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• Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time

  09-10-2026 19:11 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant for the first time since taking office, calling off a man’s execution just days before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection in the nation’s busiest death chamber. The Republican governor, who has aggressively used the death penalty in his final term, signed a letter Thursday withdrawing the death...
  
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• Weeks after deadly flash flood, disaster strikes again: Why Nepal issued immediate evacuation warning along ...

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Nepal’s disaster authority has urged residents to move to higher ground after a sudden surge in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away three bridges and damaged homes, roads and hydropower infrastructure in Gorkha district. ......
  
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• 'We may join strikes': Trump responds after Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Riyadh airport attack kills 12 and injures 309 as Saudi Arabia and Houthis exchange strikes. Trump weighs US action amid renewed fighting in Yemen. ......
  
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• UN chief condemns Houthi attack on Saudi airport

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday's attack by...
  
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• Two Carlton players treated in hospital after needing care for ‘separate circumstances’

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Club issues brief statement about Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward, saying latter suffered minor cut to head after a fall...
  
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• Trump says US may join Saudi strikes on Houthis in Yemen

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  The United States may join...
  
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• Trump says Russia willing to reach Ukraine peace deal, criticizes Zelensky

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Russia was willing to reach a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine, while accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of being unwilling to negotiate a settlement. Speaking to...
  
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• Teen arrested after car hits pedestrian near Melbourne Marathon route

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a car allegedly stolen overnight struck a pedestrian in central Melbourne on Sunday near the route of the Melbourne Marathon, police said. According to a statement from...
  
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• ‘Stab to the heart’: arrest of German ex-spymaster sparks calls for reform

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Claims that August Hanning exploited intelligence for private clients comes after other troubling espionage scandals...
  
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• Sri Lanka power firms incur 15.8 bln rupee loss from substandard coal

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's two national electricity generation bodies have collectively incurred an estimated loss of 15.765 billion Sri Lankan rupees (about 47.7 million U.S. dollars) due to substandard coal...
  
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• Saudi-led coalition vows firm response after deadly attack on Riyadh airport

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has vowed to respond firmly to a Houthi attack on a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday that killed 12 people and injured 309 others. Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Malki said early Sunday on social media platform X that the coalition's Joint Forces Command would respond firmly to what he described as a "terrorist attack" in accordance with international humanitarian law. In separate posts on
  
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• Saudi Arabia introduces two overnight train services to Riyadh starting October 11

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has announced two additional overnight train services from Qassim to Riyadh via Majmaah, scheduled to operate in the early hours of Sunday, October 11.The railway operator said the extra...
  
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• Riyadh airport attack: Saudi schools switch to remote learning

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Schools in Riyadh will switch to remote learning for a week, according to an email sent to parents on Sunday, following a deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport.The email, seen by AFP, said the decision followed instructions from...
  
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• Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  An attack on King Khalid...
  
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• ‘Restore the authority’: the challenge for the BBC’s new director of news

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Rachel Jupp takes role as corporation grapples with digital transformation, a cash crisis and its public service role...
  
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• Officer killed, another injured in West Philly shooting; suspect ID’ed as water department employee

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police...
  
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• Inside India's Techade: The $200 Billion Push to Dominate Semiconductors and AI

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: India has committed billions of...
  
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• France’s other schools problem – the teens violently smashing up their old primaries: ‘They think ...

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis. Is it rooted in poverty, social media peer pressure – or just plain boredom?...
  
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• Feature: A Fijian village's fight to restore life beneath the waves

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  By Xinhua writers Guo Xinhui, Bai Yongquan, Liu Xiaoyu SUVA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Beneath the turquoise waters off Fiji's west coast, a remarkable transformation has been unfolding. Along a stretch of coastline once scarred by widespread coral bleaching, vibrant reefs are recovering, fish are returning, and a small fishing village is offering a lesson in community-led climate action. In Naidiri, a village of just 147 residents, years of collective effort have helped revive nearly 10 km of degrade
  
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• Eight Orangutans Rescued from Indonesia Fires Find New Home in Protected Forest

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Jakarta: Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday..The apes were saved from several locations razed by fires -- mostly plantations near their forest homes -- in the...
  
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• DOJ says it’s investigating whether White House TV pool’s coverage halt violated antitrust law

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The U.S....
  
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• Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  UN’s development arm calls for urgent action as crises could ‘throw tens if not hundreds of millions back into poverty’...
  
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• 'Concerns misplaced': India hits back at UN over remarks on Delhi anti-CEC detentions

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  The diplomatic exchange followed police action against demonstrators demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over disputed electoral roll revisions. ......
  
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• ‘Cockroach’ party leader released as Delhi braces for second day of protests

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  More than 2,000 people were reportedly detained on Saturday, prompting criticism of Modi’s ruling government...
  
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• CJP Leaders Released After Delhi Protest Crackdown Over Voter List Dispute

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  The founder of India...
  
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• Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity...
  
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• China and EU must reject protectionism and choose economic cooperation

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  A 16-point trade consensus offers Beijing and Brussels an opportunity to ease tensions, protect global supply chains and demonstrate why dialogue remains more effective than economic confrontation. At a time when geopolitical rivalry and protectionism are threatening the global economy, China and the European Union face a defining choice: strengthen their economic partnership or allow political mistrust to undermine one of the world’s most important trading relationships. The second meetin
  
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• Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what ...

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight...
  
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• Ben Roberts-Smith attends Canberra event honouring Australian troops who served in Afghanistan

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  Anthony Albanese speaks at Australian War Memorial event commemorating 25th anniversary of country’s involvement in the conflict...
  
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• Afghanistan, Iran seal trade MoUs worth 451.8 mln USD

  11-10-2026 09:18 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Private-sector delegates from Afghanistan and Iran have formalized 11 trade memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with a combined...
  
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