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• Museum visit reflects trust, goodwill: Director

  29-09-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  The joint visit by Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Melania Trump, wife of US President Donald Trump, to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art was "unprecedented" and reflected the trust and goodwill behind cultural exchanges between the two countries, the museum's director said. Chase Robinson, director of the National Museum of Asian Art, told China Daily in an interview shortly after the visit that it had been many years since the museum welcomed a head-of-state
  
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• Trump administration sued over alleged restrictions on overseas Americans’ voting access

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump...
  
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• Syrian government held secret talks with Hezbollah in Turkey

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Representatives of the Syrian government and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have held face-to-face talks in Turkey to try to calm tensions between them, according to six sources briefed on the first known meeting between the longtime foes. ......
  
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• Supreme Court intervenes in dispute over church’s plan to build shrine on residential land

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  The nation's...
  
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• Singapore Exchange, Vietnam Exchange to explore depository receipt linkage

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Singapore Exchange and the Vietnam Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration and jointly explore establishing a depository receipt linkage between the...
  
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• Singapore EV sales forecast to rise 34.3 pct in 2026

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's electric vehicle (EV) sales are forecast to rise 34.3 percent in 2026 to 34,940 units, lifting EVs' share of total vehicle sales to 54.6 percent, BMI...
  
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• Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is establishing a new Office of...
  
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• Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs as part of faith-related reforms

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation ......
  
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• Nepal

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Clutching a photograph of...
  
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• ISS enters into new partnership with Tryg

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Copenhagen, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the new partnership, ISS will deliver a broad range of integrated facility services across Tryg’s sites, including catering, cleaning, indoor and outdoor area maintenance, and waste management. ......
  
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• Global M&A deal rush fades in third quarter as rising borrowing costs bite

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Global mergers and acquisitions activity saw a notable decline...
  
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• Flydubai incident | Complete coverage

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Read The Hindu’s complete coverage of attack on Indian captain by the co-pilot on flydubai ......
  
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• Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  The co-pilot of a passenger jet who stabbed the...
  
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• Christa Pike latest: Trump remarks lethal injections ‘shouldn’t be difficult’ in first comment on botched execution

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  Pike was due to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years...
  
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• Barr: U.S. Supreme Court should decide on the merits in climate case

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court should do its job and decide on the merits in a consequential climate case before it, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday. ......
  
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• Aviation security measures under new scrutiny after in-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot

  02-10-2026 09:30 via article.wn.com
  The alleged stabbing of captain by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai...
  
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• Yemen carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz province, spokesperson says

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Oct 2 (Reuters) - The military...
  
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• Who is Victor Marx's wife, Eileen? Colorado GOP Governor nominee's shocking video describing ‘violent fight’ ...

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Victor Marx, the...
  
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• Putin warns West of ‘all weapons’ as Kaliningrad becomes new flashpoint

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Putin warns West of ‘all weapons’ as Kaliningrad becomes new flashpoint Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a new warning to the West against war in Ukraine with more emphasis on its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad’s security. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion club in Moscow on Thursday, Putin clarified his intentions regarding going to the conflict with European countries. But if it comes to the security of Kaliningrad, the Russian territory located between NATO...
  
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• Piyush Goyal holds trade talks with France, Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Korea

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Piyush Goyal holds trade talks with France, Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Korea ......
  
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• Peru''s Trujillo International Independent Film Fest to screen Assamese dark comedy Moi Eti Nixhasor

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Peru''s...
  
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• OpenAI fires three staff for mishandling 'sensitive' info

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organisation that evaluates artificial intelligence models. The San Francisco-based AI lab did not confirm their identities but at least two of the employees worked on safety and alignment,...
  
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• In Burkina Faso, deaf dancers have a unique way to follow the rhythm and fulfill ...

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Dance tutor Yaya Sanou has developed a...
  
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• Burkina Faso Deaf Dancers

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  A wheelchair inside Au-Delà de l'Handicap (ADH) association founded by the Burkinabé dancer Yaya Sanou that brings together people with different disabilites through dance in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. ......
  
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• Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better?

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better? ......
  
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• BAPS says it never sought exclusion of women during Eiffel Tower visit

  02-10-2026 09:17 via article.wn.com
  BAPS says it never sought exclusion of women during Eiffel Tower visit ......
  
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• US weighs diesel export ban, urges Europe to release reserves: Why diesel is more sensitive

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  The United States is pushing European countries to release diesel reserves as President Donald Trump considers restricting US exports of the fuel amid a tightening global market and surging prices.According to the BBC, Trump said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as Washington weighs an export ban.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Row breaks out between Kyiv and key ally over captured North Korean soldiers

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Seoul says Ukraine...
  
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• Saudi Arabia arrests man for harassing visitors, causing 'panic' in Makkah

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Security authorities in Saudi Arabia's Makkah have arrested a man for harassing visitors and causing panic among the people in the area. The man was apprehended after his behaviour alarmed the people ,with the Kingdom's authorities confirming that immediate action was taken against him. Further details about the arrest were not provided. Earlier, in...
  
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• Russian air strikes hit Southern Bridge in Kyiv again, mayor says

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Oct 2 - Russian air...
  
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