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• Sudan’s Bashir transferred to Khartoum, seeks treatment abroad

  02-10-2026 16:13 via article.wn.com
  Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for treatment and needs further medical care abroad, his lawyer said Thursday. Bashir ......
  
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• Vatican Daily Life

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  People walk in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. ......
  
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• US voter registration row simmers as SAVE Act stalls before midterms

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  US voter registration row simmers as SAVE Act stalls before midterms ......
  
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• US Congratulates Greece on Presidency of UN Security Council

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The United States has congratulated Greece on taking the presidency of the United Nations Security Council...
  
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• Turkish press fixates on SPIKE NLOS and exercise “Alexandros”

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Greek military posture in the Aegean is back on the front pages in Turkey. Coverage this week centres on two linked themes: the reported deployment of Israeli SPIKE NLOS missile systems on Greek islands, and the Hellenic Armed Forces exercise “Alexandros,” which Ankara-facing outlets present as a new provocation and tie to talk of a Greek pre-emptive strike. Hürriyet focuses on the missiles. Türkiye frames the drill as a challenge and links it to a scenario published in the
  
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• Tigray rebels abandon Mekelle as Ethiopian forces advance | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA: Tigray...
  
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• The Year I Taught in a Former Coal Mining Town

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Brianna Di Monda Teaching in the South of France, I learned that equality was just a story teachers told about themselves. . ......
  
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• Study Finds Lead, Arsenic and Mercury in Popular Cat Foods

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Lead, cadmium and arsenic appeared in almost all of 100 popular cat food products tested in a new study, while researchers also detected mercury, glyphosate and chemicals associated with plastics. The Clean Label Project tested 100 products from 62 brands for more than 122 potential contaminants, with the findings reported by CNN raising questions about the levels of certain substances in cat food and how they vary according to the type of food and its protein source. Researchers...
  
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• Ringo Starr’s Greek-Cypriot Granddaughter Opens Art Exhibition

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Tatia Starkey, granddaughter of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and daughter of The Who drummer Zak Starkey and his Greek-Cypriot wife Sarah Menikides, is showcasing her artwork at a Surrey gallery, in a solo exhibition exploring love, loss and different expressions of life. Starkey told BBC Radio Surrey that she wanted to communicate...
  
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• Rhodes hosts India’s travel trade for the TAFI Convention

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  India’s travel trade is turning toward Greece. More than 400 Indian travel professionals are expected in the country for the TAFI Convention 2026, which runs on Rhodes from 4 to...
  
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• Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The remains of medieval ruler Czar...
  
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• Quantum World Ventures looks to move the technology beyond the lab

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Bengaluru-based startup is developing quantum and AI applications for medical technology while building an education business and exploring longer-term opportunities in security. ......
  
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• Pakistan summons Indian envoy after BSF kills two at Punjab border

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan summons Indian envoy after BSF kills two at Punjab border ......
  
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• Israel vows to get to the root of flydubai cockpit attack as UAE opens probe

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the co-pilot who stabbed the captain of an Israel-bound flydubai jet had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and appeared suicidal, in what officials described as an attempt to bring the aircraft down. Disaster was averted on Wednesday aboard flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The wounded captain managed to unlock the cockpit door, and passengers subdued the attacker. A reserve crew already on board then landed the jet, carryi
  
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• Iran executes man linked to anti-government protests

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Siavash Jamshidi...
  
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• How long vertigo lasts, and what speeds recovery

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  When everything is spinning, a few minutes feels like an eternity. But the actual length of vertigo episodes can last from minutes to weeks. All vertigo deserves an evaluation from a doctor, according to Rebecca Andrews, PT, DPT who specializes in vertigo and vestibular issues at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare in Connecticut, especially if it is prolonged. Vertigo is the feeling that the room is spinning around you, even when you’re not moving, and is often related to an inner ear issue, Cle
  
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• How Greek Settlers Turned Libya’s Natural Coast into a Major Port for Ancient Cyrene

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Long before Apollonia became the port of Cyrene, Greek settlers were already using a naturally sheltered stretch of Libya’s coast. New research shows how they reshaped that shoreline into a working harbour. Apollonia lies about 15 kilometres from Cyrene, on the coast of Cyrenaica. Pottery from the eighth century BCE points to activity near the shore before Cyrene’s foundation in 631 BCE. The harbour later served trade, farming and naval needs for more than 1,200 years, closely tied t
  
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• Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins calls for Parthenon Sculptures to return to Athens

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  A fresh intervention in the Guardian has reignited the debate over the future of the Parthenon Sculptures, with veteran columnist Simon Jenkins arguing that they should be returned to Greece and reunited in Athens. In a column published on October 2, Jenkins draws a direct comparison between the Parthenon Sculptures and the Bayeux Tapestry, which is currently on display at the British Museum after being loaned to Britain by France. His argument is straightforward: if Britain can accept that the
  
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• Greek and Italian Artists Explore Their Cultural Ties

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Contemporary Greek and Italian artists explore the cultural ties between the two countries through memory, landscape, travel and identity in a new exhibition opening at the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens on Saturday. Titled “So, Distant, We Approach One Another. Geographies of Proximity,” the exhibition examines the relationship between Greece and Italy not as a static historical inheritance, but as a living process of mutual exchange and transformation. The exhibition takes it
  
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• Greece to Protect Historic Methoni Castle from Wave Damage

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Greece’s Ministry of Culture is moving ahead with a €1.7 million project to protect the western sea wall of Methoni Castle in the southwestern Peloponnese from wave damage. The project targets one of Greece’s most important fortified complexes and will protect the medieval western sea wall from erosion, stone deterioration, cracking and partial collapses caused by prolonged exposure to strong wave action. The Ministry of Culture said authorities have completed the studies requir
  
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• Greece Strengthens Samos Defences Amid Turkish Military Activity

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis, visited Samos yesterday as Greece maintained a high state of readiness in the Eastern...
  
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• Greece Plans Meteora Geopark 1.5 times Size of Greater London

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Meteora-Pyli UNESCO Global Geopark is seeking to connect geology, nature, culture, gastronomy and local business across a 2,410-square-kilometre area in central Greece, extending from Meteora and Theopetra to Aspropotamos, Pyli and Palaiokarya. The geopark covers the municipalities of Meteora and Pyli and brings together a diverse collection of geological formations, natural landscapes, historic monuments, archaeological sites, local traditions and food products. According to the Municipalit
  
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• Greece Locks In Aegean Exercise Zones As Turkey Protests

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Greece and Turkey have escalated a dispute over military exercise zones in the Aegean, issuing competing aviation notices as Athens challenges Ankara’s attempt to reserve large areas for military exercises. The latest dispute began after Turkey issued NOTAM A3788/26, unilaterally designating five extensive areas in the central Aegean for military exercises from...
  
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• Greece Celebrates UNESCO Recognition for Mount Olympus

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Mount Olympus has officially joined the UNESCO World Heritage List, gaining international recognition as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site during a ceremony in Litochoro at the foot of the legendary mountain. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the ceremony at the headquarters of the Management Unit of the Olympus National Park, where he described Olympus as far more than Greece’s highest mountain. “Every time one finds oneself near Olympus, one immediately feels tha
  
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• Flydubai Flight 1073: A security warning may have been missed before the plane even took off

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to crash Flydubai Flight 1073 had reportedly previously been banned from flying in Oman over concerns about radical ideological views, according to people familiar with the...
  
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• Flash: At least 2 dead, dozens detained after shooting at strip mall near LA university -- media report

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Flash: At least 2 dead, dozens detained...
  
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• Eleven hurt after bar collapses in Spain

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed at about 5.25am local time. ......
  
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• Devotees inside, Hindu temple vandalised, windows shattered in US's Ohio

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Devotees inside, Hindu temple vandalised, windows shattered in US's Ohio ......
  
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• Chinese City Seeks Greek Expertise for UNESCO Heritage Bid

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  A high-level delegation from the historic Chinese city of Chaozhou visited the Ionian Islands Regional Authority in Corfu on Friday to seek expertise from local officials as the city prepares its bid for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Ionian Islands Regional Governor Giannis Trepeklis welcomed the delegation,...
  
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• Car crashes into crowd of Newcastle Knights fans, injuring multiple people

  03-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  A car has driven into a large crowd of Newcastle Knights fans in Newcastle, north of Sydney, injuring multiple people as supporters gathered to see the team bus ahead of...
  
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