Ecuador hikes tariffs to 100-percent in feud with neighbour Colombia – Al Jazeera

  1. Ecuador hikes tariffs to 100-percent in feud with neighbour Colombia  Al Jazeera
  2. Ecuador raises tariffs on Colombia to 100% from 50% as tensions escalate  Reuters
  3. Colombia–Ecuador Crisis: Petro Orders Ambassador in Quito to Return  ColombiaOne.com
  4. Ecuador and Colombia Enter Diplomatic Standoff Over Jorge Glas  teleSUR English
  5. Ecuador-Colombia relations dive as Quito recalls ambassador over Petro comments  Latin America Reports
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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon – The New York Times

  1. European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon  The New York Times
  2. Iran war live: Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US-Iran ceasefire talks  Al Jazeera
  3. Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, Netanyahu says; Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel  The Guardian
  4. Israel's attacks devastate Beirut and threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire  NBC News
  5. Israeli military says it has killed nephew of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem  Reuters
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Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches – Politico

  1. Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches  Politico
  2. White House struggles to prop up truce marked by confusion, contradictions  The Washington Post
  3. US-Iran ceasefire: Uncertainty over what’s next  Al Jazeera
  4. A Closer Look at Iran’s 10 Demands—and Which the U.S. Might Accept  WSJ
  5. What Is In Iran’s 10-Point Proposal, and How Does It Compare to U.S. Demands?  The New York Times
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Live Updates: U.S. will host talks between Israel and Lebanon, sources say, as fragile Iran ceasefire holds – CBS News

  1. Live Updates: U.S. will host talks between Israel and Lebanon, sources say, as fragile Iran ceasefire holds  CBS News
  2. Live updates: Iran warns of 'strong responses' as Israel's attacks on Lebanon threaten ceasefire  NBC News
  3. US-Iran ceasefire deal shows strain ahead of talks with oil flows squeezed  Reuters
  4. Disagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It  The New York Times
  5. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped  The New Yorker
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Artemis II crew to return home as Nasa lays out steps for safe splashdown

Astronauts prepare for re-entry several miles off coast of southern California after 10-day lunar fly-by mission

The crew of Artemis II is set to return to earth on Friday following its historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, and Nasa leaders have described the precise logistics needed to get them home.

The return will see the Orion capsule traveling at nearly 24,000mph before making a final splashdown several miles off the coast of San Diego. The operation requires multiple teams and careful coordination to safely extract the crew from the spacecraft.

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3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says – The New York Times

  1. 3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says  The New York Times
  2. Defence secretary reveals month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK  BBC
  3. UK says it deployed military to deter Russian submarines from attack on undersea cables  Defense News
  4. Politics latest: Starmer says NATO is 'in America's interest' after admitting he is 'fed up' with Trump  Sky News
  5. Military operation conducted to deter Russian submarines suspected of "malign activity" in North Atlantic  CBS News
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Melania says her piece about Epstein – doth the lady protest too much?

The first lady unleashed a barrage of denials – and put one of her husband’s biggest political liabilities back on the agenda

When Donald Trump launched a seemingly random war against Iran, there was a whiff of suspicion of a Wag the Dog ploy to divert attention from how badly the Jeffrey Epstein scandal was going.

So when Trump’s wife Melania made a mysterious appearance at the White House on Thursday to put Epstein front and centre again, was it an elaborate ruse to divert attention from how badly the Iran war is going?

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Chinese foreign minister tells North Korean minister Pyongyang is making strides despite US ‘oppression’ – Yahoo

  1. Chinese foreign minister tells North Korean minister Pyongyang is making strides despite US 'oppression'  Yahoo
  2. North Korea and China agree to deepen cooperation in talks between foreign ministers  AP News
  3. China's top diplomat meets North Korea's Kim, calls for closer coordination  Reuters
  4. Wang Yi calls for consolidating positive momentum of China-DPRK ties  news.cgtn.com
  5. China’s Top Envoy Says Ties With North Korea to Strengthen  Bloomberg.com
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