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• INTERVIEW: N. Korea denuclearization push must continue: ex-S. Korean envoy

  13-10-2026 18:49 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL - North Korea's nuclear capabilities have steadily advanced in the 20 years since its first nuclear test amid insufficient coordination among countries seeking to dismantle its weapons program, and abandoning denuclearization efforts would deprive the international community of leverage over Pyongyang, a former South Korean nuclear envoy said. Chun Yung Woo, who served as Seoul's top envoy to six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions from 2006 to 2008, pointed to a ga
  
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• Yunus called ‘terrorist’ by Awami backers at US airport

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  DHAKA: Nobel laureate and former Bangladesh interim govt chief adviser Muhammad Yunus was confronted by a group of Awami League supporters at New York’s...
  
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• Wildlife Photographer of the Year named - see the 19 winning images

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  A black and white shot of a dung beetle, taken by a 14 year old Brit, scooped the top prize for Young Photographer of the Year ......
  
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• What is a lung nodule? Pope Leo undergoes surgery after cancer diagnosis

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The growth was spotted during a routine check-up...
  
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• Wednesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The S&P 500 inched lower as traders mulled over the latest quarterly results from big banks. Tune in to CNBC on Wednesday for Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. ......
  
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• Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting is ordered detained

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  A Washington state resident charged...
  
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• Vatican issue health update after The Pope's surgery as Leo diagnosed with lung cancer

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The Vatican has said Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. ......
  
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• US college suspends fraternity parties after alleged gang rape

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president has said, responding to the outcry over an alleged gang rape on campus in 2024. The measure is the strongest reaction yet from Cornell's leadership to a lawsuit filed by a former undergraduate, Jane Doe, alleging seven men sexually assaulted her during a party. Over the last several weeks, the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, and its president, Michael Kotlikoff, hav
  
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• UN experts slam Turkey’s ‘crackdown’ on LGBTQ organisations

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The authorities recently raided gay bars, nightclubs and the homes of activists and community members. ......
  
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• Ukrainian ex-officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream bombing

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  HAMBURG, Oct 14 - A Ukrainian...
  
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• Tributes paid to man killed by tiger at UK wildlife park

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park, have described the 23-year-old as a "bright, warm and engaging young man". Mr Chapman, who was killed when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday, had suffered from "significant mental illness over a number of years", his family added in a statement. "The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened," they said. The sta
  
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• Torrential rains in Libya's Tripoli kill two

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI, Oct 13 -...
  
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• The Kremlin's greatest ally? Western politicians fighting each other over the Russian threat

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The “Russian threat” has become a weapon in domestic political battles across the West. As intelligence agencies increasingly appear to serve the agendas of one...
  
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• Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Videos collected by local investigators make it “pretty obvious” that an ICE officer intentionally ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during an immigration stop Saturday in Houston, which could lead to assault charges, the district attorney said Tuesday. “This was an intentional striking and running over of the person by the vehicle, and in that case, that is an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas,” Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told NBC News. Watch
  
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• Supreme Court to Hear Case on Whether DOGE Must Respond to FOIA Requests

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in U.S. DOGE Service v. U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a case determining whether the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is legally obligated to respond to Freedom of...
  
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• Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine. ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade threats as strikes on oil facilities, cities escalate

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Houthi supporters take part in an armed rally staged against the involvement of Türkiye and Pakistan with Saudi Arabia in Yemen's conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) RIYADH/SANAA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi group exchanged threats of retaliatory attacks on Tuesday as cross-border strikes on major cities and oil facilities continued. THREATS EXCHANGED During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin
  
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• Russia claims that Europe bought $320 billion in hydrocarbons since 2022

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Russia claimed on Monday that European Union...
  
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• Rugby League World Cup: The star players the Kiwis missed out on

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  From Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai to Jason Taumalolo, a look at the ones that got away - and those now returning to the fold. ......
  
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• Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful lung surgery after cancer diagnosis

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV under went successful surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung on Tuesday after an examination confirmed he had lung cancer.Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspected based on preoperative tests and was confirmed...
  
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• Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after doctors successfully remove nodule

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  File- Pope Leo waves to the crowd as he...
  
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• Pickleball franchisor files for bankruptcy as CEO admits ‘that’s on us’ for business mistake

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  All clubs and...
  
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• Over 1 mln young Australians receive mental health support through headspace centers

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- More than one million young Australians have received mental health support through headspace centers across the country, the Australian government said on Wednesday. In a statement marking...
  
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• OpenAI employee arrested over hidden listening device, FBI and company say

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company's technology. The employee, identified as a 35-year-old Saudi national named Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested Friday, a week after the ChatGPT maker discovered an audio recording device hidden in the conference room, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco. W
  
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• New White House spokeswoman Katie Zacharia heavy on Trump praise, light on questions in debut

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  She replaces the combative but skilled former press secretary Karoline Leavitt. ......
  
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• New electrode design could improve green ammonia production: study

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Researchers in Australia have developed a new electrode design that could improve the energy efficiency of producing ammonia using renewable electricity. The new approach has overcome a fundamental energy limitation of the technology, opening new possibilities for cleaner and potentially...
  
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• Man charged over fatal shooting of child in northwest Sydney

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Police said on Wednesday that a man has been charged with murder over the September shooting of a child in northwest Sydney. The 12-year-old boy died in...
  
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• Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US�vote, officials say

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 -...
  
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• Inside Trump, Netanyahu’s Strike Iran before or after Israeli and US elections

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  File – President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister...
  
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• Heavy rains hit Libya's Tripoli

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken with a mobile phone shows vehicles running on a flooded road after heavy rains in Tripoli, Libya, Oct. 13,...
  
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