U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed a proposal to convert part of his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, into a presidential retreat modeled on Camp David.

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The Democratic National Committee sued the administration over TV ads supporting Trump that were paid for with taxpayer money. Trump said this week that he and his PAC, MAGA Inc., would pay for the ads after bipartisan criticism.

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Israel marked three years since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes and fresh strikes on Gaza, as political debate sharpened ahead of elections. Families gathered at the Nova festival site and Kfar Aza kibbutz. Gaza officials said the strikes killed five people despite a ceasefire agreement reached a year ago.

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Three years after Hamas’s 7 October attacks and Israel’s ensuing offensive, Palestinians in Gaza describe lives transformed by displacement, disease, shortages and the threat of death. Despite a year-old ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes continue, with recent attacks killing Palestinians, while aid officials say health conditions remain critical.

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Israel held memorial events marking three years since the Hamas-led attack. Families remembered loved ones at some of the sites where about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the nation united in longing for those lost, while protesters called for an independent inquiry into security failures that day.

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As Israel marks three years since the October 7 attacks, questions remain about warnings Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received beforehand. Ayala Panievsky, a City University of London lecturer and author of *The New Censorship*, says allegations ahead of the elections are damaging to Netanyahu, though a fragmented opposition and control of major media mitigate the risk.

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Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel killed about 1,200 civilians and saw 251 people taken hostage. Israel’s ensuing operation in Gaza has left tens of thousands dead. Ahead of the attack’s third anniversary, Meduza spoke with Israelis; one woman recalled friends killed at the Nova festival, celebrating her birthday in a bomb shelter, and fearing capture.

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Lawyers say Christa Pike is angry and confused after waking in hospital following a failed lethal-injection execution attempt. A judge ordered Tennessee officials to preserve all related evidence. Her attorneys are seeking a sentence commutation and say she should not face another execution attempt.

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Christa Pike regained consciousness and began speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee.

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As Tennessee officials weigh another attempt to execute Christa Pike, legal scholars say a 1947 Supreme Court ruling could play a pivotal role in any legal challenge.

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Christa Pike’s attorneys say she knows what happened after Tennessee’s execution attempt failed a week ago and is feeling both angry and confused.

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Christa Pike’s attorneys, Luke Ihnen and Randy Spivey, discuss a ruling requiring Tennessee to preserve evidence from the failed execution. They also describe Pike’s condition at the hospital and outline how they plan to proceed with her case.

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A judge has ordered that evidence related to Christa Pike’s failed execution be preserved.

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A researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute may have died of plague, but the case is unconfirmed. The WHO assesses the risk as low for people in Russia and very low in Europe; Russian authorities have quarantined and are monitoring the deceased researcher’s contacts. The report says international concern appears to center more on the lack of clear official information from Russia.

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A staff member at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, hospitalized with severe illness and died on October 2. Russian authorities said tests found no work-related microorganisms and no accident had occurred at the institute. The local epidemiological situation remained stable, with no recent infectious disease cases reported among staff.

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The World Health Organization and Western leaders urged Russia on Wednesday to provide more information about the death of a worker at a plague institute in Siberia, as reports surfaced of a second suspected case. The Kremlin said Moscow had shared what it knew and accused the media of spreading “false information.”

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Residents of Irkutsk are reacting to reports that a person may have died from pneumonic plague at a local anti-plague institute. Authorities say the cause of death has not been confirmed.

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The death of Daria Shipilova, a laboratory technician at a plague research centre in Siberia, prompted fears of a possible lab leak after Russian officials initially linked it to plague. Authorities later said she died of pneumonia of unknown cause and found no work-related microorganisms, while reports of a second victim and a St Petersburg lockdown remain unverified.

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Donald Trump said he plans to call Vladimir Putin soon about a possible plague outbreak in Russia and will share what U.S. intelligence agencies are reporting “tomorrow.” The claims began after an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died in Shelekhov, with reports suggesting pneumonic plague and quarantine measures at hospitals. Authorities have not confirmed the reports; Rospotrebnadzor cited pneumonia of undetermined etiology.

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France’s government said Wednesday it would suspend stun grenades in efforts to manage student protests spreading across the country. The move followed a clash with riot police in which a 15-year-old boy had his hand blown off.

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France has halted police use of stun grenades at high school demonstrations, the interior minister announced. The move comes amid mounting allegations of police brutality following two weeks of protests marked by repeated violent clashes that injured hundreds.

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France has suspended the use of police stun grenades at student protests. More than 6,500 people, mostly minors, have been arrested since the movement began, and a teenager lost his hand while handling a police grenade.

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The French government said it was pausing the use of stun grenades while policing student protests after a 15-year-old boy lost a hand in a clash with riot police.

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France is suspending the use of stun grenades at student-led protests amid mounting anger over allegations of police brutality. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the measure applies only to high school protests and will last until the facts are clarified. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is due to address protesters later Wednesday.

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France has temporarily barred police from using stun grenades at student-led demonstrations, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. The move follows mass rallies demanding more education funding and accusations of excessive force, including incidents in which teenagers were seriously injured.

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