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BBCOct 13Preview

Bulgaria summons Russian ambassador after ship sinks in Black Sea drone attack

Eleven crew members are missing after a merchant ship was sunk overnight, local officials say.

GuardianOct 13Preview

Jury selection begins in hate crimes trial for Buffalo supermarket gunman

Trial could see white supremacist who killed 10 people in New York state store get the death penaltyJury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial that could see the white supremacist who killed 10 people in a 2022 Buffalo supermarket get the death penalty.The attack is believed to be the deadliest shooting targeting Black people in modern history. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 13Preview

Jury sworn in for Russell Brand trial on rape and sexual assault charges

Prosecution expected to open its case on Wednesday after eight men and four women selected as jurorsRussell Brand has attended court for the second day of his rape and sexual assault trial and a jury has been selected in the case.The 51-year-old comedian faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault against six women, in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999 to 2009. Brand denies all the charges. Continue reading...

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NYTOct 13Preview

Bulgaria Summons Russian Ambassador After More Black Sea Drone Strikes

Drones struck two ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, according to the country’s prime minister.

Lara JakesDrones (Pilotless Planes)Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

Al JazeeraOct 13Preview

Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, PM says

Two ships were hit in the attack, including the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which sustained damage.

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GuardianOct 13Preview

Same-sex couple sue over Slovakia’s refusal to register marriage

Case of couple who wed legally in Austria exposes clash between EU court ruling and national restrictionsA same-sex couple are suing authorities in Slovakia for refusing to register their Austrian marriage, testing whether a landmark EU court ruling can turn recognition abroad into legal security at home.Their fight exposes a clash between European obligations and national restrictions – and what that means for LGBTQ+ people living under Robert Fico’s populist-nationalist government. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 12Preview

The Guardian view on Narendra Modi’s gen Z crackdown: he cannot arrest his way out of a democratic crisis | Editorial

Young protesters have exposed the limits of a strongman’s authority. Crushing dissent risks deepening the democratic crisis he should confrontNarendra Modi’s heavy-handed crackdown on protests over electoral rights in Delhi appears to have backfired. Over the weekend, his government tried to crush demonstrations led by the gen Z Cockroach Janta party (CJP). It locked up thousands of young people, detained journalists and shut down the capital as if he had declared emergency rule. Abhijeet Dipke, who launched the CJP in May after India’s chief justice compared jobless youths to “cockroaches”, was detained with other leaders when he landed in Delhi. Those who did take to the Indian capital’s streets were roughed up by police or taken into custody. Even when the usually deferential supreme court ordered peaceful assembly be protected, Mr Modi’s government showed its authoritarian contempt f

EditorialIndiaNarendra Modi

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