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Two right-wing former ministers left in race to be UK Conservative leader  Reuters UK Labour and Lib Dems gleeful as Badenoch to face Jenrick in Tory leadership race  The Guardian Should James Cleverly try to choose his opponent in final round?  Financial Times Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick left in race to be …

Lynx, tiger and tadpoles, oh my: See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners  NPR See 11 of the Best Wildlife Photographs From Years Past  Smithsonian Magazine These 18 images won judges over in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest  USA TODAY Dreamlike image of tadpoles in a lake wins Wildlife …

North Korean troops now fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Seoul says  Fox News North Korean soldiers are likely dying for Putin in Ukraine, Seoul says  POLITICO Europe North Korea To Deploy More Soldiers to Ukraine After Reported Deaths: Seoul  Newsweek North Korean troops fighting for Putin ‘killed in Ukraine’  The Telegraph North Korea Seen …

500 Hezbollah targets destroyed: How has the IDF so far avoided 2006 war-style ambushes?  The Jerusalem Post Israel’s Campaign against Hezbollah and the Fight for Southern Lebanon’s Tunnels  United States Military Academy West Point IDF Discovers Hezbollah Tunnel From Lebanon Crossing Into Israel  Haaretz Israel finds Hezbollah weapons cache under residential building in …

Scientists have said that we can cool the planet back down. Now they’re not sure it will be so easy.  The Washington Post Overconfidence in climate overshoot  Nature.com How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine  The Conversation Overshooting 1.5C Risks ‘Irreversible’ Climate Impact: Study  Barron’s Once we pass …

Two civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket fire in northern Israel  BBC.com Hezbollah reports clashes with Israeli troops along Lebanese border  Reuters Two Israelis Killed in Hezbollah Rocket Barrage on Northern Israel Town of Kiryat Shmona  Haaretz Two dead, eight wounded after barrage of 90 rockets pummel northern Israel  The Jerusalem Post Home in Safed …

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick left in race to be UK Conservative leader  Al Jazeera English Cock-up, rather than conspiracy, the likely cause of Cleverly’s surprise exit  The Guardian Who Will Lead Britain’s Conservatives? The Finalists Are a Surprise.  The New York Times Should James Cleverly try to choose his opponent in final …

Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks  The New York Times Dozens of elephants forced to evacuate due to flash flooding  CNN At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai  Al Jazeera English Thai Government Issues Flood Alert as Dam Set to Release Water  Bloomberg Video: Flash Floods in Northern Thailand …

Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu speak as Israel plans Iran retaliation  Financial Times Biden, Harris speak to Netanyahu about Israel’s retaliation against Iran  Axios Israel vows to hit back at Iran. Will it bomb Tehran’s nuclear sites? Can it?  USA TODAY Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks. Trump recently called …

Susan Rice: Trump’s reported calls with Putin appear illegal  The Hill Book Revives Questions About Trump’s Ties to Putin  The New York Times Harris reacts to claim Trump secretly sent Putin individual Covid tests at height of pandemic  CNN Kremlin Says Trump Sent Putin Covid Tests While President  Bloomberg Trump’s record makes his alleged …