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U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal: report

October 3, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration’s talks with Russia on ‌ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a ⁠multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit West Asian business executives with ties to U.S. ‌negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the New York…

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Iran executes man linked to anti-government protests

October 3, 2026 admin

Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths in the unrest, attributing the violence to “terrorist acts” orchestrated by the United States and Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran said on Saturday (October 3, 2026) it had executed a man convicted of a raft of charges including firing a military-grade weapon at police officers during…

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Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine, damage Kyiv’s Northern Bridge

October 3, 2026 admin

Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road…

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Israeli strike kills five, including four women, in Gaza, health officials say

October 3, 2026 admin

A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Gaza City, October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment ‌building in Gaza City early on Saturday (October 3, 2026), health and civil defense service officials ⁠said….

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Ukraine ready to consider India’s ceasefire proposal: FM Sybiha

October 3, 2026 admin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine has described India’s proposal for a possible ceasefire with Russia as the “broadest” among four offers received by Kyiv, with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha saying it is ready to consider a truce covering energy infrastructure and the Black Sea. “We have four proposals….

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North Korea says it test-fired an intermediate-range missile as tensions grow over mine blasts

October 3, 2026 admin

A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea said Saturday (October 3, 2026) it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has manoeuvrable flight capabilities designed to…

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Flames, smoke at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital

October 3, 2026 admin

A view of the Armco fuel depot in Riyadh. File | Photo Credit: AFP Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Saturday (October 3, 2026), an AFP journalist said. The circumstances remained unclear but in recent weeks Aramco, majority-owned by…

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flydubai attack: Dubai Crown Prince praises Indian pilot Machchhar

October 3, 2026 admin

Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum meets Captain Smit Machchhar after he averted a possible tragedy after he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel. | Photo Credit: PTI Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday (October 3, 2026) praised Indian pilot Smit…

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Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack, says UAE

October 3, 2026 admin

Israel’s flag carrier El Al said on October 2 it had cancelled repatriation flights from Dubai, which it had planned, due to Flydubai suspending service to Tel Aviv following an in-flight attack. The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attempted to carry out a “terrorist” attack during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said…

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China launches anti-dumping probe into EU chemical imports ahead of trade talks

October 3, 2026 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s Commerce Ministry launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of a widely used production chemical from the European Union on Saturday (October 3, 2026), less than a week before the bloc’s trade chief was due in Beijing for talks. A spokesperson for Beijing’s Commerce Ministry said China’s domestic…

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