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• Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy

  13-10-2026 18:09 via article.wn.com
  The Paramount merger may make good business sense, but research shows putting more media power in fewer hands can come at a cost to the common good of citizens. ......
  
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• World economy holds up, nears limits of resilience, IMF says

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Businesses 'have continued to adjust to repeated shocks' while markets — buoyed by an exuberant tech industry — have taken a 'broadly benign view of the challenges,' the IMF said. ......
  
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• Vatican says pope\u2019s lung nodule surgery was successfully completed

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV has undergone...
  
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• Vatican says pope’s lung nodule surgery was successfully completed

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
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• Vatican says pope's lung nodule surgery was successfully completed

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a lung nodule and the Vatican said the operation was completed "successfully, on schedule and as planned." The 71-year-old Leo returned to his room after the surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from the Vatican spokesman, who promised further information at a later time. Leo had walked into Rome's Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of well-wishers who had gathered to greet him
  
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• US sanctions Mexican cartel CDN's horse-racing, business network

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Oct 13 - The US Treasury...
  
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• Ukraine takes step forward in EU membership talks after Hungary drops objections

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Oct 13 - Ukraine took a step...
  
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• Trump says US Senate as hard to defend as House in midterms

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Trump acknowledged...
  
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• Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he’s more focused on his wealth, an ...

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — Most Americans...
  
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• 'The world did not end': Doomsday warnings about FISA lapse proven wrong

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Four months ago, as Congress stared down a June 12 deadline to renew a key spy authority, the warnings from intelligence-minded lawmakers against letting the law lapse were stark. ......
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme...
  
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• Spain's royals visit Ceuta enclave amid friction with Morocco after border surge

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  CEUTA, Spain, Oct 13 - Spain's King...
  
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• SpaceX launches resupply mission to ISS for NASA

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- NASA and SpaceX launched a new commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, carrying scientific equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. A SpaceX...
  
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• Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  The Saudi-led...
  
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• Pope Leo to have surgery on lung nodule today

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  ROME > Pope Leo was due to have...
  
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• Polish court to rule on custody of man suspected of plotting attack on PM

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Oct 13 - A Polish court will...
  
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• Major French supermarket chains hit by cyberattack, causing refrigerators to shoot up in temperature

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Major French supermarket chains on...
  
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• Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Katie...
  
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• Israel bans fiber-optic drones in its airspace over security threats

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced Tuesday a ban on the operation of drones controlled by fiber-optic cables or cellular SIM cards throughout its airspace. The decision was approved by...
  
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• Iran and Russia Are Stepping Up Hybrid Campaigns in Britain, UK Spy Chief Says

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK’s Security Service in London, Britain, Oct. 13, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine’s allies, the UK‘s domestic spy chief said on Tuesday. In his annual speech on wide-ranging threats to Britain, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum also said
  
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• In Yemen's Taiz, shelling worsens and prices spiral

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Oct 13 - With their city...
  
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• How will emergency rule in Pakistan's northwest affect Afghan ties?

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan's decision to suspend Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial government could further strain already tense relations between Islamabad and Kabul. ......
  
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• Houthis targeting Saudi at Iran's behest to sway oil prices before midterms: Trump

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Houthis targeting Saudi at Iran's behest to sway oil prices before midterms: Trump ......
  
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• Flash: Mauritius imposes curfew in several areas from 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 to 6:00 a.m. on Oct. 14

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Mauritius imposes curfew in...
  
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• Final jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial over Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket shooting

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  For Wayne Jones Sr., discussing the...
  
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• Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  Confirmed cases in...
  
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• Barack Obama to campaign with Ohio Democrats as he expands his outreach ahead of Election Day

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President...
  
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• 15 states elected as members of UN Human Rights Council

  13-10-2026 21:08 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 states as members of the UN Human Rights Council. Through secret ballot, Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia (for Africa); Japan, Jordan,...
  
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• Yes, the music is lovely, but cathedrals are crumbling | Letter

  13-10-2026 20:46 via article.wn.com
  They are some of our oldest and most historically significant buildings, yet they receive no secure state funding, writes Dr Coco Parkinson-Huggins...
  
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• When will bonds get so attractive that investors can't resist? Survey says 6% 10-year yield

  13-10-2026 20:46 via article.wn.com
  Bank of America's October survey found 6% is the key 10-year Treasury yield level that could prompt investors to shift from stocks to bonds ......
  
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