With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote – Reuters

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  1. With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote  Reuters
  2. With Stakes High, Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Choose a President  The New York Times
  3. US dangles Saudi Arabia's cash to push candidate for Lebanon's presidency  Middle East Eye
  4. How Thursday's Lebanese Presidential Election Could Influence Hezbollah's Next Steps  Haaretz
  5. Hezbollah candidate expected to withdraw from Lebanon's presidential elections - report  The Jerusalem Post
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Bizarre Australian mole even more unusual than first thought, new research reveals

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Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors likely evolved in a rainforest environment

New research into one of Australia’s most specialised and bizarre animals has revealed the marsupial mole’s biology is as unusual as its appearance.

University of Melbourne researchers, who led the study, extracted DNA from a museum specimen then sequenced and analysed its genome to uncover the evolutionary secrets of the golden-haired species, about which “almost nothing is known”.

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Heading to the UK? US, Canada Among 40 Countries That Now Need Entry Permit – Bloomberg

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  1. Heading to the UK? US, Canada Among 40 Countries That Now Need Entry Permit  Bloomberg
  2. Visitors to the UK from 48 countries must now apply and pay a fee before travel  CNN
  3. New permit needed as of today for Canadians flying across the pond  CBC.ca
  4. Israel now among 48 countries whose citizens need to apply for ETA to visit UK  The Times of Israel
  5. UK’s new ETA travel permit scheme begins today for non-Europeans – here’s what you need to know  The Independent
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What will change with Indonesia entering BRICS? – DW (English)

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  1. What will change with Indonesia entering BRICS?  DW (English)
  2. Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations  The Associated Press
  3. Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies  Al Jazeera English
  4. Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member, Brazil says  Reuters
  5. Is Indonesia’s Brics entry a ‘strategic hedge’ or challenge to US interests?  South China Morning Post
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Ryanair sues ‘unruly’ passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight

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Airline seeking €15,000 in damages over ‘inexcusable’ behaviour it says forced plane to divert to Portugal

Ryanair is suing a passenger it claims disrupted a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote, seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages to cover expenses incurred when the plane was diverted to Portugal.

The airline said on Wednesday it had filed proceedings in Dublin’s circuit court against the passenger, whose behaviour on the flight last April it described as “inexcusable” and “completely unacceptable.”

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How a handful of X accounts took Elon Musk ‘down the rabbit hole’ on UK politics – Financial Times

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  1. How a handful of X accounts took Elon Musk ‘down the rabbit hole’ on UK politics  Financial Times
  2. There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas | Robert Reich  The Guardian
  3. Musk uses memes to call out UK PM Starmer over Pakistani grooming gangs: '... this could get you sent to  The Times of India
  4. What Is the U.K. ‘Grooming Gang’ Scandal Seized On by Elon Musk?  The New York Times
  5. Elon Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Jess Phillips  BBC.com
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How US allies are responding to Trump’s foreign policy threats – Semafor

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  1. How US allies are responding to Trump’s foreign policy threats  Semafor
  2. Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism  The Associated Press
  3. Why Trump wants to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal  NBC News
  4. Transition Updates: Trump’s Foreign Policy Threats Produce Worry and Pushback Overseas  The New York Times
  5. No wonder Trump loves the poorly educated. Few know truth of American conquests. | Letters  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Impeached South Korean president resists new detention order – Euronews

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  1. Impeached South Korean president resists new detention order  Euronews
  2. As South Korea’s impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival  Reuters
  3. South Korea Needs to Move on From This Crisis  Bloomberg
  4. South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol  CNN
  5. How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention  The New York Times
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Finland Bars Tanker Suspected of Cutting Cables From Sailing – Kyiv Post

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  1. Finland Bars Tanker Suspected of Cutting Cables From Sailing  Kyiv Post
  2. NATO sends a fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables  POLITICO Europe
  3. Finland recovers anchor in Baltic Sea cables investigation  Reuters
  4. Finland Takes Legal Action Against Oil Tanker in Undersea Cable Damage  OilPrice.com
  5. Russian-linked ships are suspected of sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Some say it may be just the beginning  CBC News
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