Citi reports US luxury spending fell 6% in September on weak demand

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Iran war live: Yemen forces claim control over strategic Taiz mountain peak

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Patrick Clancy's $6,550 NYC condo listing emerges as Lindsay Clancy's murder case faces possible retrial

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Russia to take retaliatory measures if Canada confiscates Russian assets — ambassador

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Japan real wages rise 1.5% in August, eighth straight monthly gain

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said NATO membership for Ukraine is not currently under consideration . He said Washington is focused on ending the conflict between Kiev and Moscow . Ukraine has made NATO membership a key foreign policy objective since the Western-backed Maidan coup in Kiev in 2014 .

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Haiti postpones elections indefinitely as gang violence hampers preparations

Haiti postpones elections indefinitely as gang violence hampers preparations . The delay leaves Haitians without a vote as authorities struggle to

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UN should clarify criteria for neutral state status — Russian Federation Council speaker

Switzerland is moving away from this status because it follows EU directives and supports illegal sanctions .

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North Korea Warns South Not to Cross Border by Even ‘Millimeter’

North Korea said it would not tolerate even a ‘millimeter’ violation of its territory . South Korea

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US Forces in Okinawa to Pause Operations After Arrest of Marine

The US Forces in Japan will pause operations for 48 hours starting noon on Wednesday and impose a month-long

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Quick Action Stops OSV From Sinking at Dock in the Netherlands

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Vance says Iran must reduce nuclear enrichment capacity to end war - Reuters

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10/6: The Takeout with Major Garrett

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Syrian embassy returns seized passport after 43 years

Syrian embassy returns seized passport after 43 years. Syria's embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago....

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Efforts grow to hold 'complicit' Biden officials accountable for Gaza

Efforts grow to hold 'complicit' Biden officials accountable for Gaza . Three years

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Messi bids farewell to Argentina fans in emotional international finale

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10/6: CBS Evening News

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‘Very deep discussion’: Trump scheduled to speak to Putin over suspected plague case in Russia

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US forces face curfew, alcohol ban in Japan’s Okinawa after murder case

U.S. forces on Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and put under a 30-day curfew in the wake of the murder of a local woman allegedly committed by an American Marine .

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Trump isn't ‘completely wrong’: Hormuz disruption is Asia’s problem, says Singapore's foreign minister

Trump isn't ‘completely wrong’: Hormuz disruption is Asia’s problem, says Singapore's foreign minister. Trump has said that Asian economies, which are heavily reliant on energy shipped through Hormuz, should shoulder more of the burden of keeping the waterway open....

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Israel marks third anniversary of October 7 attack as election looms

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Two Houthi missiles target Yemen’s Aden International Airport

Two missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted Aden International Airport early Wednesday . No casualties reported, with no casualties reported . Houthis say they struck airport, air base in Saudi Arabia .

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Oil rises as concerns over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia eclipse supply recovery

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Russian Lancet Loitering Munition One-Shot Kills Ukrainian T-72 Tank Near Kharkov in New Footage

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Carancho Fire near Fallbrook, Temecula in California prompts emergency response; scary videos emerge as Headsburg residents wonder what's burning

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‘Islam, mass migration’: Trump's claims on reasons behind student protests in France

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The taxman comes for China’s offshore riches

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Explosion shutters Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery

Explosion shutters Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery. An explosion has ripped through Venezuela's second-largest oil refinery, causing it to suspend activities....

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Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm

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Asia shares weaker, oil up; investors weigh Saudi-Houthi escalation

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Indonesia VP Stays in Office as Court Quashes Diploma Challenge

Indonesia's Constitutional Court dismissed a bid to unseat Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka over his educational

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Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after her failed execution . Pike was 18 when she was sent to death row following a murder committed in a jealous rage .

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Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils . President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday . French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday .

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Houthis say they shot down Saudi drone over Yemen

Houthis say they shot down Saudi drone over Yemen. The target was destroyed in the airspace of Al Jawf Governorate, spokesman Yahya Saree said...

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Lithuanian parliament backs lifting nuclear weapons ban

The amendment would remove a ban on the deployment of weapons of mass destruction on Lithuanian territory . The amendment passed its first reading in the parliament on Tuesday with 106 lawmakers in favor, 18 against and six abstaining . A final vote cannot take place until at least three months later .

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OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'

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G20 trade ministers meet in Wisconsin amid trade tensions

G20 trade ministers have discussed food weaponization and forced labor during a two-day meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Officials had direct discussions and bilateral meetings about a variety of global trade

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CMG documentary reveals China's crackdown on telecom fraud in Myanmar

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World Animal Day: China's rare species show signs of recovery

The reed parrotbill is a rare bird species endemic to China, known as the "panda of birds" Every October 4 marks World Animal Day . Overwintering waterbird counts reached a record 5.059 million .

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Japan protests after US Marine arrested over Okinawa killing

Japan has lodged a strong protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman in Okinawa . The suspect, 20-year-old US Marine Devin Ballard, was taken into custody and sent to prosecutors . The incident has drawn anger in Japan from both the government and the public .

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New York declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak . 108 cases of measles have been reported among New York state residents this year through Saturday . Of those, 92 were reported since July 15, largely in under-immunized, rural communities .

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Oil tanker with 23 Indian crew members on fire after Ukraine drone attack off Russia coast; all rescued

The Liberian-flagged tanker caught fire after being hit by ‘naval drones’ The tanker's crew of 23 Indian nationals has

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Malaysia 2027 budget to tackle living costs, fiscal risks as election looms

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Asia stocks fall despite Wall Street records as rising oil, yields weigh

Asia stocks fall despite Wall Street records as rising oil, yields weigh. ...

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Epstein whistleblower’s abrupt suicide triggers calls for probe

Simon Andriesz had exposed previously undisclosed links between Jeffrey Epstein and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick . His family said there is no suggestion of foul play after he died by suspected suicide in Thailand on September 23 .

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US stock market hits all-time high as investors bet big on AI

The benchmark S&P 500 is up 14 percent this year despite elevated oil prices and US government debt sell-off . Robust AI spending

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Oman evacuates injured crew from attacked tanker in Strait of Hormuz

India's Foreign Ministry says 11 out of 12 injured crew members on board the On Peace are Indian nationals . 12 crew members, including 11 Indian nationals, were injured after a commercial vessel hit near Oman . India condemned the attack and expressed concern over continuing attacks on commercial vessels in the region .

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Three years after Hamas attacked on October 7, Israel has yet to start reckoning with its failures

Three years after Hamas attack on October 7, Israel has yet to start reckoning with its failures . The collapse of Israel's intelligence and security remains unresolved and the officials who dismissed warnings of Hamas' attack are still in charge . As Netanyahu's government delays an independent inquiry, war rages on, and the scars have yet to

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Yemen’s Ansurullah Strikes Saudi Ground Forces and Key Airports with Ballistic Missiles

Yemen’s Ansurullah Coalition has warned civilian airlines against operating over Saudi Arabia . Saudi Arabia has confirmed that recent attacks damaged King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as airports in Najran and Jizan . Saudi-led coalition forces have responded with missile and drone attacks against targets inside Saudi Arabia, including military

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In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought her own island off Maine; 22 years later, she donated it, and today it is a public nature preserve

In 1964, Jane Sewall bought Witch Island off South Bristol, Maine, and donated it in 1986 . Today it is

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America’s Newest Fighter Makes First Flight: How Capable is the F-16 Block 72?

First F-16 Block 72 fighter has completed its maiden flight . The aircraft is closely related to the F- 16 Block 70 that first flew in January 2023 . The Royal Moroccan Air Force is currently the only client in the world for the Block 72 variant .

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Dutch Defence Ministry Confirms Ukraine Aid Is Undermining Army Readiness and NATO Goals

Dutch Ministry of Defence confirms Ukraine Aid Is Undermining Army Readiness and NATO Goals . The Dutch experience reflects a broader problem across NATO . European armed forces entered the war in Ukraine with inventories designed for peacetime requirements and relatively short high-intensity contingencies .

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'I'm inherently a procrastinator': JD Vance on whether he would seek US presidency in 2028

US Vice President JD Vance is popularly believed to be running for President in 2028

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HSBC plans deep job cuts in UK wealth management amid AI push, FT reports

HSBC plans deep job cuts in UK wealth management amid AI push, FT reports. ...

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Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations

Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations . European Commission considers a broad levy

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US actress Eva Marie Saint dies at age 102 — Variety

US actress Eva Marie Saint dies at age 102 — Variety. Saint was born in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, and began her television and film career in the 1940s...

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Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall

Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall. A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests....

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India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation creeps up

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DeepSeek considers doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion, sources say

DeepSeek considers doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion, sources say. China's DeepSeek weighs upsizing funding round to up to $14.9 billion, sources tell CNBC, and the final amount could still change in final talks....

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Singapore's Temasek warns of the ‘biggest risk’ facing markets right now

Singapore's Temasek warns of the ‘biggest risk’ facing markets right now. Unwinding of the artificial intelligence trade poses the biggest risk to markets, according to Singapore state-owned investment giant Temasek....

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two dead in Kyiv as Zelensky warns of massive incoming Russian attack

President Volodymyr Zelensky warns of ‘massive strikes’ on Ukraine . At least two people killed in fire caused by 'massive strikes' on Kyiv on Wednesday . Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 as Putin celebrates 74th birthday . Russia’s Defence Ministry says its forces carried out a

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Who's running Iran? Trump, Vance question Tehran's leadership: 'No one knows'

Who's running Iran? Trump, Vance question Tehran's leadership: 'No one knows'. Donald Trump echoed the concern a day later, saying his “biggest problem” was that “no one knows who is running Iran.”...

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India raises policy rate by 25 bps in first hike in nearly four years

India raises policy rate by 25 bps in first hike in nearly four years. ...

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Lukashenko highlights Putin's selfless service to Fatherland in birthday message

Lukashenko highlights Putin's selfless service to Fatherland in birthday message. The Belarusian president said he highly values his Russian counterpart's commitment to strengthening fraternal ties between Minsk and Moscow...

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Singapore Foreign Affairs Chief Touts Robust Asean Growth in 'Crazy World'

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Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army college

Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army college. In August, four young women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed at the school in Harrogate....

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Luxury developers flocked to the 'Hamptons of Hungary' — but some projects are stalling

Luxury developers flocked to the 'Hamptons of Hungary' — but some projects are stalling. Lake Balaton in south-west Hungary has been a popular vacation destination for decades, but average transaction prices are falling....

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Ukraine’s attempts at agricultural intervention in EU market to hinder accession — envoy

Ukraine’s attempts at agricultural intervention in EU market to hinder accession — envoy. Rodion Miroshnik said that Ukraine's neighboring countries "will most likely fight tooth and nail against Ukrainian agricultural products entering the European market and effectively suffocating farms"...

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Malaysia Sets Nov. 14 for Malacca Vote in New Test for Anwar

Malaysia will hold local elections in Malacca on Nov. 14 in what's set to be a fresh

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Libya’s parliament removes Speaker Saleh after 12 years as discontent grows

Libya’s parliament removes Speaker Saleh after 12 years as discontent grows. Eastern-based parliament votes to replace longtime speaker with Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi....

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Three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services . We ask what the genocide has revealed about Israel, about the Western powers that have backed it, and about the international system that has failed to stop

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Blackstone-backed AirTrunk to invest $1 billion in Japan data centre campus

Blackstone-backed AirTrunk to invest $1 billion in Japan data centre campus. ...

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Susan Collins tells voters she’s ‘not exactly’ Trump’s favorite senator

Susan Collins tells voters she’s ‘not exactly’ Trump’s favorite senator. Democrats are targeting the Maine seat to gain control of the Senate...

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Texas killer set for pentobarbital execution after failed Christa Pike attempt

Texas killer set for pentobarbital execution after failed Christa Pike attempt. A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk in 2000 during a robbery...

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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.09%

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.09%. ...

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Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad

The acting secretary of the U.S. Army says the man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3 .

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Who is Karl Bushby? Man who walked the world for 28 years, covered nearly 50,000 km returns to UK

Karl Bushby began his journey in 1998 from Punta Arenas, Chile, at 29

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Who is Holly Leeann Flores? Denton County woman allegedly stabs husband and 2 young children; faces attempted capital murder charges

Holly Leeann Flores, 37, is facing preliminary charges of attempted capital murder (two

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Trump's LA, San Diego remarks ‘treasonous’, says California Governor Newsom; lawmakers demand apology

Trump's LA, San Diego remarks ‘treasonous’, says California Governor Newsom; lawmakers demand apology. Donald Trump was accused of treason by California Governor Gavin Newsom over the president's remarks on Los Angeles and San Diego....

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Vladimir Putin and the pariah problem

Vladimir Putin and the pariah problem. Emphasising the Russian leader’s wickedness must not come at Ukraine’s expense...

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Once shunned, Myanmar’s military-backed leader set for Malaysian red carpet

Once shunned, Myanmar’s military-backed leader set for Malaysian red carpet. ...

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Families of troops killed in Iran war skip Trump’s Gold Star reception

Families of troops killed in Iran war skip Trump’s Gold Star reception. Most families of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war aren't attending a White House reception for Gold Star families...

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Nepal in talks with China to reopen Tatopani border point

Nepal in talks with China to reopen Tatopani border point. Nepal in talks with China to reopen Tatopani border point...

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The ‘Cornell 7’ Lawsuit Has Reignited America’s Debate Over Sexual Consent

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India stocks dip after RBI hikes rates for first time in nearly 4 yrs

India stocks dip after RBI hikes rates for first time in nearly 4 yrs. ...

independent.co.uk

Feds say woman coached teen on how to maximize Canada school massacre

Feds say woman coached teen on how to maximize Canada school massacre. Officials said James Cody Bryant of Bellingham, Washington, communicated with Jesse Van Rootselaar in British Columbia for at least six months ahead of the shooting...

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Protests across Israel mark third anniversary of October 7

Protests across Israel mark third anniversary of October 7 . Families of hostages and victims renewed calls

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Finland orders halt to work on Google data centre sites

Finland has emerged as a key location for data centres amid the AI boom . Finnish opposition has called for measures to prevent power

investing.com

Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.22%

Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.22%. ...

ft.com

Germany’s spies face a fresh scandal

Germany’s spies face a fresh scandal. The BND intelligence agency had been seeking a return to the top table. Then prosecutors accused its ex-chief of treachery...

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Yemen’s displaced children dream of returning to school

Yemen’s displaced children dream of returning to school. More than 137,000 students in conflict zones lose access to education, deepening Yemen's already dire schooling crisis....

hindustantimes.com

Iran war cost US 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion; see full list of US aircraft lost or damaged

Iran war cost US 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion . U.S.

independent.co.uk

Young mothers dig graves for their children in Chad’s desert refugee camps: ‘There is nobody who can help us’

daily search for clean water is desperate, Gordon Cole-Schmidt reports . Hundreds charge

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Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?

Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?. Iran's oil exports have struggled amid a US blockade. A Russian energy crisis because of Ukrainian attacks could help....

investing.com

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.76%

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.76%. ...

investing.com

UK house prices unchanged in September after August fall

UK house prices unchanged in September after August fall. ...

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Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill six and injure more than 20

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on October 7 with missiles, including ballistic missiles, and drones . In Kyiv, a Russian strike damaged nonresidential buildings, offices, and warehouses in the Obolonskyi, Shevchenkivskyi districts . In the Chernihiv region, a missile strike damaged a five-story residential

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US joins Russia, Belarus; Trump administration refuses international election observers for midterms

US joins Russia, Belarus; Trump administration refuses international election observers for midterms. President Donald Trump's administration won't invite election observers from Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms....

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Taiwan Claims Two Hong Kong Residents Involved in Spying on DPP Lawmaker

Taiwan prosecutors say two Hong Kong residents paid for the surveillance of a lawmaker and his family .

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Asia’s Maritime Community to Take Centre Stage at Upcoming WISTA 2026

Asia’s Maritime Community to Take Centre Stage at Upcoming WISTA 2026. The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lump......

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Flying scared: The evacuation of US bombers from RAF Fairford

The evacuation of a dozen B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire is another instalment in the latest rippling of the Iran war . This, arguably, came in two parts, the first scripted with the detention and arrest of five men .

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Renault’s plan for Chinese EV motor assembly in small French town sparks job loss fears

Renault’s plan for Chinese EV motor assembly in small French town sparks job loss fears . In the industrial heartland of Normandy, more than 100km (62 miles) away from Paris, lies the small town of Cleon

aljazeera.com

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid concerns over repatriations

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid concerns over repatriations. Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia on his first visit since the 2021 coup....

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Damen sets up shop in Panama

Damen sets up shop in Panama. The Dutch shipyard group adds to a repair facility in Curacao and partnerships in Colombia...

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Container battery fire risks prompt US labeling legislation

Container battery fire risks prompt US labeling legislation. Bill targets import ocean containers moving inland, echoing recent safety pushes at the IMO...

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Micron’s Taoyuan union in Taiwan secures authorisation to strike

Micron’s Taoyuan union in Taiwan secures authorisation to strike. ...

investing.com

Hollywood Bowl shares jump 6% as profit seen in line despite UK heatwave

Hollywood Bowl shares jump 6% as profit seen in line despite UK heatwave. ...

investing.com

Goodman Group faces backlash over Japan data centre project

Goodman Group faces backlash over Japan data centre project. ...

investing.com

Forvia stock jumps on India joint venture deal with Anand Group

Forvia stock jumps on India joint venture deal with Anand Group. ...

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Israel continues demolishing buildings in Gaza a year after ceasefire

The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased . The Israeli military has systematically razed the southern city and other towns and districts .

investing.com

India bank liquidity surplus likely to decline by financial year-end, RBI Chief says

India bank liquidity surplus likely to decline by financial year-end, RBI Chief says. ...

scmp.com

US risks ceding AI governance leadership to China and the EU

US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement under which major artificial intelligence companies will use internal controls and monitoring to manage risks . The White House calls the commitments “morally binding’

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Politkovskaya 'predicted' Russia's turn under Putin, editor says on 20th anniversary of her death

Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin, her former editor says . She was gunned down in her Moscow apartment

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Three years of Israel’s mass dispossession of West Bank Palestinians

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Palestine: The Lost Team

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Israel refuses entry to Palestinian election commission to Gaza, Jerusalem

Israel refuses entry to Palestinian election commission to Gaza, Jerusalem, Palestinian source says . Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree setting a date for legislative elections in East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip . If held, they would be the first of their kind since 2006 .

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SpaceX Seeks $40B For Nvidia Chips; Iran Steps Up Hormuz Attacks

SpaceX is in talks to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips in what would be among the biggest-ever debt financings for the AI buildout . Oil gained as traders weighed increased flows through the Strait of Hormuz against a pickup in Iranian attacks against vessels .

aljazeera.com

Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in US

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Transsion seeks up to $428 million in Hong Kong share sale as memory costs weigh

Transsion seeks up to $428 million in Hong Kong share sale as memory costs weigh. ...

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Drug cartels train hundreds of drone operators in Ukraine, expert says

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independent.co.uk

Nolan Wells’ friends sue NFL legend Terrell Owens over ‘ARREST THEM’ post

Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found

independent.co.uk

Newsom calls Trump ‘mentally ill’ in 25th Amendment plea after ‘take out’ LA crack

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Israel at Risk of Civil War and State Collapse, CIA Report Says

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aljazeera.com

What does a year-long ceasefire in Gaza look like?

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aljazeera.com

Head coach Scaloni’s emotional farewell to ‘irreplaceable’ Messi

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Crunch time for North Sea oil and gas fields Rosebank and Jackdaw

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Mercedes-Benz reports 8% drop in Q3 car sales amid China slump

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Josh Brolin sells Atlanta-area mansion for $4 million after slashing price

Actor Josh Brolin has sold his lavish Sandy Springs, Ga., estate for $4 million

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A Laguna Beach gem renovated by Diane Keaton is up for grabs for $10.3 million

A Laguna Beach gem renovated by Diane Keaton is up for grabs for $10.3

haaretz.com

Civilian protest group initiates voluntary nationwide minute of silence for October 7 victims

Volunteers raised pictures of slain hostages at Hostage Square, which was known as

scmp.com

Nasa releases striking image of dawn on Mars

Nasa has released a striking image of dawn on the Martian surface taken by its Curiosity rover . The image was taken by the six-wheeled rover’s Mastcam camera about an hour after the dawn

hindustantimes.com

Million-dollar homes, luxury and surveillance missions: How alleged Chinese agent Heather Zhang lived in US

Heather Zhang accused of violating federal laws for failing to reveal her identity as a Chinese agent .

investing.com

EU carmaker shares rise as Brussels reportedly prepares Chinese hybrid import cap

EU carmaker shares rise as Brussels reportedly prepares Chinese hybrid import cap. ...

investing.com

WHO seeks details from Russia on media reports of a second lab worker with pneumonia

WHO seeks details from Russia on media reports of a second lab worker with pneumonia. ...

investing.com

Citi reports US luxury spending fell 6% in September on weak demand

Citi reports US luxury spending fell 6% in September on weak demand. ...

tass.com

Drug, arms trafficking link Mexican cartels to Kiev regime, expert says

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rt.com

Ex-Google boss warns Ukraine over Russia’s ‘Starlink rival’

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middleeastmonitor.com

European Parliament member calls for increased aid to Sudan war victims

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independent.co.uk

Remains found in Texas river identified as missing flight attendant murdered in 2025

Remains found in Texas river identified as missing flight attendant Rana Nofal Soluri .

independent.co.uk

British boy fell to death from Cyprus hotel window as father showed him the view, court hears

Josh Foster pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence after his son fell to his death from

axios.com

Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas prices

Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month . The Texas attorney general was speaking to donors and lobbyists at a closed-door fundraiser in Washington, D.C. The audio was provided to Axios by a person, granted anonymity .

bloomberg.com

IMF Chief Warns Governments to Act Now on Record Debt

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says governments must act urgently to address challenges from energy shock, rising interest rates and record debt

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UK sells £1bn of 2031 gilts at 4.842% average yield

UK sells £1bn of 2031 gilts at 4.842% average yield. ... UK sells £1.5 billion of Treasury gilts maturing in 2028. ...

marketwatch.com

AMD’s chief executive is planning to invest ‘tens of billions’ as Asian tour addresses supply-chain chokepoints

AMD’s chief executive is planning to invest ‘tens of billions’ as Asian tour addresses supply-chain chokepoints. AMD’s CEO has been meeting executives in Taiwan and South Korea....

cnbc.com

Rubio says Tehran missed 'multiple' chances for nuclear deal amid Iran stalemate

Rubio says Tehran missed 'multiple' chances for nuclear deal amid Iran stalemate. Iran has failed to take advantage of "multiple opportunities" to reach a deal on its nuclear program, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday....

oilprice.com

QatarEnergy Secures $3 Billion Loan From Chinese Banks as LNG Exports Stall

State-owned QatarEnergy has secured a five-year loan from a group of Chinese banks . The loan suggests that China continues to back companies in the Persian Gulf with funding .

shipandbunker.com

Singapore Introduces Bill to Give More Powers to MPA

Singapore Introduces Bill to Give More Powers to MPA. Singapore has introduced a bill to expand MPA's powers over port operations, cybersecurity and emerging maritime technologies....

tass.com

FACTBOX: Russian forces hit enterprises producing Flamingo missiles in Ukraine

FACTBOX: Russian forces hit enterprises producing Flamingo missiles in Ukraine. Russian troops struck the Kiev Cardboard and Paper Mill plant that served as a production and storage facility for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and their components...

middleeastmonitor.com

Egyptian authorities question Sudanese co-pilot over alleged drug possession

Egyptian security authorities have launched an investigation into a Sudanese co-pilot . He was arrested at Cairo International Airport with “ice drugs while travelling on a flight from Cairo to Port Sudan . He admitted that he was carrying the ice for personal use and had used his airline uniform and work permit to board the aircraft without being

axios.com

America's changing disaster risk hits energy

Severe thunderstorms account for 40% of modeled global insured catastrophe risk, compared with 27% for hurricanes . A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, potentially creating more favorable conditions for powerful thunderstorms . Climate change contributes, but expanding development and higher reconstruction costs are much larger drivers .

bloomberg.com

Turkey’s Erdogan Captures City His Party Never Won in Elections

Izmir joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party, handing it control of Turkey's third-

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Russia to videotape driving tests and photograph candidates

The changes, set out in a government resolution, take effect March 1, 2027 . An automated system will photograph candidates during the theory exam . The system will also record video in real time, capturing the workstations of both test-takers and examiners .

thecanary.co

The Guardian inverts reality as number of UK anti-Zionist Jews leaps by 50%

The Guardian inverts reality as number of UK anti-Zionist Jews leaps by 50%. The paper has been accused of inverting reality in its attempt to undermine the Green Party’s conference motion declaring that Zionism is (and it is) racism .

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Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

The prize for chemistry was the third of six Nobel awards to be handed out this year . Earlier this week, German researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, together with American Karl Deisseroth, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine .

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Russia Drops Criminal Case Against Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava

Lida Moniava, founder of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, will remain director of the organization's director after the criminal case against her was closed, her defense attorney said . MoniaVA was detained in early September on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military .

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Latvia’s Foreign Ministry reportedly moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grata

Latvia’s Foreign Ministry has begun the process of declaring ‘another Russian citizen’ persona non grata, Foreign Ministry head Baiba Braže said . Ragozin worked as a correspondent and producer for BBC Russia and as an editor of the magazine Russian Newsweek . He has more recently worked with Al Jazeera

scmp.com

Despite rising yields and political gridlock, France not facing a debt crisis: analysts

Despite rising yields and political gridlock, France is not facing a debt crisis, analysts say . France’s effective interest rate is lower than the rising market yields, at slightly above 2 per cent, around 2 per

nbcnews.com

Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate

Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate. Democrat David Jolly and Republican Byron Donalds are campaigning to be the next governor of Florida....

nytimes.com

Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push

Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push. Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities....

nytimes.com

Could Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So.

Gina Hinojosa has been seen as a major underdog in her challenge to Gov. Greg

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Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?

Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?. Spirit Airlines planes parked at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Ariz., in May, a few days after the airline ceased operations....

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'Get your house in order': IMF chief's stark warning for France over surging bond yields

'Get your house in order': IMF chief's stark warning for France over surging bond yields. France is facing a fresh political crisis, as its debt levels and borrowing costs continue to rise....

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Qatar’s emir meets Iranian interior minister to discuss regional de-escalation

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Doha on Tuesday . The meeting addressed regional developments and efforts to reduce tensions .

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Over 20,000 students killed in Gaza, West Bank in 3 years of Israeli genocide: Palestinian ministry

A total of 20,748 Palestinian students and 1,058 educational and administrative staff have been killed in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank during three years of Israeli genocide . The figures cover students and staff at schools and universities, alongside thousands of injuries and arrests .

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Trump’s Tariffs Allow Carney to Fast-Track Canada Oil Pipeline, Investment Push

Trump’s Tariffs Allow Carney to Fast-Track Canada Oil Pipeline, Investment Push .

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Cancer cases rising among young people, research finds

Cancer cases have risen sharply among young people in England, the United States, and the Netherlands . Researchers are not sure why there has been such an

investing.com

Microsoft, Nvidia CEOs to unveil new AI laptop at San Francisco event

Microsoft, Nvidia CEOs to unveil new AI laptop at San Francisco event. ...

themoscowtimes.com

Kim Jong Un Wishes Putin ‘Victory and Glory’ on His 74th Birthday

Kim Jong Un Wishes Putin ‘Victory and Glory’ on His 74th Birthday. The North Korean leader pledged to keep expanding the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership, describing Russia as a “brotherly” nation....

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EU braces for 'nightmare scenario' of hybrid attack — media

EU braces for 'nightmare scenario' of hybrid attack — media. According to Politico, "discussions have ramped up since the discovery of an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig airport in August"...

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Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemns attacks on journalists in West Bank

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What I learned working on the Haaretz news desk on October 7

The Haaretz news desk in Tel Aviv was working on October 7 when Hamas launched its attack on the city .

france24.com

Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

Paramount completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday . The deal brings together the studios behind "Mission: Impossible," "Harry Potter" and DC Studios alongside major television and streaming networks such as CBS, CNN and HBO

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How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7, 2023

How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7, 2023. CBS News asks two teenagers, one from either side of the Israel-Gaza border, how their lives have changed since the Hamas attack three years ago....

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Analysis: Oct. 7, 2023, Pearl Harbor and 9/11 echo the same failures

Analysis: Oct. 7, 2023, Pearl Harbor and 9/11 echo the same failures. Israel learned a lesson three years ago that America has learned, at least twice, and every time the consequences are disastrous....

aljazeera.com

CAS to hear Senegal appeal over AFCON title awarded to Morocco

CAS to hear Senegal appeal over AFCON title awarded to Morocco. Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing set to begin after Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title by CAF....

aljazeera.com

Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship

Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship. Rescuers halt operation off the coast after finding no survivors....

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India stocks lower at close of trade; Nifty 50 down 0.76%

India stocks lower at close of trade; Nifty 50 down 0.76%. ...

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Poland ready to release oil stocks pending group agreement

Poland ready to release oil stocks pending group agreement. ...

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Kremlin says Putin-Trump call could be arranged soon if US initiates holding one

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Meta’s Oversight Board has a warning for AI companies building their own watchdogs

Meta’s Oversight Board has a warning for AI companies building their own watchdogs. Meta branding at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, Calif., in September 2025....

hindustantimes.com

Oil price today: Why Brent is above $100 as US hurricane threatens oil supply

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Bitcoin falls as Iran attacks, oil surge fuel rate fears; crypto stocks slip

Bitcoin falls as Iran attacks, oil surge fuel rate fears; crypto stocks slip. ...

investing.com

US software stocks scale fresh 2026 highs as AI disruption worries fade

US software stocks scale fresh 2026 highs as AI disruption worries fade. ...

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Moscow court fines Telegram $44,336 over banned content

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middleeastmonitor.com

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middleeastmonitor.com

Hamas condemns Mladenov’s silence over Israeli actions in Gaza

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independent.co.uk

DeSantis declares state of emergency in Florida as Hurricane Isaias set to make landfall

DeSantis declares state of emergency in Florida as Hurricane Isaias set to make landfall. The weather system, currently a tropical storm, is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane...

bloomberg.com

Will Trump & Republicans Get ‘Absolutely Hammered’ in US Midterm Elections?

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bloomberg.com

South Africa to Establish New Commission to Oversee State Firms

South Africa to establish a commission chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa to coordinate the work

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Russia glosses over Stalin-era repression in reinvented museum

Moscow museum has elbowed out award-winning Gulag History Museum . Museum was set up to commemorate the “genocide of the Soviet people’s people”

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They were a historically bad team. Now they’re a threat to make the World Series.

They were a historically bad team. Now they’re a threat to make the World Series.. Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox at bat against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday....

oilprice.com

Shell’s Refining Margin Jumps 75% as Fuel Supplies Dry Up

Shell expects its indicative refining margin for the third quarter to have jumped to $42 per barrel, up from $24 per barrel for the second quarter . The supermajor is set to combine with strong trading results and high oil and gas real

tass.com

NATO’s eastern flank plan is preparation for aggression against Russia, says Duma member

NATO’s eastern flank plan is preparation for aggression against Russia, says Duma member. Leonid Ivlev noted that NATO’s new strategy draws on lessons from the Ukrainian conflict and combines conventional weapons with advanced technologies...

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World leaders congratulate Putin on his birthday

World leaders congratulate Putin on his birthday. In a telephone conversation, Putin and Lukashenko agreed to continue discussing bilateral cooperation and the international situation on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Turkmenistan...

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Moscow court fines Google $44,336 over banned content

Moscow court fines Google $44,336 over banned content. The protocols were drawn up over YouTube videos promoting non-traditional sexual relations and discrediting the Russian army...

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Sales of electric, hybrid cars to double in Russia by year-end — statistics

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middleeastmonitor.com

Hamas rejects Guterres’s 7th October statement, accuses him of adopting Israeli narrative

Hamas accuses António Guterres of adopting Israel’s account of events and disregarding the broader context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . The statement came in response to remarks by the UN Secretary-General marking the 7th October anniversary of the attack .

independent.co.uk

Netanyahu posts bizarre October 7 anniversary AI Lego video denying Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza

Netanyahu posts bizarre October 7 anniversary AI Lego video denying Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza. The video appears to be an imitation of popular Lego videos released by Iran...

independent.co.uk

The bereaved families hoping for peace three years after October 7: ‘We don’t fight with weapons. We believe in love’

Sigal Manzuri lost her two daughters in the Hamas massacre . With Israel's elections fast approaching she

bloomberg.com

Farage’s Reform Clears Aides of Breaking Law in Donations Row

Farage’s Reform Clears Aides of Breaking Law in Donations Row. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK cleared two senior party figures of breaking the law when discussing a potential £500,000 ($661,000) gift from an American donor....

meduza.io

Oil tanker burns off Russia’s Sochi after naval drone attack, sending smoke billowing over the coast. Photos and videos.

All 23 crew members of the Liberian-flagged tanker were evacuated . Preliminary reports said the tanker Aframax Rio was carrying crude oil from Novorossiysk to India . No sirens sounded in Sochi that day, and there was no warning of

securelist.com

NightEagle targets Russian companies

NightEagle targets Russian companies. Group has been active since at least 2023 and originally focused on organizations in Asia . Group has now identified attacks by the group targeting businesses in Russia .

declassifieduk.org

Britain helped to kill ‘Zionism is Racism’ resolution at the UN

Britain launched a ‘world wide lobbying exercise’ to overturn a landmark UN resolution which recognised Zionism as racism . The information is in a private exchange between John Major’s foreign secretary Douglas Hurd and pro-Israel lobbyist Sir Trevor Chinn in 1992 . Weeks earlier, the UN General Assembly had voted to revoke Resolution 3379 which

nbcnews.com

Georgia governor candidates spar over the economy and Trump in lone debate

Georgia governor candidates spar over the economy and Trump in lone debate. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson met for a town-hall style debate ahead of the Georgia governor's election....

investing.com

BridgeBio Pharma stock rating reiterated at Buy by Canaccord

BridgeBio Pharma stock rating reiterated at Buy by Canaccord. ...

investing.com

Rare Earths Americas CEO weighs in as race to secure rare earth supplies outside China intensifies

Rare Earths Americas CEO weighs in as race to secure rare earth supplies outside China intensifies. ...

tass.com

Europe’s ability to buy gas before winter limited by Asia’s LNG price premium

Europe’s ability to buy gas before winter limited by Asia’s LNG price premium. On average, gas prices on the Asian market have been 8% higher than in Europe since the second half of September...

tass.com

Russia develops drone interceptor flying with maximum speed of 500 km/h

Russia develops drone interceptor flying with maximum speed of 500 km/h. DOFA-Tek Technical Director Vitaly Dobrovolsky noted that the interceptor can be launched from any rooftop or the ground...

middleeastmonitor.com

Flavio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead in Brazil alarms Palestine supporters

Flavio Bolsonaro secured around 47 per cent of the vote, compared with roughly 45 per cent for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva . For Palestine supporters, the result has made Brazil’s election about more than domestic politics .

meduza.io

A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.

Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, was sentenced to six years in prison . He swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River to seek asylum . He was convicted of ‘publicly calling for terrorist activity’ on social media .

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