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• We Want Your Best Breakup Lines

  01-10-2026 12:26 via article.wn.com
  For a special Modern Love project, we’re looking for your most unforgettable lines from a breakup — kind, bizarre, profound, haunting or funny — either delivered or received. ......
  
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• Yemen's Houthis claim new wave of attacks across Saudi Arabia

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Wednesday it launched a new wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting airports and military installations across Saudi Arabia. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said several drones targeted King Khalid...
  
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• ‘We don’t talk about it much’: Three years after October 7th attacks, Emily Hand is rebuilding her childhood

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  On October 7th, 2023, Thomas Hand’s daughter was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri, close to the Gaza border, where 102 people were killed. She was held in Gaza for 50 days before being released as part of a truce deal.First of all, three years on, how is Emily? She’s doing amazing to be honest. Unbelievable. Just like a normal, everyday kid. Just like all her friends.Does she talk about her period in captivity? No, we don’t really talk about it. We put it in the past and left
  
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• U.S. senator accuses White House of hiding Iran war costs after being denied access to millitary base in Qatar

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said Tuesday that the Pentagon blocked him from visiting a key military base in Qatar during his Middle East visit, accusing the White House of hiding the...
  
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• US luxury spending falls for third month as wealthy shoppers turn cautious ahead of midterms

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  US credit card spending on luxury brands fell by 6% from...
  
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• US Justice Dept tells staff to call AI 'super intelligence' under Trump order

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  The US Justice Department has issued a directive to...
  
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• US forces face curfew, alcohol ban in Okinawa after alleged murder of Japanese woman

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  US soldiers stationed in Okinawa have been placed under...
  
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• US aviation watchdog looks to streamline rules for commercial space launches

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  The FAA is proposing to streamline regulations for commercial...
  
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• US arrests person in connection to Canada school shooting

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  James Cody Bryant, aged 30, was arrested for allegedly...
  
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• Turkey, Australia’s joint COP31 leadership raises doubts

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Both countries had fought to host the high-profile event. ......
  
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• Trump blames France student protests on Islam, migration as US midterms approach

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has blamed France's ongoing mass student protests on Islam...
  
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• S. Korea's Nuri rocket successfully deploys all 15 satellites into orbits

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's homegrown space rocket, Nuri, successfully blasted off on Wednesday and deployed all 15 onboard satellites into their designated orbits, achieving the most complicated and critical mission in its...
  
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• S. Korea's household surplus funds shrink in Q2 amid falling income, rising home purchases

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's household surplus funds shrank in the second quarter of 2026 amid falling income and rising home purchases, central bank data showed Wednesday. The net surplus funds held by households and non-profit...
  
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• Road accident kills 1, injures 5 in W. Afghanistan

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- One traveler was killed and five others injured in a road accident in western...
  
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• Philippines: Corruption Allegations Against Lord Allan Velasco and Wife Wen Velasco Explained

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Manila: Former...
  
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• Okinawa governor wants discipline for US military in Japan after murder linked to Marine

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO (AP) — The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa demanded Wednesday that the central government do more to ensure effective discipline among U.S. service members on the southern island following the arrest of a U.S. Marine on accusations that he robbed and murdered a local woman. Governor Genta Koja, in Tokyo for the first time since taking office last month, met with Defense...
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize haunted by the 'spectre' of Trump

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump's pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize continues,...
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize haunted by the ‘spectre’ of Trump

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  The Nobel Institute says it is unfazed. ......
  
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• Netanyahu faces fresh scrutiny over pre-October 7th warnings

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is under growing pressure over what he knew before Hamas’s October 7th, 2023 attack, with new reports casting fresh light on warnings received by Israeli authorities in the months leading up to the assault. For the last three years Netanyahu has argued that his military and security chiefs were taken by surprise and failed to warn him. He said if they had only woken him earlier before the dawn attack, he could have ordered an appropriate military i
  
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• Myanmar exports over 970,000 tonnes of rice in past 6 months

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  YANGON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported 971,662 tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first six months of the current...
  
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• Morning Briefing: Oct. 7, 2026

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start your Wednesday, including a Panamanian-flagged vessel being struck and catching fire off the coast of Oman and US President Donald Trump saying he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia. TOP STORIESPanamanian-flagged vessel hit, catches fire off coast of Oman A Panamanian-flagged commercial vessel was targeted off Oman’s Musandam Gove
  
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• Louis Vuitton goes sheer and fluid for a hotter world

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Nicolas Ghesquiere showcased a spring/summer 2027 collection that...
  
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• Japan's real wages in August rise 1.5 pct year on year

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's real wages in August rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, marking the eighth...
  
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• Israelis mark three years since Hamas attack that set off Gaza assault

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, Oct 7 - Israelis will on...
  
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• Israel marks three years since Hamas' October 7 attack

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Israel is commemorating the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, which...
  
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• Iran-US Conflict Escalates: Trump Warns of 'Not-So-Nice' End Amid Economic and Oil Crisis

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Iran-US conflict escalates: Trump warns of...
  
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• Houthi missile, drone attack targets Yemen's Aden airport, forcing flight diversion: gov't

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's government said Wednesday that Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles and...
  
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• Houthi attack targets Yemen's Aden airport, forcing flight diversion: Yemeni gov't

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's government said Wednesday that Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles and drones at Aden International Airport before dawn, forcing an incoming passenger flight to divert and triggering an emergency evacuation of the airport. The transport ministry said in a statement posted on social media platform X that two ballistic...
  
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• From sleepy village to nuclear hub, Rooppur waits for Bangladesh’s power breakthrough

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Bangladesh is set to activate its first nuclear power plant in...
  
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• flydubai pilot suffered depressed skull fracture while fighting off co-pilot who attacked him with axe

  07-10-2026 08:45 via article.wn.com
  Captain Smit Machchhar sustained serious injuries during an attack by...
  
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