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• Key points in Italy's new electoral law

  08-10-2026 15:30 via article.wn.com
  ROME, Oct 8 - Italy's lower...
  
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• WHO warns healthcare needs in Sudan outstrip available resources

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday that Tawila, in Sudan’s Darfur region, which hosts more than 700,000 displaced people, is currently experiencing severe shortages of food, water, and healthcare, calling for an urgent increase in resources and humanitarian funding. WHO representative in Sudan, Dr Abdinasir Abubakr, said that Darfur recorded high levels of malnutrition following a ten-day mission in Sudan...
  
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• Virginia county sues to stop Trump from building his beloved triumphal arch

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The lawsuit marks the first time a government entity has challenged the proposed arch in court...
  
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• Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Vice President JD Vance cast...
  
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• US sanctions on ICC spark global backlash, European calls for action

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. faced mounting international criticism Friday over its sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), as European governments, Canada and Japan rallied ......
  
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• US sanctions International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order,” and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it. “The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate
  
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• U.S. Sanctions and Threatens to Dismantle International Criminal Court

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The sanctions could cut the ICC off from the U.S. financial system and prohibit it from conducting transactions in dollars. ......
  
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• UN calls US plans to livestream execution ‘abhorrent’

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The United Nations on Friday called US plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base...
  
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• U.K. authorities release 2 Latvian men on bail after arrest on RAF base

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Two Latvian men who were...
  
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• Trump is squirreling away a war chest in case Democrats win and go after Barron ...

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump ‘angry’...
  
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• Trump finds newest way to go after Lisa Cook with investigative ‘committee’ despite Supreme Court ruling

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Fed governor’s attorneys have ‘grave doubts’ about legitimacy of White House investigation...
  
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• Trump accused of trying to start a ‘race war’ with threats to Somali communities in Minnesota

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Governor Tim...
  
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• This poll signals ‘blue tsunami’ — with 1 ‘big’ caveat, ex-Obama official says

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  A new poll in a district represented by a retiring Republican House leader signals a “blue tsunami” will break during the midterm elections, according to a former Obama administration official. ......
  
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• Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer ......
  
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• SpaceX plans massive wharf, road network on Louisiana coast

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square SpaceX is planning to build a massive maritime shipping complex on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, complete with docking facilities, access roads and extensive cargo-handling areas, according to state records...
  
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• South Korea to Recall Ukraine Envoy Over North Korean Prisoner-of-War Transfer Disclosure

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  South Korea has said it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine amid an ongoing dispute after Kyiv revealed that...
  
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• Saudi authorities say three killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The attacks on October 8 were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in neighbouring Yemen launched a major military offensive against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels last weekend ......
  
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• Russian Official Says Quarantine Complete After Siberian Plague Lab Death

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  A local Russian official on Thursday sought to assuage the public’s fears following the death of a worker at a...
  
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• Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Republicans scrubbing Trump from their campaign...
  
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• ‘Proof of life’ now demanded for Democrat after Mitch McConnell controversy

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is under intense scrutiny from Republicans and President Donald Trump over his disappearance from the campaign trail for 13 days. ......
  
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• Pete Hegseth branded ‘deeply unwell’ as GOP and Dem critics pile on over livestream execution: ...

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Pete Hegseth announced that the Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad would be ‘made public’...
  
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• Pakistan says ‘substantial’ forces, resources already in Saudi Arabia under defence deal

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan made the remarks at his weekly press briefing in response to a question on the growing threat posed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to Saudi Arabia ......
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay Praised By UN, Mandela Foundation

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay (South Africa) “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.” Navi Pillay. PHOTO: Nelson Mandela Foundation Congratulating Navi Pillay, United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk from Geneva said that it was a proud moment for the global human rights movement. He said the award comes at an important time and is “particularly poignant” when human rights are under attack in many areas. “It i
  
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• ‘Navi’ Pillay dedicates Nobel Prize to ‘survivors of international crimes’

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The former UN human rights chief noted increasing attacks on the international justice system and called for accountability for crimes against humanity ......
  
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• Mexico surf trip triple murder trial nears verdict for accused killers as victims’ family calls ...

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Natalie Rob, the wife...
  
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• Massive earthquake strikes Panama at magnitude 7.6, tsunami threat issued

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  A major earthquake jolted the country of Panama on Oct. 9, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake measured a preliminary magnitude 7.6, the USGS said,...
  
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• Japan protests Russia’s extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and eight other court staff

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Japan has criticized Russia’s request for the extradition of the International Criminal Court’s president and eight other tribunal officials from the Netherlands, where the court is based ......
  
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• FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Into Israeli Airport, U.A.E. Says

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  The Emirati attorney general provided the first official timeline of Hamam al-Hammami’s travels before the attacker joined the Dubai airline. ......
  
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• FBI Says Ghana Raid Led to 130-Plus Arrests, Detentions in Scam Center Crackdown

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday that a raid in Ghana, part of the bureau’s operation against scam centers,...
  
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• Embrace your jobbing musician soul with a new Cyberpunk 2077 quest mod that comes with ...

  09-10-2026 21:03 via article.wn.com
  Cyberpunk 2077 quest mods are still a relative rarity and the latest's...
  
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