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• Dow Dips, Tech Gains as Yields Rise

  05-10-2026 17:25 via article.wn.com
  The three major US stock indices on Wall Street opened mixed. While the 10-year Treasury yield rose to around 5.3%, dragging down the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is centered on cyclical stocks, technology stocks showed strength due to M&A (mergers and acquisitions) news. On October 5 (local time), the Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average opened at 51,199.25 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and was trading at 51,051.23 as of 9:35 a.m., down 125.73 points (0.25%) from...
  
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• Zionists drastically reduce UK diplomatic presence in Jerusalem | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM: The Zionist...
  
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• Will they, won’t they? EU flirts with UK rejoining - The Latest

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his Brexit U-turn, using a visit to Germany to make a ‘commitment to deeper EU co-operation’. The prime minister has promised closer ties on issues such as security, youth mobility and immigration. The move has been welcomed by senior European officials, including...
  
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• Wiegman praises Toone’s attitude after late Lionesses recall for Greece playoff

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Manchester United midfielder was left out of initial squad...
  
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• US issues urgent travel notice for major world country: ‘Depart immediately’

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. State Department is warning U.S. travelers “do not travel” to, and “immediately depart” a major world country after receiving word of a suspected plague death. ......
  
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• UK: Burnham faces challenge from Greens in Starmer's old seat

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Voters in London are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in a by-election in former Prime Minister Kier Starmer's constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. The vote is essentially a two-horse race between Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali, who is standing for the Labour Party, and Green Party leader Zack Polanski. The election is the first real test at the polls for Labour's Andy Burnham since he became Prime Minister in July. "We're feeling happy with our campaign," a Labour Party camp
  
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• Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, lawyer tells judge

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage...
  
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• The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s return to conflict: civilian catastrophe and a spiralling regional polycrisis ...

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The escalating violence reflects deep domestic rifts – but is fuelled by broader geopolitical power games...
  
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• Starbucks reportedly exploring Chipotle takeover

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Move would reunite chief executive Brian Niccol with chain he led before joining coffee company two years ago...
  
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• Russian guided missile kills 30 on packed Ukrainian city buses

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Russian missiles have hit an apartment building and civilian buses, killing more than 50 people in two days, as the Kremlin says there's "no clear path" to peace. ......
  
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• Prison officer had secret relationship with inmate at maximum security jail

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Jade Morris was caught having an intimate relationship with a prisoner after his phone was found ......
  
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• Oxford Union restores uncensored Susan Abulhawa Gaza speech

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Palestinian writer Susan Abulhawa said she felt "vindicated" after the Oxford Union restored an uncensored and full video of her speech on Tuesday, ending a two-year legal battle, telling The New Arab she knew she had to fight for her voice and her ideas. A year into Israel's genocidal war, the writer was invited by the Union to deliver a speech in a debate on whether Israel is an apartheid state engaged in genocide. Abulhawa's speech supported the motion, which passed by 278 votes to 59. Despit
  
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• Not since 9/11 has the UK faced such a security crisis – and threat to ...

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The combination of Iranian, Russian and Chinese aggression is deeply concerning: just how much more concerned with security should the country be?...
  
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• Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency...
  
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• Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express bill...
  
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• Man arrested for perjury after falsely claiming car was hijacked while in sheriff's possession

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Kimberley, South Africa, for perjury after filing a false police report alleging his vehicle was hijacked by four armed men. The arrest follows a contradiction between the...
  
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• Mamdani denounces Gaza war in October 7 statement

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement on Wednesday marking the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, describing the killing of around 1,200 Israelis during the incursion that triggered a three-year genocidal war in Gaza as a “horrific war crime”. However, pro-Israel groups attacked him for acknowledging Gaza's suffering in his statement. In his first 7 October commemoration as NYC mayor since taking office earlier this year, Mamdani released a lengt
  
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• Johannesburg's Design Week: Fixing Mobility and Public Space

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Design Week South Africa 2026 is currently running across Johannesburg, positioning the city's creative sector as an active participant in municipal infrastructure and economic development rather than merely a cultural showcase. The four-day programme centers on tangible urban...
  
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• Israel’s downgrading of UK consulate aims to tighten its hold on Jerusalem

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Consulate targeted in sanctions spat has unusual diplomatic status that clashes with Israel’s ambitions to fully annex the city...
  
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• Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians...
  
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• IndiGo jet grounded after suspected lightning strike damages nose

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  An IndiGo passenger jet carrying 110 people was left with significant damage to its nose after being struck by suspected lightning while descending through severe weather over northern India ......
  
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• India's 'Cockroach' movement says many members detained ahead of Delhi rally

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Indian authorities started mass detentions of people associated with the “Cockroach” youth movement, the group said on Thursday, just days ahead of a major planned protest in Delhi to demand the resignation of the nation’s top poll official. Opposition parties, their student units, and the “Cockroach” youth movement have been holding almost daily demonstrations seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over a controversial revision of vot
  
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• Four astronauts splash down on Earth after eight months in space

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station in a scenic splashdown Thursday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast. The SpaceX crew capsule deployed its giant parachutes high above the ocean to slow its descent, landing in the water at about 8:35 a.m. PT. The capsule was carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (commander) and Jack Hathaway (pilot), European Space Agency...
  
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• Family 'devastated' as body found in search for missing man in Colombia

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Anton Green vanished in August this year with a major search underway in Colombia ......
  
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• Ethiopia drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian...
  
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• Disney World Would Like To Remind You Getting Out Of Ride Boats And Diving Into Water Is NOT The Thing

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Copy link Facebook X Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter During the calm and relaxing boat ride through EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion, known as the Gran Fiesta Tour, a guest at Walt Disney World decided to get out of the boat, stand on a side platform, and then dive into the water, all while the ride vehicles were still moving. Thankfully, the guests were banned from Walt Disney World after their
  
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• Dental nurse found dead in bath with bruises and gash on arm, inquest hears

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The body of Laura Marshall, 31, was found in a flat in Victoria Street, Lurgan, in April 2016 ......
  
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• ‘Come back’: EU flirts with UK rejoining – The Latest – podcast

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his Brexit U-turn, using a visit to Germany to make a ‘commitment to deeper EU co-operation’. The prime minister has promised closer ties on issues such as security, youth mobility and immigration. The move has been welcomed by senior European officials, including...
  
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• Canadian Jews Mark Oct. 7 Anniversary Amid Continuing Antisemitic Threats

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Carney said 'there's more work to do' as rabbis described synagogues under guard and new federal security funding still years from being fully delivered. ......
  
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• Canada’s Anne Carson wins Nobel for modern spin on classics | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM: The Nobel...
  
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