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Texas Republicans divided over Senate nominee Ken PaxtonPolitics

Texas Republicans are split over GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton. In recently leaked audio, Paxton says ousted longtime Sen. John Cornyn is not backing him. Republicans are trying to resolve the infighting, while Democratic nominee James Talarico addressed his absence from the campaign trail.

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Trump attacks Canada, touts renaming Lake Ontario and says an ocean could be nextPolitics

At a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday night, U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and said he might rename the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean after himself. He accused Canada of taking advantage of the United States and imposing hefty tariffs, and said he had decided to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”

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Trump says you ‘can’t fight’ data centres – but many arePolitics

AI data centres are emerging as a major US political issue. Candidates and lawmakers from both parties are challenging their expansion, while Donald Trump backs them and calls critics “backwards”. With the midterm elections approaching, the issue could cost Trump votes.

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Pope Leo XIV to be hospitalized in Rome for lung nodule surgeryWorld

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule. He disclosed the discovery during his Sunday noon prayer and said he was following doctors’ advice. The Vatican said the tests were not prompted by a specific health concern.

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Citroën brings back iconic 2CV as an all-electric modelEconomy

Nearly 40 years after it disappeared, Citroën has unveiled the iconic 2CV at the Paris Motor Show as a fully electric city car, aiming to keep it simple and affordable in a more competitive market.

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Alberta referendum is a week away: What voters should knowPolitics

Albertans are due to vote next Monday in a fall referendum with ten questions, including one on the province’s future in Canada. With turnout expected to reach a record, Elections Alberta is encouraging early voting during the five-day period from Oct. 13 to Oct. 17.

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Zelensky says Russia increasingly appears unwilling to accept an energy ceasefireWorld

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia would not agree to stop striking energy targets. His comments followed US President Donald Trump’s unilateral announcement of a deal between the warring countries. Zelensky said on social media that Russia’s refusal of the US-proposed energy ceasefire was becoming increasingly evident.

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House Republican: ‘Trump is dragging the party down’Politics

With three weeks until November, the Republican midterm campaign has become a damage-control effort. Party officials are scrambling to protect once-safe seats they fear could cost them control of Congress, shifting resources toward traditionally Republican districts and states and away from Democratic areas where they had hoped to expand.

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Trump’s Diesel Deal Stirs GOP UneasePolitics

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the latest from the White House, with the program focused on unease among Republicans over Trump’s diesel deal.

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Republican Mike Lawler Says US Should Not Make Diesel Deal With RussiaPolitics

New York Republican Representative Mike Lawler said he opposes any US agreement with Russia that would benefit Vladimir Putin, whom he called a “vile dictator.” He said the US should address energy-supply problems by strengthening domestic production and building new refineries.

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Exclusive: How Iran’s regime maintains its grip on power, insiders tell DWWorld

How has Iran’s regime survived war, sanctions and repeated protests? Two defectors from its security apparatus describe how it recruits, rewards and controls those who keep it in power. DW’s investigative team spent months secretly communicating with a former intelligence officer and a former special forces commander, verifying their identities and testimony. They describe ideological conditioning, privileged business opportunities and restrictions extending to marriage.

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Does President Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ actually exist?World

Trump said over the weekend that Russia and Ukraine had reached a truce. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to support one, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine did not deserve the “respite” a ceasefire would bring. The programme examines what was and was not agreed.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay condemns US sanctions on ICCWorld4:37

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and ICC judge, denounced new US sanctions against the court as unacceptable and unlawful. She said she was surprised by the award and welcomed its recognition of international justice, human rights and the rule of law, while accusing Washington of undermining judicial independence and punishing the ICC for carrying out its work.

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Houthis ‘thrive and survive by creating war,’ Yemen ambassador saysWorld

Yemen’s ambassador to France, Riyad Yassin Abdallah, told FRANCE 24 that the Iran-backed Houthis “are thriving and surviving by creating war.” Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday the country had been tested but would respond “seriously” after a series of Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killed 18 people.

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