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Russia has launched attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, resulting in casualties and prompting international concern; Trump compared the conflict to children fighting.

• Russia Launches Broad Assault on Kyiv and Other Cities in Ukraine — New York Times World - 09:22
• Three killed in 'massive' Russian strikes across Ukraine, Zelensky says — BBC World - 09:14
• Russia bombards Kyiv after Putin vows revenge for Operation Spiderweb — The Guardian - 07:57

• Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones – as it happened — The Guardian - 02:32
• Trump Compares Russia and Ukraine to Children Fighting — New York Times World - 00:48

Donald Trump's actions are drawing both praise and criticism, including implementing a travel ban, facing a feud with Elon Musk and having a friendly meeting with Merz. There is also coverage of a new plan to send deportees to South Sudan.

• Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump — The Guardian - 09:39
• Merz Cracks the Trump Code With Friendly White House Meeting — New York Times World - 09:26
• Africans See Trump’s New Travel Ban as ‘A Big Slap in the Face’ — New York Times World - 09:02

• Why Trump Is Trying to Send Deportees to South Sudan — New York Times World - 09:01
• How bitter Trump-Musk feud escalated - and what happens next — BBC World - 05:56
• How bitter Trump-Musk feud escalated - and what happens next — BBC World - 05:56
• Trump travel ban comes as little surprise amid barrage of draconian restrictions — The Guardian - 05:00
• Friday Briefing — New York Times World - 04:34
• War of words between president and former adviser escalates – as it happened — The Guardian - 02:14
• Trump suspends foreign student visas at Harvard — BBC World - 01:33
• Eyes on Senate Republicans as Trump and Musk feud over tax and spend bill — The Guardian - 00:27

Labour party celebrates a surprise byelection win in Scotland amid economic uncertainty causing house prices to fall and a 'stress crisis' impacting millions in the UK.

• Starmer hails Labour victory after surprise win in Hamilton byelection for Scottish parliament – UK politics live — The Guardian - 09:25
• Hamilton byelection win is vindication of Scottish Labour’s doorstep strategy — The Guardian - 09:12
• Scottish Labour wins pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK — The Guardian - 08:24

• David Beckham to be made knight in King Charles’s birthday list — The Guardian - 07:49
• UK house prices fall by more than expected amid economic uncertainty — The Guardian - 07:27
• NHS England to give urgent help away from A&E to cut ‘corridor care’ — The Guardian - 06:00
• ‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity — The Guardian - 04:00
• U.K. Faces ‘Extraordinary’ Threat from Russian and Iranian Plots, Official Warns — New York Times World - 04:01

Palestinians are struggling with hunger and violence near aid sites, as videos show chaos around Israeli-backed food distribution points.

• Desperate and Hungry Palestinians Recall Deadly Shooting Near Gaza Aid Site — New York Times World - 09:39
• Videos Show Chaos Around Israeli-Backed Gaza Food Sites — New York Times World - 09:09
• Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday — BBC World - 06:42

Headlines from Australia include a missing teenager case, a jumping castle tragedy verdict, an accidental blocking of internet in New Zealand by an Australian navy ship, and other general news.

• Australian navy ship accidentally blocks wifi across parts of New Zealand – as it happened — The Guardian - 07:14
• Families of children killed in Hillcrest jumping castle incident ‘shattered’ after not guilty verdict — The Guardian - 07:04
• Australian Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison four years after being arbitrarily detained — The Guardian - 07:04

• Australian navy ship accidentally blocks internet and radio across parts of New Zealand — The Guardian - 06:41
• Australian mushroom lunch cook tells trial meal was 'special' — BBC World - 05:17
• Sussan Ley says name spelling change was due to ‘punk phase’ – not numerology — The Guardian - 04:58
• Erin Patterson trial day 28 – as it happened — The Guardian - 03:56
• Pheobe Bishop disappearance: housemates charged with murdering teenager — The Guardian - 03:33
• Bouncy castle operator cleared in tragedy that killed six — BBC World - 03:30

Diverse global updates include an engineering feat in Kashmir, a financial U-turn by the World Bank in Uganda, new leadership in South Korea, a rediscovery in the art world, and climate change concerns.

• An Engineering Marvel, Decades in the Making: A Rail Line to Kashmir — New York Times World - 09:11
• World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights — BBC World - 07:49
• Noblewoman may have ordered brazen murder of priest outside St Paul’s in 1337 — The Guardian - 05:00

• South Koreans Have a New President, and Mixed Emotions — New York Times World - 04:01
• Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space, Dies at 76 — New York Times World - 04:36

Interesting stories cover a doomsday fish phenomenon, upcoming ski season in Australia, Sports Direct pricing practices, and the rediscovery of a JMW Turner painting.

• Pheobe Bishop: Queensland police find suspected human remains in search for missing teenager — The Guardian - 08:32
• Wintery long weekend to deliver snowy start to Australia’s ski season — The Guardian - 08:00
• One of JMW Turner’s earliest paintings rediscovered after 150 years — The Guardian - 08:00

• Three giant ‘doomsday fish’ wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts — The Guardian - 07:29
• Pablo Escobar’s top cocaine pilot details working for drug lord in new podcast — The Guardian - 07:00
• Cardiff’s first modern art museum will aim to showcase Welsh talent — The Guardian - 06:00
• Sports Direct pricing practices ‘may be breaking the law’, Which? says — The Guardian - 05:00
• EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights — The Guardian - 05:00
• Why a Harvard Speaker Drew a Social Media Backlash in China — New York Times World - 02:12
• Australians may soon be able to download iPhone apps from outside Apple App Store under federal proposal — The Guardian - 02:00
• The Swiss village buried by a glacier collapse – podcast — The Guardian - 02:00
• Another ‘Gomorrah’ TV Series About the Mob? Some in Naples Say, ‘Basta.’ — New York Times World - 01:57