Russian Oil Exports Plunge as Drone Strikes Cripple Baltic Ports – Bloomberg.com

  1. Russian Oil Exports Plunge as Drone Strikes Cripple Baltic Ports  Bloomberg.com
  2. Huge fires at Russian oil facilities following Ukraine strikes, satellite images show  BBC
  3. Russia says it will respond if Ukraine uses foreign airspace to attack its Baltic ports  Reuters
  4. Russia expected a windfall from soaring oil prices, but Ukrainian drones are devastating exports  Fortune
  5. Drones strike Russia’s Ust-Luga port again as EU officials visit Ukraine  Al Jazeera
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Japan Deploys New Longer-Range Missiles, Formally Designates ‘Type 25’ Systems – navalnews.com

  1. Japan Deploys New Longer-Range Missiles, Formally Designates ‘Type 25’ Systems  navalnews.com
  2. The first Japanese destroyer to get Tomahawks will begin live-fire tests of the missiles this year  businessinsider.com
  3. Japanese destroyer can now fire Tomahawk missiles, extending nation’s combat punch  defensenews.com
  4. Japan deploys first long-range missiles as it steps up deterrence  ft.com
  5. Chinese navy arrives in Sea of Japan just as Tokyo deploys long-range missiles  South China Morning Post
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France refused Israel use of its air space to transfer US weapons for Iran war – sources – Reuters

  1. France refused Israel use of its air space to transfer US weapons for Iran war - sources  Reuters
  2. Israel Halts Defense Spending With France  WSJ
  3. Donald Trump rebukes France as tensions rise with Europe over Iran war  ft.com
  4. Macron says France not ‘taking part’ in Mideast war after Trump criticism  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel turns its back on France as Paris struggles to maintain dialogue  Le Monde.fr
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‘A place where music fills the air’: Bangkok to host Eurovision’s first Asia song contest

Spin-off launched with 10 nations, as original event remains mired in protests and boycotts over Israel’s involvement

Eurovision is seeking to expand into the Asian market by hosting a version of its song contest in Bangkok this year, just as the original annual event is being buffeted by discord and boycotts on the eve of its 70th anniversary edition.

The grand final of the inaugural Eurovision song contest Asia will take place in Thailand’s capital on Saturday 14 November, the Switzerland-based organisation announced on Tuesday. Broadcasters from 10 countries have confirmed their participation.

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First Thing: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port – The Guardian

  1. First Thing: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port  The Guardian
  2. Day 31 of Middle East conflict – Trump again threatens to blow up Iran’s energy sources  CNN
  3. ‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port  The Guardian
  4. Macron corrects Trump claim that France banned all US military overflights  France 24
  5. Iran war: What is happening on day 32 of US-Israel attacks?  Al Jazeera
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Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren’t fully complying with child account ban, Australia says – AP News

  1. Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says  AP News
  2. Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban  The Guardian
  3. Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds  The Conversation
  4. Australia readies social media court action citing teen ban breaches  Reuters
  5. Social media firms must better enforce Australia under-16 ban, watchdog says  BBC
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Trump floats siege on Iran stronghold as Tehran loosens grip on Strait of Hormuz – Fox News

  1. Trump floats siege on Iran stronghold as Tehran loosens grip on Strait of Hormuz  Fox News
  2. Iran war live: US-Israeli strikes in Isfahan province hit ‘military sites’  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Hits Isfahan With Bunker Buster Bombs  WSJ
  4. U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast  MS NOW
  5. US strikes a city home to an Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off Dubai coast  WMUR
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