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North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill

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An intermediate-range missile is fired during a drill overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile…

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

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Smoke rises from a fire at the Aramco refinery south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday (October 3, 2026) they ‌had targeted an Aramco facility in the ⁠Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in ‌retaliation for Saudi attacks…

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Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture honouring Flydubai ‘hero’ Captain Smit Machchhar, in Puri. File | Photo Credit: ANI Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (October 3, 2026) invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how…

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Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

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Women declare #IamJaneDoe in solidarity with Cornell University rape victim

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Women, some citing their own experiences of sexual assault, are posting on social media that they are Jane Doe, in solidarity with the woman using the pseudonym in accusing fraternity members of raping her at Cornell University in 2024. In a case that has drawn national attention, the woman is suing seven fraternity members and…

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Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action

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French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, on September 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The student protest movement that has spread across France is now “out…

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The Hindu profiles on Popular Mobilisation Forces

October 3, 2026 admin

On June 13, 2014, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, issued a fatwa asking Iraqis to join the fight against terrorism. “The nature of the situation and the dangers facing Iraq and its people at the present time require defending the country, its people and the honour of its citizens,” said the cleric…

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The Hindu profiles on Popular Mobilisation Forces

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Flávio Bolsonaro | The Lula challenger

October 3, 2026 admin

Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar In Brazil’s political circles, Flávio Bolsonaro is known as ‘01’ for being the first-born son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. But he has been number one only figuratively. It was always presumed that Jair’s political heir would be his third son, Eduardo or ‘03’, who is now in hiding in the…

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Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as government advances

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Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday (October 3, 2026), a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city. Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return…

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