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• Win gold, skip military service? Why South Korea may change its rules for athletes

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Winning an Asian Games gold medal can bring a South Korean athlete more than sporting glory. For decades, sports has also offered a route out of the country's regular mandatory military service. But the long-standing privilege is now facing renewed scrutiny after South Korea's men's football team won gold at the 2026 Asian Games and several players made comments celebrating their military exemptions. The backlash has reached the government, with both the defence and culture ministries saying the
  
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• Who was Jamaal Howard? Texas kills death row inmate by lethal injection days after Christa ...

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• 'We want to go home': Gazan couple in Phillipines recalls war, loss, rebuilding life

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Philippine-born Fatima Cargolio met her Palestinian husband, Naji Al-Abdala, while they were both workers in Al-Ain three decades ago. They had a daughter and a son in the UAE before eventually moving to Gaza, Naji’s homeland. “Life was good for us in Gaza. We were operating a store near Al-Quds University selling spices, chocolates and biscuits,” Fatima recalled. She said they had their own house and a farm, and their children were enrolled in the university. Everything drasti
  
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• UN warns plague death sparks 'more questions than answers' and doesn't have 'full picture' from Russia

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Russia and global health authorities are closely monitoring the situation after the death of a worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia, with 200 people quarantined ......
  
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• UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 8 - British police on...
  
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• Trump to honour Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Huang with science awards

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  Trump had earlier...
  
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• Today in History: October 8, the Great Chicago Fire breaks out

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Today is Thursday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2026. There are 84 days left in the year. ......
  
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• The Democrats are surging as the U.S. midterms near. Here's the data that has Trump's ...

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  The upcoming midterm elections are a crucial test for U.S. President Donald Trump and the party he's dominated for the past decade — and early data points suggest it could be something of a bloodbath for the Republicans come November. ......
  
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• 'Russian Google' Yandex hit by Ukraine drone blitz as massive data centre on fire

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  A major Yandex data centre was reportedly damaged in an overnight drone attack in Russia's Ryazan Oblast, sparking a huge fire at the industrial site ......
  
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• Royal Navy member to appear in court on spying charges

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — A serving member of the Royal Navy will appear in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for an undisclosed foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses under the National Security Act, including preparing to disclose protected...
  
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• Rescuers pull bodies from rubble as Ukraine's death toll rises to 22 from a Russian missile strike

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers searched through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky on Thursday as the death toll rose to 22, including five children, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. The strike Wednesday in the country's Chernihiv...
  
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• Protests grow against India's election commission: Major issues explained

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  India's election commission is facing mounting pressure after a newspaper investigation alleged misconduct during a nationwide voter-roll revision. The Indian Express alleged last month that key decisions linked to the large-scale revision exercise — which has seen millions of names removed from draft voter rolls — were likely taken without the approval of two of the three election commissioners. The Election Commission of India (ECI), a constitutional body, has rejected the allegati
  
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• Phoenix Phillips update: Body find during search for Steelers fan who disappeared during Cleveland trip, ...

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• People in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town risk 'road of death' to get food

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  KYIV/LONDON, Oct 8 - Trapped and...
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio supported a fund for Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, one of the rainforests where elephants, ...

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  Leonardo DiCaprio helped...
  
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• Istanbul tower block collapse leaves multiple people buried as rescue crews swarm scene

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  The tower block collapsed in Istanbul's Maltepe district during the early hours of this morning, with rescue teams rushing to the scene to locate trapped residents ......
  
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• Israel to shut British consulate in East Jerusalem in retaliation over sanctions

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  The closure decision in East Jerusalem comes after the UK's ban on trade with illegal West Bank settlements, with the sanctions first announced on September 8 ......
  
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• Israel says British Consulate in east Jerusalem has ceased to function and 20 diplomats will leave

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Britain says it has reached an agreement with Israel over its consulate in east Jerusalem, even as Israel said the building had “ceased to function” as a consulate and 20 diplomats would leave the country. The sign outside it was removed. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Thursday. Read our full...
  
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• Israel says British Consulate in east Jerusalem ceases to function after dispute

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said on Thursday that the British Consulate in east Jerusalem has “ceased to function” in that capacity and that 20 staffers would leave the country, the latest in what has been the biggest diplomatic friction between the close allies in decades. Britain said the building would continue to deliver “vital services” and work with Palestinians, and that it would not retaliate by expelling Israeli diplomats as it seeks to rebuild its staff. The..
  
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• Isaias intensifies into first Atlantic hurricane of 2026

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Oct 8 - Hurricane Isaias...
  
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• In 1995, Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith challenged a huge saltworks planned beside a ...

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  A giant salt factory...
  
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• In 1988, Jamie Lee Curtis patented a diaper with a built-in wipe pocket; decades later, ...

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• ICESCO, UNESCO deepen cooperation in education, science and AI

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• Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations and school closures in parts of Florida. Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Heavy rain with the risk of flooding was possible into the weekend as far inlan
  
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• German coalition affirms reform agenda amid 'historic test' for democracy

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Oct 8 - Senior members of...
  
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• From refuge to repatriation: Malaysia's Myanmar U-turn | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian...
  
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• French high school students plan fresh protests despite PM's pledge | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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  PARIS: High school...
  
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• Explainer-What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Oct 8 - Britain said on Thursday its...
  
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• Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro likely to face new criminal charges over torture allegations

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
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• Ethiopia names Fitsum as new finance minister

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Oct 8 - Ethiopia's...
  
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• El Nino will intensify, then peak in December, UN says

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  El Nino will intensify even more before peaking in December, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could be among the strongest witnessed since at least 1950. The naturally occurring weather phenomenon is set to bring higher temperatures to much of the planet, the UN's weather and climate agency said, with its impact compounding the effects of man-made climate change. "El Nino will continue to intensify ahead of its forecast peak in December," the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)..
  
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• Drones hit Yandex data centre in first major attack on Russian data hub

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct 8 - Drones...
  
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• Drones, explosions and soldiers in bulldozers: surrounded by Israelis in Lebanon's 'model town'

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  WEST ZAWTAR, Lebanon Oct 8 - Dodging the broken...
  
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• Britain withdraws diplomats, families from occupied Jerusalem consulate, renames mission | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  LONDON: Britain...
  
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• Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice ......
  
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• A quarter century later, the legacy of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan endures

  08-10-2026 11:04 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Dr. Nigar Nangrahari was on a night shift in a Kabul hospital when the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan began 25 years ago — an event that would shape her and her country’s future for decades to come. As she walked home the next morning, Nangrahari saw Kabul residents taking revenge on members of the Taliban, whose harsh, repressive rule had seen public stonings, limb amputations of alleged criminals and women obliterated from public life. “Along
  
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• What channel is Czechia v Scotland on? TV, live stream details for Women's World Cup ...

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Full details ahead of Women’s World Cup 2027 playoff clash between Czechia and Scotland in Pardubice. ......
  
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• US Said China Was Priming A Trade Superweapon. Then It Vanished

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  The LOGINK platform promised to streamline global shipping by providing a digital system to exchange logistics data from customs authorities, ports and third-party transport services, replacing paper... ......
  
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• US Boy, 6, Who Shot Teacher Yelled "Fxxx You Bxxxh", Bodycam Video Shows

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  School shootings plague the United States, with tragedies including the killing of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, by an 18-year-old gunman. ......
  
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• US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, says report

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is being bankrolled and protected by the US and Lebanese authorities, according to an investigation report.Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons program and was a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is being harbored in Lebanon following the Assad regime's collapse in 2024.An investigation by the BBC and the US broadcaster NPR has discovered that Hassan has been allowed to remain there unde
  
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• Thursday briefing: Why young people are taking to the streets across France

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  In today’s newsletter: A youth-led movement is protesting crumbling school buildings and teacher shortages while turning adult focus onto wider educational inequalities...
  
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• Texas Puts Man To Death In US' 1st Execution Since Christa Pike Case

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 pm after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville. ......
  
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• Rescuers pull bodies from rubble as Ukraine’s death toll rises to 22 from a Russian ...

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers searched through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky on Thursday as the death toll rose to 22, including five children, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. The strike Wednesday in the country’s Chernihiv region also injured 54...
  
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• Pro-Palestine protests mark Oct. 7 anniversary in many cities

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  UTRECHT, Netherlands — As Israeli and Jewish communities around the world marked the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protests have been organized in several countries around the world.The protests come after three years of frequent anti-Israel demonstrations in many cities worldwide. Pro-Palestine demonstrators staged sit-ins at train stations across the Netherlands, including in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
  
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• One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Google and Apple have renamed Lake...
  
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• One Nation Migration Plan Promises Rent Cuts of up to $4,300

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  One Nation says its proposal to temporarily reduce net migration below zero could Australian renters between...
  
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• NSW police commissioner made last-minute bid to hold closed-door hearings into Sydney anti-Herzog protest

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Police watchdog says Mal Lanyon’s timing in raising the issue was ‘regrettable’ and led to delays...
  
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• Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  The Nobel Prize in literature will be...
  
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• Myanmar’s military-backed leader seeks closer ties on visit to Malaysia as he pivots to diplomacy

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed leader pressed on with his pivot to diplomacy on a visit to Malaysia, his first since becoming president earlier this year, holding talks Thursday with the country’s prime minister and other officials in an effort to boost ties. But the visit by Min Aung Hlaing, a former military chief inaugurated as president in April after a general election judged by rights groups as designed to cement the military’s hold on power
  
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• Melbourne Teenager Suffers Horrific Burns in Alleged Arson Attack

  08-10-2026 10:36 via article.wn.com
  A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after suffering burns to 90 percent of his body...
  
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