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• Emergency help for Christa Pike after botched execution was delayed due to confusion

  12-10-2026 23:39 via express.co.uk
  The 911 calls made by prison staff Christa Pike's botched execution on September 30 have been revealed. Recordings show a delay occured due to confusion
  
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• Zelenskyy: Russia strikes energy facilities

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President...
  
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• Why are Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Why are Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia?...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war live: Nato member blames Putin after two ships struck in Black Sea

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
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• UK prime minister: Suspected plot at air base directed by Iran

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — A suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in England was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday. ......
  
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• Trump teases prospect of summit with Kim Jong Un as soon as next month

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Kim Jong Un unveils defence museum to showcase ICBM missiles that can reach US...
  
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• Trump holds raucous Ohio rally as he tries to shore up base voters for GOP

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Youngstown, Ohio — President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off a week of red-state campaigning with a raucous rally in Ohio, where Republicans are fighting to hold onto a Senate seat that could be key to the majority. He spent portions of his nearly 90-minute remarks railing against Somali and Haitian communities, delivering red meat political attacks and catering to his base. He at times conjured two out-of-state Democrats — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Senate nominee Abdu
  
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• Trump accuses Europe of hypocrisy after diesel deal with Russia

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  ‘I made the right choice for the American people,’ the US leader said as he doubled down amid criticism...
  
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• Sri Lankan ambassador visits foreign worker sentenced to death for Facebook post in Saudi Arabia

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Sri Lankan legal team files clemency appeal on behalf of Anojan Sivarasa...
  
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• Several hurt, one in 'cardiac arrest' in South Korea market stabbing

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  "One person is in cardiac arrest, and around seven others have been injured," says official ......
  
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• Saudis probe how defense systems failed after airport attack

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation to determine how its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, including an attack on Riyadh airport that killed at least 13 people ......
  
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• Philippine VP Duterte impeachment: Case narrows to P817.87M unexplained wealth charge

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  The House of Representatives (HOR) prosecution panel in the impeachment trial announced on Tuesday that it is no longer pursuing charges of alleged misuse of confidential funds, bribery, and grave threats against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. Lead prosecutor and representative...
  
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• Pakistan train derailment kills 4, injures at least 17 in Punjab

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  At least four people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a train derailment Tuesday near Multan in the south of Pakistan's Punjab province, emergency services and a rescue worker told AFP. Farooq Ahmed, a spokesman for Punjab's emergency services department, said four people had...
  
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• Number of people dead in Waterford house fire 'including children' as police flood scene

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Emergency services have been called to a residence in the Birchwood area of Waterford city at approximately 5.13am - it is understood that there are several fatalities ......
  
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• Mini Cooper crash in Kerala: 3 students killed as speeding driver slams car into scooter

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Police in India's Kerala have arrested all four accused in connection with the Mini Cooper crash that killed three 21-year-old students in Kochi, and have registered a case of 'culpable homicide'. The incident occurred in the Nedumbassery area of Kochi when a Mini Cooper rammed into a two-wheeler carrying three students, killing all of them on the...
  
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• Meta launches new AI models to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Meta has launched two new artificial intelligence models as the technology company seeks to compete more directly with leading systems developed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full are Meta’s most capable models to date and are designed for personal and professional AI agents, the company said in an announcement on Monday. The models can perform...
  
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• Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 2 as it continues to lash Mexico’s Pacific coast

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 2 storm on Monday with sustained winds of 105 mph as it moves off Mexico’s west coast, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The storm will likely pack near 100 mph winds as it makes landfall sometime Thursday, though the exact location and timing could change because of the complexity of its track forecast. The hurricane has been causing heavy rainfall and strong winds. In Mexico’s southwestern Guerrero state, an elderly person died, a
  
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• Houthi rebels say airstrikes targeted them in Yemen, and other Mideast developments

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  The Iran-backed Houthi rebels say...
  
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• Houthi rebels sa airstrikes targeted them in Yemen, and other Mideast developments

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  The Iran-backed Houthi Rebels say...
  
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• Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker Ilhan Omar's home

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of what officials said was a criminal investigation, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. Omar said she was "ok" following the operation but accused the administration of targeting political opponents just three weeks before she seeks re-election in the November 3 midterms. The early morning search, described by Trump's "border cz
  
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• Free shuttle buses, more parking announced for Sharjah book fair 2026

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Book lovers heading to the Sharjah International Book Fair this November will have more options to get to the venue, with free shuttle bus services and expanded parking planned for the event’s 45th edition. The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) announced details of the fair at a press conference on...
  
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• Five dead as 100mph hurricane threatens Mexico with catastrophic flooding

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Simon...
  
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• Explosion heard in Kyiv, Ukrainian port struck by drones

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  An explosion was ⁠heard in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv in the early hours of today, ‌a witness said. Russia hit at least six energy targets during airstrikes across Ukraine yesterday. Three bodies ⁠were ‌pulled from the rubble in the ⁠northeastern ‌city of Kharkiv following an attack yesterday, ⁠Mayor Ihor Terehov ⁠said on Telegram today. It comes as Russian drones damaged a ‌cargo terminal ⁠in Ukraine's port...
  
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• Eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea's Incheon, police say

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Eight people were wounded in a stabbing incident at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one person suffering cardiac arrest, police...
  
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• Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to be sentenced Tuesday for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur. Jurors convicted Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in late August. Davis is facing 40 years to life in ......
  
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• Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1 and prompting rescue, Bulgaria says

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. ......
  
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• Drone sinks Ukrainian-owned ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, Bulgarian Prime Minister says

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  PM Rumen Radev says the “Chelsea 3” was hit by three drones and sank in the second such incident in a week, with all crew members rescued ......
  
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• Congresswoman, admiral debate issues at heated forum

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Windsor, and her Democratic challenger, retired Adm. Eileen Laubacher, clashed Monday night during a fiery debate in the race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District. ......
  
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• Buffalo supermarket gunman faces death penalty four years after racist massacre

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Jury selection is set to...
  
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• Britain's new golden couple rocked by his World Championships expulsion: How world's fastest female cyclist ...

  13-10-2026 11:18 via article.wn.com
  Richardson, 27, - who once declared himself the 'fastest ever' racer - has been in a relationship with Finucane, the 23-year-old darling of British cycling, since February 2024. ......
  
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