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Israeli quadcopter drone drops bomb in Lebanon

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:47:46+00:00

An Israeli quadcopter drone was filmed dropping a bomb on the outskirts of the village of Zibqin in southern Lebanon.

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Why Zelensky's meeting with Burnham matters

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:41:03+00:00

Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as Ukraine's leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Sky turns orange as wildfires rage across Indonesia

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:39:59+00:00

An orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.

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Angry Youth in Aging Europe

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:34:31+00:00

A bitter generational battle over resources is boiling over as economic growth on the continent stalls.

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Student protesters attack government buildings in Tirana

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:29:05+00:00

Thousands of students in Albania are calling for better university conditions and job prospects, but buildings have been set on fire in the unrest.

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Student protesters attack government buildings in Albania

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:29:05+00:00

Buildings were set alight on the second day of demonstrations from thousands of students who want better university conditions and job prospects.

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Barcola scores hat-trick as Liverpool hit LASK for six

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-14T20:12:20+00:00

Following a move from Paris Saint-Germain, Bradley Barcola gets first Liverpool goals with Champions League hat-trick.

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Australian politics live: Victoria Labor promises free abortion care if re-elected; Albanese criticises Hanson’s ‘monoculture’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:55:47+00:00

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Electoral Commissioner, Jeff Pope, has said people getting their information about voting in Australia from AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Claude is an “emerging concern”, and has forced the commission to overhaul its website to attract bots looking for the correct information.Speaking at a hearing of the joint standing committee on artificial intelligence on Wednesday night, Pope said it was “dangerous” to rely on social media platforms or AI tools as “your only source of research when it come

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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s top legislator

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:53:03+00:00

Jorge Rodriguez has been removed from OFAC's sanctions list in latest US push for oil control and bilateral diplomacy.

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Sally Rooney Says Her Novels Will No Longer Be Sold in Britain

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:45:59+00:00

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in the U.K.

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Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:36:16+00:00

Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist viewsReform UK has been rocked by a fresh crisis after councillors and election candidates for the party were caught on film making graphic threats of extreme violence and expressing racist and misogynistic views.Three councillors have already stood down from the party, which said it was conducting an investigation over the first revelations from an ITV undercover investigation that aired on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:35:55+00:00

Ukrainian president accused US president of picking the other side over four years of warVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he feels personally betrayed by Donald Trump after it emerged that Ukraine’s military has had its access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite squeezed raising doubts about long-term US support for Kyiv.The Ukrainian president, on a visit to London, accused Trump of picking the other side after over four years of war, risking a breakdown in relations already strained by the US agreeing to buy diesel from Moscow. Continue reading...

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Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:19:52+00:00

Source tells Guardian Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forwardIsrael is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.In early August, the Board of Peace, the international organization authorized in 2025 by the UN and chaired by the US president, issued its first construction contract for Gaza: Louisiana-based Arkel International would construct a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force. Cont

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World’s oldest known shipwreck found in Turkiye

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:17:48+00:00

The world’s oldest known shipwreck has been discovered off Turkiye’s coast, dating back nearly 5,000 years.

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OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:15:14+00:00

Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last yearOpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier League football salaries into its bid to dominate the global AI race.Accounts for OpenAI UK Ltd, which is based in Westminster but is opening a new HQ in London’s King’s Cross area, showed that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares in the company, which is aiming to list on the stock market at a valuation of about $1tn. Continue reading...

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Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:01:33+00:00

Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.

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Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T19:01:29+00:00

Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writersThe Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almost completely AI-generated.Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter was announced as the winner of the prestigious Caine prize for African writers on 6 October. Five days later, The Atlantic published an article by the author and journalist Vauhini Vara titled: “Yet Another Literary prize winner Seems to Be AI.” Co

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In Ukraine, civilian casualties were already rising. Restrictions on Starlink will only worsen the death toll

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-14T18:54:34+00:00

Throttling of mobile internet system will affect Kyiv’s air defences more than its strikes on oil refineries. Now Zelenskyy must be hoping that US intel holdsIn Ukraine the situation was already jittery enough. Donald Trump has been inventing ceasefires and buying Russian diesel to shore up his flagging popularity, while a sinister new wave of faster, jet-powered drones are breaking through Kyiv’s stretched air defences. Casualties are rising as the weather turns.Overnight, Russia bombed three power plants that supply Kyiv, aiming to cut off heating and electricity to the city. According to th

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Silvia Salis: “Io federatrice?Non sanno neanche se stanno insieme. Non faccio da copertina”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-10-14T18:53:33+00:00

La sindaca di Genova alla Feltrinelli alla prima presentazione del suo libro: “Schlein? Io non mi sento di rimproverare niente a una mia coetanea che sono quattro anni che sta nel posto più pericoloso della politica italiana, il Pd, magari ho idee diverse da lei su come sta gestendo il partito ma me le tengo per me”

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