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Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot's past, and other Mideast news

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Former Prince Andrew files a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residence

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Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

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Today in History: October 5, racially desegregated Tennessee school bombed

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FlyDubai stabbing attack from co-pilot came after he asked to pray: captain

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Today in History: October 3, Amanda Knox freed after Italian murder convictions tossed

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Wounded FlyDubai captain recounts fight to save passengers, and other Mideast developments

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What we know and don't know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare

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'Cockroach' protesters demand India's election chief resign over voter list changes

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Pilot stabbing raises aviation security questions, further unsettles a region shaken by US-Iran war

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Today in History: October 2, hundreds massacred at Mexico City student protest

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G20 trade talks yield little progress while tensions simmer

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Putin says Russia will use 'all weapons' in its arsenal if any of its territory is attacked

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Earth's driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

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Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over security incident at US-run air base in England

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Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production

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Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence as Alberta separation vote nears

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Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

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A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster

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Jet-powered drones outpace Ukrainian defenses as manufacturers race to build new interceptors

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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

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NY newlyweds among four Americans killed in Athens building collapse

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A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine

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Trump says Iran will be hit 'very hard' if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

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An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight

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Today in History: October 1, bombing at the Los Angeles Times kills 21

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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw

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Ukraine to present 'wish list' for new Russia sanctions under Graham law

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Macklemore announces his 'Free Palestine' tour dates sold out

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What to know about the attack on a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel

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Russia warns NATO of a possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off

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South Korea embraces a huge shark slowly circling a canal in the country's biggest port city

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Iranians face soaring prices for medicine as the US blockade and sanctions hit hard

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Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz

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UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base

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AP investigation: Warnings ignored as Venezuela coastal towers faced quake forces they couldn't take

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Pilot stabs copilot on flight to Israel; passengers intervene to stop attack

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Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing 7 and targeting power grid, Zelenskyy says

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 5, wound 19 and other Mideast developments

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Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after its 12-year mission

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Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war

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Today in History: September 30, Boulder Dam dedicated; later renamed Hoover Dam

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Carney accuses US steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffs

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Dutch police arrest suspected member of ShinyHunters, hacking group that claimed to breach FBI jobs site

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As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it's well past time for a woman to lead

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Morocco's king appoints the country's first female prime minister

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Cuba's cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages

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An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home, lawyer says

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We're in this together, Earth's leaders told each other at the UN. But how does that work, exactly?

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Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold

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Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest

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Russia's ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge

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Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments

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From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect

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British police find no explosives but questions remain after arrests near a US-run military base

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Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

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Today in History: September 29, final stone placed on Washington National Cathedral

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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'

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Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine

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What to know about the suspected bomb plot against a US-run air base in England used in the Iran war

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Inside Malaysia's gambit to make its pungent durian the most wanted

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Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from US firm

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Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7

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Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control

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Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars

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5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether there's a link to Iran

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Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 28, US government approves abortion pill RU-486

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Today in History: September 27, Warsaw surrenders to Germany

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Today in History: September 26, anti-globalization protesters clash with police at IMF, World Bank summit

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Prince Harry skydives in Canada to keep promise to World War II veteran

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From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of education

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Tourist goes viral for rant about refreshments at Auschwitz

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Flood-battered Nepal kicks off festival season with weeklong Indra Jatra as more rain is predicted

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New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts

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Yemen's civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'

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Final results of Russia's tightly managed vote give a record high parliament seats to Kremlin party

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UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations

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Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

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A month after Nepal-China floods, Ukrainian families still desperate for answers

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Exclusive: Board of Peace quietly met with UNRWA, ex-agency chief says

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Blast near Acropolis in Greece injures 2, collapses a building. Local media say gas leak suspected

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion

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US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump's economic squeeze

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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

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In China, the Xi-Trump summit is seen as projecting image of the country's rise

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Iran's foreign minister details new offer to reopen strait, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 25, jetliner and private plane collide over San Diego, killing 144

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