Zelensky says Ukraine territory ‘most difficult’ issue, as US envoy prepares to meet Putin – BBC

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  1. Zelensky says Ukraine territory 'most difficult' issue, as US envoy prepares to meet Putin  BBC
  2. Trump Live Updates: U.S. Presses on Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan as Zelensky Turns to European Allies  The New York Times
  3. Zelenskyy says territorial concessions remain Ukraine’s ‘biggest challenge’  Al Jazeera
  4. Zelenskyy sets out Ukraine’s red lines in press conference with Macron – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. Europeans rally round Ukraine as Trump envoy heads to Moscow  Reuters
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Spain to resume pork exports to China from regions unaffected by swine fever outbreak – Reuters

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  1. Spain to resume pork exports to China from regions unaffected by swine fever outbreak  Reuters
  2. Eight more suspected swine fever cases as Spain struggles to limit export damage  Reuters
  3. Spanish swine fever outbreak may be linked to food eaten by boar, say officials  The Guardian
  4. Spanish military sets up ‘exclusion zone’ to contain African swine fever — that may have started from a tainted sandwich  New York Post
  5. Spain fights to protect pork industry from swine fever outbreak  Financial Times
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Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

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Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident

Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country.

The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups, his lawyer Mostafa Nili said, adding that they would file an appeal.

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Canada Reaches Deal to Join EU’s Flagship Defense Program – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Canada Reaches Deal to Join EU’s Flagship Defense Program  Bloomberg.com
  2. Canada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending  Reuters
  3. Canada joins EU defense fund as the country pivots away from the US  AP News
  4. Canada reaches deal to join EU military procurement fund  The Globe and Mail
  5. Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme  politico.eu
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OBR chair Richard Hughes resigns over Budget day publishing error – BBC

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  1. OBR chair Richard Hughes resigns over Budget day publishing error  BBC
  2. UK budget watchdog head quits over early release of Reeves' budget  Reuters
  3. OBR complained to Treasury before budget about leaks spreading ‘misconceptions’  The Guardian
  4. Britain must improve how it uses its fiscal watchdog  Financial Times
  5. Reeves speech did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official  BBC
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OBR head resigns over Budget day publishing error – BBC

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  1. OBR head resigns over Budget day publishing error  BBC
  2. Chairman of OBR resigns in wake of premature publication of budget economic forecast  Financial Times
  3. UK budget watchdog head quits over early release of Reeves' budget  Reuters
  4. Chair of UK's fiscal watchdog resigns after early published report threw Budget into chaos  CNBC
  5. OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history  The Guardian
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Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires – The Guardian

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  1. Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires  The Guardian
  2. Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Is Squeezed by China’s Firm Hand  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Unsafe netting used at Hong Kong fire site, officials say, as toll rises to 151  The Washington Post
  4. Hong Kong apartment fire death toll rises to 146 as city mourns victims  PBS
  5. Painstaking search for victims of Hong Kong fire continues but some may never be found, official says  CNN
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Peru landslide: 12 killed after two boats hit in Amazon rainforest – BBC

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  1. Peru landslide: 12 killed after two boats hit in Amazon rainforest  BBC
  2. Peru: 12 dead as landslide hits boats in Amazon region river  DW
  3. 12 dead, dozens missing as landslide submerges boats in Peru port  The Hindu
  4. Peru landslide sinks boats in Amazon region river, killing 12  Reuters
  5. Search for missing continues after strong wave caused by landslip causes boats to sink in Peru  Yahoo
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