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• China Inflation Rate Slightly Below Estimates

  14-10-2026 21:22 via article.wn.com
  China’s annual inflation rate edged up to 0.9% in...
  
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• With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans' help

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Veteran Jessica Killin is challenging...
  
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• What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military-grade Starlink system, and how will its restriction affect Ukraine?

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Zelenskyy frames sudden shift as a betrayal by Trump, as spotlight turns on how Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the Pentagon control the crucial service...
  
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• Victoria to become first state to make abortions free as Coalition matches Labor election promise

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Out-of-pocket costs for abortion care to be covered regardless of who wins November election as Jess Wilson says Liberals and Nationals ‘will not allow Labor to play politics on this issue’...
  
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• Verse from the waste land: Rotterdam’s poetic bin lorries granted cultural status

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Lyrical lines printed on side of city’s fleet of rubbish trucks now recognised as one of Netherlands’ proud traditions...
  
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• US Police Foil Hindu Temple Shooting Plot After Rifle Malfunctions

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  A 19-year-old man has been charged in the US over an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, after his rifle reportedly failed to fire, according to authorities.The Consulate General of India in Chicago on Wednesday welcomed the timely action taken by US law enforcement authorities following the arrest of Alexandros Paporakis.In a statement, the Consulate said it was aware of reports concerning an alleged...
  
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• Unpolished, anti-Bibi, but evasive on peace: who is the Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot?

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  The ‘menschy’ former general contrasts with the current PM when it comes to style and character – yet on key policy points retains a studied ambiguity...
  
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• Trump says Abdul El-Sayed cannot serve in Congress over Muslim Brotherhood ties

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US President Donald Trump has accused Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, without presenting evidence, while endorsing Republican rival Mike Rogers in Michigan’s closely watched Senate...
  
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• Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken Paxton...
  
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• Saudi-led coalition says intercepted, destroyed drone in eastern region

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  US considering using 'mother of all bombs' against Iran, CNN reports Saudi-led coalition destroys drone in Kingdom The Saudi-led Coalition said that it has intercepted and destroyed a drone in the...
  
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• Raphaël Glucksmann’s refusal to use the word ‘genocide’ divides France’s left

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Raphaël Glucksmann, the MEP who this week decisively won the primary to choose a centre-left candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election, has worked more than most politicians on the issue of genocide. In his former life as a documentary maker he made Kill Them All!, a film that argued France held some blame for the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda. He became a leading voice against the persecution of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China after entering politics and winning elect
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan to make first joint appearances since returning to UK

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are conducting their first joint public appearances since moving back to England, as the couple who walked away from royal duties six years ago seek to rebuild their brand in Britain. The couple will on Thursday visit three charities in Nottingham, the city in central England where they made their first joint appearance after announcing their engagement in 2017. The day’s events are being presented with touches of royal style, including
  
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• Pope Leo XIV’s cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future and the very recent past

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him. Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis announced Tuesday has thrown a question mark into that scenario and his pontificate. Already, the president of Peru is suggesting Leo’s upcoming Latin America trip may have to be changed. But Vatican
  
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• Poland looks to economic heights in a country transformed since Soviet days

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  In the final part of our series on the country, Poles tell how wages have soared – along with the cost of living...
  
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• ‘No silver bullet’: Energy crunch could bite Europe this winter

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  For the first time in months there’s a nip in the air around Brussels. The hottest summer on record in western Europe, which brought deadly wildfires and heatwaves, has made way for what could be a difficult winter dominated by high energy prices. European governments are trying to soften the blow from that energy shock. Most interventions were budgeted for on the assumption the world economy needed to weather a short blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping artery that brings oi
  
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• New four-lane bridge opens between China, North Korea

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  A new four-lane road bridge linking...
  
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• New China-North Korea bridge opens after more than a decade of delay

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING (AP) — A new bridge linking China and North Korea opened Thursday after more than a decade of delay, signaling deeper ties between the two countries. China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported that a ceremony for the launch of the New Yalu River Bridge was held in the morning. An online video from state media outlet China News Service showed trucks adorned with the national flags of China and North Korea waiting on the bridge, which was also decorated with the flags. Beijin
  
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• Middle East conflict: US destroys Iranian-linked dhow as Tehran shifts tactics near Hormuz

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Middle East conflict: US destroys Iranian-linked dhow as Tehran shifts tactics near Hormuz...
  
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• Iranian media shows new footage of container ship sinking — Tehran claims vessel 'violated' Hormuz rules

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  A container ship sank near the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating attacks on commercial shipping.Iran...
  
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• Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Having tried cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South Sumatra...
  
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• ‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces ...

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings. Photographer Elise Blanchard travelled the country speaking to girls as young as eight, 10 and 14 who have been engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food...
  
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• How Iran-backed Houthis are building advanced missiles using Chinese components - capable of striking Israel, ...

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Iran-backed Houthi rebels are reportedly developing advanced ballistic missiles modelled on Iran’s Kheibar Shekan, using components shipped from China, potentially giving them the range to strike targets across Saudi Arabia and Israel. ......
  
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• Hot weather and winds raise California wildfire threat as power shutoffs start

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  California is bracing for fire weather,...
  
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• Greens senator Jordan Steele-John takes leave amid investigation into complaints

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Steele-John said he rejected the claims and had referred them to the Western Australian Greens for a ‘fair, independent process’...
  
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• From behind the podium, White House press secretaries had some memorable moments

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Katie Zacharia has started as President...
  
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• Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...
  
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• Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef? (And how much ...

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  In the midterm elections, meat has become a...
  
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• Black Panther Party stalwarts to celebrate 1966 founding in Oakland, programs that aided the poor

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  The legacy of the Black Panther...
  
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• Berlin coalition talks to resume after antisemitism dispute

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  Berlin’s Social Democrats...
  
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• 19-year-old US man arrested for plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple in Illinois; holds white ...

  15-10-2026 08:15 via article.wn.com
  A 19-year-old Illinois man, Alexandros Paporakis, has been arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple, with investigators reportedly uncovering a white supremacist manifesto, firearms and tactical equipment. ......
  
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