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California coastal homes battered and bruised after weekend of intense waves and flooding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T18:25:06+00:00

Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affectedSouthern California coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that overtook city streets and intense waves battered beachside homes.The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Baja California over the weekend as well as southern California and Las Vegas. While meteorologists noted that Rachel weakened into a post-tropical cyclone as it approached California, it still left a trail of destruction. Continue reading...

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Sabotage de Nord Stream : un ancien officier ukrainien devant les juges en Allemagne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-13T18:22:35+00:00

Quatre ans après la spectaculaire opération menée contre les deux gazoducs reliant la Russie à l’Allemagne sous la mer Baltique, un premier procès s’ouvre mercredi à Hambourg contre Serhi Kouznietsov, l’un de ses responsables supposés.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle ousted as US ambassador to Greece after alleged misconduct

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T18:16:17+00:00

White House told Guilfoyle, who is alleged to have sought a bill payment from a Trump donor, to resign from postUS politics live – latest updatesKimberly Guilfoyle is stepping down as US ambassador to Greece after weeks of reports that she sought payment from a Trump donor in exchange for access to administration officials.The decision, announced by the White House on Tuesday morning, ends the diplomatic career of one of Donald Trump’s longest-standing political allies. It came after the US president and Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, were reported to have grown furious over the allegati

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 13 октября

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-13T18:01:38+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии во вторник, 13 октября, вырос на 1,04% до 2418,82 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС увеличился на 1,1% и составил 908,55 пункта.

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Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:58:40+00:00

Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for BritainMI5’s annual threat update covers so much ground it is easy to feel anxious. The terror threat has become more diverse, with far-right anti-migrant threats on the rise; while Iran has now firmly emerged alongside Russia as a country seeking to undertake violent and deadly plots in the UK.“There is no law of physics dictating that rising state threats will be accompanied by diminishing terrorist threats,” MI5’s director general, Ken McCallum, said, although one of his core messages was

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Photos: French protests over school conditions swell

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:58:01+00:00

Mass rallies backing high school protests continue across France, piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

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UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:43:19+00:00

Retailers call on John Healey to reduce national insurance contributions threshold in his first budgetSome of the UK’s biggest retailers and hospitality businesses, including Tesco, Costa Coffee and the Co-op, have met John Healey to urge him to cut the cost of employing young people in his first budget.At the No 11 event on Tuesday morning, the chancellor heard from sector leaders – including the boss of Marks & Spencer, Stuart Machin, and Sainsbury’s chief executive, Simon Roberts – about the impact of the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions (Nics). Continue reading...

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Florida carries out execution amid scrutiny over botched Tennessee attempt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:41:07+00:00

James Robertson was the state’s 17th execution this year, amid scrutiny over Tennessee’s failed lethal injection of Christa PikeUS plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnationFlorida put to death a convicted murderer in the state’s first execution since September’s botched attempt involving Christa Pike in Tennessee, on Tuesday.Officials said James Robertson, 63, was pronounced dead after he received a three-shot series of lethal injections at a Florida state prison in Raiford. Continue reading...

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Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis Trade Threats to Hit Oil Facilities

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:34:57+00:00

The Iran-backed militia threatened to attack the Saudi energy giant Aramco after the Saudi authorities issued an evacuation notice for an oil facility in the Yemeni capital.

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Saudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capital

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:26:08+00:00

Civilians warned to evacuate outskirts of Sana’a ahead of biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructureSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces.Before the attack on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population ahead of the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure. Continue reading...

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Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen as conflict with Houthis escalates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:26:08+00:00

Civilians warned to leave target area near Sana’a before attacks following deadly strike on Riyadh airportSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces.Before the attack on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population ahead of the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure. Continue reading...

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Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen and says missiles launched toward location of Saudi Aramco HQ

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:26:08+00:00

Civilians warned to leave target area near Sana’a before attacks as conflict between Riyadh and Houthi forces escalatesSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, while later on Tuesday it said it had intercepted missiles launched toward Dharan, location of the headquarters of the national energy behemoth Saudi Aramco.The attacks on both sides were a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces. Before its offensive on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target a

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Acclaimed Author Denies Using A.I. but Admits Plagiarism

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-13T17:26:05+00:00

Breaking a weekslong silence, Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian-Canadian writer, still rejected accusations about his new novel, ‘It Was Either That or Die.’

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