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Extended interview: AsheCulture

Singer-songwriter Ashe talks with Anthony Mason about her fourth album, “The Girl of Your Dreams,” and writing songs from a “healed place” in her life.

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Saudi airports hit in repeated Houthi airstrikes as Yemen conflict escalatesWorld7:56

The Houthi-Saudi conflict has sharply escalated, with deadly missile and drone attacks targeting Riyadh, oil facilities and several airports. King Khalid International Airport was hit by missiles on two consecutive days, leaving 13 dead and more than 300 injured. Saudi Arabia said it would respond in kind. The report also traces the confrontation since Yemen’s civil war began and describes BBC reporting from battlefields and hospitals in southern Yemen.

BBBC Chinese
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement defies protest banPolitics

India’s youth-led Cockroach movement is stepping up demonstrations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Three leaders were detained after violating a ban at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site. Protesters say a voter-list revision favours Modi’s party, while the demonstrations are disrupting businesses across the capital.

FFrance 24 English
Chip selloff deepens ahead of Wall Street earningsEconomy

Chipmakers extended their selloff for a second day, pressuring equity markets as traders prepared for US banks to start earnings season in earnest. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo were set to report before the open. The KBW Bank Index was down about 12% from its mid-August peak, beyond the 10% threshold for a technical correction.

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Emergency calls after botched Christa Pike execution released to US mediaWorld3:16

Newly released calls made after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike show emergency services were delayed amid confusion among responders and Tennessee prison officials. Officials spent minutes trying to verify whether a call for help from the execution chamber at Riverbend Prison was genuine.

BBBC News
Katie Zacharia prepares for a battle as midterms approachPolitics

Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is preparing for her first briefing. Fox News contributor Joe Concha warns that she will face a tough media environment and says she must be ready to go on the offensive.

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France: climate activist Greta Thunberg joins teens in another day of school protestsSociety

French students have taken to the streets for a fourth straight week to protest poor school conditions, including teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating facilities. Backed by unions and university students, the movement has involved school blockades and clashes with police. Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration near Paris, and around 200 schools were reported closed.

FFrance 24 English
Trump’s Russia diesel deal angers Congress and UkrainePolitics

President Donald Trump’s agreement to allow Russian diesel exports has drawn criticism from US lawmakers and Ukraine. Opponents say it could weaken sanctions against Moscow.

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Can Chiang Wan-an withstand the ‘Puma wave’ in Taipei’s mayoral race?Politics

The rising campaign of Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Po-yang is putting pressure on Kuomintang incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an as he seeks re-election. The podcast examines Shen’s rise and how the momentum could affect next month’s Taiwan local elections and next year’s presidential election.

LLianhe Zaobao
Thieves steal 30,000 bottles in Italy’s biggest-ever wine heist, worth $5.8 millionOther

Thieves took about 30,000 bottles of prized Italian wine, valued at €5 million ($5.8 million), from a historic winery in Tuscany. The producer called it the largest wine heist on record in Italy. The gang used two trucks in a carefully planned overnight operation to steal Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso wines from Marchesi Antinori.

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Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit CeutaWorld3:19:40

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited Ceuta’s city hall, their first trip to the enclave during their 12-year reign. The visit comes amid a migration crisis and longstanding tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla.

RReuters
AI floods Israel election campaign as Netanyahu’s Likud leads content pushPolitics

Israeli parties are making growing use of generative AI in campaigns ahead of the October 27 election. A public monitoring tool found nearly 14% of election-related social media content in Israel was created or altered by AI, with Likud leading parties in its use of “synthetic content.”

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Trump’s Russia diesel deal faces backlash | Reuters World NewsWorld

Saudi Arabia’s flagship oil conference is going ahead despite reports that the country’s warning system remained silent before deadly airport attacks. The IMF says AI investment is sustaining global growth but could also cause it to collapse. Hackers remotely raised refrigerator temperatures at hundreds of French supermarkets.

RReuters
LIVE: Student protests continue in FranceWorld

Live from Paris, French students continue demonstrating to demand better-resourced schools. The protests have shaken France for several weeks.

TThe Associated Press
US economists win Nobel for research helping policymakers navigate crisesScience1:33

Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for research on economic stabilisation. Their work helps policymakers and central banks understand fluctuations, manage recessions and inflation, and account for public expectations. They will split the prize money of about $1.2 million equally.

FFrance 24 English
France votes on sweeping bill to combat sexual and gender-based violencePolitics

France’s National Assembly is voting on a broad bill to address sexual and gender-based violence, after public outrage over the rape and murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna. It proposes stronger investigations, specialist police units and courts, and dedicated help for child victims. Campaigners and lawmakers say funding is uncertain, and budget concerns have led to several measures being dropped.

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