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• Top DPRK leader oversees intermediate-range missile launch drill: KCNA

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw an intermediate-range strategic missile launch drill early Saturday morning, the...
  
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• When you keep waking up with a dry mouth

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  While this may...
  
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• West Asian crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Exports averaged 18 million bpd between March 2025 and February this year before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began ......
  
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• US Marine

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese...
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Germany’s Merz pledges €1bn in military aid to Kyiv as Russia ramps ...

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  German chancellor also announces €350m for repairs to energy sector as Moscow targets Ukrainian infrastructure before winter. What we know on day 1,685...
  
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• Trump names U.S. intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Clayton, director of U.S. national intelligence, will head the Trump administration's newly created AI task force, the "Super Intelligence Force." ......
  
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• ‘Taking pride in fake expulsion’: Iran denies diplomats were ‘kicked out’ of US, says all ...

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Abbas Araghchi...
  
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• Sam Walker tops off NRL glory with Kangaroos call-up for Rugby League World Cup

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Roosters’ halfback among six debutants in Kevin Walters’ squad...
  
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• Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody...
  
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• One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion-dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space from mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates...
  
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• Omani co-pilot may have shut off flydubai plane’s engines after Tel Aviv crash plan failed

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  The Omani co-pilot...
  
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• Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Officers were responding to reports a car had driven into a tree 84km north of Yass on Sunday...
  
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• Huge fireball erupts as Russian drone hits Kyiv bridge in daylight- video

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  A Russian drone struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on Sunday, with video showing a huge fireball erupting on the key Dnipro crossing as vehicles continued to travel across it.Two people were injured in the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, Reuters reported.The strike came as German chancellor...
  
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• FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  FBI Director Kash Patel and longtime girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are announcing their engagement on social media. In a brief post Sunday night on X, Wilkins, a country singer and political commentator, posted a photo of the two of them with ......
  
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• Brazil presidential election heads to runoff as Bolsonaro and Lula fall short of a majority

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the convicted former president and an ally of President Trump, will face off against Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday's vote. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his second reelection and his fourth term overall, nor the 45-year-old son of former Pr
  
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• AP Trending SummaryBrief at 9:00 p.m. EDT

  05-10-2026 04:43 via article.wn.com
  On cusp of merger, 'Digger bombs for Warner Bros., 'Verity' takes No. 1 at box office ......
  
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• US Marine's arrest in a killing on Okinawa triggers outrage in Japan

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Japanese police say they have arrested a...
  
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• US authorities detain Nicaraguan political exiles stripped of citizenship, raising fears of deportation

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday reported that US immigration authorities detained 8 Nicaraguan exiles who were previously granted protected status in 2023 after fleeing political prosecution. On February 9 2023, the Nicaraguan government declared 222 political prisoners as “traitors” and expelled them to the United States, stripping 94 government dissenters and critics of their nationality. The US government announced that it was welcoming the 222 individuals as...
  
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• UK home secretary warns of sexual violence against women making Channel crossings

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  UK home secretary warns of sexual violence against women making Channel crossings UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has claimed nearly all women attempting to reach Britain in small boats from northern France have been raped during their...
  
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• Tijuana fire update: What’s burning near California border? Spring Valley residents report smoke

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A video showing...
  
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• Takaichi faces test of economic agenda as Japan parliament opens

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Japan’s parliament opens Monday with bills aimed at easing the impact of inflation on households set to dominate the agenda, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to put her grand plans for Japan’s economy and finances into action. ......
  
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• Six weeks, remarkable progress: How AI and teachers helped students learn in Nigeria

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Photo illustration – Teachers guide. AI supports....
  
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• Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses international dateline

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Nolo is expected to keep moving west across the Pacific and is not forecast to threaten any land through Friday (October 1), forecasters said ......
  
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• California realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan president’s relative

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A California realtor accused of...
  
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• Brazilians vote in presidential election expected to go to the wire

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Voting has begun in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, with opinion polls suggesting a close contest. The two leading candidates are the incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and...
  
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• B-1 Bombers Removed From UK Base After Suspected Iranian Terrorist Plot Reported

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  The Pentagon pulled all of its B-1 bombers from a UK base after a suspected Iranian terrorist plot was reported by the...
  
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• Australia probes flydubai co-pilot’s links to the country

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is...
  
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• Alberta Extends Deadline for $100 Energy Rebate

  05-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  Alberta residents now have until Oct. 31 to apply for a one-time $100 energy rebate after the provincial government...
  
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• Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of Taiz...
  
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• Wagging tails fill a Philippine church where priests bless pets for St. Francis feast

  05-10-2026 04:04 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — It’s a day for wagging tails, happy faces and a special annual blessing at a church in the Philippine capital. Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, remembered for his humility,...
  
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