Eritrea has broken diplomatic ties with Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos previously said Eritrean diplomats had engaged in activities posing a direct threat to national security.

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Eritrea’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the country was severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia.

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Tennessee halted Christa Gail Pike’s execution after two doses of a lethal drug failed. Her attorneys said Pike was still alive and snoring before being taken from prison by ambulance. Gov. Bill Lee then suspended the state’s one remaining execution for the rest of the year.

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Tennessee has suspended all executions for the year after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two lethal-injection attempts. Pike is in critical condition receiving life-saving care, while her lawyers seek commutation of her sentence. Governor Bill Lee ordered an independent review, saying the investigation will be thorough.

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After Mike Tomlin’s comments about his “Minecraft” hobby on Craig Melvin’s “Glass Half Full” podcast went viral, the legendary NFL coach posted a nearly 20-minute video offering an in-depth look at his city planning.

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Russian forces struck Kyiv’s Southern Bridge with two drones on October 1 as a subway train was crossing it. Dust entered the cars, but no passengers were hurt and preliminary findings showed no critical damage. Subway and bus service was suspended. A separate drone strike on Kyiv’s nuclear research institute caused a brief fire; the reactor was undamaged and radiation levels remained normal.

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Two Russian drones struck near the supports of Kyiv’s Southern Bridge at about 12:20 p.m. local time on Oct. 1, disrupting a key metro link between the city’s eastern and western banks. Traffic was halted while emergency services inspected the site. The attack came amid repeated drone strikes on Kyiv and a day after a major assault on its energy infrastructure.

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Boeing engineers and technical workers approved a new contract, averting a strike. The group is part of the company’s largest white-collar union.

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Christa Pike, who survived an attempted lethal-injection execution in Tennessee on Wednesday night, remains alive and is in critical condition, her lawyers said at a news conference Thursday.

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After surviving two lethal-injection attempts at a Nashville prison, Christa Pike was taken to a hospital. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee later described the failed execution as a tragedy on Thursday.

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The failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee has raised questions about what happened during the procedure and what may follow.

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Tennessee authorities failed to execute convicted murderer Christa Pike by lethal injection. She survived two doses of pentobarbital and remains in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator. Governor Bill Lee has ordered an independent review and halted executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year. Her lawyers allege that IV lines were misplaced and have sought to preserve evidence.

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Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee woman convicted of murder three decades ago, survived two lethal-injection doses on Wednesday. She had been set to become the first woman executed in the southern US state in 200 years. After the botched execution, the governor halted the state’s remaining execution this year and ordered a “comprehensive review.”

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Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, was taken to hospital after two doses of pentobarbital failed to stop her heart. Her execution proceeded after the US Supreme Court overturned a last-minute stay. Human rights experts called the botched procedure evidence that the death penalty is inhumane, while the article reviews Pike’s murder conviction and legal arguments over her execution method.

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Donald Trump says Iran will be hit “very hard” if it is linked to the flydubai incident involving a flight bound for Israel.

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The United Arab Emirates is investigating whether a flydubai cockpit incident may have a terrorism link. Passengers later left Tabuk aboard an alternative aircraft provided by flydubai.

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The motive behind the apparent attempted hijacking of Flydubai flight FZ1073 remains unclear after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and was subdued. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has linked the incident to his warnings that Israel’s enemies may attack Israelis abroad, claiming the co-pilot underwent “Islamist radical indoctrination.” Analysts say the episode could bolster his election narrative and calls for intensified strikes on Iran, while opposition leader Yair Lapid rejects any connection.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says investigations indicate that a man who stabbed the co-pilot and tried to seize control of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and very likely intended to crash the plane. Passengers and crew subdued him before the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The UAE has opened an investigation into possible terrorist links.

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A pilot attacked a colleague aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, sending the plane plunging thousands of feet and creating the potential for a midair disaster. Here is what is known about the incident.

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Israel has vowed to uncover the root of an apparent attack attempt involving a flydubai flight. No motive has yet been determined for the apparent attempt to crash the jet.

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President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries cost Russia about 1% of GDP. He said the attacks were deliberately aimed at civilian targets and that their stated purpose was to damage the Russian economy, prompting a tit-for-tat response.

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Counter Terrorism Policing said a 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national was arrested in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in connection with the security incident at RAF Fairford. A second UK national was questioned and two properties searched, while five men arrested earlier remain on bail. Police said they are examining all possible angles, including potential foreign-state involvement.

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British counter-terrorism police said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national suspected of preparing terrorist acts while investigating an alleged plot involving an air base used by the United States to target Iran.

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UK counterterrorism police arrested a 27-year-old dual British-Iranian national in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to an alleged security incident near RAF Fairford. A 26-year-old British man was questioned under caution, while five others arrested earlier have been bailed. Police say the complex investigation is pursuing multiple leads, including possible foreign-state involvement. Iran denies any role.

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UK, US and Israeli officials have suggested Iranian involvement in an incident near the RAF station at Fairford but have offered no details. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said security services had “strong indications” of a link. Five British men arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences were released on bail. Iran has categorically denied involvement, saying Britain is “barking up the wrong tree”.

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A Saudi-led coalition accused the Iran-aligned Houthis of attacking a power distribution station in Medina that supplies the Prophet’s Mosque; the Houthis called the allegation a lie. In Taiz, Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said they repelled a major Houthi assault and killed at least 30 fighters. Saudi Arabia also approved 224 million riyals in funding for the government.

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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen blames the Houthis for a drone attack on a power station in Medina.

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell won her appeal on Thursday against a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee. A London tribunal ruled that she had been kept unaware of the misuse of funds at the charity she founded.

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Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine will continue until the Kiev regime suffers complete military collapse unless European countries stop obstructing peace efforts, Russian envoy Dmitry Polyansky told the OSCE Permanent Council. He said the collapse scenario was more likely, citing the pace of Russian troops’ advance and damage to Ukraine’s military potential.

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Ukrainian forces are suffering heavy losses and retreating from populated areas in the Zaporozhye sector, regional Governor Yevgeny Balitsky told TASS. He said Russian troops are advancing steadily in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk areas and could soon reach the outskirts of Zaporozhye city if the current pace continues.

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Russia suffered an estimated 46,230 personnel losses in September, Ukraine’s General Staff said, the highest monthly figure it has recorded this year. The figure rose nearly 46% from January and exceeded the July and August totals. The numbers cannot be independently verified, while Moscow does not publish comprehensive casualty data.

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Russia carried out further overnight attacks on Ukraine, with infrastructure damage reported in Kyiv, Odesa and elsewhere. The strikes formed part of an air campaign against the energy grid and were described as among the heaviest combined attacks on energy facilities in months. Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a frontline position and said Ukraine’s resilience begins there.

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Ukraine’s General Staff said on Oct. 1 that Russian forces have suffered about 1,535,870 casualties in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,900 over the past day. It also reported losses of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, aircraft, ships and other equipment. Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.

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Vladimir Putin said Russia would be prepared to use every weapon at its disposal, including nuclear arms, if Kaliningrad came under direct attack or a Western blockade. He said Moscow was not threatening anyone but responding to Western claims that Russia was preparing for war. NATO called the messaging unjustified and unhelpful.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s competitive advantage is that no other country possesses the same types of destructive weapons. He said a direct NATO attack would pit Russia against a larger adversary in numbers and economic and military potential, requiring Moscow to rely on its defensive capabilities. Putin added that a Foreign Ministry letter on protecting the Kaliningrad Region referred to all available forces and means, not specifically nuclear weapons.

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Presidential aide and Maritime Board Chairman Nikolay Patrushev said Russia would respond swiftly and appropriately if NATO attempted to carry out threats against the Kaliningrad Region. He said NATO countries would be unable to implement them, but that any concrete action would change the situation completely.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s warning about the consequences of a possible blockade of Kaliningrad, Vladimir Putin’s expected address to the Valdai Discussion Club and the militarization of Europe were key subjects of his October 1 briefing. He said working-level contacts with US representatives continue, although Washington links renewed economic cooperation to a settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s warning about the consequences of any potential blockade of Kaliningrad should not be viewed as confrontational. He called the region an integral and important part of Russia and said Moscow would ensure its security in line with Russian law.

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