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Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say  The Washington Post Trump and Netanyahu envoy met about Middle East wars  Axios Israel said pushing ahead with Lebanon ceasefire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump  The Times of Israel Trump Tracker: Trump Briefed About Israel’s Plans For Middle East By Netanyahu’s Close …

North Korean soldiers fight alongside Russians in Kursk Oblast  Euromaidan Press 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says  The New York Times Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk  BBC.com US Issues Update on North Koreans in Russia-Ukraine War  Newsweek Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the …

Russia’s economy is heading toward a fate worse than recession, pro-Kremlin economists say  Business Insider Russia’s economy is overheating  Traffic lights Russian Food Prices Skyrocket in Growing Concern for Kremlin  Bloomberg Pro-government economists blame central bank for plunging Russia into ‘stagflation’  Reuters Russia Faces a Wave of Bankruptcies as Borrowing Costs Skyrocket  The Moscow Times …

Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like.  Vox.com Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space  CNN World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident  New Scientist World’s largest coral discovered in …

China Silences Car Attack Mourners, Vows Tighter Grip on Society  Bloomberg After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It  The New York Times Safety, educational videos resurface online in China after deadly car attack  Reuters Silence descends around China’s deadliest mass killing in years as flowers cleared away  The …

Typhoon Usagi Threatens Floods and Landslides in the Philippines  The New York Times Tropical storm to enter PAR on Thursday, to be named Pepito  GMA News Online Highest alert level raised as Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi  Al Jazeera English Typhoon Usagi to Hit the Philippines, Latest in String of Storms  Bloomberg Typhoon …

Mexican Officials Arrest Top Security Official in Mayor’s Beheading  The New York Times Mexico arrests local security chief for murder of Chilpancingo mayor  Reuters Canada Mexican city’s security chief held over mayor’s beheading  BBC.com Chilpancingo security chief arrested for mayor’s murder  Mexico News Daily Mexico authorities arrest security official for the murder of state …

The Guardian newspaper quits ‘toxic’ X  DW (English) Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X  The Guardian Bluesky’s user base has doubled in the past 90 days. Is it a mass exodus from X?  CNN Prominent X Accounts—Including The Guardian And Don Lemon—Are Leaving Elon Musk’s Site. Here’s Why.  Forbes If You …

Israel is committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ amid mass forced displacements in Gaza, HRW report says  FRANCE 24 English Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime  CNN Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of the ‘war crime of forcible transfer’ in Gaza  The Guardian Lebanese Health Officials: …

DAMASCUS — The United Nations has accused Israel of “severe violations” of a 50-year-old agreement with Syria, saying it has engaged in “engineering groundwork activities” that encroach on a key buffer zone in the Golan Heights. “Violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement have occurred where engineering works have encroached into …