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• Greenland Rejects Trump's Imminent Large-Scale Resource Exploration Claims

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump announced that large-scale oil, gas, and mineral exploration would soon begin in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. However, the Greenland government refuted Trump’s claim, stating that the current scale of resource exploration is not significant and that actual development could take years. According to Reuters and CNN on October 14 (local time), Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social early that...
  
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• Winnipeg women's centre secures $568,400 grant for new 10,500-square-foot resource facility

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The North Point Douglas Women's Centre in Winnipeg has secured a one-time provincial grant of $568,400 to advance its capital...
  
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• Why Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Is Fiji home to the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world? Cases among young people are surging. This is a tropical island paradise in the Pacific, but Fiji has just declared a national HIV emergency. One in every 60 adults now has the virus – and experts...
  
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• White House press ecretary Katie Zacharia’s first reaction to bar exam row, bizarre briefing debut

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
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• ‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city’s politicians demand TfL should have power over licences...
  
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• Trump attacks fellow Republicans for ‘hurting Texas’ during senate election race – US politics live

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  A GOP loss in Texas would be a major blow for the US president and the Republicans...
  
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• Student protests, rowers and a velodrome crash: photos of the day – Friday

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ......
  
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• South African police chief to return to work after suspension lifted

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the suspension of the country’s national police chief Fannie Masemola, his office announced on Friday. Masemola is expected to resume his duties on Monday after he was suspended in April when he was charged with breaking finance...
  
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• Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time.

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Alberto C. Medina More and more leftists are concluding that statehood for the island is not enough. . ......
  
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• Pope\u2019s doctors say tests confirm continued improvement in his condition after cancer surgery

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The 71-year-old Leo had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday....
  
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• Pope's doctors say tests confirm continued improvement in his condition after cancer surgery

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  ROME (AP) — Doctors said Friday that tests have confirmed the “continued improvement” in Pope Leo XIV’s condition following lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old Leo presided over Mass, and distributed Communion, in a special chapel set up for him in the Gemelli hospital, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. “His post-operative recovery allows him to carry out his normal daily activities completely on his own,” said the medical update signed by Leo’s pers
  
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• PhilHealth Extends Full Coverage for Heat-Related Illnesses Amid El Ni�o Preparedness

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has announced full coverage for medical expenses related to extreme heat as the country prepares for the effects of El Ni�o. The agency is...
  
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• ‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’...
  
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• Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for Iran-linked gang

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — A Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown...
  
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• Norwegian teen sentenced for Iran-linked gang murder plot in UK

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  A Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros...
  
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• New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Kyle Cotner knew nothing about fall foliage when he trolled his White House colleagues in 2007, telling them he was an expert despite having grown up in Florida. When autumn rolled around, he kept up the bit, sending out weekly newsletters with foliage statistics and information to a handful of co-workers. Today, he has mastered complex mapping systems, calls himself “Leaf Daddy” and owns The Foliage Report, a website that tracks fall color from coast to co
  
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• NAZA: the film Israel does not want you to see - video

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Oscar-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor discuss their new documentary, NAZA, which exposes the AI systems that the Israeli military uses to rain down strikes on Gaza, causing the mass killing of civilians. Based on the testimony of 24 military insiders, the documentary caused uproar...
  
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• NAZA premieres in UK as filmmakers condemn silence over Gaza

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Israeli documentary NAZA premiered in UK cinemas on Thursday evening, with its filmmakers denouncing the silence surrounding Israel’s genocide in Gaza as they face threats of prosecution and loss of citizenship from Israeli authorities. The nationwide screenings preceded its general release on Friday. Speaking at a London Q&A, co-director Yuval Abraham said the soldiers and intelligence officers who testified in the film had "different motivations to speak", with some describing their
  
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• Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearance...
  
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• Kalama-Kingma returns to lead ‘Iolani past Punahou

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Senior Georgie Lee had 13 kills and...
  
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• Just over half of candidates in key US Senate races say they will accept results, ...

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The mixed responses highlight the uncertainty that hangs over the midterms nearly six years after Trump tried to overturn his 2020 election loss to former President Joe Biden. ......
  
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• Istanbul's worst floods in 80 years leave 4 dead

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Catastrophic flooding in Istanbul was the worst in more than 80 years, Turkey’s interior minister said Friday as the death toll rose to four. Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city with 16 million residents, was hit by more rain in the 48 hours up to Thursday morning than the...
  
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• Israeli forces raid West Bank towns, detaining 30 Palestinians

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Israeli occupation forces raided multiple...
  
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• Is JD Vance campaigning for the midterms – or 2028? | Politics Weekly America

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters ......
  
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• Indian police warn 'Cockroach' movement founder over�protest

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Police warned the founder of India's 'Cockroach' movement against going ahead with a protest on Friday, local media reported, setting the stage for a possible confrontation with the group that is demanding the resignation of the election chief. The youth-led 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP), opposition groups, and student organisations have held almost daily protests this month demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours
  
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• Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Dipke ahead of protest

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, live images from his group showed, ahead of a protest called by him in capital Delhi’s central business district, the latest rally to demand the resignation of India’s election chief. The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), opposition groups, and student organisations have held almost daily protests this month demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over
  
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• Hot, windy weather stoke brush fires spark in Southern California, power turned off for many

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that’s led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state waking up in the dark after their electricity was turned off. A rapidly spreading blaze in Malibu, a coastal town west of Los Angeles, prompted evacuation orders and warnings for a large swathe of the Santa Monica Mountains. A large cloud of black smoke over the hilltops could be seen on nearby
  
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• First Thing: Three young children killed in Oregon elementary school shooting

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Attacker, who also killed a teacher, was shot dead by a community member. Plus, NAZA film-makers describe Israel’s attempts to retaliate...
  
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• Fiery speeches, LED hats and infighting: inside an Alberta separatist conference

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  WeUnify’s Reclaiming Alberta brought together ardent supporters of independence from Canada while highlighting key disagreements over strategy – not least how close a free Alberta should be to the US...
  
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• England’s World Cup test against Tonga will show where power really lies in league

  16-10-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  England begin their tournament on Saturday with a must-win fixture in Perth that can inject some optimism into the European game...
  
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