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Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going
The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect.
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World
Strait of Hormuz crisis traps 6,000 sailors as attacks on ships mount, UN maritime chief says
UN maritime chief Arsenio Dominguez warns that 6,000 sailors are trapped near the Strait of Hormuz following 24 ship attacks in two weeks.
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New York Post
France hit by worst unrest in years as attempts to rein in government spending meet citizen ire
France’s worst unrest in years saw thousands arrested, prompting President Macron to vow an “uncompromising” response ahead of a critical budget vote.
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CNBC
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle attack
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism taskforce would be investigating the suspect arrested.
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Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze
The air strike, one of Ukraine's largest in the war, comes amid rising tensions between Kyiv and Washington.
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Al Jazeera
Russia pounds Kyiv as Rubio urges Ukraine's Zelensky to 'focus' on ending the war
Russia on Monday said it carried out a "massive strike" on targets in Kyiv and its region as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine and…
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France 24
Live Updates: Russian foreign minister says he's visiting Iran for talks to avert return to "large-scale war"
Russia's top diplomat is visiting Tehran for the first time since the U.S. launched its war with Iran, aiming, he says, to avert a return to major hostilities.
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CBS News
Mike Turner calls for investigation into Ukraine’s loss of Starlink access
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called for an investigation into Ukrainian forces losing access to a military version of Starlink temporarily last week. Appearing on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunda…
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The Hill
Burnham warns of Neets-fuelled 'economic catastrophe and moral failure'
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
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BBC News
World Food Programme forced to cut aid to Gaza due to funding shortages
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
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BBC News
Pope greeted by crowds in first major appearance since lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
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Al Jazeera
Iran live updates: US urges Americans in Middle East to exercise 'heightened vigilance'
The Bureau of Consular Affairs described a "complex security environment."
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ABC News
Protests continue sixth day in a row in Albania's capital
Albania's capital saw protests Sunday for a sixth day in a row as Prime Minister Edi Rama ruled out resigning, the main demand of the protesters. Violent demonstrations have rocked Tirana since Tuesday,…
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Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones as Egypt weighs sending help
Forces intercepted and destroyed four drones over Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Eastern Province and southern region.
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Al Jazeera
Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz
The vessels, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, used an unauthorised route, the IRGC says.
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Al Jazeera
French rioters set fire to historic Limoges Town Hall as far-left demonstrations spiral out of control
France’s historic Limoges Town Hall was largely lost to fire during nationwide cost-of-living riots, as police arrested 400 people.
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New York Post
Large fire breaks out after deadly incident at Canadian military base, officials say
Canada's defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire.
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CBS News
India news: Kolkata stampede dampens Durga Puja festivities
Authorities have detained several people over a deadly stampede in India's eastern city of Kolkata, after the state vowed strict action. Meanwhile, 'Cockroach' leader Dipke is out of detention. DW has more.
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DW
Fears grow in DRC as former President Joseph Kabila joins rebellion
Kabila’s move raises new questions about the war in eastern Congo and prospects for peace.
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Al Jazeera
Months-long Indonesia wildfires spew toxic haze across Southeast Asia
Parts of southern Southeast Asia have been put under the highest-level haze alert as wildfires that have swept Indonesia for months continue to belch toxic smoke across the region. The seasonal wildfires…
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France 24
Search continues for 11 missing after boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coast
Some of 16 survivors treated for suspected shark bites, US coastguard says.
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Al Jazeera
Israel’s ties with Europe are fraying. Can its election change that?
European condemnation is mounting, but Israel’s election offers little prospect of a material change for Palestinians.
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Al Jazeera
13 devotees killed, 40 injured after truck runs over pilgrims near Gwalior temple
Nearly 40 people were injured, with four to five of them in serious condition, the SP said.
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The Indian Express
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 on approach to Mexico coast
Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 as it moved toward Mexico’s west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, according to officials.
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New York Post
Saturday, October 17
Live: France's Yellow Vests throw their weight behind mounting student protests
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across France on Saturday as students, trade union members and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to protest rising cost of…
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France 24
Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million
Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.
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Al Jazeera
Centcom commander says naval blockade cost Iran $25B in oil revenue
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Centcom commander says naval blockade…
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The Hill
Pope Leo XIV calls Putin, urges ceasefire as he recovers from lung surgery
Recovering from lung surgery, Pope Leo XIV called Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a ceasefire in the blockaded Ukrainian city of Oleshky.
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New York Post
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during West Bank olive harvest and beat U.S. photojournalist
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a Washington Post photographer, in the latest violence to disrupt the territory's annual olive harvest this month.
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PBS NewsHour
Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility after two missiles struck Aden International Airport Friday, saying they had targeted a weapons depot as well as a military command headquarters.…
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France 24
Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian brothers and US friend in Mexico
Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.
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BBC News
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
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Al Jazeera
Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for unrest as student protests intensify
Riot police clash with protesters for fourth day, as young Albanians protest corruption and poor university conditions
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Al Jazeera
8 dead, 8 injured as mini bus plunges into 15-feet drain on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Kota
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The Times of India
Expansion of Heathrow Airport would drive growth, chancellor Healey says
It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.
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BBC News
Friday, October 16
Trump calls Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries ‘a disgrace’
US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult to deal with than Putin’ after ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses
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The Guardian
Trump says he won't use nuclear weapons or send ground troops to Iran
Trump said he would not use nuclear weapons against Iran or send ground troops as the U.S. reportedly weighs new strike options.
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CNBC
Trump says White House didn't order Starlink restrictions in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials complained this week that SpaceX had limited internet connectivity without advance notice.
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CNBC
Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
“This referendum comes at the worst possible time,” Carney told a large pro-Canada rally in Calgary. “The world has become more dangerous and divided. Some outside our borders are working to break us so they can own us.”
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PBS NewsHour
‘Like a tiny nuclear bomb’: Trump details proposed heavy ordnance against Iran
The largest nonnuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," is designed to explode above ground.
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Washington Examiner