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• Dating app from ex-Tinder executive lets strangers play matchmaker

  05-10-2026 05:20 via article.wn.com
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• Who is Wanying ‘Heather’ Zhang? California realtor arrested at LAX for allegedly spying for China

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• Who is Alexis Wilkins, country singer engaged to FBI Director Kash Patel

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• What will the next leader of the UN need to get the job done in an increasingly complex world?

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On Jan. 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging organization still controlled by World War II powers. What will the world need from that person? Once a major player in solving conflicts and crises around the world, the 81-year-old institution has been sidelined from the top table in trying to end the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza. And its precarious financial situation — caused mainly by the billions of dollars the United States owe
  
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  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On Jan. 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging organization still controlled by World War II powers. What will the world need from that person? Once a major player in solving conflicts and crises around the world, the 81-year-old institution has been sidelined from the top table in trying to end the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza. And its precarious financial situation — caused mainly by the billions of dollars the United States owe
  
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• US military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its yearlong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The...
  
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• US Coast Guard suspends search for people on crashed medical aircraft

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Officials said four Canadians and two citizens of Bermuda were on the plane. ......
  
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• U.S. accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan leader's son

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  The Justice Department said ‌Zhang travelled to Seattle in 2025 at the ​direction of Chinese officials and subsequently sent them photos, video and license plate information of ⁠the Taiwanese leader's son and his family ......
  
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• Researcher dies of ‘unknown infection’ at Russia's plague lab, at least 200 quarantined: Here's what ...

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• On a remote Greek island, empty classrooms signal a crisis across Europe

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  KALAMOS, Greece (AP) — Chryssa Ntalaka’s classroom has become an object lesson in subtraction. The sole teacher in the last school on the idyllic Greek island of Kalamos has a shorter list of students every fall. This year, just two. On Sept. 23, the sixth graders sat at Ntalaka’s table beneath the whiteboard, in front of rows of unused desks and benches. When they head to middle school on Greece’s mainland next year, her school will be mothballed. Toys and picture books
  
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• Merz unveils fresh military aid in Kyiv

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• Legal Cigarette Sales Surge in Queensland After Black Market Crackdown

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Legal cigarette sales have soared in Queensland after a crackdown on black market trade, while calls to Quitline...
  
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• Latvia PM Kulbergs Wins Election Held Under Shadow of Ukraine War

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ centrist, pro-Ukraine United List party won Saturday’s...
  
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• Is Putin 'covering up' Russia plague outbreak? Scientist’s death, 'COVID-style' quarantine spark fears

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• Is Iran getting closer to its first nuke? Tehran mulls NPT exit, vows to keep ...

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  It is happening at a time when nuclear talks with Washington are taking place along with the ongoing standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. ......
  
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• Iran's oil minister resigns for personal reasons; acting minister named

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state media...
  
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• Greece Island Populations Photo Essay

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  High school student Antonis Aivaliotis, 17, center, travels with other passengers by boat across the Ionian Sea from the island of Kalamos, where he lives, to school in the mainland town of Mytikas, western Greece, early Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. ......
  
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• Greece Island Populations

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Teacher Chryssa Ntalaka teaches music to the two students of Kalamos Primary School, including Gerasimos Mitsopoulos, 11, right, on the island of Kalamos in the Ionian Sea, western Greece, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. ......
  
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• FBI Arrests Chinese Woman at LAX for Surveilling Son of Taiwanese President

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a Californian woman at Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 4 on...
  
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• Brazil polls close as Lula faces Bolsonaro in polarised presidential election

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
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• Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish over Lula

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  R ight-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election,...
  
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• Asian shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Monday at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates. Investors have been encouraged by easing worries over inflation, which reduces the likelihood of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.5% in morning trading to 70,037.61. It was the benchmark’s first foray above 70,000 points in three months. Australia’s S&P/ASX...
  
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• Al Maktoum International accelerates toward world's biggest airport status

  05-10-2026 06:50 via article.wn.com
  Al Maktoum International Airport is poised to become the world's largest aviation hub, with Dubai World Central (DWC) confirming that its second runway will become operational next year as scheduled. The milestone is expected to boost the airport's annual passenger handling capacity to 150 million during the first phase of the mega-expansion project, which is due to open in 2032. The $35 billion Al Maktoum International Airport project, currently operating on a smaller scale, will feature five r
  
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• Watch: Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Uruguay play cricket at Eden Gardens ahead of Kolkata friendly

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  The Uruguay football team has been exploring Kolkata ahead of its international friendly against India on October 6.The two-time FIFA World Cup champions visited some of the city's famous landmarks and even tried their hand at cricket at the iconic Eden...
  
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• US withdraws all bomber planes from UK airbase used in Iran strikes: Pentagon

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  US withdraws bomber planes from UK airbase The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on...
  
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• U.S. rates put upward pressure on New Zealand mortgage rates: Kiwibank

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Stronger-than-expected U.S. economic performance is putting upward pressure on New Zealand mortgage rates as higher U.S. bond yields have pushed up New Zealand wholesale swap rates, a key benchmark for fixed mortgage rates, Kiwibank said on Monday. Strong U.S....
  
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• U.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean kills 4

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 235 in 70 strikes ......
  
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• UK terror warning as US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford amid Iran-backed plot

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  The US Air Force has withdrawn all 12 B-1 bombers from the air base in the UK after new threats were reportedly received about an Iran-backed plot ......
  
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• Threats, intimidation after Cornell rape lawsuit, accuser told to stay silent

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
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• They built a grocery store in Wisconsin in 1987; decades later, the couple protected nearly 14 acres for their great-grandchildren to inherit

  05-10-2026 06:17 via article.wn.com
  In Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, nearly 14 acres of prairie, forest and ridge and swale wetlands are now protected through a conservation easement with the Door County Land Trust. The land belongs to Vonnie and Dave Callsen, who founded Main Street Market in Egg Harbour and have been staples in Door County since opening it in 1987. According to the Door County Land Trust, the land also protects groundwater resources contributing to the Mink River Estuary and Hine's emerald dragonfly habitat. The coupl
  
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