IDF strike on Hamas’s Gaza chief kills 5, including mother and daughter; his fate unclear – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF strike on Hamas’s Gaza chief kills 5, including mother and daughter; his fate unclear  The Times of Israel
  2. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East  The Jerusalem Post
  3. IDF says it targeted senior Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi in Gaza City strike that killed 5 people  The Times of Israel
  4. Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building  RTE.ie
  5. IDF says it targeted Hamas official in Gaza strike that killed six Palestinians  Haaretz
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Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride

Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel

Women have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on a famous amusement ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich, after an investigation revealed tens of thousands of voyeuristic videos circulating online.

The Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel, which rapidly spins around while people try to sit on it for as long as they can, is one of the beer festival’s oldest rides. But many of the videos discovered by German journalists focus on women whose traditional dirndl dresses have ridden up, often showing their underwear.

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Greece returns priceless relics – and suggests UK should follow suit with Parthenon marbles

Greek PM hopes handover of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria will persuade Britain that time has come for ‘truth, reason, justice and morality’

In a ceremony replete with the sort of fanfare usually reserved for great events, Greece and Bulgaria have formally exchanged “a treasury” of relics and bones, sealing a cultural deal negotiated over decades.

The handover involved priceless religious objects removed from Greece at the height of the first world war, as well as remains thought to belong to Tsar Samuel, Bulgaria’s revered medieval warrior ruler.

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2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court – CNN

  1. 2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court  CNN
  2. U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community  CBS News
  3. Homemade bomb part of alleged plot on Manchester's Jewish community, court told  BBC
  4. Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community in England  NBC News
  5. Prosecutor says 2 Iranian men scouted a UK synagogue for a chlorine bomb plot  abcnews.com
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‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain

Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities ⁠after ​new legislation fails to pass

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities as they step up demands for action to tackle ⁠a mounting housing crisis ⁠after ​government measures were struck down by the opposition.

Demonstrators on Saturday waved posters calling for a general strike ⁠after the measures drawn up to address mass anger over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in ⁠Madrid, and other housing issues, were rejected in parliament on ​Friday.

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High school students in Paris’ deprived suburbs spark national protest movement – Reuters

  1. High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement  Reuters
  2. What to Know About France’s High School Protests  The New York Times
  3. Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests  The Guardian
  4. Why Are Students Protesting Across France?  Time Magazine
  5. French school protester arrested after ‘flamethrower’ attack on woman  The Telegraph
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Sandu slams Russia as attack debris hits Moldova in latest airspace violation – politico.eu

  1. Sandu slams Russia as attack debris hits Moldova in latest airspace violation  politico.eu
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Europe’s drone defences have a Moldova-sized gap. Can Washington plug it?  The Hill
  4. Five drones flew over Moldova, explosions reported in several districts  Ukrinform
  5. Chișinău summons Russian ambassador over entry of missiles and drones into Moldova  Українська правда
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Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman – Euronews.com

  1. Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman  Euronews.com
  2. One dead and scores rescued in floods in Spain  CNN
  3. Spain's Catalonia on alert for 'mini-hurricane' as rain warnings intensify  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region  Yahoo
  5. Eastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding  The Guardian
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Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisis – BBC

  1. Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisis  BBC
  2. Tens of thousands protest in Spain after failed housing reforms  Al Jazeera
  3. Spain's government dealt blow after parliament rejects housing measures. Early election speculated  AP News
  4. Tens of thousands protest against Spain's housing crisis following eviction of 87-year-old woman  Sky News
  5. The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisis  Financial Times
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Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK – Al Jazeera

  1. Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK  Al Jazeera
  2. 2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court  CNN
  3. U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community  CBS News
  4. Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community in England  NBC News
  5. Homemade bomb part of alleged plot on Manchester's Jewish community, court told  BBC
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UK-Iran national arrested over alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford released on bail

The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’

A sixth man who was arrested in connection with a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.

The 25-year-old, a dual UK-Iranian national, was arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

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