From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack – The Times of Israel

  1. From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack  The Times of Israel
  2. Iranian missile strikes Israel’s ‘crown jewel of science’  AP News
  3. Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israel-Iran conflict LIVE Updates: Israel strikes dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site  The Hindu
  5. Weizmann Institute missile strikes hits EU-funded research projects  Science|Business
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Employees at firm that supplied grape-pickers for champagne on trial for human trafficking

Police found 57 people allegedly held in fetid conditions in case known as ‘grape harvest of shame’

Three employees of a firm that provided workers to pick grapes for champagne has gone on trial for human trafficking, in one of the biggest labour scandals to hit France’s exclusive sparkling wine industry.

The employees of the firm supplying grape pickers for the champagne harvest in 2023 were charged with human trafficking and exploiting seasonal workers, submitting vulnerable people to undignified housing conditions, and employing foreign nationals without authorisation. The firm itself was also on trial for moral responsibility in the case.

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Outrage as DHS moves to restrict lawmaker visits to detention centers

Elected officials told to give 72 hours’ notice before visiting immigration facilities, with some sites completely off limits

The US Department of Homeland Security is now requiring lawmakers to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance.

The guidance comes after a slew of tense visits from Democratic lawmakers to detention centers amid Donald Trump’s crackdowns in immigrant communities across the country. Many Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks have either been turned away, arrested or manhandled by law enforcement officers at the facilities, leading to public condemnation towards Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (Ice) handling of such visits.

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Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict as attacks continue – AP News

  1. Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict as attacks continue  AP News
  2. Live updates: Israel and Iran trade strikes as Trump weighs US involvement  CNN
  3. LIVE: Mass anti-Israel protests in Iran’s Tehran as attacks continue  Al Jazeera
  4. Israeli military issues evacuation warning – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. Hear from people in Iran and Israel as the countries continue to exchange airstrikes  NPR
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Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence

PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt out

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, saying the idea would “not only be unreasonable but also counterproductive”.

Sánchez said that he was not seeking to complicate next week’s Nato summit in The Hague, but he wanted there to be a “more flexible formula” that would either make the target optional or allow Spain to opt out.

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Denmark deploys ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russia

US-made unmanned vessels will monitor maritime activity as part of trial, amid criticism over closer ties with America

Denmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.

The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted criticism in Denmark over forging tighter bonds with the US in such a sensitive area as digital security.

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