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• Educators using food to teach science, social studies

  10-10-2026 20:49 via article.wn.com
  Pilot Light created a food-based curriculum for educators to incorporate food, nutrition and the food system into core subjects, promoting active and enjoyable learning among students. ......
  
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• Yemen's Houthis renew warning over Saudi airports, airspace amid cross-border escalation

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Sunday renewed its warning to airlines, aviation workers and travelers against using airports and airspace in Saudi Arabia amid escalating cross-border hostilities. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement posted on social...
  
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• ‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying US-UK alliance

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  David McCloskey’s new book depicts a calamitous collapse of the ‘special relationship’ – could things get darker still?...
  
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• UN envoy warns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia threaten regional security

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Sunday condemned continuing Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, warning that the escalation threatens regional security and further complicates peace efforts in Yemen. In a statement posted on social media...
  
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• Turkey mandates age checks under new social media ban

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Turkey has prohibited social media companies from providing services to children younger than 15 under regulations published on Saturday, with the restrictions scheduled to take effect on 1 November. The rules, issued by the Presidency’s Cyber Security Directorate and published in the Official Gazette, require platforms to verify users’ ages, refuse registrations by children below the threshold and close accounts identified as belonging to them. They also impose extensive safeguards
  
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• Sri Lanka to introduce container scanners at ports to curb drug smuggling

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka plans to introduce special scanners at its ports to detect narcotics concealed inside shipping containers, as traffickers increasingly use cargo...
  
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• Scenery of blooming jacarandas in Nairobi, Kenya

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  A woman poses for photos in an old locomotive with blooming jacaranda trees in the background in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 10, 2026. Jacaranda trees in Nairobi bloom from September to November every year. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi) A woman poses for photos on an...
  
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• Saudi Arabia deports over 10,000 residents, arrests nearly 14,000 in week-long crackdown

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia has deported 10,431 residents for violating immigration regulations, while nearly 14,000 people were arrested during a week-long nationwide crackdown on residency, labour and border security offences, the Ministry of Interior...
  
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• Riyadh airport strike leaves 12 dead, 309 injured

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday that 12 people were killed and 309 injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, prompting a temporary suspension of operations and widespread flight disruptions amid escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Houthi movement. The General Authority of Civil Aviation said Saturday’s attack caused extensive casualties and material damage to airport facilities. Several injured passengers and other victims remained in critical condition, w
  
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• Riyadh Airport Strike: Impact on Flights, Schools, and Global Reactions

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  The latest attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and vowed a decisive response..The attack led to the suspension of airport operations, a week of distance learning for schools in Riyadh and warnings from several foreign embassies. It also raised the prospect of US involvement in the conflict..Get updated faster and for FREE
  
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• Pres. Donald Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for ...

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump says...
  
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• Photos show replica of 17th-century Spanish galleon taking center stage at Manila museum

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A life-size replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon is the centerpiece of Museo del Galeón in Manila, Philippines. The museum offers visitors a glimpse of life aboard the ship and explores the country's maritime history. ......
  
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• People participate in color run event in Canberra, Australia

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  People participate in a color run event in Canberra, Australia, Oct. 11, 2026. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) People...
  
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• Newlywed Couple Found Dead in India River with Legs Chained Together, Police Investigate

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  A newly married couple were found dead in the Tapi River in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, with their legs reportedly secured together by an iron chain and padlock, prompting police to investigate the circumstances surrounding their deaths.The couple, identified as Shyam...
  
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• Nepal flash flood leaves 10 missing, six rescued in Gorkha

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Flooding along Nepal...
  
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• Missing Australian hiker Jordan Yap last seen on remote trail found dead in Peru

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Family and friends say Melbourne man should be remembered for ‘immense joy he brought to so many people’s lives’...
  
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• Missile attack on airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital kills 12 people and injures over 300

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended the closure of the country’s main international airport, according to an online flight tracker, a day after a missile attack on the facility killed 12 people from several countries and left more than 300 injured in a major escalation of the war between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and the kingdom. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Saturday afternoon’s attack on the Houthis. It was the latest of several in the past week on King Khalid
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis...
  
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• Mauritania forms new government, replaces several ministers

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  NOUAKCHOTT, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed a new cabinet on Saturday evening, replacing the ministers of defense, interior, economic affairs and energy, among others, the Mauritanian News Agency reported. The appointments were made by presidential decree on the...
  
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• Malaysia, Egypt to broaden engagement, increase trade

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia and Egypt will focus on expanding trade and investment cooperation, improving flight connectivity and exploring new areas of economic collaboration, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday. The two countries are also looking...
  
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• ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5.8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations...
  
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• Gasoline prices continue to climb in Cambodia as diesel pressures ease slightly

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Retail gasoline prices in Cambodia continued to surge on Sunday while diesel saw a slight drop, according to the latest Ministry of Commerce announcement. From Oct. 11 to 21, the price of regular gasoline will rise 3.8 percent to...
  
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• DTM Hockenheim: Auer wins after title drama and Engstler crash

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Lucas Auer has won the first�DTM race at Hockenheim...
  
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• Category 4 Hurricane Simon nears Mexico’s Pacific coast

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Simon intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm on Saturday, threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast with destructive winds, dangerous storm surges and potentially deadly flooding as authorities accelerated evacuations and emergency preparations. The US National Hurricane Center said Simon had sustained winds reaching 155mph (250km/h) by Saturday evening. Its centre was approximately 65 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, moving northwards at about 5mph towards Mexico’s west
  
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• Brunei University, AmiproSimpor sign MoU to strengthen research collaboration

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and AmiproSimpor Sdn. Bhd. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen strategic cooperation in research, innovation...
  
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• Brave new world: what cryptocurrency means for investors

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  “CryptoDad” J. Christopher Giancarlo is a lawyer who was chairman of the CFTC between 2017 and 2019. He is the author of CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money, and his latest book, The New Adventures of CryptoDad: The Quest for Financial Freedom in the 21st Century, will be out in October. Matthew Partridge: How did you became known as “CryptoDad”? J. Christopher Giancarlo: When I first became chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), I felt t
  
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• A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t ...

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  Preferences proved the sticking point at the conference as conservatives face the prospect of a third successive election defeat...
  
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• 5 missing in flash flood in central Nepal: police

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  KATHMANDU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been reported missing after a flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away 65 houses in Gorkha and Dhading...
  
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• 22 Indian crew rescued after incident off UAE coast

  11-10-2026 11:30 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two Indian crew members aboard an oil vessel were...
  
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• U.S. Strikes Ship Breaching Iran's Naval Blockade

  11-10-2026 11:14 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military attacked a merchant ship in the Gulf of Oman that appeared to be attempting to breach Iran’s naval blockade. This occurred approximately one month after the U.S. announced on September 8 that it had attacked five...
  
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