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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid (apnews.com)

Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels (www.theguardian.com)

Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a 30% fatality rate...

Finland Moves To Block Asylum-Seekers From Entering Via Russia (www.reuters.com)

Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that will allow its border authorities to block asylum seekers seeking to enter its territory from Russia, the government said on Friday....

Inside Moscow as Russia votes in election with no opposition to Putin (www.nbcnews.com)

NBC News spoke to people outside a polling station in the Russian capital Friday. With the winner in no doubt, the Kremlin will instead be looking to turnout as a measure of public support for President Vladimir Putin’s extended rule across this vast country....

South Korea to China: Why is East Asia producing so few babies? (www.aljazeera.com)

Blow for Milei as Senate rejects sweeping mega-reform decree | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)

The drastic drop in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has opened a gap for fentanyl in Europe (english.elpais.com)

Spanish parliament approves controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists (english.elpais.com)

Israel says it plans 'humanitarian islands' for Gaza displaced (www.bbc.com)

Israel’s military has said it plans to move displaced Palestinians in Gaza to what it called “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah....

‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes (www.theguardian.com)

Carbon schemes are touted as a way to transfer billions in climate finance to the developing world – but people at the Kariba project in Zimbabwe say most of the profits never arrive...

CAA Should Be for All Persecuted People ‘Irrespective of Religion’, Says Taliban (thewire.in)

Tens of thousands peacefully attend 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan at Temple Mount (www.timesofisrael.com)

Syrskyi: Russia trying to break through in Avdiivka direction, Ukraine facing ‘intense artillery fire’ (kyivindependent.com)

Israel broke international law with tank shelling that killed journalist, UN finds (www.theguardian.com)

Vaasa police foil student's school shooting plan | Yle News | Yle (yle.fi)

Swisscom finalises takeover of Vodafone Italy - SWI swissinfo.ch (www.swissinfo.ch)

Israel again massacres Palestinian civilians who had gathered to obtain humanitarian aid in Gaza (euromedmonitor.org)

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Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional (english.kyodonews.net)

A Japanese high court ruled Thursday the country’s lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a move likely to further mount pressure on the government to do more to protect sexual minorities....

Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence (www.theguardian.com)

Ireland issues health alert after measles case on Etihad Airways flight from UAE (english.alarabiya.net)

Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia’s Oil Industry | Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. (www.nytimes.com)

Mr. Ernst and Mr. Krutikhin noted that, unlike in other oil infrastructure such as pipelines, a lot of complex machinery and sophisticated engineering goes into refineries, and they can take several months to fix. Some analysts say the repairs could take longer than usual because sanctions prohibit Western sales of certain...

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