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• Trump begs voters and dangles $5,000 carrot again as mid-term concerns mount

  03-10-2026 20:00 via article.wn.com
  Some critics have described Donald Trump's $5,000 'dividend' payment as a 'bribe'...
  
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• Rick Steves’ Europe: St. Andrews: Hit the links, books, and beach

  06-10-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Tiny St. Andrews has a huge reputation, known around the world as the birthplace and royal seat of golf. The chance to play on the world’s oldest course – or at least take in the iconic view of its 18th ......
  
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• Qilin, Largest Ransomware Group, Member Arrested in Japan

  06-10-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  A 28-year-old Russian man, a key member of the criminal organization ‘Qilin’ (킬린), which has repeatedly carried out ransomware attacks against companies and institutions worldwide, was arrested in Japan and extradited to Germany. As large-scale personal information leaks have recently occurred in Japan, vigilance against hacking is growing. The Asahi Shimbun reported on the 6th that Japanese authorities arrested the man while he was traveling in Osaka in May and handed
  
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• LOGINK's Global Ambitions Stall Amid U.S. Scrutiny and Legal Troubles

  06-10-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  China’s state-led logistics information platform ‘LOGINK’ (National Transportation and Logistics Public Information Platform), built to connect port, customs, and transportation data globally, is fading from the international stage. Despite Beijing’s push to establish a global logistics network by claiming access to over 90% of worldwide vessel tracking data through LOGINK, key international projects like the South Korea-China-Japan information-sharing initiative have eff
  
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• Go away with Lily Vakili

  06-10-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  Born in Honduras and raised in that Central American country, as well as the United States, Thailand and Puerto Rico, musician Lily Vakili said hearing so many different genres of music set the tone for what she wanted to do ......
  
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• Amusement Park Demolished for Cargo Trucks Near New Bridge

  06-10-2026 07:52 via article.wn.com
  “Facilities at what used to be a small amusement park site have been completely demolished and replaced with cargo trucks. I heard these trucks are to be sold to North Korea once the New Yalu River Bridge opens.” In Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China, bordering Sinuiju, North Korea. Around 8 a.m. local time on the 6th, the 77th anniversary of North Korea–China diplomatic relations, as we approached the New Yalu River Bridge, the first thing that caught our eye was a line of
  
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• War-weary northern Israelis rethink loyalty to Netanyahu before election

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  In traditional strongholds of Netanyahu support, many said they could no longer back his government. ......
  
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• War is forcing the world to reckon with geography’s power

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf remind us of forces greater than technology and globalisation. ......
  
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• Trump urges supporters to vote by mail despite fraud claims

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - President Donald...
  
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• Trump to pay for promotional ads himself after backlash | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: US President...
  
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• Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood shooter Hasan | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
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• Tens of thousands expected in Paris for student protests

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police. Students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15 to 17-year-olds since late September, complaining of missing teachers, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures. While...
  
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• Teenager’s hand blown off as French school protests

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  A teenager’s hand was blown off as high-school...
  
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• Spain heads to early election on November 29 as Sánchez government faces setbacks

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  The prime minister’s...
  
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• Rubio begins three-nation NATO tour in Iceland, which is wary of Trump’s Arctic intentions

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun a three-nation tour of NATO allies with a stop Tuesday in Iceland, where unease persists about the Trump administration’s Arctic intentions even after a deal was reached to ease the president’s designs on neighboring Greenland. Rubio called Iceland “a good friend” and offered no hint of tensions with the island that is a NATO member but has no army. Before the Greenland deal was signed last mont
  
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• Republicans return to tough-on-crime message ahead of difficult midterm elections

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Political advertising warns about Democratic plots to defund the police. Campaign events feature law enforcement unions and tough talk about law and order. Stump speeches boast about record low levels of violent crime. From coast to coast, Republicans are focusing on public disorder, illegal immigration and violent crime in midterm campaigns as voters sour on their party’s handling of the cost of living and the war with Iran. The messaging reflects a belief that law
  
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• Pak, Turkiye agree to deploy forces in Saudi Arabia under trilateral pact in wake of ...

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  The three sides convene an...
  
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• Nolan Wells' family seeks federal probe after grand jury declined to indict anyone for his death

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - The family of an...
  
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• Leaders visit Tuvalu on climate change frontline | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  FUNAFUTI: More than a...
  
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• Google, Constellation Energy near billion-dollar deal for nuclear power

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  Google already has multiple agreements with atomic power producers. ......
  
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• FlyDubai attack pilot was in NZ on student visa, police confirm

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  The pilot accused of attacking his colleague on a FlyDubai flight spent 175 days in New Zealand in 2018/19 under a six-month student visa. ......
  
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• Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of ‘Jane Doe’

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  Cornell University students staged a mass rally on Monday...
  
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• Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  ITHACA, New York, Oct 5 - Cornell...
  
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• Chinese, Caribbean women among contenders for Nobel literature prize

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  The suspense will end on Oct 8 at 1pm (7pm SGT) when the Swedish Academy reveals its pick. ......
  
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• Australian opposition party vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in country's history

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  The ‌Liberal-National...
  
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• Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid. No more could able-bodied people lounge around while receiving taxpayer-funded healthcare, she said — they needed to work. But the decision to portray an unemployed moocher as a young, white, cheeseball-chomping gamer named Brad upset some conservative commentators last week. Five decades after Ro
  
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• AI researcher warns ‘we are racing to build and grow our own adversary’ in NYC hearing

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  SUMMARY AI researcher Jacob Coxon prepares to...
  
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• AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

  06-10-2026 06:44 via article.wn.com
  From next to nothing in 2024, tech sector borrowing has reached around US$500 billion in nine months. ......
  
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• World News Today Live Updates: Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport, Aramco refinery

  06-10-2026 06:27 via article.wn.com
  Yemen\u2019s Houthis...
  
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• White House Monitors Suspected Plague Case in Russia

  06-10-2026 06:27 via article.wn.com
  The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk, after the death of a worker at an anti-plague research institute led to almost 200 contacts reportedly being placed under observation. ......
  
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