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Saudis and Yemen's Houthi rebels exchange threats to escalate conflict
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition have threatened new strikes on each other, a fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict
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Kimberly Guilfoyle denies allegations of misconduct as she resigns as US ambassador to Greece – live
Guilfoyle has been under immense scrutiny after the Wall Street Journal reported on a series of questionable acts prior to securing her role in Athens
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Why Saudi Arabia has struggled to defend itself against the Houthis' recent attacks
Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated arsenals, filled with American warplanes, missile defenses and other technology
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Kroger announces 3,000 layoffs as it looks to ‘reduce duplicative work’ with AI
It’s the latest shakeup after Kroger named a former Walmart executive as its CEO in February
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What to know about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions trial opening in Germany this week
A former Ukrainian army officer is going on trial in Germany over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago
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Ukraine war live: Trump insists energy ‘ceasefire’ still holds
Moscow says it is ready to increase diesel output to pre-war levels, but Ukraine's allies say this will only fuel Vladimir Putin's war
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Trump gushes about how attractive, athletic Jon Husted is: ‘I looked at his a**’
Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was repeatedly interrupted by protesters, whom the president insulted with ‘your mom’ and fat jokes, like he did in Texas
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NATO warns Russia amid escalating hybrid attacks from Moscow
NATO's top commander has a message for Moscow: any attack on the alliance will be blocked, blunted and broken. In Warsaw, Zelenskyy says Russia has already broken Trump's energy ceasefire. And in France, student protests enter a new phase as the country's budget reaches the French Assembly. #EuropeToday
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Photos show search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as she vows she will ‘not be silenced’
Rep. Ilhan Omar said she would “not be silenced” after federal agents searched her Washington home weeks before the midterm elections. She called the search part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
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Musk has spent a whopping $276M to help his right-wing favorites get elected
The trillionaire is pumping millions into GOP campaigns after spending roughly $300M to get Trump elected
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Why Moscow is staying tight-lipped on Trump's energy ceasefire
While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.
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Study from 1960 predicted the world will end next month
‘Our great-great-grandchildren will not starve,’ acclaimed physicist wrote, ‘they will be squeezed to death’
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A list of this year’s Nobel Prize winners
This year’s Nobel Prize awards concluded Monday after two economists won the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on models that help manage economic shocks
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Immigration agents search Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home
Omar, an outspoken Trump critic, said the search was "an attempt to target political enemies" and she "will not be silenced".
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Trump shares made-up Denzel Washington quote backing the president
Made-up praise has been circulating online for years
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Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’
Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries
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AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president
When the call for external regulation is coming from inside AI's house, you know it's serious.
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Yorkshire coast landmark named Lonely Planet’s top 10 global vampire hunting spots
As we approach the Halloween season Lonely Planet has published its latest roundup of top 10 global vampire hunting spots - and this Yorkshire landmark made the top of the list.
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She started working at Yale’s hospital as a custodian. Now, she is a doctor
When her mother got sick, Shay Taylor-Allen decided to go to school to become the doctor ‘my mom needed at that time’
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Why are the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia and how are they breaching its defences?
Washington has largely ignored the lingering disruption created by the Houthis around the Red Sea. But a wider conflict with Saudi Arabia could force them to intervene, writes James C. Reynolds
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North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan
South Korea's National Security Office convened an emergency security meeting following the launch to review the country's military readiness.
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NFL: San Francisco 49ers & Minnesota Vikings go 5-0
The San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings maintain their perfect starts to the season on another gripping Sunday in the NFL.
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Chinese carmakers increasingly rely on overseas markets as September exports surge
A Chinese industry association says passenger car exports surged 64% in September compared to the same month last year
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‘We still love you’: Washington reassures Europe over defence division
US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has enthused that there is no “love” lost between Washington and Brussels amid a more Europeanised NATO. #EuropeNews
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Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers
The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.
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Zelenskyy signals surprise at Trump claim of Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire’ but would back it if Moscow does – live updates
Ukraine’s president reportedly says Kyiv would accept a deal if Moscow does after US president posts announcement with no detail on social media
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Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
A businessman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody
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Unidentified projectile hit Riyadh airport, Saudi-led coalition says
Fire was reported after an unidentified projectile hit Riyadh airport terminal less than a day after an attack killed 12 people. The attack led to Riyadh’s airport shutdown and drew condemnation from the UN and EU, as the Houthis renew their threats and Washington considers its response.
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Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructure
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Saudi Arabia goes on alert, ex-aide testifies in Netanyahu trial, and other Mideast developments
Israel's former attorney general has testified in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial
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Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict
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Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh
US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis
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Missile attack on airport in Saudi Arabia's capital kills 12 people and injures over 300
Saudi Arabia has extended the closure of the country’s main international airport a day after a missile attack on the facility killed 12 people from several countries and left more than 300 injured
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UK does not support Trump's Russia diesel deal, says Streeting
The defence secretary says the US and its allies need to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.
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Trump struck Putin deal because of pressure before midterms, suggests Streeting
UK can play peacemaker after US President’s shock call to oust Ukraine’s leader Zelensky, says defence secretary
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Attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures over 300 as Houthi-Saudi war escalates
It was the third strike on the capital’s airport this week
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Trump says it is time for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy as leader
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices. #EuropeNews
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Lebanon welcomes Trump's move to lift 41-year US flight ban, and other Mideast developments
Lebanon has welcomed a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to lift a decades-long flight ban between the two countries
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Isaias slams Gulf Coast as hurricane with powerful winds and dangerous flooding
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges.
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Hurricane Isaias live updates: warning of ‘spinoff tornadoes’ as hundreds of thousands without power
First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US
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Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'
Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
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Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as ‘thanks’ for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for Kyiv
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Republican sexual assault survivor blames Jane Doe in ‘Cornell 7’ case: ‘Not a rape’
Nancy Mace suggested the Cornell University Jane Doe participated in a ‘consensual gangbang’
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Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
US president says agreement needed to lower fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies
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Hundreds of thousands without power after Isaias slams the Florida Panhandle and Alabama
Hurricane Isaias has hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle
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Taiwan's Lai calls on Indo-Pacific democracies to help maintain peace in National Day speech
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the island welcomes dialogue between China and the U.S. to manage competition but emphasized the need for Indo-Pacific democracies to help preserve regional peace
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The murky RAF Fairford incident may have just taken a headache away for Andy Burnham - Patrick Mercer
The wires are still buzzing with rumour and counter rumour about the ‘incident’ at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire a few days ago. Fairford and a handful of other airfields have always been high on the target list of any of Britain’s enemies because they play host to nuclear tipped US aircraft and it’s a fair bet that when tensions are high security will be even tighter around these sites than normal.
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Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, killing seven people, including three children, and wounding at least 10, officials said Saturday
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Energy and enthusiasm at the Labour Party conference was palpable - David Blunkett
So, the party conferences are over. As I've noted on previous occasions, these gatherings may have made no impression whatsoever on the general readership – who, whilst having a passing interest in current affairs, might not be tuned into the internal rallying cries of these annual get-togethers.
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'No one ever heard of her': Trump rails against Nobel Peace Prize snub
Trump claimed he "should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes" for having "settled 8 wars" as he dismissed Pillay's career in an irate Truth Social post.
