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• US military ordered to pull books on diversity, gender issues

  10-05-2025 00:40 via article.wn.com
  By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart US military ordered to pull books on diversity, gender issues WASHINGTON, - The Pentagon ordered military educational institutions to pull and review any books that promote what it called "divisive concepts and gender ideology" on Friday, in the latest move from President Donald Trump's administration against diversity, equity and inclusion. Since taking office in January, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,...
  
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• Syria Aleppo Clashes

  10-01-2026 14:55 via article.wn.com
  A Syrian police convoy secures the area just outside the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. ......
  
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• Mideast Wars West Bank Settlers Attack

  10-01-2026 14:55 via article.wn.com
  This frame grab from security camera footage filmed Jan. 8, 2025, and...
  
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• Lebanon Aleppo Clashes

  10-01-2026 14:55 via article.wn.com
  Kurdish citizens wave their group and Lebanese flags during a protest against the Syrian government military operation in Aleppo, in front the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. ......
  
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• Violent crime falls again in Guard-patrolled New Orleans

  10-01-2026 14:53 via article.wn.com
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• Iran attorney general warns anyone taking part in protests will be considered an 'enemy of ...

  10-01-2026 14:51 via article.wn.com
  Iran attorney general warns anyone taking part in protests will be considered an 'enemy of God,' a death-penalty charge. ......
  
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• Dark, freezing and depressed: More than a million Ukrainians struggling without heat or water after Russian attacks

  10-01-2026 14:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  With temperatures as low as -15C in some parts of Ukraine, vulnerable residents tell Alex Croft that life under Russian assault is as difficult as ever
  
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• Russia denies targeting Qatari Embassy in Kyiv, blames Ukrainian air defense

  10-01-2026 14:50 via article.wn.com
  The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected accusations that its forces struck the Qatari Embassy in Kyiv, claiming instead that damage to the diplomatic mission was caused by a malfunction in Ukraine's air defense system....
  
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• Kyiv scrambles to repair ruined power grid after Russian attack

  10-01-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Kyiv's water and heating systems are back on as engineers scrambled to stabilise a power grid brought to the brink by a campaign of Russian strikes. Heat and water infrastructure have also been heavily affected in recent weeks, an increasing concern with temperatures already below minus 10C, and set to plunge further in the coming week. The city administration said around noon local time that the state grid operator Ukrenergo had ordered the...
  
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• 'Enemies of God': Iranian official's shocking remark on protesters — Does it mean death penalty?

  10-01-2026 14:47 via article.wn.com
  Iran sharply escalated its response to nationwide protests, with the country’s attorney general warning that anyone taking part in demonstrations could be treated as an “enemy of God” — a charge that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.The warning, issued by Attorney General Mohammad Movahedi Azad and broadcast on state television on Saturday, came as protests entered their second week and intensified across major cities...
  
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• Aleppo clashes: Syrian army halts operations in Sheikh Maqsud; tensions persists

  10-01-2026 14:47 via article.wn.com
  The Syrian army said on Saturday it has halted military operations in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood, following days of clashes with Kurdish fighters.In a statement carried by state news agency SANA, the military announced “a halt to all military operations in the Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo, starting at 3:00pm (local time)”, adding that Kurdish forces would be “transferred” to the Kurdish-controlled city of Tabaqa in northeastern Syria. However, an
  
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• Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new missile

  10-01-2026 14:46 via article.wn.com
  A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region, according to regional authorities ......
  
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• Vail athletes featured in J. Crew’s first collection with U.S. Ski and Snowboard ahead of ...

  10-01-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  You know what they say: look good, feel good, ski good. A pair of Vail-area athletes — who have already been skiing pretty well so far this season — also looked sharp in Friday’s release of the retro après-ski collection ‘U.S. Ski and Snowboard by J.Crew.’ Current mogul crystal globe leader Tess Johnson and GS star River Radamus were featured alongside other elite American athletes in the brand’s inaugural collection with U.S. Ski and Snowboard, a campa
  
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• Tess Johnson leads Team USA with runner-up finish at Val St. Côme World Cup mogul competition

  10-01-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Tess Johnson led Team USA once again with a runner-up finish on the first day of action in Val. St. Côme, Canada. On a day when final results were based off qualification, the Vail skier posted a 75.85 score in the individual mogul World Cup on Friday night, the first of four North American competitions prior to the 2026 Olympics. Jakara Anthony (79.83) took the win — stealing the overall...
  
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• Strong winds disrupt ferry services at Greece's Piraeus port

  10-01-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  ATHENS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Strong winds disrupted ferry services at the port of Piraeus on Saturday, leaving several ships docked and causing inconvenience for travelers. Although no general sailing...
  
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• Lindsey Vonn wins second World Cup downhill of the season in Zauchensee

  10-01-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  Four downhill races. Four podiums. Two wins. Could Lindsey Vonn have imagined her Olympic comeback campaign would go like this? “I mean honestly not in downhill,” she said in an NBC interview after claiming her second win of the season in Zauchensee, Austria. “I felt like I was skiing better in super-G this summer. But when I got to the races in St. Mortiz, the races, everything was working really well right from the start. So, I’m just trying to keep the confidence going
  
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• Ethiopia eyes expanded coffee value-addition to boost export earning

  10-01-2026 14:44 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government has intensified efforts to expand coffee productivity and value addition in a bid to bolster much-needed foreign currency earnings from the sector. The East African country, which posted a record 2.65 billion U.S. dollars in revenue from the export of 468,967 tonnes of coffee during the 2024/2025...
  
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• China's Wang Xinyu reaches ASB Classic final in Auckland

  10-01-2026 14:42 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Xinyu saved a match point to beat the Philippines' Alexandra Eala 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday and reached the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand, her second WTA singles...
  
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• What conscription could really look like as Russia brands British soldiers 'legitimate targets'

  10-01-2026 14:40 via article.wn.com
  As the UK prepares to launch a new scheme for the under 25s, one expert gives his take on what National Service could entail in the 21st century. ......
  
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• Pope embarks on synodal journey with cardinals to better listen to the world

  10-01-2026 14:34 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV and members of his College of Cardinals have begun what is a kind of synodal journey together to grow in communion and discern together “what the Lord is asking of us for the good of his people.” After convening the international group of cardinals in Rome for an extraordinary consistory Jan. 7-8, the pope decided to make the gathering an annual event, however with an additional meeting later this year. It marked an approach that vastly expanded on what Pope Francis esta
  
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• Pope delivers fierce defense of the unborn in address to diplomatic corps

  10-01-2026 14:34 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV strongly defended the family, marriage and unborn life during his first-ever New Year’s address to the diplomatic corps Jan. 9, telling the diplomats accredited to the Holy See that abortion “cuts short a growing life and refuses to welcome the gift of life.” “The vocation to love and to life,” he continued, “manifests itself in an important way in the exclusive and indissoluble union between a woman and a man.” “The institution of the
  
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• Russia extends anti-sanctions measures through 2026

  10-01-2026 14:31 via article.wn.com
  Russia has extended special measures aimed at overcoming Western sanctions through 2026, the State Duma press service said on Saturday, citing legislation that keeps key government anti-crisis powers in force,...
  
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• High School Musical star Matt Prokop arrested on charges including child pornography

  10-01-2026 14:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prokop is best known for his roles in ‘High School Musical 3: Senior Year’ and ‘Geek Charming’
  
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• Syrian army stops military operations in Aleppo after clashes with PKK/YPG

  10-01-2026 14:27 via article.wn.com
  The Syrian military announced it would suspend all military operations inside Aleppo’s Sheikh Maksoud district starting 3:00 pm local time (1200 GMT) on Saturday, and expel PKK/YPG ......
  
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• Deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis fuels nationwide protests in US

  10-01-2026 14:27 via article.wn.com
  Fresh protests were set to erupt nationwide after a woman was fatally shot by a U.S. immigration officer in Minneapolis, as Minnesota officials accused federal authorities of sidel ......
  
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• US 'Doomsday Plane' lands at LAX for the first time in its 51-year history

  10-01-2026 14:25 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nighwatch”-famously known as the Doomsday Plane-has made rare and highly visible...
  
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• UN is targeting homeschooling through national governments

  10-01-2026 14:23 via article.wn.com
  Please share our story! In September 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
  
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• China's Shi advances to men's final at Malaysia Open

  10-01-2026 14:23 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China beat Denmark's Anders Antonsen on Saturday to reach the men's final of the Malaysia Open. Shi, the reigning world champion, won 21-13, 21-14 in the semifinal at the Axiata Arena. "Shi was the...
  
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• By right or by might? Trump vows to take Greenland before Russia, China.

  10-01-2026 14:23 via article.wn.com
  Trump says US will move on Greenland ‘whether they like it or not’ President Trump said in a meeting with oil executives at the White House that the U.S. is "going to do something" on Greenland. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will seize control of Greenland "the easy way" or "the hard way" and warned that he...
  
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• Why Trump Wants Greenland: The Arctic Jewel On US Radar - Military, Minerals, And Trade ...

  10-01-2026 14:18 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump's renewed ambitions for Greenland have drawn international attention. But the question arises, why does the US President desire Greenland? ......
  
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