Israeli opposition eyes deal with ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties to oust Netanyahu – The Washington Post

  1. Israeli opposition eyes deal with ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties to oust Netanyahu  The Washington Post
  2. Liberman's 2018 haredi draft law explained and compared  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Report: Eisenkot, Liberman agree to open talks with Haredi parties, eyeing draft law concessions  The Times of Israel
  4. To unseat Netanyahu, Israel's once-unyielding Liberman turns to compromise  Yahoo
  5. Analysis • Despite Haredi hopes, the anti-Netanyahu bloc won't help them dodge the draft  Haaretz
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Exclusive | U.S. Balks at China’s Demand for Tightly Scripted Trump-Xi-Putin Summit – WSJ

  1. Exclusive | U.S. Balks at China’s Demand for Tightly Scripted Trump-Xi-Putin Summit  WSJ
  2. Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit  Reuters
  3. Can Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin give Donald Trump the Iran exit he needs?  South China Morning Post
  4. US President Donald Trump plans to meet Putin and Xi in China next week  Euronews
  5. A Trump-Putin-Xi Summit? That Might Be Awkward for One of Them.  The New York Times
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Colombia’s Trumpian president is taking no prisoners – The Economist

  1. Colombia’s Trumpian president is taking no prisoners  The Economist
  2. Bombings, extraditions, and militarized cities mark De la Espriella’s first 90 days in charge of security  EL PAÍS English
  3. Filming amongst body bags: New Colombian president’s comms campaign sparks backlash  France 24
  4. Colombia launches airstrike on FARC dissidents, killing four  Latest news from Azerbaijan
  5. From De la Espriella announces captures and losses of dissidents in Army bombings  Demócrata
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Tommy Walsh, co-presenter of BBC’s Ground Force, dies aged 69

Former builder got his big break after restoring the home of a producer who was working on a precursor to the show

Tommy Walsh, the building and DIY expert who appeared on television shows including Ground Force, has died aged 69 after a long illness.

Walsh started his career as a professional builder before rising to fame alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the popular BBC garden makeover show from 1997 to 2005.

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