An arrest was made after a major fire broke out at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Bavaria. Completed in 1938, the building was designed as a retreat for Nazi officials, though Hitler himself rarely used it.

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Police in Bavaria detained a suspect during a fire at Hitler’s Alpine retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, known as the Eagle’s Nest. About 200 emergency workers were deployed, but difficult terrain hampered firefighting and the blaze was still burning early Saturday. No injuries were reported, and investigators are examining whether the suspect was connected to the fire.

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German police said a suspect was detained after a fire broke out at the historic mountain guest house known as the Eagle’s Nest, once used as a retreat by Nazi officials.

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A fire engulfed the Kehlsteinhaus, known as Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, on Friday evening in Bavaria. Firefighters faced difficulties reaching the site, and police said the building and nearby area could only be entered with respiratory protection. A suspect was arrested and a criminal investigation launched; police had no reports of injuries. The site is now a popular restaurant.

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Ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli election, former general and leading opposition challenger Gadi Eisenkot presents himself as Netanyahu’s opposite. The article says Netanyahu continues to dominate the campaign and the country’s political agenda, with the contest largely organized around pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs.

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France is deploying a massive security presence ahead of new nationwide protests. Planned protests led to the cancellation of the weekend programme at Paris’ Grand Palais, a venue for the Art Basel art fair.

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A coalition of the Yellow Vests movement, labor unions and students plans marches across France on Saturday, focusing on study conditions and purchasing power. Authorities will deploy about 70,000 police and fear looting and ransacking like that seen alongside protests last Saturday, which drew at least 550,000 participants.

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France is preparing for nationwide protests on Saturday, a week after severe unrest. Hundreds of thousands are expected despite restrictions, and the interior ministry plans to deploy 70,000 police officers. Some cities have banned gatherings; Paris museums will close and PSG’s home match has been moved.

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Typhoon Champi, approaching Taiwan, has affected 500 people, according to the island’s central emergency operations headquarters. Earlier reports listed one death and 94 injuries. Gales and heavy rain caused traffic accidents and brought down billboards and trees; one person died on a beach in Pingtung County.

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Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 527 while bringing down trees and cutting power. The storm weakened as it moved north toward China’s coast. Parts of northern and central Taiwan, including Taipei, remained closed, and some flights were cancelled.

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Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, while bringing down trees and cutting power. It continued to weaken as it moved north toward the Chinese coast, where it was not expected to make landfall.

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Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500. It brought down trees and cut power as it weakened and moved north toward the Chinese coast.

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Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan’s northeast, killing one person and injuring at least 350. Thousands of households lost power and more than 4,300 people evacuated. Authorities warned of destructive winds and urged people to stay indoors; hundreds of regional flights were cancelled as the storm moved towards China and Japan.

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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck waters about 200 km west of Sola, Vanuatu, on Saturday, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb may become a key European mediator in negotiations with Russia over Ukraine, Berliner Zeitung reported, after his talks in Oslo earlier this week with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Volodymyr Zelensky. The paper cited Stubb’s good relations with Donald Trump as a major advantage and said his participation could reduce the risk of a clash between Trump and Zelensky.

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In an ABC News interview, Volodymyr Zelensky said recent Trump administration actions were “not supportive” of Ukraine, while joking in response to praise of Putin by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. He said Ukraine urgently needs restored Starlink service and air-defense missiles, and that trilateral peace talks with Russia and the U.S. will resume in Abu Dhabi in November.

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two supertankers attempting to use an unauthorized southern route through the Strait of Hormuz struck sea mines. Explosions and fire disabled their engine rooms, and both vessels stopped; they carried 4.5 million barrels of crude oil in total, and their crews evacuated.

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Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Pentagon sees China's Confucius Institutes as a risk to American security.

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Hegseth says the institutes used a cover while operating at universities in the United States.

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