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• Rider dies, others hurt on Six Flags roller coaster in US

  13-10-2026 05:56 via article.wn.com
  The website for the park says the ride drops guests 77m and reaches speeds of 136kmh. ......
  
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• Trump, once again, promises $5,000 payout to adult US citizens if Republicans win midterm elections

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  He presented his payout proposal as one of "economic success" in the country ......
  
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• South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on semiconductor share sell-off over AI boom worries

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  South Korea's Kospi index sinks more than 7% on sell-off of semiconductor shares over AI boom worries. ......
  
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• Ravens top Falcons in OT

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  ATLANTA — No Lamar Jackson. ......
  
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• Ranjeev Puri eyes Michigan House Speaker post in a US first

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  Ranjeev Puri eyes Michigan House Speaker post in a US first ......
  
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• Pope to be admitted to hospital for lung operation

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV is due to be admitted to hospital in Rome for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, an operation experts say is generally low-risk. The 71-year-old will head to the Gemelli hospital in the late morning, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told AFP. The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, or small growth of tissue in the lung, will mark the pope's first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church on 8 May 2025. On Sunday, in a surprise announcement following Angelus pr
  
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• Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  Officials in Pakistan say a passenger train has derailed, killing four people and injuring 30 others ......
  
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• Indian envoy attends funeral of Riyadh airport attack victim

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  Indian envoy attends funeral of Riyadh airport attack victim ......
  
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• IMF slightly raises forecast for 2026 global growth to 3.1%, citing 'resilience' to shocks

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  In its World Economic Outlook report, the Fund left its forecast for 2027 global growth unchanged at 3.4% ......
  
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• IMF edges up 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday nudged its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from its July projection, as economies lifted by the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom offset those hurt by the Middle East conflict. In its latest World Economic Outlook, titled "Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices," the IMF projected global growth slowing from 3.5 percent in 2025 to 3.1 percent in 2026 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2027.
  
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• From Jerusalem to the world: 550 Christian leaders carry Israel’s Oct. 7 stories home

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  Christian leaders from 51 nations joined...
  
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• France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrations

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  In France new nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks are to take place today, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The mobilisation, backed by unions and the far-left opposition France Unbowed party, includes a march through Paris. It follows demonstrations last week that saw more than 70,000 people take to the streets across France, with about 500 people arrested. French authorities had been hoping that t
  
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• Emergency help was delayed after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  The initial 911 call came in at 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 30, just over an hour after the attempted lethal injection got underway. But the caller was unable to provide a code that would help verify the legitimacy of the request. ......
  
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• Democrats condemn federal search of Ilhan Omar home

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of what officials said was a criminal investigation, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken politician. Minnesota's Democratic Governor Tim Walz accused Mr Trump of "abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election." Ms Omar said she was "ok" following the operation but accused the administration of targeting political opponen
  
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• Chinese premier meets Vietnam's National Assembly chairman

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, in Beijing on Monday. Reflecting "camaraderie plus brotherhood," Li said China is willing to work with Vietnam to continue traditional friendship, enhance unity and mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, better benefit the two peoples, and...
  
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• Brewers take 2-0 lead in NLCS

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
  MILWAUKEE — It took William Contreras about 35 seconds to round the bases, a saunter that could be the defining image of this National League Championship Series. ......
  
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• ASEAN to discuss tackling transboundary haze ahead of November summit

  13-10-2026 06:57 via article.wn.com
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• Zelenskyy Says Russia Strikes Energy Facilities Despite Trump Claim Of Energy Ceasefire

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  “We support it, but I have not heard approval of this proposal from the Russian side,” the Ukrainian president said. ......
  
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• Watch: Thieves in nighties arrive by ambulance, rob ATM in India

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Three masked men wearing women’s nightwear allegedly arrived in an ambulance and broke into an ATM in India’s Telangana state, in a bizarre theft captured on CCTV.The robbery took place at a State Bank of India ATM in...
  
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• Visa scandal: Signed letters, money admissions put Kofi Adams and Ampofo Ankrah under scrutiny – Hadzide

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says signed letters and admissions of payment provide grounds for the NPP’s criticism of Sports Minister Kofi Adams and the suspended National Sports Authority boss, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, he said the party’s position on the 2026 World Cup visa controversy was grounded in evidence. “You are having people confessing that they paid money.” According to Mr Hadzide, the correspondence
  
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• Visa scandal: Pius Hadzide questions NSA secretariat and appointment outside authority’s structure

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Former Deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has questioned the establishment of a secretariat at the National Sports Authority (NSA). He also challenged an appointment he says falls outside the authority’s organisational structure. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, October 12, he demanded clarity on who is responsible for the 2026 World Cup visa controversy. “But we must be clear as to who was...
  
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• US-Iran war: Yemen says 950 Houthis killed; Iran denies RAF Fairford plot, IRGC warns foreign powers off Strait of Hormuz

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
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• ‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits refrigeration of French supermarkets, stores forced to discard ‘spoiled’ fresh products

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  French broadcaster BFM...
  
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• Trump says Putin ‘wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy’ as Ukraine accuses Russia ...

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine said there was...
  
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• Trump says Houthis 'misbehaving very badly' amid attacks on Saudi Arabia

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump condemned the Houthi rebels for their recent...
  
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• Trump on Russia-Ukraine energy truce: ‘There have been violations on both sides’

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump commented on reports of violations regarding the proposed...
  
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• Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  In light of ongoing legal questions, US President Donald Trump...
  
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• Terrorism should be considered crimes against humanity: India at UN

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  United Nations: A new pact for international action on punishing crimes against humanity should cover terrorism, according to India. “Crimes and atrocities perpetrated by terrorists, where they meet the requisite threshold, should be appropriately reflected within the framework of crimes against humanity”, R Mythili, a counsellor at India’s UN Mission, said on Monday. She was speaking at a meeting of the...
  
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• Super El Nino set to make 2026 record hottest year

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS: An intensifying El Nino pattern set an all-time temperature high in a key Pacific zone in September and could help make this year the hottest globally on record, the director of the EU’s climate monitor said on Monday. Global forecasters have been warning for months that this El Nino would likely become the strongest ever observed and the latest record has tumbled even before the episode’s expected peak later this year. The warming phase of a...
  
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• Skies Over Saudi Capital Empty After Deadly Houthi Airport Strikes

  13-10-2026 06:34 via article.wn.com
  The skies over Riyadh were virtually empty on Monday as authorities extended the suspension of operations at the city’s international airport after deadly weekend attacks by Houthis. ......
  
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