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• China’s Proposed Tech Export Controls Could Backfire, Analysts Say

  22-10-2026 03:47 via WN.com - World News
  China’s proposal of new export controls on 40 technologies spanning AI, biotechnology, and solar...
  
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• Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  Women are protesting around Poland for...
  
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• Suspects in West Bank settler attacks put under house arrest

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  All but one of the suspects arrested over recent settler attacks on an American photojournalist and a visiting French mayor in the West Bank have been released from detention and placed under house arrest, their lawyers said. Israeli police had announced on Monday the arrests of 10 people implicated in the attacks in the occupied Palestinian territory, where...
  
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• Roberts-Smith Accuses Media of ‘Grotesque Manipulation’ as He Breaks His Silence

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has given a lengthy two-hour interview about his time in Afghanistan, while...
  
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• Putin-Witkoff meeting: 5 key takeaways on Ukraine peace talks

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  Russian president Vladimir Putin met with the Trump administration’ special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday aimed at resolving the years-long Ukraine war. Prior to meeting Putin, Witkoff met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo and held constructive talks on potential peace proposals. Here are the key takeaways taken from the high-stakes meeting between Witkoff and Putin. Conditional willingness to resume Ukraine peace talks President Putin...
  
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• PHOTO ESSAY: Inside an elite ultra-Orthodox school as Israel's draft dispute looms over election

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — In Israel’s...
  
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• Jordan's industrial exports surge 90% in five years to over $12bln

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  The industrial...
  
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• Inside the Paris Courthouse, Where France Is Trying Its Riot Suspects

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  PARIS — “The thing is, when I’m throwing rocks, I can’t be snapping,” a 21-year-old accused of...
  
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• India's Reliance raises Middle East oil imports in September as Russian purchases fall

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  The share of Russian oil in...
  
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• India capital steps up air pollution controls ahead of winter

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  India began annual measures on Thursday to tackle toxic air pollution in New Delhi, a megacity of 30 million people regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals. Delhi’s air quality deteriorates in winter, when cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground. Major sources include coal-fired power plants,...
  
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• Egypt’s support for Saudi Arabia should spark a united Arab defense strategy

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  Egypt’s pledge to stand alongside Saudi Arabia and provide the support necessary to protect its security, territorial integrity and national resources deserves recognition as more than a gesture of bilateral solidarity. It should serve as a wake-up call for the entire Arab world, highlighting the urgent need to transform longstanding commitments to collective defense into a coordinated regional security strategy. At a time when armed groups, regional rivalries and external interference continu
  
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• Australia Signs New Defence Pact With Timor-Leste

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  Australia has signed a new defence agreement with Timor-Leste (also known as East Timor) as Canberra works...
  
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• A city in South Korea seeks new ways to free a huge gray shark after ...

  22-10-2026 09:57 via WN.com - World News
  A city in South Korea is again trying to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal. Workers in Busan had herded the shark, nicknamed Bukangi, out of the canal on Wednesday after weeks of trial and error, only ......
  
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• World-first spinal cord transplant claim raises questions we can't yet answer

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Replacing damaged spinal cord with healthy donor tissue sounds like a straightforward solution to paralysis. Getting those tissues to exchange meaningful messages is another matter entirely, one that has challenged researchers for decades. A surgeon says his team has now attempted this extraordinary feat in Russia, transplanting a section of spinal cord from a brain-dead donor into an adult who had suffered an injury three years earlier. If confirmed, the procedure would represent a remarkable l
  
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• What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  The Ebola outbreak from Congo has now spread to Nigeria, Uganda,...
  
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• Ukrainian first lady's plea after Russian drone kills toddler in pram as Trump plays down attacks

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has pleaded with world leaders not to ignore a Russian drone strike that killed one-year-old Angelina Mariukhna in her pram ......
  
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• UK appreciates Oman’s mediation in Iran war, Burnham tells Sultan

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
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• Turkiye, Libya approve maritime deal despite Greek objections

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump’s DHS asks Supreme Court to allow border wall in Big Bend

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s...
  
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• Trump Doesn’t Get That Ukraine Isn’t His to Give Away

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Mr. Trump has been searching for his Yalta in the war in Ukraine ever since he returned to the Oval Office. ......
  
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• Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners...
  
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• Thursday news quiz: Liz is absurd, Apu finds words and a bloke steals a bird

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?...
  
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• Thursday briefing: The crisis putting maternity units in England at risk of closure

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  In today’s newsletter: rising rates of C-sections, staff shortages and years of unresolved concerns are preventing some hospitals from delivering babies safely...
  
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• The Trump rally: A slice of 'Americana' politics, coming to an end

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Young students attending their debut...
  
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• Thailand, Malaysia urge citizens to avoid protest-hit EU nations

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Thailand and Malaysia have advised their citizens to...
  
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• Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows ...

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor...
  
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• ‘Serious fight in front of us’: Former VP Harris rallies with Ford, Titus in Las Vegas

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  LAS VEGAS — Former Vice President...
  
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• Putin ready for trilateral talks as US diesel deal set to kick in

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
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• Palestinian Voters Could Determine Israel’s Future

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  Palestinian citizens may have the electoral weight to influence Israeli politics, even as they feel they have so little control over their lives. ......
  
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• "Not negotiating": Trump says "something will happen fairly soon" with Iran, as US mulls fresh strikes

  22-10-2026 09:39 via WN.com - World News
  US President Donald Trump indicated that there are no...
  
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