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5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging – The Associated Press

5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging  The Associated PressMartin Rowson on the fifth anniversary of Brexit – cartoon  The GuardianNumber of Britons who think Brexit was right decision hits new low, new YouGov poll shows  The IndependentBrexit is more unpopular than ever five years on  SemaforHow five years of Brexit reshaped Britain  Financial Times

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings – The Associated Press

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings  The Associated PressTrump’s Cabinet nominees face sharpest bipartisan grilling to date and other takeaways from Thursday’s confirmation hearings  CNNFive Takeaways from Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel hearings  BBC.comDonald Trump’s Cabinet of Revenge  The New YorkerTulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, RFK Jr.: Latest confirmation vote count  TODAY

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed – The Associated Press

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed  The Associated PressEight hostages released from Gaza amid chaotic scenes as Palestinian prisoners set to be freed  CNNIsrael Frees Palestinian Prisoners After Chaotic Hostage Handover  The New York TimesNetanyahu furious about chaotic handover of Israeli hostages from Hamas  Fox News3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages are freed in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners  NPR

Authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis launch investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel – CBS News

Authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis launch investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel  CBS NewsSt Kitts and Nevis finds 13 decomposing bodies in boat adrift in Caribbean  The GuardianCaribbean nation of St Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel  Fox NewsBoat with 13 bodies discovered off the coast of Nevis  Trinidad GuardianBodies found on boat near Nevis said to include West Africans  Loop News Caribbean

France hands over last military base in Chad – The Associated Press

France hands over last military base in Chad  The Associated PressWith France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?  Al Jazeera EnglishFrance ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad  FRANCE 24 EnglishWhat France loses by closing its military bases in Africa  theconversation.comChad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence  VOA Asia

Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence – Hacker News

Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence  Hacker NewsCiting ‘Shadow of Evil,’ Vatican Warns About the Risks of A.I.  The New York TimesNew Vatican document examines potential and risks of AI  Vatican News - EnglishAI on the Vatican on AI  The PillarAI must serve, not replace, teacher-student relationship, Vatican says  Detroit Catholic

An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting – The Associated Press

An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting  The Associated PressSweden releases 5 arrested following the killing of an Iraqi who carried out Quran burnings  The Associated PressMan Who Burned Qurans in Sweden Shot Dead During TikTok Livestream  The Wall Street JournalSwedish PM says shooting of anti-Islam campaigner may be linked to foreign power  ReutersIraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict  The Washington Post

Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival – The Associated Press

Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival  The Associated PressAfter Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede, Concerns of Cover-Up  The New York Times‘Where should we go’: Refrain at Kumbh lost-and-found centre  The Indian ExpressFamilies mourn loved ones who died in Kumbh Mela crush  BBC.comAt Least 30 Dead, 60 Injured After Religious Event Ends in Stampede: 'There Was No Chance for Escape'  PEOPLE

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A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm – ABC News

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm  ABC NewsPolice crack down on resurgent protests in Georgia  Al Jazeera English'Brutal Crackdown' Continues In Georgia As Protesters Rally In Tbilisi  Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyGeorgian police arrest opposition leaders at pro-EU protest  ReutersGeorgia: Police arrest two opposition leaders amid protests  DW (English)

Front-runner in German election says his party will ‘never’ work with the far right – The Associated Press

Front-runner in German election says his party will ‘never’ work with the far right  The Associated PressGermany: CDU leader rules out co-operation with far-right  EuronewsGermany's Merz tells DW that AfD 'wants to destroy the CDU'  DW (English)German Protesters Condemn Chancellor Front-Runner Merz for Working with Neo-Nazi Party  Democracy Now!Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against proposed German immigration crackdown  Reuters UK

How Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others made it to Trump’s Cabinet – ABC News

How Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others made it to Trump's Cabinet  ABC NewsGabbard, RFK Jr. pass committee hurdles in win for Trump  The HillSenate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary; Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. testify at confirmation hearings  NBC NewsCapitol agenda: Gabbard, RFK Jr. committee votes come down to the wire  POLITICOTrump confirmed cabinet: Here's where Trump's administration picks stand  Axios

The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases – The Associated Press

The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases  The Associated PressIsrael and Hamas Exchange 3 Hostages and More Than 180 Prisoners  The New York TimesLive updates: US-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel freed in latest round of hostage releases  CNNPalestinians released by Israel show signs of ‘torture, starvation’  Al Jazeera EnglishWho are the 20 hostages yet to be released in the first phase of the deal? – explainer  The Jerusalem Post