Turkey to deploy troops and air defence systems to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks – Middle East Eye

  1. Turkey to deploy troops and air defence systems to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks  Middle East Eye
  2. Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say  Reuters
  3. Turkey prepares Saudi military support as opposition warns over Yemen  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi deterrence against Houthis: What that means  Al Jazeera
  5. Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to support Saudi Arabia  The Times
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EU Commission throws down the gauntlet on reforming the bloc – Euronews.com

  1. EU Commission throws down the gauntlet on reforming the bloc  Euronews.com
  2. ‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states  The Guardian
  3. EU Commission floats safeguards against democratic backsliding by new members  Reuters
  4. EU seeks ways to make expansion more palatable to members  DW.com
  5. Everything you need to know about EU's first step to making Ukraine's membership real  The Kyiv Independent
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What to know as the fighting in Yemen escalates while US-Iran tensions remain high – AP News

  1. What to know as the fighting in Yemen escalates while US-Iran tensions remain high  AP News
  2. How the Houthis Triumphed on the Red Sea and Sparked a New War in Yemen  The New York Times
  3. Yemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents  Reuters
  4. Iran-backed Houthis deny losing ground in Yemen as oil prices ease despite fierce fighting  CBS News
  5. Why the Houthis Are So Hard to Defeat  Bloomberg.com
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Ukrainian drones kill two, hit fuel hub in one of biggest attacks on Moscow region, Russian war bloggers say – Reuters

  1. Ukrainian drones kill two, hit fuel hub in one of biggest attacks on Moscow region, Russian war bloggers say  Reuters
  2. Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia as Kyiv braces for expected huge aerial attack  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Moscow comes under large-scale drone attack – photos, videos  Українська правда
  4. Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, killing two  Al Jazeera
  5. Ukraine hits Moscow with one of its largest drone attacks in two years  France 24
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Russia Issues Warning As Trump Considers New Military Base – Newsweek

  1. Russia Issues Warning As Trump Considers New Military Base  Newsweek
  2. Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow  CNBC
  3. Kremlin threatens Lithuania over plans to allow stationing nuclear weapons  Українська правда
  4. Lithuania takes 1st step to lift nuclear weapons ban amid Russian threat  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Lithuania takes further step towards lifting nuclear weapons ban  Euronews.com
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Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province

Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on Saturday

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the outbreak was announced in May.

This is the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious, often deadly disease in the DRC. As of 2 October, 4,082 people had died out of 8,463 confirmed cases in the country since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is still no vaccine nor specific treatment.

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province

Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on Saturday

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the outbreak was announced in May.

This is the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious, often deadly disease in the DRC. As of 2 October, 4,082 people had died out of 8,463 confirmed cases in the country since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is still no vaccine nor specific treatment.

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