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• US VP JD Vance says H-1B visa programme “completely broken”, should be scrapped

  02-10-2026 07:56 via article.wn.com
  Washington, DC [US], October 2 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance has branded the H-1B visa programme as “completely broken”, indicating he would back its total...
  
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• US weighs diesel export ban, urges Europe to release reserves: Why diesel is more sensitive

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  The United States is pushing European countries to release diesel reserves as President Donald Trump considers restricting US exports of the fuel amid a tightening global market and surging prices.According to the BBC, Trump said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as Washington weighs an export ban.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Row breaks out between Kyiv and key ally over captured North Korean soldiers

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Seoul says Ukraine...
  
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• Saudi Arabia arrests man for harassing visitors, causing 'panic' in Makkah

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Security authorities in Saudi Arabia's Makkah have arrested a man for harassing visitors and causing panic among the people in the area. The man was apprehended after his behaviour alarmed the people ,with the Kingdom's authorities confirming that immediate action was taken against him. Further details about the arrest were not provided. Earlier, in...
  
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• Russian air strikes hit Southern Bridge in Kyiv again, mayor says

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Oct 2 - Russian air...
  
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• Japan's jobless rate ticks up to 2.5 pct in August

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's unemployment rate climbed to 2.5 percent in August from 2.4 percent in July, marking the first deterioration in five months, government data showed Friday. The number of people with jobs...
  
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• Injections and firing squads: Methods US states use for executions

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  The unprecedented botched execution of a woman in Tennessee has reignited the debate over execution methods in the United States - which varies from lethal injection to firing squads. Methods used in the US Methods vary by state. States carry out the vast majority of executions, while federal executions are rare. Lethal injection, authorised in 28 states and at the federal level, remains by far the most common execution method since the death penalty was reinstated in the United States in 1976.
  
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• India’s 'Cockroach' youth protesters are to rally again and demand ouster of election chief

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” youth movement has called for new protests in the country’s financial hub of Mumbai for Friday to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over a contentious revision of voter rolls. The movement, which began as an online campaign and now calls itself the Cockroach Janata Party, forced India’s education minister to resign in July with its street protests. The Mumbai rally is meant to kick off a new period o
  
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• Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  In today’s newsletter: When a passenger plane plunges 17,000ft amid claims of terrorism, hijacking and geopolitical intrigue, Guardian journalists have to try and separate fact from fiction in real time...
  
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• Food safety finds a place among ‘kitchen-table’ political issues

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Over the summer, tens of thousands of pounds of imported meat was recalled, turning the safety of the U.S. food supply into a topic of national conversation and political cause. ......
  
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• Foiled flydubai attack clouds regional airline revival

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  A flydubai flight to Tel Aviv this week...
  
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• Factbox-What are the Nobel prizes and when will the 2026 awards be announced?

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The...
  
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• Evacuated in an incubator, now back in Gaza getting to know mama

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 2 - Bissan was born because of an airstrike. ......
  
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• Botswana Faces Backlash Over Killing Of 23 Elephants For Independence Feast

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Botswana has faced criticism from animal rights and conservation groups after authorities authorised the killing of 23 elephants for meat during the country's 60th independence celebrations. ......
  
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• Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could rise...
  
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• About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent

  02-10-2026 08:46 via article.wn.com
  The protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted in September. ......
  
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• Trump administration’s quiet move makes it harder for some U.S. citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  The Democratic National Committee...
  
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• Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Clutching a photograph of his missing son, Rajesh Ram is pinning his hopes on DNA testing — like thousands of others desperately seeking relatives swept away by Nepal’s catastrophic Himalayan floods. “I searched for him everywhere, but I could not find his body,” 53-year-old Ram told AFP, still waiting for answers about his son Suroj Kumar, a garage mechanic in Betrawati, which was swamped by the floods. Nepal was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of destruction from the tsu
  
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• Myanmar marks Int'l Day of Older Persons

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  YANGON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar held a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday to mark the International Day of Older Persons, the state-owned daily...
  
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• My Friend Is a Draft Dodger in Ukraine. He’s Not a Coward.

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  In the Ukraine war, bravery has turned into a cliché masking profound social and economic injustices. ......
  
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• Lethal injection, nitrogen, firing squads: How US states carry out executions

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  The unprecedented botched execution of a woman in Tennessee has reignited the debate over execution methods in the United States — which varies from lethal injection to firing squads. Methods used in the US Methods vary by state. States carry out the vast majority of executions, while federal executions are rare. Lethal injection, authorised in 28 states and at the federal level, remains by far the most common execution method since the death penalty was reinstated in the United States in
  
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• 'Instagram is for girls': Elon Musk reignites feud with Meta; sparks reactions online

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Elon Musk reignites...
  
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• India's Cockroach Janata Party, student groups to protest, demand poll chief's resignation

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face renewed pressure on Friday as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party and a separate coalition of student and activist groups stage fresh protests, demanding the resignation of the elections commission chief over a controversial voter roll revision. The CJP will rally in Mumbai and plans to expand demonstrations nationwide in the coming days, while student...
  
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• Europe's hottest summer caused record heat stress - monitor

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor has said. Fuelled by climate change, the world's fastest-warming continent endured a relentless series of heatwaves that began unusually early in the spring, shattering temperature records and causing...
  
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• Effective altruism is this century’s biggest idea

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  The movement is admirable, but dangerous | World News ......
  
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• Economic Strain Is Pitting China’s People Against Each Other

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Unable to question the government, Chinese are taking their economic frustrations out on each other. ......
  
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• Are San Diego Padres the MLB playoffs' greatest sleeper? World Series odds

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Braves and Phillies took different paths to playoffs, but rivalry remains fierce USA TODAY Sports’ MLB experts examine what makes the Braves-Phillies rivalry so compelling as the division foes prepare for another October battle. Sports...
  
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• Arab-Israeli politician withdraws from October election after Supreme Court signals disqualification

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Arab Israeli politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy on Thursday from October’s parliamentary election after Israel’s Supreme Court indicated a majority of its judges supported barring him from the race. Arab Israeli parties are seen by political analysts as potential kingmakers in the October 27 election, with polls showing neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the main opposition bloc on course for a majority. Abu Shehadeh leads the left-wing P
  
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• 7 dead, 20 injured in road accident in SW India

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people died, and about 20 others were injured when a truck crashed into a...
  
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• 10 miners rescued after tunnel collapse in Afghanistan's Takhar gold mine

  02-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 10 miners trapped inside a gold mine in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province...
  
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