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• Munition blast during school trip kills student in Israel, and other Mideast developments

  12-10-2026 19:59 via article.wn.com
  An explosion involving unexploded ordnance killed one student and injured 24 others during a school trip in northern Israel on Monday, officials said. Elsewhere, Saudi forces responded to a drone and cruise missile attack on the kingdom launched from Yemen, according to state-run media, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels said airstrikes on two districts in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and in the country’s north killed 10 people and wounded 19 others. Here is the latest news from the Middle East
  
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• Who is Ranjeev Puri? Indian-American eyes historic Michigan House Speaker post in US midterms

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Indian-origin Michigan lawmaker Ranjeev Puri is hoping to make history by becoming the first Indian-American to serve as Speaker of a state House in the United States. His prospects depend on whether Democrats can wrest control of the Michigan House of Representatives from Republicans in the November 3 elections.Puri, 42, currently serves as the Democratic leader in the Michigan House, where...
  
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• Waterford fire - latest:� Several dead 'including children' as police 'suspect arson'

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  A fire at a house in Waterford in Ireland has resulted in a number of deaths, police have said, with local media saying children are among those killed ......
  
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• US roller coaster 'incident' kills one, injures several

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  One person was killed and several were injured after an "incident" on a roller coaster at a theme park in the US state of Georgia on Monday, officials said. Officials did not confirm how the person died or how the others were injured in the incident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid said...
  
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• 'Ukraine has not attacked Russian oil refineries for 2 days': Zelenskyy on Trump's 'energy ceasefire'

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Kyiv has not attacked Russian oil refineries for two days following US President Donald Trump’s declaration of an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia.However, Zelenskyy accused Moscow of continuing to target Ukraine’s energy facilities and critical infrastructure despite the 'ceasefire.'“Ukraine has not carried out...
  
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• Two US Economists Win Nobel for Work on Managing Economic Shocks

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News Two US Economists Win Nobel for Work on Managing Economic Shocks Stockholm- American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, saying the two wer
  
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• Türkiye's UN envoy calls on Israel to stop reckless attacks in Syria

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ahmet Yıldız called on Israel to end its "reckless acts” in Syria and fully comply with the 1974 Disengagement Agreement. " ......
  
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• Teenager wakes up in coffin at wake after being declared dead

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  A teenager who rose from their coffin has described their final moments before losing consciousness after they shocked family and friends in the middle of their own wake ......
  
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• Sofia summons Moscow envoy after drone sinks vessel off Bulgaria

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Bulgaria summoned Russia’s ambassador Tuesday after 11 sailors went missing when a drone attack sank their ship off the Bulgarian coast, marking the second possible deadly sinking ......
  
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• Sofia calls Moscow envoy over 11 missing in drone attack on ship

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Bulgaria summoned Russia’s ambassador Tuesday after 11 sailors went missing when a drone attack sank their ship off the Bulgarian coast, marking the second possible deadly sinking ......
  
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• Qatar International Medical Devices and Healthcare Exhibition and Conference to open Wednesday

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Doha, Qatar: The third Qatar International Medical Devices and Healthcare Exhibition and Conference (QMED 2026) will open Wednesday at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), bringing together 55 companies and institutions from 12 countries to showcase medical technologies and explore opportunities for cooperation and investment. Held under the official patronage of the Ministry of Public Health, the three-day event will bring together healthcare organizations, medical and technology...
  
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• Pok�mon Go Fall Marathon Buddy Trek Timed Research tasks, rewards and bonuses

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek is this season's marathon event...
  
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• Park Medi World shares: Hospital stock dips 15% in a month — Will the stock ...

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Park Medi World shares: Experts believe the hospital stock has recently fallen due to the recent Supreme Court's hearing on the drug price cap ......
  
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• Omanis travelling to Philippines can now use electronic visas

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Omanis travelling to the Philippines can now avail of the electronic visa (e-Visa) system implemented by the Southeast Asian country since October 5, Oman's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. Under the...
  
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• Nuclear sites fortified, loyalists rallied: Iran braces for possible US attacks after midterms

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Iran has strengthened defences around sensitive nuclear sites and stepped up efforts to rally domestic support as it prepares for possible renewed US strikes after the November 3 midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tehran has also warned regional officials that a fresh conflict could spill across the Gulf, with threats of land incursions into neighbouring countries and attacks on regional infrastructure, US forces and commercial shipping.The warnings, conveyed by Iranian officia
  
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• Kyiv declares 2-day halt in Russian refinery strikes, Kremlin mum

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine suspended strikes on Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure for two days following President Donald Trump’s announcement of an energy cease-fire, President Volody ......
  
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• Israel-bound Delta flight from New York evacuated after bomb threat, nothing found

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  A Delta Air Lines flight arriving from New York was evacuated after landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday following a bomb threat, Israeli media reported. Security officials searched the aircraft but found no suspicious items.Passengers were escorted from the Airbus A330 to the...
  
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• India defers UPI charges on some merchant transactions to after Diwali

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  The UPI and Services Steering Committee has decided to defer Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions after Diwali, with the exact date to be announced separately, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in an official statement on Tuesday. The decision comes as the committee considered the festive season while setting the implementation timeline for charges...
  
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• In 2018, Simon Cowell donated £25,000 to help close a South Korean dog meat farm; the charity’s rescue operation moved more than 200 dogs and puppies towards shelter care and a chance of adoption

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  British television personality and music producer Simon Cowell donated £25,000 to help an animal welfare charity close a dog meat farm in South Korea. The donation which happened in the year 2018, supported a rescue operation by Humane Society International (HSI), which was working to save more than 200 dogs and puppies kept at the farm for the meat trade.According to HSI, the animals had spent their lives inside small metal cages, with little space to move and limited human contact. Some
  
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• In 2005, two Ohio brothers bought a flooded quarry for $330,000 and spent 15 years improving it; 21 years later, the village abandoned its bid to seize the 72.5-acre site and now has a $206,000 judgment lien against it

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Two brothers in Ohio who bought an abandoned, flooded quarry for $330,000 in 2005 and spent 15 years improving it have been caught in a long legal dispute with the village where the property is located. Steve and Tim Snyder had planned to sell the land in 2021, but the Village of Luckey began proceedings to acquire it through eminent domain, a legal power that allows governments to take private property for public use with compensation.The dispute continued for nearly five years before the villa
  
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• Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel leave 5 dead in western Mexico

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Simon pounded western Mexico, causing one death in the state of Guerrero, while four people died and some are missing in the state of Baja California due to the impact of post-tropical cyclone Rachel. ......
  
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• How to get Bramblin and evolve into Brambleghast in Pok�mon Go

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Bramblin and Brambleghast debuted in Pokémon Go during October...
  
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• Greta Thunberg joins Paris demonstration as French students continue protests over school conditions

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a protest outside a high school in Paris on Tuesday, as French students took to the streets for another day of demonstrations over poor school conditions.Thunberg, who first rose to prominence as a teenager campaigning against climate change and has since expanded her activism to other causes, expressed support for the French...
  
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• Fridges heated to 50°C, food destroyed: Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by cyberattack

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  A cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarket outlets has forced stores to discard fresh and frozen food, prompting a police investigation into the incident and reported outbreaks of fire.The attack sparked fires and food losses after they forced fridges up to 50 degrees Celsius for hours...
  
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• Explained: What did Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay's UN probe reveal about Gaza?

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  When Navi Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, attention returned to a United Nations (UN) investigation she had led into the war in Gaza, which concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians. The South African jurist chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, from 2021 to 2025. During that period, the commission investigated the October 7, 2023 attacks by Ha
  
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• Ex-gang leader faces life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Questions remain over identity of shooter as Davis faces life without parole...
  
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• Egypt military conducts campaign against illegal gold mining near Sudan border

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Egypt's military said it was carrying out an operation against illegal mining along its border with Sudan, after a rights group accused Cairo of launching an airstrike that killed dozens of Sudanese miners at a remote desert site. Emergency Lawyers, a group that documents abuses in the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), said a strike on Saturday killed 72 miners at Jabal al-Uqaydat, a sprawling gold-mining area in the mountains near the disputed border. The
  
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• China, Russia have 'too much to lose' by enabling Tehran: Trump

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said Monday he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran, stating that Moscow and Beijing have "too much to lose" by enabling Tehran. Trump ⁠said on ......
  
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• Bisleri International Promotes Responsible Waste Management as Official Hydration Partner of the Purple Umbrella Festival 2026

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  NewsVoir New Delhi , October 13: Bisleri International, India's...
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:53 a.m. EDT

  13-10-2026 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Houthi rebels say airstrikes targeted them in Yemen, and other Mideast developments ......
  
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