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• ‘Re-deployed to their home stations’: US withdraws all bombers from UK's Fairford base after suspected terror plot

  05-10-2026 00:23 via article.wn.com
  The United States has withdrawn all its bombers from RAF Fairford in England, a US-run military base that had been used to launch strikes on Iran, following an investigation into a suspected terror plot targeting the facility.The bombers have been redeployed to their home bases in the United States, a Pentagon official said on Sunday, according to news agency AP.The official was not authorised to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on condition of anonymity.The Pentagon later confirme
  
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• US Marine's arrest in a killing on Okinawa triggers outrage in Japan

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Japanese police say they have arrested a...
  
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• US authorities detain Nicaraguan political exiles stripped of citizenship, raising fears of deportation

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday reported that US immigration authorities detained 8 Nicaraguan exiles who were previously granted protected status in 2023 after fleeing political prosecution. On February 9 2023, the Nicaraguan government declared 222 political prisoners as “traitors” and expelled them to the United States, stripping 94 government dissenters and critics of their nationality. The US government announced that it was welcoming the 222 individuals as...
  
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• UK home secretary warns of sexual violence against women making Channel crossings

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  UK home secretary warns of sexual violence against women making Channel crossings UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has claimed nearly all women attempting to reach Britain in small boats from northern France have been raped during their...
  
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• Tijuana fire update: What’s burning near California border? Spring Valley residents report smoke

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A video showing...
  
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• Takaichi faces test of economic agenda as Japan parliament opens

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Japan’s parliament opens Monday with bills aimed at easing the impact of inflation on households set to dominate the agenda, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to put her grand plans for Japan’s economy and finances into action. ......
  
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• Six weeks, remarkable progress: How AI and teachers helped students learn in Nigeria

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Photo illustration – Teachers guide. AI supports....
  
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• Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses international dateline

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Nolo is expected to keep moving west across the Pacific and is not forecast to threaten any land through Friday (October 1), forecasters said ......
  
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• California realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan president’s relative

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A California realtor accused of...
  
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• Brazilians vote in presidential election expected to go to the wire

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Voting has begun in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, with opinion polls suggesting a close contest. The two leading candidates are the incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and...
  
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• B-1 Bombers Removed From UK Base After Suspected Iranian Terrorist Plot Reported

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon pulled all of its B-1 bombers from a UK base after a suspected Iranian terrorist plot was reported by the...
  
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• Australia probes flydubai co-pilot’s links to the country

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is...
  
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• Alberta Extends Deadline for $100 Energy Rebate

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Alberta residents now have until Oct. 31 to apply for a one-time $100 energy rebate after the provincial government...
  
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• Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of Taiz...
  
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• Wagging tails fill a Philippine church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital. Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, remembered for his humility,...
  
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• US lead in AI over China narrows after DeepSeek gains, Bloomberg Intelligence says

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Top Chinese models lag their US rivals by 3% on benchmark after the release of DeepSeek’s V4.1 Flash. ......
  
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• Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Authorities on Sunday suspended the search off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an air ambulance that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston. The U.S. Coast Guard said authorities searched more than 4,400 miles (7,081 kilometers) over a span of 66 hours for the four Canadians and two people from Bermuda who were on board. “Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard’s northeast...
  
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• Russia strikes Kyiv with drones during visit by German Chancellor Merz

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine and Germany have signed a $1.5 billion ($2.67b) deal to help fight the surge in Russian drone attacks, while fresh strikes and air raid sirens greeted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a solidarity visit on Sunday. The agreement worth more than €1.3b includes about €1b ($2b) for weapons, including combat drones, while other money will go towards supporting Ukraine’s battered energy sector, which Russia is targeting to cut off heating and power during the freezing winter months
  
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• Russia investigates ‘unknown’ infection after plague lab researcher dies

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Russia investigates ‘unknown’ infection after plague lab researcher dies Russian authorities are investigating a suspected dangerous infection at a plague research laboratory in Siberia after a 28-year-old researcher died. The incident occurred at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, near Irkutsk,...
  
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• Paraguay opposition candidate wins Asuncion mayor's race in gauge of 2028 vote

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  ASUNCION, Oct 4 - The candidate for...
  
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• Multiple Security Failures Allowed FlyDubai Pilot Into Cockpit

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Authorities in three countries missed opportunities across the board; “there wasn’t proper vetting.” ......
  
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• Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro to face off in second round of Brazilian presidential election

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  SÃO PAULO — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election on Oct. 25 after neither man received more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round that took place on Sunday. Bolsonaro was ahead of Lula by a 47.26-44.89 percent margin with...
  
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• Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts in attempt to repeat their 2018 sweep

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday his party is on track to win back control of the House, confident it can overcome a fundraising disadvantage and reach deep into conservative areas to flip congressional districts won by President Donald Trump just two years ago. In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats seize the majority, compared this midterm election to 2018, when...
  
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• Iran tells US there is no military solution to Middle East war

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s top diplomat insisted today that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US and Israel on February 28, and Washington in recent weeks has dialled back military operations in favour of economic pressure. The main point of contention remains Iran’s attempt to blockade the
  
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• Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Fitness influencer, 46, faces court on Monday after his arrest in Noosa at the weekend...
  
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• flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack by crashing plane into skyscraper

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack by crashing plane into skyscraper ......
  
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• CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette Expresses Regret as Quebec Election Campaign Ends

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  With hours left in Quebec’s provincial election campaign, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette...
  
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• Britain’s reliance on US cloud giants alarms its politicians

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Some of Britain’s...
  
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• Breaking: Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's election, which will go to a run-off in three weeks. ......
  
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• Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to Runoff Between Bolsonaro and Lula

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  Brazil’s presidential election is headed to an Oct. 25 runoff, Brazil’s electoral court said Sunday...
  
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