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• UN rights chief urges Tennessee not to repeat execution attempt

  01-10-2026 16:44 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Geneva, Switzerland: UN rights chief Volker Turk on Thursday urged the US state...
  
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• "Violating" supertanker hit in Hormuz Strait, catches fire -- media

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A "violating" supertanker that was crossing the Strait of Hormuz using the unauthorized route south of the waterway has been hit and is burning, the semi-official Fars news agency reported...
  
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• UN envoy raises alarm over intensified fighting in SW Yemen's Taiz

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  SANAA/RIYADH, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Thursday urged Yemen's Houthi group to halt its military offensive in the southwestern province of Taiz, warning of mounting risks to civilians as some of the fiercest fighting in the country's latest escalation spread across the province. "I am alarmed by developments in Taiz governorate, where fighting has significantly intensified," Grundberg...
  
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• U.K. arrests Iranian dual national on suspicion of involvement in air base plot

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  Police provided no further details on the latest suspect beyond identifying him as a 27-year-old man who was detained in London. ......
  
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• Singapore launches government dating app as birth rate plunges

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  The city-state’s hands-on government helps with housing, health care, marriage, having kids and retirement. Add dating to the list. ......
  
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• Roundup: European stocks fall as bond yields hit multi-year highs on inflation, fiscal fears

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- European stocks fell sharply on Thursday as government bond yields across major economies rose to multi-year highs, with investors increasingly concerned about elevated inflation, tighter monetary policy and mounting fiscal pressures. The pan-European STOXX 600 index started the final quarter of the year by losing 1.3 percent, closing at its lowest level in more than three months. Germany's benchmark DAX fell 1.03 percent to 24,939.35 points, while France's CAC 40 lost
  
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• Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Thursday overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, the latest development in a legal tug-of-war over the administration’s efforts to control who occupies the powerful Justice Department posts. The 17 active and senior judges in the Western District of Washington unanimously named Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran prosecutor, U.S. attorney in July, after Trump failed to fill the post
  
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• Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Source ......
  
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• How Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting. Pike, sentenced to die for torturing and killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, said as her scheduled lethal injection began that she was at peace. Strapped to a gurney around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Pike, who was allowed to give a final statement, said she was leaving the world with love. “I’m rea
  
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• Extended heat wave to hit Southern California

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Southern California is bracing for an extended heat wave starting Friday and continuing through...
  
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• Doctors Without Borders employee working on Ebola response tests positive for virus

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  There have been nearly 4,000 deaths and more than 8,000 cases in the fast-growing outbreak. ......
  
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• Bolivia’s attorney general arrested on drugs, money laundering charges

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  Bolivia’s U.S.-sanctioned Attorney...
  
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• Airstrikes hit Yemen's Houthi-held Sanaa, other provinces -- sources

  02-10-2026 00:01 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A wave of airstrikes hit Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa late Thursday, setting off powerful explosions across the city, with strikes also reported in other provinces of the war-ravaged country, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported....
  
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• Walmart recalls 4.4 million grill brushes, CPSC says

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Walmart announced the recall of more than 4.4 million Expert Grill brushes due to an ingestion hazard, according to a Thursday alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. ......
  
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• Uzbekistan's air cargo volume almost triples in 5 years: official

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  TASHKENT, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan's air cargo market has recorded rapid growth, with air freight volume increasing by 182 percent from 2019 to 2024, making the country one of the...
  
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• Urgent: Airstrikes hit Houthi military sites in Yemen's Sanaa: sources

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A series of powerful...
  
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• Trump says Iran will be hit 'very hard' if it is behind copilot who tried ...

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump says if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the ......
  
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• Türkiye-Ukraine FTA takes effect

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The free trade agreement (FTA) between Türkiye and Ukraine officially entered into force on...
  
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• Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Court will review practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US...
  
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• Scottish Premiership award winner using 46-cap man to ignite Scotland dream amid praise for Hearts starlet

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Scotland Under-21 striker sets sights on senior call-up after bagging brace in thumping win. ......
  
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• Poland imposes windfall tax on fuel companies to curb price hikes

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Thursday signed into law a temporary windfall tax on fuel companies aimed at curbing rising...
  
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• NASA, SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to ISS

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- NASA and SpaceX launched a new crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, sending four astronauts into orbit aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The mission, codenamed Crew-13, marks the 13th crew rotation...
  
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• Multinational forum in Azerbaijan focuses on strengthening media cooperation

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  BAKU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The first media forum of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, with discussions on the role of media in fostering mutual trust and ways to strengthen media cooperation among CICA member states....
  
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• Luis Binks’ Hampden baptism: First Scotland cap, a dream fulfilled, family pride and recovering from ...

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Debutant reflects on a night of pride, family emotion and frustration after international bow was overshadowed by an early dismissal ......
  
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• Libya, AU inaugurate liaison office in Tripoli to boost cooperation

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Libya and the African Union (AU) on Thursday inaugurated the AU Liaison Office in the Libyan capital Tripoli, aiming to strengthen cooperation and communication between the two sides. The premises were opened by El-Taher...
  
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• Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked jury...
  
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• In 2011, Stephen King and Tabitha’s foundation gave $120,000 to help heat Maine homes, as their radio fundraiser brought in $241,820 for residents facing a winter with reduced federal aid

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  In December 2011, international bestselling author Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, helped Maine families facing a difficult winter by donating $120,000 to a home-heating fundraiser organised through the author’s radio station. The campaign eventually raised $241,820, surpassing its original goal as residents confronted higher heating costs and reduced federal assistance. The Bangor Daily News reported that the Kings’ contribution came through the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundati
  
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• Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific Coast

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to...
  
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• Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings...
  
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• Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate

  01-10-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP)...
  
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