Nine people were killed in a Friday shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro said. Police said the suspected shooter was among the dead. Local media reported that two children were among the victims and that the attacker appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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City officials said a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday night left nine people dead.

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A shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, killed nine people, as well as the suspected shooter, according to local police and the governor.

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The Russian government says it has partially lifted the diesel export ban under agreements reached by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. Effective October 10, the decision allows 500,000 metric tons of diesel to be supplied to the global market at this stage. Russian oil companies will immediately begin arranging export contracts in coordination with the government.

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US President Donald Trump said Washington had repeatedly pressed Vladimir Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, but that he had ignored the appeals. Trump said the strikes worsen a global diesel shortage caused by a lack of refineries.

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U.S. envoys told Ukraine’s delegation on Oct. 9 that Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, catching the Ukrainians off guard during talks on a possible energy ceasefire. Ukrainian officials feared the move would give Moscow revenue for its war and weaken Kyiv’s negotiating leverage.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians were “thanks” for Donald Trump’s deal with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel, accusing Washington of helping finance Moscow’s war. Ukrainian officials said strikes in the southeast killed 15 people, including three children. European leaders reiterated support for Kyiv, while the EU’s top diplomat said Europe would not ease pressure on Russia.

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc opposes Washington’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports and plans a 22nd sanctions package against Moscow. She said Europe would not ease pressure on Russia, while EU foreign ministers intend to approve the largest set of sanctions listings on Monday.

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A call between Putin and Trump about a diesel deal has drawn ire from Ukraine and its allies. A file photo caption says Trump met Putin in Alaska.

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Portugal has suspended Cristiano Ronaldo following his walkout.

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The Portuguese Football Federation’s Disciplinary Board has opened proceedings against national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo, as expected, and temporarily suspended him.

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The Portuguese soccer federation suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and began disciplinary proceedings against him after he walked out on the team.

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The Portuguese Football Federation said Saturday it had provisionally suspended star attacker Cristiano Ronaldo and launched disciplinary proceedings over the 41-year-old’s decision to leave the national team last month.

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At least two people died after Hurricane Isaias came ashore on the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm.

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Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida before weakening as it moved through Alabama. The storm killed two people, while nearly 800,000 electricity customers in Florida, Alabama and Georgia remained without power. Officials warned that continued rain could bring flooding and strong winds could spawn tornadoes.

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Pope Leo XIV reiterated the Catholic Church’s opposition to capital punishment, calling it an attack on human dignity. His remarks came as the US announced plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Vice President JD Vance later expressed doubt that the broadcast would go ahead.

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Speaking on Saturday, Pope Leo again opposed capital punishment, arguing that it violates the sacredness of human life and closes off redemption. His remarks came several days after the Pentagon announced plans to broadcast an execution live.

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Pope Leo restated the Church’s opposition to capital punishment without explicitly referring to the scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer. US Vice-President Vance said he would not watch Hasan’s firing-squad execution, which is due to be livestreamed in December.

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Medical sources say Israeli attacks across Gaza killed at least seven people, including an eight-year-old girl. Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 1,481 Palestinians have been killed and 5,254 injured since the so-called ceasefire began on October 10 last year. At least 12 settler attacks were also reported in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

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Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends at least six exhausting hours each day queuing at a community kitchen in hopes of getting food for her family. A year after the Hamas-Israel ceasefire was meant to bring food pouring into the devastated territory, widespread hunger continues.

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British police said a man was seriously injured after a tiger attacked him when he entered its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday.

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UK police say a man was seriously injured Saturday after entering a tiger enclosure at a wildlife park in northern England.

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Eritrea asked the UN Security Council to take “deterrent measures” over what it called Ethiopia’s “declaration of war.” Ethiopia had accused Eritrean forces of entering Tigray. The neighbours blame each other for starting a war as tensions mount and fears grow of a wider conflict.

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A US-based marine archaeology team has set sail for a small island in the far western Pacific to investigate a tantalizing new clue in the 1937 disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, hoping to find her plane.

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Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot several times, says he plans to attend in person and wants to lock eyes with shooter Nidal Hasan.

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The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed publicly by firing squad, with the execution livestreamed. A capital-punishment scholar and an author connected to the last high-profile public hanging expressed horror and questioned whether officials understand public attitudes toward executions.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the Fort Hood mass shooter’s death by firing squad will be livestreamed. The announcement quickly drew bipartisan outrage and questions about how the public execution will be carried out.

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Lawyers say Christa Pike has left hospital and returned to a Tennessee women’s prison, where she continues to receive medical care. She survived after officials administered two doses of pentobarbital on September 30 in an unsuccessful attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

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Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection. A statement from her attorneys says she has been moved back to prison.

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Christa Pike has been transferred from hospital back to prison after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, according to a statement from her attorneys.

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Christa Pike has been transferred back to prison after Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed.

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Lawyers say death row inmate Christa Pike has left hospital after a failed execution attempt at the end of last month and returned to the prison where she has spent 30 years. She continues to receive medical care there. Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital on 30 September after becoming critically ill.

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