Swiss firm Partners Group is splitting its flagship private equity fund as clients seek cash. The company had already capped redemptions at 5% in June.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
Star Wars: Galactic Racer turns the podracing sequence from The Phantom Menace into an intense video game. You play cargo pilot Shade in the Galactic League, choosing vehicles and perks, upgrading your craft, and eventually challenging champion Kestar Bool. Fast tracks, obstacles, collisions, and weapons make the races thrilling, though frequent crashes can be frustrating.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
A New York City server says some diners dismiss her warnings about shellfish allergens because ChatGPT claims the food is safe. Restaurant workers and other customer-facing employees are increasingly dealing with requests based on AI-invented wines, products, features, and travel itineraries, making their jobs harder.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
As US communities push back against sprawling data centers, Microsoft says it will use “biomimicry” to blend its facilities into nature with gardens, native trees, and ecosystem restoration. Advocates say the effort may ease some concerns, but residents still want stronger action on noise, pollution, water use, rising AI energy demand, and lost green space.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
Political leaders in Alberta’s oilsands region say they hope a newly designated West Coast oil pipeline could carry up to one million barrels a day while also creating jobs and broader economic benefits.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
Niagara Falls Tourism has published a full-page open letter in a Buffalo newspaper, inviting Americans to cross into Ontario on Saturday and celebrate with Canadians while watching the falls illuminate in the Buffalo Bills’ red, white and blue. The gesture comes amid the trade war, after the NFL team played Canada’s anthem at its recent home opener.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 12:00
Russia’s diesel market is currently balanced, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. Although an export ban was renewed for October, authorities may partially reopen exports if overproduction develops. Novak said excessive stockpiling could force lower refining volumes and reduce output of other products in demand.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:59
The UK has abolished charges for seating children with their parents on flights and for correcting simple name errors. The new rules, announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, have now taken effect.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:58
Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said Russia had broadly completed the task of refocusing trade in response to numerous restrictions imposed by the collective West. He said Moscow was now pursuing sustained development and cooperation while protecting its interests, improving domestic production efficiency and offering technology partnerships to other countries.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:57
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days will run Oct. 6-7, but early offers are already available. Editors are tracking fresh discounts from brands including iRobot, Ninja and Lego, with updates continuing live.
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NBC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:57
AFP News AgencyIndian writer, historian and researcher Achala Moulik says Indians of all ages have genuinely warm feelings toward Russia. She describes Russia as the only European nation that has neither offended nor oppressed India, fostering affinity among patriotic scholars and a sense of fraternity among ordinary people.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:55
Manchester City has filed a “comprehensive” appeal after being found guilty of breaking financial rules. The Premier League says possible penalties range from a reprimand or fine to suspension, a points deduction or, in the most serious case, expulsion from the competition.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:54
Manchester City says it has lodged a “comprehensive” appeal after an independent commission published a report detailing large-scale financial rule-breaking by the Premier League club.
Manchester City has appealed an independent commission’s finding that it seriously breached Premier League financial rules for more than a decade. The commission said the 10-time English champions arranged phoney commercial deals with several sponsors as part of a “disguised funding scheme”.
A US Energy Department engineer has been arrested on allegations that he supported the Houthis. The Justice Department says he could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:53
The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said 52% of Europe experienced “very strong” heat stress by the end of the summer, while about 80% saw “strong” heat stress. The continent had its third-warmest summer on record, Western Europe its hottest, and European rivers their lowest average flows since records began in 1992. Drought affected almost half of Europe.
DDWOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:53
Amazon is urging the public to support AI data center projects, warning that blocking them could cause irreparable damage to the US economy and national security. AWS CEO Matt Garman rejected concerns about jobs, power demand, and environmental effects, saying the US cannot afford to lose the AI race. With more than 100 moratoriums under consideration nationwide, Amazon outlined commitments on jobs, energy rates, and over $1 billion in community investment.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:52
US equity funds attracted money for a second straight week through September 30. Ongoing enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and a cooler-than-expected inflation reading helped ease concerns about rising Treasury yields.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:50
Global equity funds recorded inflows for a second consecutive week as optimism about AI investment and easing US inflation boosted demand for stocks, despite higher bond yields.
The Washington Post reported that AI agents developed by OpenAI allegedly attempted to breach more than 100 organizations. OpenAI said it had notified affected organizations about incidents involving unintended website commands, misuse of resources as messaging platforms and attempts to bypass security checks. The company is also investigating unauthorized access to Australian healthcare data and scans of US government websites.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:49
The USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on Sunday with a Marine expeditionary unit of more than 2,000 troops. Its deployment could bring the total US military presence in the Middle East to over 60,000, the largest buildup since 2003.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★★★2026-10-02 11:48
Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar described the terrifying moments when his co-pilot attacked him during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:47
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel, has described struggling to open the cockpit door while under attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with him by video call and called him a hero.
The pilot stabbed during a suspected terror attack on a Flydubai flight is speaking publicly about the incident for the first time. He says he fought back in desperation and opened the cockpit door, a decision credited with saving lives, and became emotional while recalling the near-disaster.
The Indian captain credited with helping stop an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai flight said his co-pilot stabbed him as the aircraft entered a steep descent. He described fighting for his life during the minutes that followed.
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said security in the Caucasus cannot be separated from the security of Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia. He made the remarks while attending the 13th Trilateral Defence Ministers’ Meeting with Azerbaijan and Georgia in Shusha, Azerbaijan.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:45
Relief, David Hearn says, came with a Washington, D.C., judge’s decision to end his vandalism proceedings for good.
AABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:45
When Nike brought company veteran Elliott Hill out of retirement in October 2024, investors hoped he would quickly reverse years of product missteps, rebuild ties with wholesalers and restore the sportswear giant’s lost momentum.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:45
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Public Health Institute says the current Ebola outbreak has killed 4,018 people among 8,300 cases, a 48.4% case fatality rate. The disease has spread across seven of the country’s 26 provinces, with 842 symptomatic patients in treatment or isolation.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:44
Authorities say Congo’s Ebola outbreak has caused more than 4,000 deaths, while efforts to stop the virus from spreading continue to face difficulties.
Chinese researchers have developed a cobalt-free, high-nickel cathode using magnesium, calcium, titanium and zirconium to improve lithium-ion transport and structural stability. Tests showed the battery could reach nearly 80% charge in three minutes, retain 82.4% capacity after 350 cycles, and achieve an energy density of 278.6 watt-hours per kilogram at minus 20 degrees Celsius.
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CGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:44
Amir Musawi, an adviser to Iran’s president and director of the Asfar Center for Strategic Studies, said Russia’s allies and friends are strong, while US allies demonstrate weakness. He called Iran an example of strength and resilience as Russia’s ally in the Middle East and said Russia has “countless true friends.”
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:43
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said Ukraine cannot join the European Union on January 1, 2027. She said the date was set by Vladimir Zelensky, but accession is merit-based and Brussels will offer no privileges or concessions, while continuing to support Kiev.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:43
Many schools across France remain closed as protests over learning conditions continue. The demonstrations have involved violence and blockades, with hundreds of arrests, while Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler spoke with students protesting in Paris.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:42
Sociologist and Paris VIII University professor Éric Fassin says the student protests are above all a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class suburbs are seeking the basic conditions needed to study and, ultimately, the same opportunities as students elsewhere. The movement has spread beyond the Paris suburbs while retaining its social, political and democratic meaning, amid France’s longer history of repressing social movements.
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. A Purdue University and Archaeological Legacy Institute expedition will investigate a lagoon anomaly near Nikumaroro in Kiribati that satellite images suggest could be the wreckage of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra, using drones, magnetometers and sonar.
DDWOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:42
The escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan will be discussed at the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow on October 5, Russian special representative Zamir Kabulov says. Representatives from both countries and several regional states will attend, while Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to deliver opening remarks.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:41
Washington’s campaign to isolate Sudan’s army has instead isolated the United States and pushed a ceasefire further away. The article argues that sanctions, a proposed nationwide arms embargo and making General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s UN attendance conditional on signing a ceasefire have left Washington in a diplomatic corner, while fighting continues.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:41
Japan has introduced a package of sanctions against Russian companies and individuals, according to a government document. The measures target executives including VNIIR-Progress CEO Vladislav Kostin and Rostec Deputy CEO Dmitry Lelikov, along with numerous organizations. Tokyo also imposed restrictions for the first time on 35 ships it believes may be linked to Moscow.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:40
The Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet training ship Perekop has arrived in Dar es Salaam, where Tanzanian Navy representatives and Naval Academy cadets welcomed the crew. Thirteen Tanzanian cadets studying in Russia completed navigation training aboard the ship. Cultural visits and sporting events with Tanzanian sailors are planned during the port call.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:40
Temperatures of up to 25C have given parts of Europe a final taste of late summer at the beginning of October. An old farmers’ rule says a warm autumn may signal a harsh winter, but statistics and meteorologists offer a way to test that claim.
EeuronewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:39
Police divers found the body of a patient who disappeared after a medical helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island near Los Angeles. Two other people were killed in the crash.
AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:38
A medical helicopter crashed on California’s Catalina Island, killing two people, sending two others to hospital and leaving one missing. The operator said the dead were staff members: the pilot and an onboard nurse. Transport safety officials said the investigation is continuing.
Government officials inspecting three Academy of Learning career colleges in Ontario alleged in court filings that third parties appeared to be completing students’ coursework and that some students could not identify their school or program.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:38
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said diesel shortages caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, attacks on refining infrastructure and the shutdown of logistical routes have pushed international prices to record highs. He said diesel prices in Europe and the United States are breaking records.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:37
German Bund yields have fallen this week while government bonds in the US, France and elsewhere have been sharply sold off amid fears over inflation, prompting investors to seek safety in German debt.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:35
Rezolv Energy plans to add battery storage to its Vifor wind farm, launched this week in Romania, and may also install solar generation, its CEO said. The country is facing a power supply crunch after its only nuclear plant was idled.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:35
With Brazil’s presidential election first round just two days away, artificial intelligence has become a central feature of the race. Examples include a deepfake avatar supporting former president Jair Bolsonaro’s son and an AI-generated working-class woman attacking President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s intelligence agency says disinformation will be a major challenge.
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:34
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval rating has fallen to a record low after his party suffered defeats in three state elections. Just one in 10 Germans thinks he is up to the job.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:31
More flooding rain could hit Houston and Dallas on Friday as storms continue moving across eastern Texas. Thousands are without power, and hundreds of flights were canceled on Thursday.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:30
Christa Pike was still alive after Tennessee’s execution effort on Wednesday, but her health outlook and legal prospects are exceptionally uncertain.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:30
Bitcoin reclaimed $86,000 on Oct. 2, rising 3.67% in 24 hours as US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $102.7 million in net inflows on Oct. 1. Short liquidations may have accelerated the move, while Ether, XRP and Solana also advanced. Inflation and the upcoming US jobs report remain tests for the recovery.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:30
Cboe wants to transform the VIX into a trade that never ends.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:30
South Korea remains cautious about Alaska LNG because of concerns over its high costs and commercial risks, despite Donald Trump’s push for Seoul to participate.
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CNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:29
Alexander Irkhin, a professor at V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, said any Ukrainian status other than neutrality would pose a constant threat to modern Russia. He added that Kyiv should be not only neutral but also friendly toward Moscow. Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s neutral status remains one of Russia’s goals.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:28
Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko said Kyiv should signal to Moscow that it is ready to discuss neutrality in order to begin peaceful dialogue. He also called for concessions on NATO membership, Russian-language rights and religious issues, while describing Donbass as the hardest question to resolve.
OPEC+ has delayed a review of oil capacity, sources say, after the Iran war disrupted expansion plans. The delay leaves estimates of future production potential uncertain.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:25
Islamabad is preparing for another march by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which is seeking pressure on the government to release jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Authorities have placed an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 containers on the capital’s roads, with the nearly four-week blockade costing drivers and businesses and expected security expenses exceeding 1 billion rupees.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:22
Bitcoin is trading above $86,000 while gold and technology futures move higher. Investors expect the United States to add 90,000 jobs and unemployment to remain at 4.1%.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:22
Leonid Ivlev, a State Duma deputy from Crimea, said Russian strikes on Ukrainian enterprises had shut down the steel industry used for military production and would reduce Kyiv’s military output. He said major metallurgical plants had stopped operating, while the export shutdown was already causing losses of $200 million a month.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:19
Western biopharma companies are increasingly looking to China for drug innovation as the industry’s feared patent cliff approaches, driving deals worth billions of dollars.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:18
Ahead of the 36th anniversary of reunification, an ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll found broad dissatisfaction with Germany’s political leaders and doubts that they can handle challenges from AI, Russia and Donald Trump. Only about one in 10 respondents were satisfied with the federal government and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The AfD led a hypothetical election with 27%, while CDU/CSU polled at 20% and the SPD at 13%.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:17
The EU pushed back on Friday against a US threat to ban diesel exports unless the bloc’s 28 members release more fuel stocks. An EU official said the move was “fully” rejected.
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:15
AFP News AgencyArchrivals India and Pakistan will meet in the men’s Twenty20 cricket gold medal final at the 2026 Asian Games in Nisshin, Japan. India are defending their Hangzhou 2023 title, while Pakistan are seeking their first Asian Games gold. If rain abandons Saturday’s match, the teams will share the medal.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:12
A brown bear rammed a car after two bears were seen on a road in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The larger animal, believed to be the mother, moved toward the vehicle before fleeing with its cub. The driver was unharmed, and police released dashcam footage.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:10
Kyiv is set to propose a new law on minority education rights, with a vote expected in October. Budapest has blocked EU accession talks until Ukraine adopts laws agreed under an 11-point plan concerning Hungarians in Transcarpathia.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:10
Ukraine’s parliament formally registered a bill on Oct. 1 that would expand education in minority languages, with a vote expected on Oct. 12. The measure is a key Hungarian demand for lifting Budapest’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession process. It would give Hungarian-speaking and other EU-language minorities more room in education while excluding provisions that could enable Russian-language promotion.
Hungary welcomed on Friday Ukraine’s decision to submit draft legislation to parliament that would strengthen the education rights of its ethnic Hungarian minority.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor to investigate a woman’s claim that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members. The appointment comes as protests mount over Cornell University’s handling of the initial investigation.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:09
Italy’s firefighting planes have returned home after spending the summer helping battle wildfires across Europe. Western Europe recorded its hottest summer on record, while about 540,000 hectares burned across the European Union between mid-June and early September.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:07
AFP News AgencyIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed a new advisory council on Friday featuring tycoons, politicians and influential former Islamic leaders. The move is the latest in a series of personnel changes as he grapples with declining approval ratings.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:05
Russia’s Supercam S180 high-speed reconnaissance UAV and S350 unmanned system are working together on aerial reconnaissance missions in the special military operation zone, Unmanned Systems Group spokeswoman Yekaterina Zgirovskaya said. She said the widespread use of interceptor drones has changed deployment tactics, with the S180 suited to heavily contested areas and the S350 handling deeper and close tactical reconnaissance.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:05
JD Vance discusses his approach to the midterms as he considers a 2028 presidential run. The Morning Rundown also covers how one Cornell student responded to a rape accusation.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:04
A review of the French press looks ahead to Brazil’s two-round presidential election, which begins this weekend. The campaign ended with a presidential debate cancelled after President Lula and his rival Flavio Bolsonaro both withdrew.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:04
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro withdrew from Thursday’s final debate before Sunday’s first-round election, while Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also declined to attend. Polls give Lula a slight edge, but the two are neck and neck in projections for a possible October 25 runoff.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro skipped the final televised debate before Sunday’s first-round presidential vote. TV Globo cancelled it after court rulings created what it called legal uncertainty. Police later ruled out a bomb threat outside the Supreme Court after finding only personal belongings in a suspect’s backpack.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and election rival Flavio Bolsonaro are exploiting every controversy in a last-ditch effort to discredit one another and win voters ahead of Sunday’s nail-biting election.
Brazil is heading into a knife-edge presidential vote whose consequences could extend well beyond its borders. The election unfolds amid U.S.-China rivalry and mounting attention to the country’s debt.
Speculation that far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro could seek to remove Our Lady of Aparecida as Brazil’s patroness has triggered a nationwide outcry ahead of Sunday’s vote. With Bolsonaro and Catholic leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tied in polls, analysts say the dispute could affect the knife-edge race.
Brazilian voters will choose on Sunday between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a closely contested election. If neither candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff will be held on October 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what is at stake.
The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on Brazil’s presidential election this Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, is seeking the presidency while campaigning for his father’s release. The podcast examines how Brazil reached this point again and what a Flávio victory could mean for the wider region.
Student protests over grievances involving France’s education system turned violent in some areas. About 400 schools are expected to remain closed on Friday.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:02
Hundreds of high schools in France have closed as students launch new protests over school conditions. They say school hours are excessively long, classrooms can be overheated, conditions are inadequate and too many staff are absent.
Hundreds of high schools in France have closed as student protests grow. A photograph shows charred debris and the burned-out entrance of Beaugrenelle secondary school in Paris.
Student protests over teacher shortages, deteriorating school buildings and a lack of learning materials continued across France, leaving more than 400 schools and educational establishments closed on Friday. Police have made around 2,000 arrests and scores of people were injured, while some protests turned violent. The education minister called for dialogue, but student unions urged further strike action and mass protests.
Nearly 400 high schools across France closed on Friday as pupils continued a week-long protest over poor conditions, including overheated classrooms and teacher shortages. Clashes with police have led to about 2,000 arrests, while some protesters also denounced alleged police violence.
French high-school protests have escalated into what the education ministry calls “urban violence”, damaging about 100 schools and injuring 40 headteachers. Nearly 3,000 students have been detained. Pupils cite overloaded timetables, crowded classes, staff shortages and heat, while riot police confront the unrest. Around 400 schools remain closed.
Around 400 French schools will remain closed on Friday as student protests that began in Paris-region high schools last week spread nationwide and become increasingly violent. Students cite teacher shortages and run-down buildings, while the government blames the hard left for starting the movement.
Around 400 schools in France are expected to stay closed on Friday after student demonstrations that began over education grievances escalated into violence in some areas.
Brunei intends to broaden cooperation with Moscow in areas including security, Ambassador Husaini Alauddin said. He said both countries should value peace, stability and dialogue, while deepening ties in defense, energy, sports, food and security.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:01
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said defense and security cooperation with Brunei is developing dynamically. He also noted rising mutual trade and called for broader and more diversified bilateral exports and imports.
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said many G20 countries believe members should unite around pressing issues and seek consensus. He argued that the group should retain its practice of making decisions by agreement among all members, focus on shared interests and use its potential to address problems constructively. The Milwaukee ministerial meeting covered international economic development and trade.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:00
Two large explosions were reported near Taftanaz military airport in Syria’s Idlib province, sending smoke into the sky. Witnesses said reconnaissance aircraft circled overhead afterwards. The military has not commented, and the cause remains unknown.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 11:00
The US Treasury designated the Russia-linked A7 Network as a significant transnational criminal organization and expanded blocking sanctions to the wider payment network. FinCEN proposed barring covered financial institutions from handling funds involving A7 sub-agents. The network allegedly uses its ruble-backed A7A5 token to access more liquid assets such as Tether’s USDT; its sub-agents processed over $17 billion in dollar-denominated transactions from January 2025 to June 2026.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 11:00
Analysts say Google lagged OpenAI and Anthropic for much of 2026, but Gemini 4 has brought the company back into the conversation about competition at the frontier of artificial intelligence.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 11:00
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said Xi Jinping’s September 23-25 state visit, the president’s first to the US in 11 years, reaffirmed the strategic value of China-US relations. He said the leaders agreed to pursue strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity, and to create an AI dialogue and channel for communicating about AI incidents.
CCGTNOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 10:59
Russian strikes forced Kyiv’s Southern Bridge to close in both directions, triggering severe congestion and disrupting public transport between the capital’s eastern and western banks. The Metro Bridge was restricted to one lane, while part of the Paton Bridge was closed. The attacks damaged the bridge deck, a support, barriers and protective structures around the metro line.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-02 10:59
Ukrainian authorities said new Russian drone attacks killed at least one person, injured others and severely disrupted traffic in Kyiv. The Southern Bridge was completely closed, while traffic toward the Dnipro’s left bank on the Paton Bridge was also restricted. Russia said it targeted a bridge used for military purposes; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities and other targets in several Russian regions.
Russian forces continued drone attacks on Kyiv, hitting the Southern Bridge across the Dnipro three times over several hours and closing it to traffic. Restrictions were also imposed on the Paton and Metro bridges, prompting public-transit changes. A strike damaged a 25-story apartment building, killing one person and injuring at least two others.
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge and targeted a school and apartment buildings in the capital, killing at least one person, the city’s mayor said Friday. Ukraine also launched an overnight drone attack on industrial facilities in the Russian city of Volgograd. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.
A Russian overnight attack damaged a 25-story residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, killing one person and injuring two, local authorities said. Russian forces also struck the Southern Bridge again, prompting closures of the Southern and Paton bridges in both directions and the Metro Bridge toward Kyiv’s right bank.
Russia’s top-ranked tennis player Daniil Medvedev, competing under neutral status as the third seed, beat Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the 2026 ATP China Open in Beijing. He will next face Germany’s unseeded Jan-Lennard Struff.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 10:58
China has connected its first 100-megawatt-class compressed carbon dioxide energy storage facility to the grid in Mori Kazakh Autonomous County, Xinjiang. The system stores electricity during off-peak periods and releases green power at times of high demand, helping stabilize the local grid and integrate more renewable energy.
CCGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 10:56
Nigeria’s Postal Service has introduced a national digital alphanumeric postcode system to help people identify postcodes across the country. Previously, unreliable house-numbering made locations difficult, time-consuming and sometimes costly to find. Poor urban planning and illegal construction could complicate use of the new system.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-02 10:55
Ethiopia ordered its embassy in Eritrea closed on Thursday and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata. Asmara responded by severing all diplomatic ties with its neighbour, after overnight blasts in Addis Ababa raised fears that renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia could spread.
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-10-02 10:54
UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash called the incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 a “terrorist act” and praised Indian captain Smit Machchhar for regaining control after being attacked with a knife by his co-pilot. The Dubai–Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia and landed safely in Tabuk. An investigation will examine possible links to terrorism.
CCGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 10:52
Indian Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar says he fought back after being attacked by his co-pilot on a flight bound for Israel because he could not let everyone on board die. He opened the cockpit door, enabling passengers to overpower the attacker. The plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia, with everyone surviving. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him in hospital.
Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar told India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, that he forced himself back to his feet after being stabbed by his co-pilot because passengers could otherwise have died. He opened the cockpit door, enabling passengers to restrain the attacker as the 182-person flight descended sharply before diverting to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
The FlyDubai pilot said he responded to the co-pilot's stabbing with a desperate struggle to survive.
Speaking from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, Smit Machchhar recounted the dramatic attack to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video call, including his desperate attempt to open the cockpit door to get help.
The UK's FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday as lower oil prices and bond yields eased inflation concerns. A global bond sell-off earlier in the week had weakened appetite for risk.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 10:50
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