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• Villa's Manzambi shows Newcastle what they missed out on

  17-10-2026 23:18 via BBC News
  
  Aston Villa are a side back in form, with Johan Manzambi scoring the winner against a Newcastle team he turned down to move to Villa Park.
  
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• Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze as hundreds arrested in France protests

  17-10-2026 23:09 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Demonstrators set fire to Lyon's local tourism office, according to the AFP news agency and local media [Getty Images]
  Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against education standards and the cost of living.At least 400 people were arrested during what the French government described as an "escalation in violence" alongside an estimated 550,000 taking to the streets.In Paris, there were significant clashes into the evening with riot police, who use
  
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• Survivors attacked by sharks after boat capsizes off Baja California coast

  17-10-2026 23:07 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Multiple survivors were treated for suspected shark bites after a boat, departing from Mexico, capsized off the coast of Baja California, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 16 Mexican nationals had already been rescued on Friday, and authorities continue the search for 11 people believed to be missing. “Several of the individuals rescued were suffering from severe injuries consistent with shark bites, and the Coast Guard provided life-saving first aid while en route (to) San Diego,”
  
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• Search intensifies for 11 people missing after boat capsizes off Baja California coast

  17-10-2026 23:07 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Authorities are continuing the search for 11 people believed to be missing after a boat departing from Mexico capsized off the coast of Baja California. 16 Mexican nationals were already rescued on Friday, including one who was treated for shark bites. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy are searching the waters using multiple aircraft and boats, along with assistance from the Mexican Navy. An additional helicopter will be deployed later today, according to the Coast Guard. The boat capsized in an are
  
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• Thousands return home as Southern California fires leave houses in ruins

  17-10-2026 22:59 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Burning embers swirl in balls of fire that have engulfed a multimillion-dollar home above Calle Miramar during the Norte fire on Friday in San Juan Capistrano. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)German travelers Luis Widmesser and Lukas Holzer, both 19, were heading to a campground in San Diego on the 5 Freeway on Friday afternoon when authorities blocked off the road and diverted traffic. The pair, on an 8-month road trip from Canada to Argentina, ended up spending the night in their tent a
  
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• Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania

  17-10-2026 22:53 via BBC News
  
  There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.
  
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• Reform activist suspended after reportedly saying Muslims cannot be British

  17-10-2026 22:49 via BBC News
  
  The alleged comments were filmed by an undercover reporter for an ITV broadcast: Undercover a Year in Reform
  
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• Man fatally shot during dispute at Midtown Manhattan subway station, police say

  17-10-2026 22:30 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  A man died Saturday after being shot during a dispute at a subway station in Manhattan’s Theater District, according to police.
  
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• Wirtz delivers but remains Liverpool's conundrum

  17-10-2026 22:07 via BBC News
  
  Florian Wirtz is instrumental as Liverpool return to winning ways in the Premier League, but does he remain boss Andoni Iraola's great conundrum?
  
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• No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post

  17-10-2026 21:47 via World news | The Guardian
  
  Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’No further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, the wife of the prime minister’s national security adviser, after she was accused of supporting the banned protest group Palestine Action.Helm, a journalist and author who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X on Thursday: “God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.” Continue reading..
  
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• Manzambi heads Villa to victory at Newcastle

  17-10-2026 21:12 via BBC News
  
  Johan Manzambi heads the winner for Aston Villa against Newcastle, marking manager Unai Emery's 100th Premier League victory.
  
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• Tributes to Andrews before Champions Cup matches

  17-10-2026 21:08 via BBC News
  
  Lions and Sale Sharks are among the clubs to pay tribute to Hyron Andrews at their matches on Saturday, following the South African's death aged 31.
  
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• ICE agent who crashed into man in Texas was targeting suspect who died years ago, family says

  17-10-2026 21:01 via World news | The Guardian
  Federal officer slammed vehicle into a construction worker while pursuing a man who died in similar circumstancesA federal officer slammed a vehicle into a Houston construction worker and broke his leg, believing him to be a man who apparently died years ago, the dead man’s family said on Friday, further calling into question the account given by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The worker, 48-year-old Miguel Parra Hernandez of Mexico, remains hospitalized with multiple leg fra
  
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• Plover, not a fighter: protected bird 12th man on Tasmanian cricket ground as staff mow around nest

  17-10-2026 21:00 via World news | The Guardian
  
  While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good inningsAt Windsor Park in Riverside, just outside Launceston in northern Tasmania, a masked lapwing has claimed prime real estate in the middle of a community sports ground, showing complete indifference to the weekend cricket matches taking place around it.Warming a nest of eggs, the bird has been affectionately dubbed “Faf Swoop Plessis” by locals
  
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• Neto scores twice as Chelsea win at Everton

  17-10-2026 21:00 via BBC News
  
  Pedro Neto scores twice for Chelsea as they beat Everton 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, in a game overshadowed by a nasty head injury to Emiliano Martinez.
  
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• Most NSW homes destroyed in black summer bushfires were within 100 metres of vegetation

  17-10-2026 21:00 via World news | The Guardian
  
  Exclusive: Research confirms official advice about high-risk properties and warns worsening conditions will make more homes unsafeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAlmost every home destroyed in New South Wales during the black summer bushfires of 2019-20 was inside the 100 metre buffer zone used to identify properties most at risk, new research has found.The findings are an endorsement of the risk maps used by authorities, but the resea
  
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• Liverpool come from behind to beat nine-man Brentford

  17-10-2026 21:00 via BBC News
  
  Liverpool come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium as the hosts finish with nine men after red cards for Yehor Yarmoliuk andVitaly Janelt.
  
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• Iwobi delivers Fulham's first win of season

  17-10-2026 21:00 via BBC News
  
  Alex Iwobi fires Fulham to their first Premier League win of the season against Hull.
  
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• Haaland nets double as Man City go six points clear at the top

  17-10-2026 21:00 via BBC News
  
  Manchester City go six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Enzo Maresca's side record a seventh straight league victory with a 3-2 win over Ipswich at the Etihad.
  
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• Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank

  17-10-2026 20:57 via World news | The Guardian
  French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuring three people and damaging a car, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land.Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, was wearing his red, white and blue sash of office and attempting to ent
  
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• European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank

  17-10-2026 20:39 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Masked settlers are accused of attacking the convoy [Reuters]
  A delegation of European diplomats has been attacked by masked Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.Belgium condemned the assault on its consul general and the other envoys and called for Israel to bring those responsible to justice.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also condemned what they called "the severe act of violence" and said they were investigating.But the office of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast doubt on wha
  
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• Swinney's emotional explanation for his commitment to independence

  17-10-2026 20:11 via BBC News
  
  BBC Scotland's political editor Glenn Campbell reflects on John Swinney's SNP conference speech.
  
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• Developing coastal storm to bring flooding and beach erosion to mid-Atlantic

  17-10-2026 20:11 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  A coastal storm is forecast to develop this weekend along the same cold front that brought the rain, wind and cooldown to the eastern U.S.The storm is expected to develop along the Carolina coast later Sunday, bringing persistent, long-duration coastal flooding and beach erosion through mid-week.In anticipation of this coastal storm, North Carolina's Dare County has issued a state of emergency for Hatteras Island and a mandatory evacuation for visitors on the island.NC Emergency Management - PHO
  
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• Boos and bananas on day of defiance at Man City

  17-10-2026 20:02 via BBC News
  
  Manchester City fans boo the Premier League anthem before watching their side move six points clear at the top of the table.
  
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• Miley Cyrus Honors Late Godmother Dolly Parton With Emotional Performance

  17-10-2026 19:59 via NBC News Top Stories
  Miley Cyrus performed a passionate rendition of her “Aunt Dolly’s” classic “Jolene” during her performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
  
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• Three men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican well

  17-10-2026 19:38 via Latest World News on Fox News
  
  Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.A federal judge in the town of Ensenada, Baja California sentenced Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús each to 158 years and nine months in prison for murder, robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.An accomplice of García's — Ary Gisell Silva Raya —
  
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• Former US ambassador says South Korea prosecuted him over speech made on American soil

  17-10-2026 19:31 via Latest World News on Fox News
  
  A former U.S. diplomat appeared in court in South Korea Friday facing charges of defamation against President Lee Jae Myung for comments made on American soil in a case that has left him stranded in the Asian country.Morse Tan's troubles began after he delivered a talk in June 2025 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and responded to a question where he brought up the South Korean leader's alleged involvement in a crime as an adolescent.Since visiting the country in May, Tan has not
  
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• Fast-moving Southern California wildfire burns homes and forces thousands to flee

  17-10-2026 18:51 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California quickly consumed hundreds of acres and burned multiple homes after sparking in Orange County Friday, county officials said.
  The Norte Fire began around noon near a neighborhood in the San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano areas and by Friday evening had grown to 570 acres, the Orange County Fire Authority said. It’s one of several fires that have broken out since Thursday amid fierce Santa Ana winds affecting Southern California.
  “Our acti
  
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• Katie Zacharia praises Trump as ‘kind, wonderful, gracious’ after White House exit

  17-10-2026 18:50 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  President Trump's embattled new press secretary Katie Zacharia was forced out Friday after less than a week on the job. Zacharia confirmed widespread reports that Trump had let her go in a post on X just after 9 p.m. ET Friday, alongside a photo of the two of them in the Oval Office. “President Trump is a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man,” she wrote. “I wish more Americans appreciated him. No one will ever make America great the way he ha
  
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• More NHS staff sacked over attacks victims' records

  17-10-2026 18:34 via BBC News
  
  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says a new system will be brought in to protect records.
  
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• Police identify teenage gunman, teacher and 5-year-old killed in Oregon shooting

  17-10-2026 18:16 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  A teacher and one of the three children who were killed in Thursday's mass shooting at a Bend, Ore., elementary school were identified on Friday during a press conference in which authorities provided additional details about the incident. The 16-year-old suspect, who was killed by a community member within minutes of opening fire at the school, was also identified. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said Friday that Rhoam Summer, a 5-year-old student, and Megan Lambert, a 25-year-old teacher, w
  
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• Violence erupts at France protests as Macron warns unrest is being exploited

  17-10-2026 18:03 via Latest World News on Fox News
  
  Violent clashes broke out across France Saturday as demonstrations entered a fourth week. Earlier in the week, President Emmanuel Macron made some of his most direct comments yet on the protests as he enters his final six months in office.In his weekly cabinet meeting, Macron "stressed that young people have legitimate concerns," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told the AFP, "but these are being exploited for political purposes and turned into urban violence." Bregeon added that Ma
  
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• Chelsea's Martinez taken to hospital for 'precautionary tests'

  17-10-2026 18:02 via BBC News
  
  Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was taken to hospital as Chelsea's 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday meant they secured their first clean sheet in nine months.
  
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• 'Vast majority' of Iran's attempted attacks on Strait of Hormuz are unsuccessful, CENTCOM spokesman says

  17-10-2026 17:46 via Latest World News on Fox News
  
  The "vast majority" of Iran's attempted attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are "unsuccessful" as the key waterway remains open for transit, U.S. Central Command spokesperson and U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins told Fox News Digital this week.Hawkins spoke after CENTCOM said the GFS Pride, a Singapore-flagged, Cyprus-owned container ship was hit by an Iranian projectile in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday and sunk while being towed ashore due to a fire on board the ship."The vast majority of I
  
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• 71-year-old man dies after alligator attack while fishing in Florida, police say

  17-10-2026 17:24 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  A 71-year-old man died after an alligator attacked him while he was fishing, authorities said on Friday.
  
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• Trump says neither he or Musk are to blame for Ukraine drone issues

  17-10-2026 17:14 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Ukraine is still unable to use its interceptor systems against Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, because of speed restrictions imposed on Starshield, an upgraded military version of Elon Musk's Starlink, amid an ongoing row with President Trump."Unfortunately, we can't use Starlink or Starshield technology on our territory today to shoot down jet-powered Shaheds," Zelenskyy said in an online group chat with reporters at the EU Summit. "They fly, and we can st
  
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• Trump's decision to waive Russia sanctions sparks bipartisan outrage

  17-10-2026 17:09 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Lawmakers from both parties blasted the executive order late Friday, the latest in a series of steps that the Republican president has taken drawing the United States closer to Russia's Vladimi
  
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• Judge denies gag order request in Cornell sex assault civil case

  17-10-2026 16:48 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  A New York judge on Friday rejected a request to impose a gag order in the civil case brought by a former Cornell University student who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024, calling the request a "'side show' meant to muddy the waters and distract from the merits of the claims and defenses involved in this case."Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond said the public statements made by Jane Doe's attorney that one of the men named in the civil lawsuit used to justify the request "e
  
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• Clayface star says uncomfortable prosthetics helped his performance

  17-10-2026 16:12 via BBC News
  
  Tom Rhys Harries says he spent half his time on set with the make-up team.
  
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• Trump is hitting the campaign trail. But he's largely missing from GOP ads.

  17-10-2026 16:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Donald Trump is barnstorming the country to boost Republicans in the final weeks of the midterms. But many candidates want to keep that support quiet.The president is nowhere to be found in GOP ads, even in red states where Republicans were happy to tout his endorsement two years ago. And some candidates are hesitant to appear with Trump on the campaign trail — even as they hope he will help juice turnout among the MAGA base in November.Democratic House and Senate candidates and outside gr
  
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• ‘The house was toast’: Surf swallows California homes

  17-10-2026 16:00 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  The worst of El Niño is still months away, but Southern California’s fragile coastline is already being transformed by record-setting king tides and storm surges.
  
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• Pope Leo is discharged from hospital, 4 days after undergoing lung cancer surgery

  17-10-2026 15:57 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Pope Leo XIV was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The pope exited via the hospital's main entrance. A large crowd waiting outside the hospital cheered for him.   He shook hands with several people, then stopped to talk with a young woman who appeared to be wearing a bandage on her right arm and was holding a doll in the image of Pope Leo. The Pope was smiling. Once in the car
  
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• French police clash with protesters as tens of thousands rally over cost of living

  17-10-2026 15:42 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  By STAMOS PROUSALISPARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in cities across France on Saturday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in some of the country's most violent protests in years over ‌rising costs and declining public services.Some 272 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon after violent incidents involving hooded individuals, including in ‌Paris, Marseille in the south, Rennes in the northwest, Toulouse in the southwest and
  
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• GOP lawmakers criticize Trump's decision to waive Russia sanctions: 'Unconscionable'

  17-10-2026 15:23 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Several GOP lawmakers criticized President Trump’s move to exempt Russia from the sanctions bill he signed law last month, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R- N.C.) calling the move "beyond irresponsible."
  Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia in a legislative package that was meant to put pressure on the Kremlin to end its military operations against Ukraine.“What part of enforcing a law passed 86-11 by the Senate does the President and his advisors
  
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• Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk

  17-10-2026 14:35 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before running for Congress, Marty O’Donnell was an award-winning music composer for the popular “Halo” video game franchise.His work drew legions of fans to an online forum, which the Nevada Republican has tried to turn into a galvanizing force as he tries to unseat a Democrat in a Las Vegas area district that could help decide House control. O’Donnell has served as the group’s de facto leader, referring to himself as its “benevol
  
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• Teacher and father hailed as heroes for their actions during Oregon school shooting

  17-10-2026 14:17 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  The bystander who stepped in to stop a gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has come forward and identified himself as Kaylub Giamanco, a lifelong Bend resident who has two daughters at the school. At a news conference Friday, police also praised a teacher who threw a cellphone at the gunman, tackled him and fought to take his weapon.Police said Giamanco pursued and fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker, ending a rampage that took the lives of three children and a teache
  
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• Dad crawled through broken window to stop gunman at daughters' school, family says

  17-10-2026 14:17 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  The bystander who stepped in to stop a gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has come forward and identified himself as Kaylub Giamanco, a lifelong Bend resident who has two daughters at the school. At a news conference Friday, police also praised a teacher who threw a cellphone at the gunman, tackled him and fought to take his weapon.Police said Giamanco pursued and fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker, ending a rampage that took the lives of three children and a teache
  
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• UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains

  17-10-2026 13:57 via World news | The Guardian
  United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulersYemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict by resuming payments to some government forces fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in the south, according to sources in Yemen. In return, Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover for the anti-Houthi force.The new cooperation agreemen
  
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• Pope Leo XIV discharged from hospital, will return to Vatican after surgery to remove lung cancer

  17-10-2026 13:19 via Latest World News on Fox News
  
  Thousands of supporters gathered outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome Saturday yelling "Papa!" after Pope Leo XIV was released after surgery to remove a cancerous node in his lung.The Holy See announced early Saturday he would be leaving to return to the Vatican."Following the doctors’ assessment this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital, where he was hospitalized for surgery on his right lung," a statement from the Holy See read."He will leave the hospital in t
  
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• These Brooks sneakers are ideal for marathon running, and 45% off for a limited time

  17-10-2026 13:00 via NBC News Top Stories
  
  Save 45 percent on the Brooks Hyperion Max 3 running shoe at Amazon. This super-cushioned sneaker is great for marathon training or everyday comfort.
  
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