Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

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Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territory

Canada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms.

Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention.

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Hungarian lawmakers repeal ICC withdrawal initiated by Orban in gesture to Netanyahu – The Times of Israel

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  1. Hungarian lawmakers repeal ICC withdrawal initiated by Orban in gesture to Netanyahu  The Times of Israel
  2. Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán  The Guardian
  3. Hungary’s parliament votes to remain a member of the International Criminal Court  AP News
  4. Hungary Parliament approves law to maintain membership in International Criminal Court  Reuters
  5. ICC welcomes Hungary reversal on exit, preserving Netanyahu arrest risk  Haaretz
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Soft toys, memes and a movie villain: Labor tries to simplify the message but selling a budget isn’t child’s play

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As the budget fight plays out fiercely online, Labor senator Ellie Whiteaker turns to a zebra and a giraffe for help

Selling a complicated federal budget isn’t exactly child’s play, but Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers could do worse than following the example of their colleague’s toy giraffe and zebra to help explain their contentious tax changes.

The budget fight is dominating parliament and Senate estimates, but it’s being fought just as fiercely online. The weapons of choice? Memes, fluffy animals and a questionable reference to a serial killer cannibal.

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Trump Board of Peace’s official Gaza fund is empty despite billions pledged, source says – France 24

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  1. Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty despite billions pledged, source says  France 24
  2. Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund is empty  Financial Times
  3. Trump’s Board of Peace is flailing – just like the president  The Independent
  4. The Shady Way Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money  The New Republic
  5. Donald Trump Board of Peace official fund empty, separate account received donations  The Jerusalem Post
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For Pakistan, joining Abraham Accords is a tricky choice – dw.com

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  1. For Pakistan, joining Abraham Accords is a tricky choice  dw.com
  2. A ruse, a brave gamble or a fantasy? Why Trump’s most puzzling Iran move yet is unlikely to work  CNN
  3. Join the Abraham Accords? US allies scoff at Trump’s demand.  Politico
  4. Trump asked Muslim leaders to sign peace deal with Israel after Iran war ends  Axios
  5. Opinion | An Iran deal is hard enough. Trump's Abraham Accords gambit is making it harder.  MS NOW
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Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice – Al Jazeera

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  1. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice  Al Jazeera
  2. Eid al-Adha explained. See date and why Muslims have two Eid holidays  USA Today
  3. Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha is today. What to know, how it's celebrated  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  4. Eid Mubarak! Why I love Eid al-Adha, the second major Islamic holiday  The Columbus Dispatch
  5. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, in photos  AP News
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Trump Board of Peace’s official Gaza reconstruction fund is empty, source says – Euronews.com

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  1. Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza reconstruction fund is empty, source says  Euronews.com
  2. Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund is empty  Financial Times
  3. Trump’s board of peace is flailing – just like the president  The Independent
  4. Donald Trump Board of Peace official fund empty, separate account received donations  The Jerusalem Post
  5. ‘The door to the future of Gaza is still closed’: Trump’s reconstruction promises stall  The Guardian
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Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing

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Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water

Rescuers have reached five of seven people who have been trapped for a week in a flooded, remote cave in Laos, after days spent navigating narrow, inundated passageways amid persistent rain.

Video footage shared on social media by rescue divers showed the five men crouched together on a rocky ledge in a dark cave chamber, surrounded by muddy water. “There’s no need to cry,” one of the rescue team told the men, who first entered the cave on Wednesday. Two men remain unaccounted for.

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Lord Howe Island got rid of its rats and mice – now its ‘wonderful’ insect life is back

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Invasive vermin decimated the island’s native flora and fauna – but its unique cockroaches and beetles are thriving once again

In the summer months, Lord Howe Island’s unique stag beetle, with wing cases that appear forged from iridescent green metal, fly around the ancient tree tops looking for a mate.

“That’s really something wonderful,” said Ian Hutton, a naturalist and nature guide on the World Heritage-listed island.

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Ghana welcomes Pope’s apology over Catholic Church’s role in slavery – BBC

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  1. Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery  BBC
  2. Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery  AP News
  3. Apologies Excepted  Crisis Magazine
  4. Pope Leo apologises for Church's historic role in slavery  Reuters
  5. Interview: What Pope Leo’s apology for the church’s role in slavery means to Black Catholics  America Magazine
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