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• Christa Pike's failed execution reignites debate over death penalty

  02-10-2026 00:20 via article.wn.com
  The convicted murderer was rushed to hospital after being heard snoring inside the execution chamber...
  
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• US Woman On Death Row Given 2 Lethal Injections That Can Kill Within Minutes. Why ...

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike, who was convicted in the 1990s of murdering a fellow teenager, was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday night but it failed. ......
  
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• US futures climb as oil prices ease, investors await jobs report

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  U.S. futures are climbing...
  
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• US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier With 10,000 More Troops To Middle East After Trump's Warning

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The latest deployment would take the number of US sailors and Marines in the region to more than 20,000, along with hundreds of aircraft. ......
  
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• US Deploys 9,000 More Troops To Middle East As Trump Weighs Renewed Iran Strikes

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The deployment includes more than 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines aboard a group of ships heading towards the region. ......
  
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• Ukraine Uses FP-7 Missile In Combat For First Time: What Is The Weapon?

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Zelensky announced the first combat use of the missile in a Telegram post, but did not specify where the FP-7 was used or what target it struck. ......
  
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• Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Blocked Again: Second US Judge Rules Against Charge

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The ruling follows a separate decision in June by a federal judge in Boston, who temporarily blocked the fee in a case brought by 20 states. ......
  
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• Trump Says ‘Super Intelligence’, Newsom Says ‘AI’: US Now Has Two Names For The Same Technology

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Gavin Newsom's order came a day after Trump directed the federal government to use the term “superintelligence” for AI, arguing that the technology is “not artificial”. ......
  
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• This passenger helped regain control of the FlyDubai plane. He learned how from a Canadian TV show.

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  A passenger who helped avert...
  
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• 'The World Needs India's Treasure Of Knowledge': Mohan Bhagwat Says Dharma And Rashtra Inseparable

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Bhagwat listed the Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita, Jain Agamas, Tripitaka, Guru Granth Sahib and teachings of saints as part of India’s vast knowledge heritage. ......
  
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• Terrorism Or Mental Disorder? Saudi Arabia, Israel, US, UAE, Oman Probe Motive Behind Flydubai Pilot Attack

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the attacker underwent Islamist indoctrination, although he did not provide details supporting the claim. ......
  
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• Taiwan receives 2 long-delayed US F-16Vs and awaits additional fighter jets

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Taiwan has received the first two F-16V fighter jets from a long-delayed U.S. package, according to the island's air force ......
  
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• 'Salute Valour And Courage’: MEA Says Captain Smit Machchhar Shifted To Abu Dhabi For Further Treatment

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The pilot was initially treated at a hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after Flydubai flight FZ1073 made an emergency landing there following the incident. ......
  
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• ‘Recovering Well’: Indian Envoy To UAE Says Captain Smit Machchhar Is In ‘Good Health’

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot in the cockpit of Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. ......
  
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• Putin Praises PM Modi's Ukraine Peace Efforts, Hails India's Diversity: 'Never Fails To Amaze'

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Putin said Modi regularly raises the issue of ending the conflict during their meetings and has expressed a strong interest in finding a peaceful settlement. ......
  
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• Putin Praises PM Modi’s ‘Good Ideas’ To End Ukraine War, Backs Push For Peace Deal ...

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly raising the need to end the war in Ukraine, saying the Indian leader has “good ideas” for finding a mutually acceptable settlement. n18oc_world ......
  
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• ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Highlights:�IND Vs PAK On October 10 In Joburg, IND-AUS On ...

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Highlights: The two semi-finals will be played at Cape Town and Centurion on November 17 and 18 while the final will be played at on November 21. ......
  
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• 'Not Imminent': US Says Trade Deal With India Still In Works Despite 'Constructive Talks'

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  India and the US have been negotiating the proposed trade agreement for months but have yet to reach a final understanding. ......
  
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• Netanyahu Says Flydubai Omani Co-Pilot Was ‘Radicalised’ By Islamist Indoctrination

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Netanyahu said Israel would look into the circumstances surrounding the attack, including whether the man had accomplices and whether Iran was behind it. ......
  
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• Lethal Injection Fails Twice! US Death Row Inmate Christa Gail Pike Rushed To Hospital After ...

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in over two centuries ......
  
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• ‘It Could’ve Been’: Trump Says Iran Could Be Linked To Omani Pilot Who Stabbed Capt Smit

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Trump said the investigation was still underway but indicated that such a connection was being considered. ......
  
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• Israel's Yair Lapid Recounts Exchange With Youths Who Said 'Everyone Should Be Killed In Gaza'

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Lapid made the remarks during a recent podcast interview while discussing Israel's war in Gaza and the impact of the conflict on Israeli society. ......
  
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• ‘Israel Will Never Forget Captain Smit Machchhar’: Ambassador Reuven Azar Says Pilot Will Be Honoured

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Speaking exclusively to News18 India, Azar said the Israeli PM, President, Speaker of Parliament, and people of Israel are grateful to Captain Smit, a “great hero of India” ......
  
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• Indian Envoy To Israel 'Proud Of Smit'; Ambassador To UAE Says Braveheart's Health Condition 'Reassuring'

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Indian Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal met Captain Smit Machchhar and said the Flydubai pilot is in good health and recovering well after the cockpit attack. ......
  
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• ‘Incompetence, Negligence Or Worse?’ UN Rapporteur Questions Pakistan Airstrikes In Afghanistan

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The UN confirmed at least 10 civilian deaths in the strikes as Pakistan maintained that it had targeted militant hideouts based on ‘credible intelligence’. ......
  
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• ‘Hollywood On Steroids’: Netanyahu Says Flydubai Plane Attack Looked Straight Out Of A Film

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Netanyahu discussed the incident involving the Flydubai aircraft and the actions of those who intervened during the attack. ......
  
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• Full Schedule Of ODI World Cup 2027: Tournament To Start On October 2, Final In ...

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  The two semi-finals are scheduled to be held in Cape Town and Tshwane on November 17 and 18, respectively, while The Wanderers will host the final on November 21. ......
  
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• Forex reserves in India fall for 3rd consecutive week

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by 18.343 billion U.S. dollars to 747.557 billion U.S. dollars during the...
  
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• Flydubai Suspends Israel Flights, Emirates Halts Codeshares: What Happens To Dubai-Tel Aviv Air Connectivity?

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Emirates said passengers whose final destination is Tel Aviv will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin. ......
  
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• Flydubai Security Compromised? Dozens Of Omani Pilots Flew To Israel In Recent Years Despite Ban

  02-10-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  A report said Israel had left enforcement of the restriction largely to the foreign airlines, rather than independently checking the nationality & background of every foreign pilot ......
  
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