  Financial Times
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Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC, U.S. says – Axios

  1. Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC, U.S. says  Axios
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade, data shows  Reuters
  3. Centcom commander says naval blockade cost Iran $25B in oil revenue  The Hill
  4. Iran's Economy is Grappling Under the U.S. Blockade. But it Still Reportedly Managed to Export Some Fuel.  Yahoo Finance
  5. Iran broke? $25 billion oil loss, $350 million crypto frozen as militias send money back to IRGC, says US  The Times of India
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Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage – Reuters

  1. Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage  Reuters
  2. Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers  AP News
  3. The UN Corridor Rumors Hanging Over the Secretary-General Race  PassBlue
  4. Africa has just one representative in UN top job race after ex-Senegalese president drops out  Business Insider Africa
  5. It’s Now a Three-Way Race for UN Secretary-General  Global Dispatches
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Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu – Reuters

  1. Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu  Reuters
  2. Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure  Reuters
  3. Yemen’s government says Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport  Al Jazeera
  4. Houthi Missiles Strike Government Headquarters in Yemen  The New York Times
  5. Iran-aligned Houthis target Yemeni presidential palace, prime minister remains unharmed  CNN
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