A ship was reportedly burning in the Black Sea near Sochi, with Russian Telegram channels suggesting it may have been attacked by unmanned surface vessels. Russian authorities have not commented. The vessel may be the Liberia-flagged crude tanker Aframax Rea, which Ukraine lists among Russia’s shadow fleet under sanctions. Videos showed thick black smoke over the city.

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A tanker caught fire in the Black Sea near Sochi, prompting authorities to temporarily close the beaches of Sirius for safety. The local administration said water and air conditions were being continuously monitored in cooperation with Russia’s hydrometeorological service.

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Cornell University trustees announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.

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Yemen’s internationally recognized government said forces backed by Saudi Arabia had retaken territory from the Houthis as fighting intensified near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.

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Yemen’s Houthis claimed they attacked the main airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital while denying on Tuesday that government forces had taken territory from them as fighting intensified. Government forces, after announcing a counter-offensive, said they had driven the Houthis from the Bab al-Mandab area and the port city of Mocha, which was captured last month.

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Yemen’s Houthi movement denies reports that pro-government forces have advanced in western Yemen, saying it still controls positions seized during earlier fighting. Military spokesman Yahya Saria called the reports fabricated and said Houthi strikes had killed or wounded more than 200 government troops in recent hours.

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Operation Yemen Dawn, supported by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook Dhubab just north of the strait. The Houthis claimed they had hit Riyadh International Airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, while Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.

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Yemeni forces have retaken a key Red Sea port city from the Iran-backed Houthis in a major counteroffensive. Oil markets remain tense over possible Middle East supply disruptions, with Brent near $100 a barrel as the risk of further escalation persists.

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Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces, backed by Saudi air power, have retaken Mocha and strategic positions near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Houthis. The Houthis reject the reported gains and claim attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and military sites. Mocha’s fate could shape the next phase of the fighting.

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Around a quarter of a million protesters rally across France as students demand better learning conditions and increased funding for schools.

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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is promising to improve schools as his government seeks billions in spending cuts. Student protests over canceled classes, overcrowding and deteriorating buildings have been accompanied by serious clashes with police. The planned austerity budget aims to reduce France’s deficit, underscoring the tension between fiscal restraint and demands for stronger state support.

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Tens of thousands demonstrated across France on Tuesday, with unions and teachers joining high school students who have spent days calling for improved learning conditions. The protests were marked by violent clashes.

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Tens of thousands took to the streets across France demanding education reform, with more than half of the country’s high schools reportedly closed or blockaded. The Interior Ministry said 6,100 people have been detained since September, while clashes have injured 715 police officers and 215 teenagers. Protests in Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg included fires, tear gas and confrontations with police.

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Thousands of student protesters have gathered at Lille’s Place de la République in northern France. Demonstrations continued across the country on Tuesday over what protesters call under-investment in high schools. Police were present nearby, but there were no signs of trouble at the scene, although some recent protests have turned violent.

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Protesters have intensified pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, demanding more education funding. Tens of thousands have demonstrated as unions and teachers joined students protesting poor school conditions. Some protests involved fires and clashes with police; the government says hundreds were injured and more than 5,000 people arrested.

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Vitol CEO Russel Hardy said fuel markets remain extremely tense and Western countries have no oil inventories left to draw down. He expects the fuel-market crisis to persist for several more months, with petroleum products likely to remain very tight through and beyond the winter.

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A Togo-flagged merchant ship sank off Bulgaria after a drone attack, leaving its crew missing. A second vessel was hit but its crew was rescued. Bulgaria’s prime minister called the attacks a “flagrant violation” of international and maritime law.

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said unidentified drones attacked two merchant ships about 110 kilometers off Bulgaria’s coast, inside its exclusive economic zone. One crew was evacuated; the other vessel sank and its crew’s fate is unknown. The drones’ origin remains unclear, though a source said a preliminary assessment pointed to Russia.

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Bulgaria has launched a search for missing crew after drones struck two commercial vessels in its exclusive economic zone. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank, while the Palau-flagged Able caught fire. All 18 Able crew members were evacuated, but two sustained serious injuries. The drones’ origin remains unknown.

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said drones struck two commercial vessels in the Black Sea on Tuesday. The attacks were the first against shipping in the exclusive economic zone of the NATO member, and a ship’s crew is missing.

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Several merchant vessels were reportedly hit by drones in the Black Sea on Oct. 6. A Russian drone strike on a Marshall Islands-flagged ship killed one crew member and injured seven. Two other ships were attacked near Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone: one sank with its crew missing, while all 18 people aboard the other were rescued after it caught fire.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said attacks on civilian shipping were unacceptable after civilian vessels were struck in Bulgaria’s economic zone in the Black Sea.

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Police briefly detained several opposition legislators in New Delhi after they tried to cross barricades during a march calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Protesters accuse the election body of manipulating voter registrations to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, while the commission says its voter-roll revision removes duplicate, deceased and ineligible entries and protects electoral integrity.

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Several Indian opposition lawmakers, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, were detained while marching to the Election Commission headquarters to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Opposition parties allege that a nationwide voter-roll revision could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, a claim rejected by both the BJP and the Election Commission.

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India’s opposition is intensifying pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged manipulation of voter rolls. Opposition leaders and lawmakers plan to march to the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, while by-elections are taking place in three states and one Union Territory.

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Russia has denied imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region died. Authorities say the cause remains under investigation and an inspection indicated pneumonia, with no work-related microorganisms found in her samples. The WHO says no plague case has been recorded in Irkutsk and tests on contacts found no dangerous pathogens. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to share more information.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to share more information about the death of Darya Shipilova, an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia. Her death prompted quarantine and other measures in Irkutsk Oblast amid concern over possible pneumonic plague. Russian authorities have not confirmed reports that she may have broken a test tube containing the bacteria.

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Mark Carney is scheduled to spend Oct. 21-23 in Ankara and Istanbul, according to an announcement from the prime minister’s office on Tuesday. The trip is set to become the first standalone bilateral mission by a Canadian leader to Turkey, a NATO ally.

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Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday after a bidding contest with Netflix. The deal closed once federal authorities approved a settlement with 12 US states that had sought to block it on antitrust grounds. Film-industry opponents warned of job cuts, while media groups said CNN’s independence could be at risk.

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HBO Max and Paramount Plus will gradually combine into a single streaming service following Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance has not disclosed when the merger will happen or what the new service will be called. The unified platform is expected to bring together major titles from both services.

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Skydance says its Paramount unit has completed the $81 billion US takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, further concentrating control in an industry already dominated by only a few major players.

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Paramount Skydance has completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros., creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and giving CEO David Ellison control.

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Paramount has finalized its roughly $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new entertainment giant called Skydance Corporation. David Ellison’s hostile bid prevailed over Netflix’s efforts after regulatory scrutiny and an antitrust lawsuit. The company will combine major film, television, news and streaming brands, with Ellison as chairman and CEO.

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Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating Skydance Corporation under CEO David Ellison. The combined company is expected to challenge Netflix and YouTube in streaming, although it remains smaller than Disney and Amazon. The deal followed a bidding battle and an antitrust lawsuit that was settled after concessions, including an independent board for CNN’s editorial autonomy and an extra $1.5 billion in film spending over five years.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received Monday endorsements from right-wing politicians Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, who had opposed him in Sunday’s first-round vote, for the runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month. Expert Anthony Pereira said Lula must mobilise people who skipped the first round, while Bolsonaro is likely to inherit other right-wing candidates’ voters, making his path to victory appear easier.

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Kenyan health officials confirmed the country’s first Ebola death on Tuesday, as an outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread.

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Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a traveller died in Nairobi. The announcement prompted heightened protective measures at the Ministry of Health.

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Kenyan authorities have announced the country’s first Ebola death. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, traveled through Uganda before reaching Nairobi and testing positive. Twenty-eight contacts, along with passengers and crew from the flight, are being quarantined or traced.

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Kenya confirmed that a traveler has died from Ebola in the first imported case linked to the outbreak spreading through central Africa. The WHO said the virus is “outpacing” containment efforts.

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Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, involving a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale said. The patient has died.

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Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said the Kenyan patient arrived Saturday from Congo through Uganda, was isolated and treated at Nairobi Hospital, and later died in Nairobi.

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