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• Will EU press the ‘kill switch’ on China? Trade war looms over talks

  08-10-2026 20:35 via article.wn.com
  EU officials are raising alarms over the escalating trade...
  
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• Witkoff, Kushner to meet Ukrainians in Miami on Friday, says US source

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian representatives on Friday in Miami to discuss new ideas and proposals for addressing the war in Ukraine, an American source familiar...
  
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• USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay after 265 days deployment

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  The Lincoln, which set a record...
  
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• Teledyne Raymarine Commercial Introduces MyRA 2.0 Voyage Planning Platform

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Teledyne Raymarine Commercial, part of Teledyne Technologies...
  
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• Tate brothers challenge US detention over UK rape and sex trafficking charges

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Andrew and Tristan Tate have mounted a legal challenge against their continued detention in Miami as they fight extradition to the UK to face alleged rape and sex trafficking charges ......
  
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• Stena Bulk Completes Fourth And Fifth Reflaggings To The Swedish Flag

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has today...
  
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• South African anti-migrant protests turn violent, government blames disinformation

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg’s Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers. In coastal Durban, the second city hit by protests, a Reuters reporter saw five cars in flames in the urban centre, where foreign-owned shops were also looted. The unrest followed a...
  
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• Nor-Shipping targets tomorrow’s vessels today with 2027 award call

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Nor-Shipping has launched its 2027 Next Generation Ship...
  
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• Industry leaders gather in Geneva for Baltic FFABA Forum

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  The Baltic FFABA Forum brought together around 45 industry...
  
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• GISH to bring the world of Dr. Seuss to life in ‘Seussical: The Musical’

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Step into the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss as Grand Island Senior High brings a show-stopping, family-friendly musical to life later this month. ......
  
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• Fugro contributes to EU project protecting connected coastal ecosystems

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Fugro and its subsidiary EOMAP� will bring Earth...
  
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• Ex-police officer jailed after woman recorded 85-minute hotel rape on phone

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Ryan Theaker has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars for the horrific attack ......
  
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• Brazilian judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of a presidential candidate

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the brothers of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the Trump administration. Bolsonaro, a former lawmaker who lives in Texas and is a green card holder,...
  
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• Benefits cheat jailed after cruise holiday snaps exposed �53,800 fraud

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  Nathan Wood, 58, of Beacon Road in Bradford, told the Department of Work and Pensions that he could not walk unaided in a false claim where he pocketed more than �50,000 over a period of nine years ......
  
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• Baltic Exchange unites maritime community to raise vital funds for RNLI Salcombe Lifeboat Appeal

  08-10-2026 23:50 via article.wn.com
  On Wednesday 30 September, more than 150 guests from...
  
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• Will President Trump’s dyed diesel policy provide any relief to Montanans? It’s unclear.

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  Gov. Greg Gianforte is “considering his options” about whether to lift the state’s ban on red-dyed diesel in the face of this week’s presidential executive order and sky-high fuel prices. ......
  
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• Violence takes toll on Sudanese civilians amid climate shocks: UN

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians on Thursday sounded the alarm at the impact of ongoing violence in Sudan on civilians, who are also facing rising hunger and climate shocks driven by El Nino. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that local sources reported four people were killed...
  
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• Vietnam's 14th party central committee concludes 4th plenum

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) concluded its fourth plenum in Hanoi on Thursday, adopting new regulations encouraging Party members to engage in investment and business activities, the Vietnam News Agency reported. Under the new policy, the CPVCC agreed to shift its approach to Party members' participation in investment and business...
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro, wife face new U.S. charge over alleged torture

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were charged by U.S. authorities on Thursday with conspiracy to commit torture, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan. "He (Maduro) authorized the use of...
  
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• UN Security Council approves another technical rollover of Sudan sanctions

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday approved another technical rollover of sanctions on Sudan related to the situation...
  
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• Trump says U.S. not to attack Iran before Nov. 3 midterms

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, even as a U.S. blockade remained in place, while describing ongoing talks with Tehran as...
  
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• Türkiye, France sign roadmap to deepen defense, security ties

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye and France have signed a roadmap to further develop bilateral relations in defense and security, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday. Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Turkish Defense Ministry Spokesman Zeki Akturk said the roadmap aims to strengthen bilateral defense ties based on common...
  
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• Teen wearing helmet camera kills worker at Polish school amid fears of copycat attacks

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  A 15-year-old boy wielding a knife and wearing a helmet-mounted camera attacked a Polish primary school he used to...
  
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• Shooting in Bavaria of Germany causes at least one death

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed in a shooting in the county of Berngau in the German federal state of Bavaria, according to German media BILD. Citing German police, local media reported...
  
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• Schumer, Jeffries dodge Mamdani controversy as fellow New York Dem unloads

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for his comments...
  
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• Saudi repels deadly Houthi attacks | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH/KUWAIT: Three...
  
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• Roundup: Ebola slows in parts of DR Congo, but new hotspots, cross-border spread surface

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  KINSHASA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing signs of slowing in some areas, but grim challenges persist, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have warned. "While transmission is going down overall, new hotspots continue to appear, including in areas close to the border with South Sudan," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing Wednesday.
  
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• Pro-Imran Khan march intensifies

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  Punching the air and roaring in unison, ecstatic crowds joined a growing demonstration on Wednesday in support of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, an opposition show of force that authorities had sought to avert. Supporters of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party began their so-called “long march” on Sunday,...
  
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• Political Windfall or Disaster? Forrest's Ballyrogan Turbine Project Faces Uncertain Future

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy has lodged a formal referral with the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Office for its Ballyrogan wind project, a proposal that has contracted significantly in scale to navigate the political constraints of western Victoria. The current application seeks approval for a 690 megawatt (MW) facility comprising up to 115 turbines on nearly 14,000 hectares west of the...
  
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• Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

  08-10-2026 23:35 via article.wn.com
  After a heavy-handed response to the student protests sweeping France, the government has changed tack. It has banned police from using stun grenades after a student’s hand was blown off earlier in the week and there are promises to listen more to protesters’ demands. But with hundreds of schools still facing blockade and calls for more protests, will it be enough? What has the government said? “Empathy” and a little more “pedagogy” is what French President Em
  
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