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• How Ukraine Could Explode Trump’s ‘Deal With the Devil’

  12-10-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump likes to think of foreign policy as a business. Allies should earn their keep and adversaries should be...
  
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• Zelensky says Russia still striking energy facilities despite Trump declaration of energy ceasefire

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of immediately defying President Trump’s energy cease-fire with fresh attacks on Kyiv’s power plants. Despite admitting that he was caught off guard by Trump’s sudden cease-fire declaration on Sunday, Zelensky said he supported the truce but claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin has already violated the deal. “I’m not sure that Putin is ready, because even after yesterday’s messages from Presid
  
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• Yemen's Houthis claim new strike on Riyadh airport as Tehran offers to facilitate dialogue

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  SANAA/RIYADH - Yemen's Houthi group said Monday evening that it had launched a new ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, while Tehran reiterated its readiness to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the group targeted the Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile, claiming the missile "accurately hit" the...
  
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• Wild video shows car smashing into packed tourist restaurant in Greece: ‘Like watching a movie’

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Wild video shows a suspected drunk-driving tourist smashing a car into the front of a packed restaurant in Greece. The driver, only identified as a 45-year-old non-Greek national, was seen driving the car into the front of the eatery in tourist hotspot Thessaloniki early Sunday, sending diners scattering from their seats. Remarkably, only three people were injured – which the...
  
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• Why Pakistan declared emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | Explained

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  The military-backed government in Pakistan...
  
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• Two recipients share 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM - The Royal Swedish...
  
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• Teaching assistant groomed student, 15, by showing him her sex toys and handcuffs — before ...

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  A British teaching assistant groomed a 15-year-old student by taking them home to see her sex toys and handcuffs — before getting caught when another teacher saw the two at a Pizza Hut. A jury took just two hours to find Melanie Rock, 34, guilty of sexual grooming and sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, the Telegraph reported. Rock was a communications support assistant at Medina College on the Isle of Wight when she started chatting on Instagram...
  
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• Sex pest robot that looks like ‘Iron Man’ gropes, thrusts into teen girl

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  A humanoid robot was allegedly used to sexually assault a teenage girl in Germany — with the sick harassment livestreamed on social media, according to authorities. The red and gold remote-controlled robot grabbed the 16-year-old’s buttocks and “made thrusting motions against her,” police in Cologne...
  
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• Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight, charged with kicking officer and nurse after

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also charged with two counts of assault for allegedly kicking a police officer and a ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia faces new missile, drone strikes after deadly Houthi airport attacks

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia faced a series of fresh missile and drone strikes on Monday following a deadly weekend strike on its main airports, which has kept the skies over the country relatively clear of air travel. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a new wave of drone and cruise missiles, according to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, with several attacks intercepted as they aimed at the kingdom’s key oil and gas facilities. The ongoing attacks have forced Saudi authorities to suspend operations at
  
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• Proposed tariff cuts welcomed by US firms

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Business and industry representatives in the United States have welcomed the tariff reduction proposal on a total of $60 billion worth of goods put forward by the US-China Board of Trade in September, as the levies have caused uncertainty ahead of the holiday season. The proposal to lower tariffs on both US and Chinese exports was announced by the Board of Trade on Sept 27, following President ­Xi Jinping's meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC. China's Ministry of Commerce..
  
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• Pragmatic consensus reflects shared aspirations

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  The Third China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue concluded on Sunday in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, with outcomes from four key working groups. The economy and livelihood group reached consensus on calling for a phased, category-specific reopening of border crossings, restoring cross-border logistics, and establishing a Track-II information channel on trade and logistics. Hosted by the China Foreign Affairs University and guided by the five-point consensus from the Fuxian Meeting of trilate
  
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• Musk has spent $276 million on midterms to help Republicans retain control of Congress

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Elon Musk’s largesse, makes the world’s richest person likely the single-biggest political donor in this year’s races, according to campaign finance records ......
  
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• Iranian protester shared heartbreaking final call with sobbing father before he was executed: ‘Don’t cry, dad’

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  A 21-year-old Iranian protester shared a final, heartbreaking call with his father who could do nothing but sob as the regime carried him off to the gallows moments later. Alireza Raisi’s last call with his father from inside an Isfahan prison revealed the family’s desperation moments before he was hung to death for taking part in the January protests against the regime, according to a recording of the conversation. “Forgive me! Forgive me,” Raisi’s father could be
  
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• Houthis hit Riyadh's main airport again

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport was again attacked on Sunday, killing a Pakistani national just a day after a deadly strike by Yemen's Houthi militant group killed a dozen people there. The latest attack prompted the nation's General Authority of Civil Aviation, or GACA, to extend the airport's closure. In its latest update on X on Monday, GACA announced an extension of the suspension of operations at the airport in Riyadh while it completes the necessary procedures to verify th
  
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• Harrowing final moments of man mauled to death at UK zoo: ‘Come here tiger. Kill me’.

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  The zoo-goer who was mauled to death by a Siberian tiger had taunted the big cat to come and “kill” him, according to harrowing eyewitness accounts of his final moments. Several people had noticed the man, whom cops are not identifying at his family’s request, as he walked around Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England on Saturday. He was “pacing around with his headphones in” and happily “dancing,” witnesses said — with one even catching a
  
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• European leaders question Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS - European leaders on Monday questioned whether Russia would honor an "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump, while saying a real halt to attacks on energy infrastructure could offer relief if implemented. The announcement, which Moscow has yet to confirm, came amid growing concerns in Europe over Washington's recent diesel supply agreement with Russia and its implications for Western sanctions and transatlantic relations. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kall
  
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• EU members divided over budget proposals

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Europe's residents would suffer if the European Union shaves 141 billion euros ($158 billion) from its upcoming seven-year budget, the bloc's executive has warned. The European Commission's unusual intervention followed several of the EU's 27 member nations — including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden — demanding massive spending cuts for the period from 2028 to 2034. But 17 others, including economic...
  
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• Earthquake Today: Magnitude 6 tremor jolts Panama days after massive 7.7 quake

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Panama on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ......
  
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• Disturbing video shows moment Houthi terrorists bombed Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport, killing 13 people

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Shocking video released Monday shows the moment Houthi terrorists bombed Riyadh international airport, killing 13 people — including an American citizen — and injuring more than 300 others. Unsuspecting travelers were calmly waiting in lines inside the terminal of King Khalid International Airport on Saturday when there was a sudden, giant explosion, the footage released by Saudi Arabia’s Media Ministry shows. Travelers rushed for cover as smoke filled the terminal building and
  
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• Bridging the Belt and Road

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  At the Confucius Institute of Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan, students gathered on Sept 24 to make mooncakes, a traditional Chinese delicacy, deepening their understanding of the Mid-Autumn Festival through...
  
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• AI can help bridge digital gap: Experts

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Artificial intelligence should be viewed not as a threat to jobs, but as a tool for creating them, particularly in developing economies where the right technology can accelerate progress that might otherwise take decades. That was the view of experts speaking at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok. As the world accelerates toward an AI-driven future amid mounting economic uncertainty, artificial intelligence is emerging as both a powerf
  
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• UN calls on Israel to abide by 1974 Disengagement Agreement, respect Syrian sovereignty

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  The UN on Monday called on Israel to cease violations of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and fully respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. "I reiterate the Secretary-General’s call for an end of the violations of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and full respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity," Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Claudio Cordone told the UN Security Council. Cordone reported that Israeli military operations in s
  
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• Trump says he is 'looking at' firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of ...

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump says he is...
  
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• Türkiye urges Israel to stop ‘reckless’ attacks in Syria

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  Türkiye’s UN envoy called on Israel to end its “reckless acts” in Syria and fully comply with the 1974 Disengagement Agreement. “Lasting stability is essential for Syria to rebuild its economy, attract investment, and participate in regional energy and connectivity projects,” Türkiye's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ahmet Yildiz told a session of the UN Security Council on Monday. “Israel’s continued violations of Syrian soverei
  
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• Open-World RPGs That Keep Surprising You, Ranked

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  Regardless of their size, it’s pretty common for open-world RPGs to stick to their familiar...
  
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• New Open-World Simulation Game on Steam Launches to 80% Very Positive Reviews

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  Car Parking Multiplayer 2, also known as...
  
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• Nevadans to vote on abortion rights amendment

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) - Nevada voters are considering an amendment to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. ......
  
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• Houston man run over by ICE vehicle will need additional surgery, advocates say

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  A Houston man who was injured when an ICE officer’s car ran over him has had surgery on his leg but needs additional procedures to reconstruct the leg and other parts of his body, an advocate for the man said Monday. Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, had leg and hip injuries and a shattered ankle after the officer’s vehicle struck him during a pursuit Saturday, said Cesar Espinosa, a co-founder and the executive director of FIEL, who was speaking on Parra’s behalf. Parra cannot put w
  
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• A truck and a wide angle: How photographer captured the full scale of Bangkok's floods

  13-10-2026 04:29 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — As a throng of people waded through a flooded street after heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, the moment was captured by Sakchai Lalit, a staff photojournalist based in Thailand who has worked with The Associated Press ......
  
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