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Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity – apnews.com
- Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity apnews.com
- Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukrainian Deep Strikes Have Knocked Out 51% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity UNITED24 Media
- Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says Financial Times
- EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskiy says Reuters
Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity – apnews.com
- Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity apnews.com
- Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ukrainian Deep Strikes Have Knocked Out 51% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity UNITED24 Media
- Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says Financial Times
- EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskiy says Reuters
Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition
Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets
Leaders of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claimed a broad air campaign involving 100 jet aircraft was under way on Monday against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline and farther north in the capital, Sana’a.
The Saudi coalition spokesperson, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the 100 fighter jets participating in Operation Dawn of Yemen were providing support to forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
Continue reading...Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down Islamabad
Pakistani authorities insist marchers calling for former PM to be released from jail will not reach the capital
Imran Khan’s supporters have begun a march to Islamabad to demand his release from jail after efforts by the government to halt the protest failed.
The march began in the former prime minister’s stronghold province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in north-west Pakistan on Sunday, according to leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
Continue reading...Ho Chi Minh city: Twelve arrested for allegedly running cat trafficking ring in Vietnam – BBC
Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government – The New York Times
- Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government The New York Times
- Spain Heads to Early Election With Europe Tilting Right Bloomberg.com
- Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost Reuters
- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election BBC
- When growth is not enough: housing and inflation, Sánchez's key election challenges Yahoo
Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government – The New York Times
- Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government The New York Times
- Spain Heads to Early Election With Europe Tilting Right Bloomberg.com
- Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost Reuters
- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election BBC
- When growth is not enough: housing and inflation, Sánchez's key election challenges Yahoo
In both France and Spain, ruling parties must prove they can give young protesters hope
Demonstrations over housing rights and crumbling schools are a sign the younger generation is withdrawing political consent
In Spain, tens of thousands of people in 50 cities have taken to the streets amid mounting fury over the country’s housing crisis, their feelings made plain on a banner at the burgeoning protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza: “You can speculate on watches, jewels, crypto-bros and Ferraris. But not on our fucking homes.”
In France, as high school pupils clash with police in often violent protests over long hours, missing teachers, crumbling classrooms and an opaque university admissions system, the angry slogans include: “More hours in class than for sleep”, “Fund study, not repression” and “I’d like to be worrying about my maths exam, not my future”.
Continue reading...Putin unleashes ‘General Armageddon’ after years in exile over Wagner coup – the-sun.com
Russia hosts a Taliban delegation, others for consultations on Afghanistan – AP News
Meloni files to trademark her voice in fight against deepfakes – Politico
Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emerges – Al Jazeera
- Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emerges Al Jazeera
- Samoan leader apologizes for ‘Heil Hitler’ salute at 2007 family reunion CNN
- The PM’s ‘Heil Hitler’ moment Samoa Observer
- Samoan PM apologises for 'heil Hitler' salute at family event in 2007 abc.net.au
- Samoa PM Nazi Salute Apology The Batesville Daily Guard
Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emerges – Al Jazeera
- Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emerges Al Jazeera
- Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emerges BBC
- Samoan leader apologizes for ‘Heil Hitler’ salute at 2007 family reunion CNN
- Pro-Israel Samoa prime minister apologizes after Nazi salute video resurfaces Ynetnews
- The PM’s ‘Heil Hitler’ moment Samoa Observer
Teenager’s hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police – BBC
- Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police BBC
- Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week Reuters
- French student loses hand after picking up police stun grenade at protest AL.com
- Nearly 200 students injured in French schools protests as clashes with police continue – as it happened The Guardian
- France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests BBC
What China’s new foothold in Laos could mean for Southeast Asia’s strategic balance – DW.com
- What China's new foothold in Laos could mean for Southeast Asia's strategic balance DW.com
- EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show reuters.com
- World’s 3rd most powerful military opens its first overseas military base near US allies in Asia, but America didn’t see it coming Business Insider Africa
- China & Taiwan Update, October 2, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ban Keun and the Quiet Expansion of China’s Overseas Military Bases Modern Diplomacy
Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens
Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy
Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state.
Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire economic situation, including inflation running at 85%. An overall drop in oil receipts has led to a massive shortfall in foreign exchange earnings and one of the biggest drops in the value of the rial since the Iranian revolution in 1979.
Continue reading...OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google
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OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament’s committee on artificial intelligence has warned, ahead of federal inquiry hearings which will grill the tech company alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google.
Independent senator David Pocock is also demanding answers, saying OpenAI “still have a lot they need to answer” about their AI agent accessing Services Australia data on Medicare and the company’s “appalling” tardiness in notifying the federal government about the incident.
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Continue reading...Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed
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Jewish Australians will mark the third anniversary of the 7 October attacks on Wednesday as Labor state governments condemn pro-Palestinian vigils to be held the same day.
Peak Jewish bodies have organised commemorations across the capital cities but avoided publicising locations as community members report ongoing fears for their safety since the Bondi terror attack in December.
Continue reading...Nigerian military aircraft crashes, killing 32 – reuters.com
- Nigerian military aircraft crashes, killing 32 reuters.com
- Nigerian Air Force says plane carrying 25 crashed with no survivors in southern Ondo state WRAL
- Nigeria Military Helicopter Crashes With 32 Onboard The New York Times
- Nigeria military plane crash: Bola Tinubu declares three days of mourning as 32 killed BBC
- Nigeria launches rescue after military plane crashes with 32 aboard Al Jazeera