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Oil flows ‘have reduced Iran’s leverage’Economy

Oil flows from the Gulf rose to more than 80% of pre-war levels in September, easing pressure on global prices. Kpler’s Naveen Das told Reuters that high freight rates have drawn shipowners back to the Gulf, though disruption is far from over.

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Yemeni government forces push towards Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against HouthisWorld

Operation Yemen Dawn, supported by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, recaptured Dhubab just north of Bab el-Mandeb. The Houthis claimed attacks on Riyadh’s international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, while Pakistan and Turkey agreed to send troops to the kingdom.

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Protest march in Paris calls for better school conditionsSociety

High school students, teachers and labor unions joined a large march in Paris, the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations urging the government to address understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.

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Qatar backs Saudi measures to preserve security, including Mecca AllianceWorld11:59

Qatar condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, calling them irresponsible. Foreign Ministry media and communications director Ibrahim Sultan Al-Hashmi said Doha supports Saudi measures to preserve security, including the Mecca Alliance.

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Separatists win Quebec local electionsPolitics11:20

Quebec voters have returned the separatist Parti Québécois to power, bringing independence back onto the political agenda. Although most Quebecers still oppose leaving Canada, the result creates a new challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney as tensions simmer in other parts of the country.

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Saudi-backed forces claim gains as French student unrest spreadsWorld

Yemen’s internationally recognized government said its forces retook the Red Sea city of Mokha from the Houthis on Monday, as fighting intensified near the Bab el-Mandeb strait. In France, hundreds of high schools are closed as teacher unions join student-led protests seeking more education funding.

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Self-proclaimed ‘home saver’ accused of grand larcenySociety

Lauren Taliento, a New York entrepreneur who promoted herself online as someone who could help homeowners avoid foreclosure, appeared in a Staten Island court on Monday. The JT Homesavers president faces a 46-count indictment alleging grand larceny, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. She has pleaded not guilty.

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Saudi Arabia says three injured in Houthi attacks on Jazan and Najran airportsWorld

Saudi police say at least three people were injured in attacks on the airports in Jazan and Najran in the southwest. The strikes came as fighting escalated in neighbouring Yemen, where the Saudi-backed government has launched a counteroffensive against the Ansar Allah Houthis and Riyadh has increased air strikes in support.

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Quebec separatists promise independence vote after local election winPolitics1:42

Quebec separatists won local elections but fell short of a majority and vowed to hold an independence referendum. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to work with the incoming separatist government on the province’s needs, including resisting a hostile US administration, creating jobs and building housing.

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Start Here Oct. 6 | Supreme Court’s New Term: Wildfires & ‘Zombie Forests’Politics

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its fall term with an environmental case against oil companies. Recordings capture Cornell student “Jane Doe” confronting the man she accused of orchestrating a gang rape. Several polls show Democrats tying or moving ahead in Senate races in red states.

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Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pactWorld

The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement held an emergency meeting in Riyadh and agreed to immediately begin the “rapid deployment” of military forces, bringing Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia together in the arrangement.

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The 'loneliest house in the world' is now solar-poweredScience

A remote hunting lodge on a volcanic outcrop off Iceland’s south coast, dubbed the “loneliest house in the world” on social media, has installed its first solar-charged battery system. The upgrade reduces the lodge’s reliance on propane and petrol generators.

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OpenAI, DeepSeek and Moonshot Chase Billions in New AI FundingEconomy

A wave of funding announcements underscores the vast sums still flowing into artificial intelligence. OpenAI is seeking $30 billion, with UAE investment funds including MGX discussing a role in anchoring the round. DeepSeek is nearing at least $12 billion in new funding, while Moonshot AI has completed its final private round at a valuation of about $50 billion ahead of a planned Hong Kong IPO.

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Israelis scarred by Oct. 7 still see Gaza as little more than a threatWorld

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and abducted 251, triggering a devastating war that eventually produced a fragile ceasefire. Three years later, many residents of the attacked communities still cannot see Palestinians next door as anything other than a threat.

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What to know about suspected plague death in RussiaHealth1:08

A State Department spokesperson said Sunday that the department was aware of reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast.

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Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86Culture

Jim Bakker, who built the hugely successful “The PTL Club” television show and an evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, has died at 86. The empire later collapsed amid a sex scandal and financial crimes.

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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airportWorld

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. The government said its counter-offensive had driven the group from the Bab al-Mandab area and Mocha port, which it captured last month, as fighting intensified.

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US Marine arrested over alleged murder of woman, reigniting protests in OkinawaWorld3:29

A 20-year-old US Marine has been arrested by Japanese police in Okinawa on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the incident as “brutal and outrageous” and called on the US to strengthen discipline among its forces in Japan. The case has renewed attention on jurisdiction under the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and opposition to the US military presence in Okinawa.

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