Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction – The New York Times

  1. Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction  The New York Times
  2. Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction  CNN
  3. In Toulon, Le Pen's legal fightback leaves many French voters cold  Reuters
  4. Le Pen’s Legal Fate Rides on Deputy Mayor From a Mountain Town  Bloomberg.com
  5. The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong  AP News
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Aintree racegoers grateful for hats as sun shines for first time in decade

Ladies Day visitors happy to make financial sacrifices to wear spectacular outfits at annual Liverpool event

The tradition of fascinators and hats during Ladies Day is usually more about showcasing excellent style than being practical. But this year, spectators at Aintree had good need for their headwear, as the sun shone at the racecourse for the first time in almost a decade.

A crowd of 45,000 people had been predicted, and as temperatures reached 19C on Friday, the Met Office said it was just short of being the warmest Aintree festival this century.

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How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world – AP News

  1. How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world  AP News
  2. Trump's biggest tariff was on tiny Lesotho. Here's what to know about the African kingdom.  CBS News
  3. ‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs  The Guardian
  4. How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs  BBC
  5. Baffled Lesotho seeks to engage with US on jeans tariffs  Reuters
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Turkey protests: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy – BBC

  1. Turkey protests: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy  BBC
  2. Turkey’s protests over the arrest of an Erdogan rival take a new angle: Boycott shopping  AP News
  3. Turkey detains 11 people over shopping boycott  DW
  4. How a cup of coffee became one of Erdoğan's biggest fears  Ynetnews
  5. Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom  The Hill
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Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol – The New York Times

  1. Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol  The New York Times
  2. Live Updates: Jubilation in South Korea After President Who Declared Martial Law Is Ousted  The New York Times
  3. A Win for Democracy in South Korea  The New Yorker
  4. South Koreans are still puzzling over why their leader declared martial law  AP News
  5. South Korea’s Yoon Impeachment Saga Ends but Troubles Aren’t Over  Time Magazine
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Trump speaks to Orbán and Netanyahu on Hungary’s withdrawal from ICC – Axios

  1. Trump speaks to Orbán and Netanyahu on Hungary's withdrawal from ICC  Axios
  2. Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court  CNN
  3. The Sordid Scandal Behind Netanyahu's Weekend Trip to See Viktor Orbán  Haaretz
  4. Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties responds to announcement of withdrawal from the Rome Statute by Hungary  | International Criminal Court
  5. Hungary: Arrest and surrender Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the ICC  Amnesty International
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Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster – CNN

  1. Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster  CNN
  2. Mass Grave From Roman Empire Found Under Vienna Soccer Field  The New York Times
  3. Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch  The Guardian
  4. Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field  Gizmodo
  5. Mass Roman grave discovered outside Vienna  DW
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