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A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. The bombers were redeployed back to…
Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja, left, speaks to the media at his prefectural building in Naha, Okinawa, on October 4, 2026, after a U.S. Marine was arrested in alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa. Photo: Kyodo News via AP Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and killing of a woman on…
Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday (October 5, 2026) because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the Education Minister said. Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as the security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, said Education…
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Fire from an explosion as a Russian drone hits North Bridge, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 4, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Social Media/via Reuters Russia hit on Sunday (October 4, 2026) the Northern bridge over the Dnipro river in Kyiv, targeting a route used…
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Deputy Leaders of the Green Party Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward attend a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, on October 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain’s Green Party voted on Sunday (October 5, 2026) to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which…
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Iran’s Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad. Photo: @HardeepSPuri/X via PTI Photo Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the Ministry as acting Minister, state media said on Sunday (October 5, 2026), without providing a reason for the resignation. Mohsen…
This undated photo released on Israel’s Foreign Ministry social media shows Indian Capt. Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a plane in an unknown location. File | Photo Credit: AP The flydubai co-pilot who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in an apparent bid to crash the Israel-bound flight likely acted alone, media reports said on…
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Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels’ regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday (October 4, 2026), while Ethiopia’s regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces began fighting again on September 23, sparking fears of…
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The United States holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 major economies this year, which also includes China, India, France, Germany and Japan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China said on Sunday (October 4, 2026) that “divergent opinions” fuelled by U.S. tariffs contributed to the lack of agreement on overcapacity and forced labour…
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Yemen’s leader announced on Sunday (October 4, 2026) the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis, even as the group made fresh gains on the ground, effectively encircling a government-held city. The announcement sets an ambitious goal for the embattled government, which recently lost large swathes of the…
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