‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail

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  • President has long been a fan of mixed martial arts

  • Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr also at event

Donald Trump and US secretary of state Marco Rubio attended a UFC event in Miami night on Saturday night as peace talks with Iran failed on the other side of the world.

Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9pm alongside several members of his family and UFC chief Dana White, who has been a supporter of the president since his first term. Seated nearby was Rubio as well as the US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, the rapper Vanilla Ice and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino.

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Analysis: Trump declares victory, no matter what, and the Iran war is the latest example – AP News

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  1. Analysis: Trump declares victory, no matter what, and the Iran war is the latest example  AP News
  2. Opinion | Trump’s War With Iran Has Weakened America  The New York Times
  3. Opinion | Trump’s Cease-Fire Isn’t a Victory for the U.S.  WSJ
  4. Trump started the Iran war with 5 goals. How far has he gotten?  The Washington Post
  5. The Costs of Trump’s Iran-War Folly  The New Yorker
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Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound – Reuters

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  1. Israel's Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound  Reuters
  2. Palestinians condemn storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel’s Ben-Gvir  Al Jazeera
  3. Itamar Ben-Gvir says he feels ‘owner’ of Temple Mount during visit  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Over 100,000 Muslim worshipers perform Friday prayers at Temple Mount  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel’s Ben Gvir says he feels like the 'owner' of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound  Middle East Eye
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Sensational find: Archaeologists recover 1000 objects from Swiss lake – Euronews.com

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  1. Sensational find: Archaeologists recover 1000 objects from Swiss lake  Euronews.com
  2. See the 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Roman Cargo From an Accidental Shipwreck Discovered at the Bottom of a Lake in Switzerland  Smithsonian Magazine
  3. Cargo of a 2000-year-old ship, including gladiator swords, coins, and pottery, recovered from a Swiss lake  Наша Ніва
  4. 2,000-year-old shipwreck artifacts found in Swiss lake include Roman chariot parts  valleyvanguardonline.com
  5. Artifacts from 2,000-yo Shipwreck at Bottom of Swiss Lake Include Roman Chariot Pieces (LOOK)  Good News Network
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Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

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Two-time Grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voices

The Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood cinema and whose career spanned almost eight decades, has died in Mumbai at the age of 92.

Bhosle, who recorded more than 12,000 songs, became her country’s pre-eminent exponent of playback singing – recording tracks that were then lip-synced on film by actors. She also boldly embraced cabaret and western-influenced melodies to forge a distinctive musical identity.

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Saudi Arabia says key oil pipeline back to full capacity after attacks – Al Jazeera

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  1. Saudi Arabia says key oil pipeline back to full capacity after attacks  Al Jazeera
  2. Saudi Arabia restores full capacity on East-West oil pipeline to 7 million bpd after attacks  Reuters
  3. Iran attacks on crucial Saudi pipeline and production facilities slash kingdom's oil output  CNBC
  4. Saudi Arabia’s Crucial East-West Pipeline Hit by Drone Attack  Bloomberg.com
  5. Saudi Pipeline for Crude Exports Hit in Drone Attack  WSJ
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At least 30 killed in crush at historic fortress in Haiti

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Officials said many killed at popular tourist site were young, with more people reported injured or missing

At least 30 people, many of them young, have died and dozens more are reported to have been injured after a crush at a mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti that is a popular tourist spot.

Jean Henri Petit, the head of civil protection for the country’s Nord department, said the incident took place on Saturday at Citadelle Henry, also known as Citadelle Laferrière, a large 19th-century fortress built shortly after the Caribbean country’s independence from France.

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The British Royal Navy Deployed Warships and Aircraft After a Russian Submarine Entered Waters near the U.K. – Indian Defence Review

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  1. The British Royal Navy Deployed Warships and Aircraft After a Russian Submarine Entered Waters near the U.K.  Indian Defence Review
  2. Defence secretary reveals month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK  BBC
  3. 3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says  The New York Times
  4. UK defense minister warns Putin of 'serious consequences' after covert underwater military operation  Fox News
  5. UK says it deployed military to deter Russian submarines from attack on undersea cables  Reuters
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Hungarian election tests Trump’s global reach as Orban fights for survival – The Washington Post

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  1. Hungarian election tests Trump’s global reach as Orban fights for survival  The Washington Post
  2. Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US  Reuters
  3. Many Polls Say Orban Will Lose. But He Has an Edge Even Before Voting Begins.  The New York Times
  4. Trump’s closest ally in Europe faces toughest test yet as Hungary votes. Here’s what to know  CNN
  5. How Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s hometown became a symbol of excesses  NPR
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A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon – NPR

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  1. A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon  NPR
  2. ‘Endless war’: inside an Israeli kibbutz near Lebanon’s volatile border  The Guardian
  3. Hezbollah rocket hits remains of 1,500-year-old Byzantine church in northern Israel  The Times of Israel
  4. Northern Israel hit with barrage of Hezbollah rockets, drones, one building damaged  Yahoo
  5. In New War With Israel, Hezbollah Defies Notion That It Was Crippled  The New York Times
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