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• North Korea tests evasive missile as border mine tensions rise

  03-10-2026 15:16 via article.wn.com
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• What to expect this week from school protests rattling France’s government

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  PARIS (AP) — After a weekend lull, high schoolers in France are expected back at the barricades this coming week in their protest movement that is rattling the government of President Emmanuel Macron. A key question is whether violence on the margins of the demonstrations will worsen, blurring the lines between protest and rioting, and whether Macron’s government will ratchet up the already muscular response by police. According to the interior minister, officers made more than 5,000
  
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• Wanted to crash plane, not afraid to die: flydubai co-pilot's chilling admission

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Wanted to crash plane, not afraid to die: flydubai co-pilot's chilling admission ......
  
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• UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names and nationalities

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said Sunday, raising new questions over how the attacker evaded detection. While the investigation continues, preliminary details about the incident have highlighted several major security lapses. Officials already have said the...
  
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• Two killed, one seriously injured in shooting in southeastern Norway

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two people were...
  
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• Trump wants control of the entire western hemisphere. Brazil might become his biggest prize | ...

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  While the US president’s meddling could win Brazil’s election for the right, curbing gang violence is what voters care about...
  
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• Trump sets off on midterm blitz – are his trademark rallies a liability for Republicans?

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Rallies have been mainstay of president’s brand but even some in his own party fear voters are sick of the sight of him...
  
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• Trump defiant on Midterms during Ohio rally as republicans fight to hold congress: report

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Following a high-stakes campaign stop outside Dayton, Ohio, U.S. President Donald Trump struck a combative tone on Saturday, brushing aside mounting voter concerns and urging supporters to rally behind the state's vulnerable Republican ticket ahead of the looming congressional elections. Trump told a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, that he believes there will be a “big surprise” in the upcoming elections, claiming his Democratic opponents do not know...
  
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• Trump $90 checks for seniors ahead of midterms: Who qualifies and which states get the most?

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Trump plans $90 checks...
  
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• Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish...
  
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• Russia to intensify strikes on Ukraine after Zelenskiy interview

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Russia will intensify strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, responding to an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which he vowed...
  
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• Republicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump?

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Trump supporters may be surprised to learn the state takeover of means of production is not driven by the left...
  
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• Opposition fighters in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray withdraw from regional capital

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders of a rebellious political group in northern Ethiopia said they had withdrawn from the regional capital, clearing the way for the entry of federal troops and their allies following renewed fighting. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, which last month seized the Mekelle airport and the city, one of Ethiopia’s largest, said in a statement Saturday that it had pulled out. It had done so in the previous two-year war, which ended with a peac
  
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• Opposition fighters in northern Ethiopia's Tigray withdraw from regional capital

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Leaders of a rebellious political...
  
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• Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai crash bid

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai crash bid ......
  
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• Middle East tensions spike as Gaza strike, Sanaa raids and tanker attack unfold

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Middle East tensions spike as Gaza strike, Sanaa raids and tanker attack unfold ......
  
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• Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up missile and drone attacks

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up missile and drone attacks ......
  
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• Malaysia sends back 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite UN safety warning

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Malaysia sends back 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite UN safety warning ......
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Former Tory minister defends UK decision to enter war in podcast with US rightwinger and Putin sympathiser...
  
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• Iraq New School Year

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Schoolchildren line up during the morning assembly before classes at a school in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. ......
  
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• Iran's Army says to work on increasing missiles' range following war with U.S.

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Army has decided to work on increasing the range of its missiles following the war with the United States and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. "In this war, we came to the conclusion that we...
  
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• Iran says conveyed positions regarding U.S. response to proposed plan through Qatar

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Sunday the country has conveyed its positions through the Qatari mediator regarding the U.S. response to its proposed plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran conveyed a proposed seven-day plan to the United States on Sept. 22 to cease hostilities and reopen the waterway to...
  
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• Iran could move shadow war in a dangerous direction, experts warn on back of two ...

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  The FlyDubai stabbing is...
  
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• Indian Pharma Plant in Ukraine Destroyed by Russian Drone Strike, 1 Dead, Several Injured

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  A pharmaceutical plant in Ukraine’s Sumy region operated by India’s Kusum Group was largely destroyed in a Russian drone attack, with one person killed and several others injured, according to Ukrainian officials and media reports.According to NDTV, the main structure of the facility was extensively damaged in the strike. Images from the scene showed a huge plume of smoke rising from the area after the drones hit.The number of casualties could change as authorities assess the damage,
  
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• France school protests return as students rally over inequality and police response

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  France school protests return as students rally over inequality and police response ......
  
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• FlyDubai cockpit attack exposes security lapses on Tel Aviv flight

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  FlyDubai cockpit attack exposes security lapses on Tel Aviv flight ......
  
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• Emerging Powers Reshape Global Order Amid US Repositioning, China's Rise

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Emerging Powers Reshape Global Order Amid US Repositioning, China's Rise ......
  
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• Cornell President Pledges Transparency Amid Gang Rape Allegations and Investigation Reopening

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house “deeply disturbing” and pledged greater transparency as new questions emerge over evidence gathered in the 2024 investigation and why criminal charges were not pursued..In an eight-minute video message on Saturday, President Michael Kotlikoff described the past week as one of the most difficult in Cornell’s history and...
  
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• Brazil presidential vote pits Trump ally against Lula, who is seeking a 4th nonconsecutive term

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Brazilians are heading to the polls for a high-stakes presidential election. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are battling for outright victory. A runoff will be held on Oct. 25 if neither candidate gets 50% of the ......
  
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• Aliyah Cannot Become an Ideological Loyalty Test

  04-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Israel’s reported freeze of two aliyah applications over West Bank activism risks turning the Law of Return into a tool for political exclusion. ......
  
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