Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport – The New York Times

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  1. Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport  The New York Times
  2. The Iran and Ukraine wars are colliding on the world’s biggest lake. Here’s what to know  CNN
  3. Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars  BBC
  4. Kyiv warns Iran against escalation after Ukraine’s Caspian Sea attack  Al Jazeera
  5. Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia  Reuters
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Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer – NBC News

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  1. Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer  NBC News
  2. Blazes burning with the intensity of ‘atomic bombs’: Europe enters a new era of mega fires  CNN
  3. Europe’s fires are just the start  The Economist
  4. Europe is burning: How bad could this wildfire crisis get?  Euronews.com
  5. European wildfires expose shortage of Canadair water-bomber planes  Financial Times
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Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker – The New York Times

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  1. Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker  The New York Times
  2. China in touch with Yemen's Houthis to allow ships to sail through Red Sea, sources say  Reuters
  3. A Truce in Yemen Unravels, Threatening to Widen Mideast War  WSJ
  4. Will Pakistan intervene amid Houthi attacks on Saudi ships?  DW.com
  5. Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia oil tanker  Al Jazeera
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“60 Minutes” announces new correspondents and contributors – CBS News

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  1. "60 Minutes" announces new correspondents and contributors  CBS News
  2. No TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problem | Margaret Sullivan  The Guardian
  3. Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent  The New York Times
  4. CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming 59th season  NBC News
  5. Ross Douthat joins Bari Weiss’s revamped ‘60 Minutes’ after spate of firings  The Washington Post
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Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru’s president following a narrow election victory – NPR

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  1. Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory  NPR
  2. Peru's newly inaugurated President Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime  France 24
  3. Opinion | Keiko Fujimori and Peru’s China Challenge  WSJ
  4. Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru’s ninth president in 10 years  Financial Times
  5. Peru's Fujimori takes power, extending Latin America's rightward tilt  Reuters
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Ukraine’s foreign minister holds ‘frank conversation’ with Iranian counterpart – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukraine's foreign minister holds 'frank conversation' with Iranian counterpart  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport  The New York Times
  3. Zelensky Responds to Iran’s Threat: ‘They Have Already Attacked Us’  Kyiv Post
  4. Two Wars Converge in the Caspian Sea as Ukraine Hits Iranian Supply Line to Russia  WSJ
  5. Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'  cnbc.com
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The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park spark investigation – AP News

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  1. The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park spark investigation  AP News
  2. Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation  The Washington Post
  3. Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park  theguardian.com
  4. Kenya investigates possible toxin after 15 elephants die in one of Africa’s top safari destinations  Business Insider Africa
  5. Amboseli elephant deaths: Kenya Wildlife Service launches urgent inquiry after 14 carcasses found  BBC
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Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia – Reuters

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  1. Ukrainian foreign minister says he warned Iranian counterpart against escalation, support for Russia  Reuters
  2. Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport  The New York Times
  3. Iran mulled strike on Ukraine after sailor killed in Caspian — report  The Times of Israel
  4. Kyiv warns Iran against escalation after Ukraine’s Caspian Sea attack  Al Jazeera
  5. Two Wars Converge in the Caspian Sea as Ukraine Hits Iranian Supply Line to Russia  WSJ
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Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

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White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’

Donald Trump is pushing longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to be more aggressive on cutting vaccines in the US, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.

Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements, but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections.

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Zelenskyy and Netanyahu brave the whims of Trump’s darkly confounding White House

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Ukrainian and Israeli leaders converge on Washington with criss-crossing fortunes, but knowing they can count on little from US counterpart

The converging visits of Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington offer an unusually eloquent snapshot of a world in turmoil, unmoored from decades-old certainties.

Some things remain the same. The US is still an almighty military and economic power and for both foreign visitors, a White House encounter with Donald Trump is critical to their governments and the wars they are fighting.

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