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Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and US strikes, displayed in a military ex
01 Oct, 2026 0

Iran receives US response to latest peace proposal

Iranian officials indicated yesterday that they have received an official US response to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the seven-month war, which US President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just…
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, in Quantico, Virgina.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Hegseth orders 20% cut in military’s top ranks

QUANTICO (AP): Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed yesterday that the United States military will cut 20 per cent of its generals and admirals as he made a series of announcements about a new…
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01 Oct, 2026 0

Politician killed for defending Ebola efforts

BUTEMBO: Mourners gathered yesterday to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after publicly defending the government’s response to Ebola, a killing that highlights the mistrust health…
Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her pushed Tennessee’s…
An armoured police vehicle that is part of Gang Suppression Force (GSF) patrols in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Haiti struggles with rise in kidnappings as general election looms

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kidnappings are on the rise in Haiti, with gangs increasingly targeting high-profile people and launching mass abductions as the country pushes to hold long-awaited…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pauses while discussing environmental issues in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
01 Oct, 2026 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including potential job losses and…
People wait for the arrival of passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Pilot stabs co-pilot, attempts to crash flight carrying 170 people of mostly Israelis

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – A pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel stabbed another pilot on Wednesday and then apparently tried to crash the jetliner carrying around 170 people,…
Maricarmen, 87, waits at home for police to arrive before being evicted from the home where she lived in Madrid, Spain, September 23.
30 Sep, 2026 0

87-y-o whose eviction sparked protests to return home

MADRID (AP): The 87-year-old woman at the centre of the most high-profile eviction case in Spain in recent years will return home, her lawyer said yesterday. María del Carmen Abascal has been…
Tourists walk past the Eiffel Tower after it reopened following a one-day strike over restrictions on women during a visit by a Hindu delegation in Paris on September 8.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Eiffel chief quits over female exclusion

PARIS (AP) : The head of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year after female staff at the landmark building in Paris were excluded during a visit by a Hindu…