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• North Korea Planted DMZ Mines, Probe Concludes

  05-10-2026 13:30 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] SEOUL: A joint investigation by South Korea and the U.S.-led United Nations Command has formally concluded that North Korea planted plastic anti-personnel landmines...
  
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• Yemen Announces Launch Of 'Operation Yemen Dawn' To Retake Sanaa, End Houthi Coup

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Yemen's state news agency reported that the Nation's Shield Forces and Giants Brigades, supported by popular resistance forces, freed the Dhubab district and key locations near the Bab al-Mandeb... ......
  
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• World Architecture Day: 8 Clever Architectural Features From Historic India

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  From intricate jaalis to elaborate stepwells, discover eight architectural features that made historic Indian buildings both beautiful and practical. ......
  
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• Who Is Simon Andriesz: Whistleblower Who Exposed US Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s Epstein Links Dies

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Andriesz had revealed email trails in February 2026 concerning a startup in which Lutnick and Epstein were both involved. ......
  
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• US Bombers Leave UK Base After Suspected Iran-Linked Terror Plot: What We Know About RAF Fairford

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  The withdrawal comes amid renewed security concerns following an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford. ......
  
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• US appeals court weighs Trump\u2019s block on Harvard research funding

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Harvard says grant terminations were unconstitutionalAdministration cited alleged inaction over anti-Jewish harassmentSeparate appeal on Tuesday concerns Harvard’s ability to enroll international students US President Donald Trump’s administration will ask an appeals court on Monday to revive his effort to terminate more than $2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University, a centrepiece of his broad campaign against the nation’s richest and oldest university. The oral argum
  
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• UAE Seeks Death Penalty For Flydubai Co-Pilot Hamam Al-Hammami Over Cockpit Attack

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  UAE wants Hamam al-Hammami to face the maximum punishment for the September 30 attack, in which the Omani co-pilot allegedly assaulted Indian Captain Smit Machchhar. ......
  
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• Two Migrants Killed, Two Injured While Trying To Cross Channel To Britain From France

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  The latest Channel tragedy took place off the coast of the northern town of Berck in France on Sunday. ......
  
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• Two Facilities In 18 Months: Indian Pharma Co Comes Under Russian Fire Again, 1 Killed ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Kusum Group is not a marginal Indian business operating in Ukraine. The pharmaceutical group has a significant manufacturing and logistics footprint in the country. ......
  
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• Trump’s deportation push forces dozens of LGBTQI+ migrants onto hostile terrain

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Two years ago, a mob assaulted Abdou Latifou and threatened to kill him after he was seen kissing the man he loved. He fled his home in the West African nation of Togo and sought refuge in the US, according to his asylum application. Latifou rejoiced in November last year when a US immigration judge ruled it was not safe for him to be sent home. “I told myself, ‘From this day on, I’m entering a world where I’m free to live as myself’,” he said. However, in Jun
  
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• Spain Housing Crisis Triggers Snap Election: Why Pedro Sanchez Is Betting On Angry Renters To ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Public anger over housing intensified following the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in the same Madrid home for 70 years. ......
  
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• 'Shove It Up Their Axx': Trump's Profane Remarks Targeting Democrats Raises Eyebrows At Ohio Rally

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Trump's combative pitch comes as Republicans head into the November 3 midterm elections facing a difficult political landscape. ......
  
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• Shehbaz Sharif To Chair High-Level Meet As PTI March, KP Crisis Put Pak Govt On ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  The meeting is expected to examine the federal government’s options for dealing with the situation in KP, including possible constitutional and legal measures. ......
  
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• S. Korea accuses DPRK of planting landmines south of MDL, demands apology

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean military on Monday accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of planting landmines south of the military demarcation line (MDL), demanding an apology from Pyongyang. Kwon Dae-won, vice chairman of the Joint...
  
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• Russia Targets Bridges In Kyiv For Fourth Day As Germany’s Friedrich Merz Makes Surprise Visit

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Russian drones struck Kyiv’s bridges for a fourth day, injuring two, as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived with fresh support for Ukraine. ......
  
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• ‘Russia Stood With India When It Mattered’: EAM S. Jaishankar Reaffirms Moscow Ties | Breaking News

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  | “Russia stood with India when it mattered.”External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar...
  
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• Russia Plague Scare: From Symptoms To Spread, How Dangerous It Is And Could It Be ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Russia's consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said she had been diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown aetiology. ......
  
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• Omani Co-Pilot Wanted To Crash Flydubai Plane Into Tel Aviv Building, May Have Shut Off ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  The co-pilot, identified as Hammam al-Hammami, may have shut off the plane's engines after his bid to bring the passenger jet down was foiled. ......
  
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• 'No Point' In Picking Mohammed Shami For 2027 World Cup: Ex-Star's Blunt Take

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Dinesh Karthik believes Mohammed Shami's time in India's ODI setup is 'over'. ......
  
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• 'No Guns, But I Have People's Power': Sohail Afridi Leads PTI March, Rejects KP Military Action

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM said the provincial government would not accept decisions taken “behind closed doors” and policies concerning KP must reflect the will of its people ......
  
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• Lab Worker's Death From 'Unknown Infection' Sparks Plague Fears In Russia, Hundreds Quarantined

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  A laboratory worker has died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin in Siberia, as Russia responds to a suspected dangerous infection. ......
  
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• In Finnish Lapland, Every Season Brings a New Arctic Adventure

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  For avid adventurers, the only true north is the Arctic. Just as the North Star guided centuries of old-world explorers, the untamed, icy wilderness of the Arctic continues to beckon travelers seeking the sublime. A land of extremes, where either the sun never sets, or darkness prevails 24/7; where roads are nonexistent, and—above a certain radius—survival depends upon navigating the wild. Where, even in 2026, large swaths of territory remain digitally uncharted. When you find that t
  
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• ‘He’s not coming back’: Months after deadly Iranian attack, families of U.S. soldiers struggle to cope

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  For Michelle Tietjens, the pain of loss often...
  
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• Hero For Entire World: Netanyahu Speaks To Smit Machchhar, Invites Him To Israel's Independence Day

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Indian pilot Smit...
  
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• Happy World Teachers’ Day 2026: Wishes, Quotes, Images, Messages And Greetings

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Happy World Teachers’ Day 2026: Share heartfelt wishes, quotes, messages, images and WhatsApp greetings with teachers and discover the history and significance of October 5. ......
  
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• H-1B Crackdown: What Does It Mean for Indians in the US? Visa, Jobs & Green ...

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  | H-1B Crackdown: What Does It Mean for Indians in the US?With Washington increasing scrutiny of employers that have laid off US workers, Indian H-1B professionals face...
  
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• German, US scientists win Nobel prize for work that has helped understand how the brain works

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter ​Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries on light and optogenetics ‌that have helped understand how the brain works. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute medical university said Deisseroth, 54, Hegemann, 71, and Nagel, 73, were selected for their “discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”. Optogenetics “makes it p
  
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• From Kolkata Upbringing To The US Hall Of Fame: The Remarkable Journey Of Sharmila Mona Sinha

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Kolkata-born Sharmila Mona Sinha has entered the US National Women’s Hall of Fame, becoming only the second woman of Indian origin to receive the honour after Indra Nooyi. ......
  
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• FlyDubai Flight Hijack Incident: Co-Pilot Allegedly Tried To Crash Plane | 182 Lives Saved | News18

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  At the centre of the security focus is the Flydubai cockpit attack, where Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar during a September 30 flight. The UAE has described the incident as an attempted terrorist operation. The aircraft reportedly plunged...
  
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• Flydubai Co-Pilot Studied in Australia Between 2015-2017: Probe Launched Into Omani Pilot’s Links

  05-10-2026 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Australia is investigating the background and possible links of the Omani co-pilot involved...
  
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