Pope Leo XIV champions universal healthcare during speech in Uruguay weeks after lung cancer surgery – CBS News

  1. Pope Leo XIV champions universal healthcare during speech in Uruguay weeks after lung cancer surgery  CBS News
  2. With an ode to mate tea, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith  AP News
  3. Argentina awaits arrival of Pope Leo XIV  Vatican News
  4. Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery  NPR
  5. Pope Leo Visits a Latin America That’s Losing Its Religion  WSJ
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A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat – The New York Times

  1. A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat  The New York Times
  2. Grynspan Extends Lead in UN Race as New Entrants Struggle to Stay Above Water  PassBlue
  3. Costa Rica's Grynspan extends lead in informal UN chief poll, sources say  Reuters
  4. UAE hopeful in UN secretary general contest faces a Sudan-shaped storm  The Observer
  5. UN Chief’s Race Exposes Politics Of Power  StratNews Global
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Haitians rally behind Bukele, urge Salvadoran forces to drive gangs out of their communities – The Haitian Times

  1. Haitians rally behind Bukele, urge Salvadoran forces to drive gangs out of their communities  The Haitian Times
  2. Powerful Haitian gang leader tells AP he wrote UN seeking dialogue as clashes intensify  AP News
  3. El Salvador’s president thinks he can eliminate Haiti’s gangs  The Economist
  4. Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. ‘Potentially ugly’: taking war on gangs to Haiti poses risks for El Salvador’s leader  The Guardian
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Russia upgrades Abu Dhabi delegation as Zelenskyy warns Trump’s plan is dangerous – Politico

  1. Russia upgrades Abu Dhabi delegation as Zelenskyy warns Trump's plan is dangerous  Politico
  2. Russian diplomats and military officials to join talks with US and Ukraine, Kremlin says  Reuters
  3. Top Ukrainian official expresses "restrained optimism" about eventual Putin-Zelenskyy meeting ahead of trilateral talks  CBS News
  4. Putin’s plan for Europe is already written in black and white  Yahoo
  5. Umerov to lead Ukraine delegation in Abu Dhabi peace talks despite media confusion, top official confirms  The Kyiv Independent
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Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors – NPR

  1. Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors  NPR
  2. How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president  Reuters
  3. ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke  The Guardian
  4. Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and under house arrest  BBC
  5. Bank Crisis Drives an Ex-President to Wrest Power Back From His Protégé  Bloomberg.com
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Italy’s Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for cyberattack on minister – DW.com

  1. Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for cyberattack on minister  DW.com
  2. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leak of foreign minister’s data on the dark web  NBC News
  3. Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says 'cyber-criminals' shared his personal data on dark web  BBC
  4. Cyberattacks target Italian foreign minister and Brenner Base Tunnel  Euronews.com
  5. Italy foreign minister says he has been targeted by pro-Russian hackers over Ukraine backing  Reuters
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Son sounds alarm after father’s medically assisted death in Canada: ‘Way past appropriate’ – Fox News

  1. Son sounds alarm after father's medically assisted death in Canada: 'Way past appropriate'  Fox News
  2. Canada’s MAiD system needs bereavement support for families  Policy Options
  3. Medical assistance in dying (MAID) for patients with terminal illnesses: Biomedical ethical considerations  Patient Safety Learning - the hub
  4. Son says Canada’s assisted-dying system went “way past appropriate” after father’s death  Mezha.net
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Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say

Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024

NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to have a midwife rather than a doctor oversee their baby’s birth, say campaigners.

Twelve birth centres – midwife-led maternity units – have closed in England since 2019. Birth centres play a key role in ensuring that women can choose whether to have their baby at a unit in a hospital run by doctors, at one where midwives are in charge, or at home.

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Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemen’s capital, Houthis say – AP News

  1. Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemen’s capital, Houthis say  AP News
  2. More Than 50 Killed in Yemen in One of the Deadliest 24 Hours of the War  The New York Times
  3. Yemeni gov’t forces report advances as Houthis say deadly strikes hit Sanaa  Al Jazeera
  4. Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes kill 33 near Yemen capital  Reuters
  5. Houthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike  BBC
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A Look Inside Jury Selection in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case – The New York Times

  1. A Look Inside Jury Selection in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case  The New York Times
  2. Trial of accused USS Cole attack mastermind opens at Guantanamo  France 24
  3. Jury Selection Is Underway in the USS Cole Bombing Case  Just Security
  4. Why The Guantanamo Bay Death Penalty Trial Changes Everythin  ИФЗ РАН
  5. Jury Selection Begins in First Death-Penalty Case at Guantánamo Bay  The New York Times
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Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza – BBC

  1. Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza  BBC
  2. Buildings damaged in Israeli bombings risk collapse as rain inundates Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. Heavy rain floods tents housing Gaza displaced people, aid shortages hamper response  Reuters
  4. Gaza officials warn of impending crisis as rainstorms flood Palestinians' tents  Haaretz
  5. Rain floods tens of thousands of tents in Gaza as storms hit Mediterranean coast  The Times of Israel
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