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• The 5 biggest changes making drones harder to defeat

  13-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  MAG Aerospace reports drones are evolving rapidly, posing new security challenges. ......
  
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• Why Saudi Arabia has struggled to defend itself against the Houthis\u2019 recent attacks

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated arsenals....
  
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• White House says it asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  News reports raised concerns that she sold access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money, gifts and favors. ......
  
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• White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia goes viral over 'President-Husband' goof up during reporters meet ...

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who most recently worked for President Donald Trump’s social media company, was named to the job on Friday, succeeding Karoline Leavitt. ......
  
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• US ambassador to Greece resigns amid misconduct allegations

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to Greece Kimberley Guilfoyle resigned on Tuesday, following a series of misconduct allegations, including claims that she offered a political donor access to senior administration officials in exchange for money.The Trump administration said earlier Tuesday it had asked Guilfoyle to leave her post...
  
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• Trump warns Houthis over attacks on Saudi Arabia, says he will ‘never forget’

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump issued a warning to Yemen's...
  
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• The myopia awareness gap: What every parent needs to know

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  All About Vision reports that a survey reveals parents lack awareness about myopia prevention and treatment options for children, with many misconceptions present. ......
  
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• Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group that the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization. The high court, granting a request by President Donald Trump’s administration, will hear arguments on whether Izuchukwu...
  
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• Spain's royals visit Muslim cemetery in Ceuta to honor migrants who died in mass border surge

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  CEUTA, Spain (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents and the victims of a protracted migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco. The royal visit came with the city of 84,000 residents still grappling with the mass crossing of nearly as many migrants into Ceuta in July. The royals met with locals who felt abandoned by mainland authorities, while also paying their respects at a
  
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• Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery to remove lung nodules at Rome's Gemelli hospital

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV is undergoing surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to remove a lung nodule. He walked in and waved to well-wishers gathered outside. Later two people familiar with the plans said the surgery was under way. Leo revealed on ......
  
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• Photos show displaced Syrian Kurdish families returning to damaged homes after seven years

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  AL-ARISHA, Syria (AP) — After seven years of displacement, around 450 mostly Kurdish families left the al-Talayi camp in the Syrian city of Hassakeh on Tuesday to return to Syria’s Ras al-Ayn countryside. ......
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pay $57 million for 16,000-square-foot Gothic-style Strancally Castle in Ireland’s ...

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan acquired...
  
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• Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial of Buffalo, NY, supermarket mass shooter

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the federal hate crime trial of a man who admitted to killing 10 Black people in a massacre at a New York supermarket in 2022, a case that could lead to a rare death sentence. Payton Gendron is already spending life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges and tearfully renouncing his white supremacist views. He now faces a trial in federal court arising from the same mass shooting. And the stakes are high: If convicted, t
  
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• Iran increases threat to Strait of Hormuz shipping, and other Middle East developments

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition launched new airstrikes on Tuesday on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, according to Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah and residents. The strikes followed a coalition spokesman’s warning urging residents to evacuate the area. A spokesman for the Iran-backed rebels warned that any attack on Sanaa would draw a &l
  
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• In 2019, Amsterdam began using bubble barriers to catch river plastic. Now the US wants ...

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Lansing is considering implementing the Bubble Barrier technology, initially...
  
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• In 1952, the US built a ship with a secret military purpose that still holds ...

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  The SS United States, once a majestic passenger liner, is set...
  
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• Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course until Oct. 26

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday ordered a halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course until Oct. 26, putting a further pause on work...
  
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• Eight injured in knife attack at South Korea shopping mall

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL — A man has been arrested after he stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday afternoon, police and fire officials said. One victim was in life-threatening condition and received surgery at a nearby hospital.The suspect attacked shoppers as he moved through the mall...
  
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• Drone strike sinks another ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, 11 sailors missing

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA — Two merchant vessels were hit off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday, and one of them was sunk in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.Eleven sailors were missing after the attacks, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia's ambassador.Bulgaria stopped short of explicitly accusing Russia of carrying out the attacks but Prime Minister Rumen Radev said their outcome "benefits the Russian Federation"."This is absolutely unacceptable — another attack in the immediate
  
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• Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year and will give the New York State Police a role in investigating sex crimes on campus, university officials announced Tuesday, amid mounting outrage over its handling of allegations that a female student was sexually...
  
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• Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. Nearly a century later, why are scientists now investigating a ...

  13-10-2026 20:11 via article.wn.com
  A research team has reached Nikumaroro to investigate the Taraia...
  
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• White House Announces South Korea's $54B Alaska LNG Investment; Seoul Reviews

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The White House announced that South Korea will invest 54 billion dollars (approximately 72.5 trillion Korean won) in the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) development project. However, the South Korean government stated it is still reviewing the project’s commercial viability and has not decided whether to invest. Katie Zaccharia, the new White House spokesperson, said during her first...
  
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• US Supreme Court backs Trump administration in fight over records on Elon Musk’s DOGE

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a lawsuit seeking public records about trillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The move has reopened a legal battle over whether the US government initiative is subject to federal transparency laws.The case was brought by Citizens for Responsibility...
  
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• Trump envoy to Greece asked to resign amid ethics scandal

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, has been asked to step down following a series of ethics allegations, including a bribery scandal, the White House's new press secret ......
  
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• Trump Defends Russian Diesel Imports Amid EU Criticism

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The fallout from the U.S. decision to import Russian diesel is spreading. The European Union (EU), which has stood in solidarity with Ukraine, criticized the U.S. for aiding Russia, while Russia publicly disclosed its energy sales to Europe in an apparent attempt to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. also revealed Europe’s energy import figures, effectively siding with Russia. Amid global energy price volatility stemming from the aftermath of...
  
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• The Scotland puzzle 'not even Carlo Ancelotti' could solve

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Scotland must give Pocognoli time to find his preferred system, but new boss can’t conjure world-class players out of thin air ......
  
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• Takaichi Cabinet Approval Drops to 51%, Lowest Since Inception

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi carried out a cabinet reshuffle last month, but the cabinet’s approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since its inception. According to an NHK opinion poll conducted from October 10–12 targeting...
  
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• Sudan’s anti-war coalition calls for immediate humanitarian truce

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Sudanese civilian and political groups opposed to the ongoing civil war has called for an immediate, unconditional humanitarian truce and a Sudanese-led peace process after talks M ......
  
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• Japan Subsidizes Additional Transport Costs for Diversified Crude Imports

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Amid instability in the Middle East, which has made securing stable energy a key challenge, the Japanese government has decided to support additional transportation costs for companies diversifying...
  
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• In Alberta, Canada built an instrumented road with about 825,000 scrap tyres and waste bottom ash, reportedly saving 103,123 m³ of landfill space

  13-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Winters in Edmonton are long and cold, and a road there has to cope with ground that freezes deep and then thaws unevenly in spring. Frozen soil under pavement can heave, and as it thaws, it loses strength, so engineers in cold regions look for ways to keep frost away from the soil that supports a road. Meanwhile, scrap tyres accumulate in large numbers, and burning coal for electricity leaves a residue called bottom ash that has to be put somewhere. Researchers at the University of...
  
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