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Trump tells generals US faces 'war from within'
Virginia [US], October 2: US President Donald Trump addressed the country's top generals and admirals on Tuesday at a rare...

US federal government shuts down amid funding standstill
Washington DC [US], October 2: The US federal government has officially entered a shutdown as Democratic and Republican lawmakers have...

IAEA warns of nuclear risk as Zaporizhzhya turns...
Vienna [Austria], October 2: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concern on Wednesday over the prolonged power outage at...

69 killed as strong quake rocks central Philippines
Manila [Philippines], October 2: At least 69 people were killed in a strong earthquake that rocked the central Philippines, toppling...

Swiss glaciers suffer fourth-largest shrinkage since 1950
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2: The reduction in the size of Swiss glaciers continued unabated this year, as a glacier monitoring...

EU leaders urge use of frozen Russian assets...
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 2: European Union officials on Wednesday urged capitals to back a push to lend Kiev billions of...

One dead in Java school collapse as dozens...
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 2: Rescuers in Indonesia pulled one person alive and recovered a body from the rubble of a...

Afghanistan restores internet, telecom services after shutdown
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 2: Internet and telecommunications services have resumed in Afghanistan after a nearly 48-hour nationwide shutdown, local media...

Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israeli navy
Gaza [Palestine], October 2: The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a video purportedly showing an Israeli navy officer telling the Global...

YouTube to pay Trump $24.5 million to settle...
New York [US], October 1: Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by US...

Blast near Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta kills...
Quetta [Pakistan], October 1: At least 10 people were killed and 32 injured on Tuesday after a powerful explosion struck...

Environmental damage threatens prosperity in Europe
Brussels [Belgium], October 1: Europe's environment is struggling, according to a report released Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Morocco: Police detain dozens in Gen Z protests
Rabat [Morocco], October 1: Police detained dozens of people on Monday in Morocco, according to a local rights group and...

Indonesia: Dozens trapped in school building collapse
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: At least three people have died and dozens were trapped when an Islamic boarding school building...

US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh...
New York [US], October 1: The U.S. lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday as a vote to extend funding...

FAA would furlough 11,000 employees in US government...
New York [US], October 1: The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation...

FCC Democrat urges companies to resist Trump threats...
New York [US], October 1: The lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday called on major companies to...

US Defense Secretary criticizes military diversity, fitness standards
New York [US], October 1: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led...

Meta plans to buy chip startup Rivos to...
New York [US], October 1: Meta (META.O), opens new tab intends to acquire the chip startup Rivos to bolster its...

Trump says Hamas has 'three or four days'...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 1: United States President Donald Trump says Hamas has "three or four days" to respond to...

Casualties reported in Philippines after strong earthquake sparks...
Manila [Philippines], October 1: A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines on Wednesday evening, toppling old buildings, sending people fleeing...

Death toll rises to 19 after tropical storm...
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 1: The death toll from Tropical Storm Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to at least 19, with...

UK imposes sanctions on Iranian firms linked to...
London [UK], October 1: The UK has imposed sanctions on 71 Iranian individuals and organizations linked to Tehran's nuclear programme...

E-scooter crashes in UK leave one dead, 59...
London [UK], October 1: One pedestrian was killed and 59 were seriously injured in e-scooter crashes in Britain last year,...

Heavy rainfall causes severe flooding in Spain
Madrid [Spain], October 1: The tail end of the storm which tore across the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle continued to...

Russian drone attack on Dnipro kills one, injures...
Kiev [Ukraine], October 1: One person was killed in a "brazen" daytime Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian industrial city...

Global air travel forecasted to reach 9.8 billion...
Montreal [Canada], October 1: Global air travel is projected to reach 9.8 billion passengers for 2025, according to Airports Council...