Knesset dissolves: How will Israel vote in October’s general election? – Al Jazeera

  1. Knesset dissolves: How will Israel vote in October’s general election?  Al Jazeera
  2. Israeli Government Pushes Through Divisive Laws Before Election  The New York Times
  3. Israel’s parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections  AP News
  4. Coalition’s ‘legislative blitz’ is designed to shore-up, unshackle right-wing power  The Times of Israel
  5. Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats, opposition gets 62 seats after legislative blitz - poll  The Jerusalem Post
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Has Ukraine’s Zelenskyy created a rival by sacking his defence minister? – Al Jazeera

  1. Has Ukraine’s Zelenskyy created a rival by sacking his defence minister?  Al Jazeera
  2. Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.  The New York Times
  3. Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy’s defense shake-up sparks anger  AP News
  4. Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister  The Guardian
  5. Russia is the only winner from Ukraine's internal war as Zelenskyy backs General Syrskyi over Mykhailo Fedorov  Sky News
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ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution

A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), raising concerns he could be deported to China where he would face persecution.

Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers. He travelled to the US on a tourist visa and made an asylum claim in 2020, for which he is still awaiting a decision.

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‘Greatest director out there’: Nolan fans fly into London to see The Odyssey at BFI Imax

Film fanatics arrive from US, Switzerland and Ireland for midnight premiere of director’s critically acclaimed epic

Odysseus made his name by embarking on a perilous journey from Troy to Ithaca, plus a few unplanned diversions courtesy of the gods. But this is nothing on Christian Campbell, who last night travelled more than 4,000 miles to see the Greek king’s epic fable on the big screen.

The 22-year-old film graduate, who aspires to be an editor, made the journey from Atlanta to London to watch Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey.

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Ukraine’s deep strikes mean ‘significant change’ for war, former Russian PM says – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Ukraine's deep strikes mean 'significant change' for war, former Russian PM says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Putin’s next move will be Baltic incursion, warns top Russian dissident  politico.eu
  3. Vladimir Putin has no way out  New Statesman
  4. Letters: How will a desperate Putin respond to Ukraine's success on the battlefield?  The Telegraph
  5. Putin’s New Ukraine Problem Might Be the Thing That Sparks A War with NATO  National Security Journal
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