Drugs and weapons seized in sweep of jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held

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Brooklyn detention center holding 1,200 has been under scrutiny since two fatal stabbings this summer

Federal authorities have confirmed that they seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a sweep of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held on sex trafficking conspiracy charges ahead of a trial next year.

The Bureau of Prisons, which headed up the interagency sweep of the Metropolitan detention center (MDC) in Brooklyn that began on Monday, said the action was not related to Combs’s detention but was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates.

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New Yorkers urged to conserve water after driest October in 150 years

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Mayor Eric Adams asks residents to take shorter showers as city agencies ordered to prepare conservation plans

New York’s mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch Saturday after a parched October in the city and in much of the United States.

A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of water-saving directives, and Eric Adams pitched it in a social media video as a step to try to ward off the possibility of a worse shortage in the United States’ most populous city.

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How Europe is preparing for a possible second Trump presidency – The Washington Post

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  1. How Europe is preparing for a possible second Trump presidency  The Washington Post
  2. ‘Bitter medicine’: Why some EU officials quietly yearn for Trump  POLITICO Europe
  3. How the US election may unsettle Europe  Financial Times
  4. Ahead of possible second Trump term, Europe 'not naive' on trade anymore, says France's Europe minister  CNN
  5. Jitters in Europe ahead of US elections  VOA Asia
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King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’

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Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation

King Charles and Prince William’s property empires are taking millions of pounds from cash-strapped charities and public services including the NHS, state schools and prisons, according to a new investigation.

The reports claim the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, which are exempt from business taxes and used to fund the royals’ lifestyles and philanthropic work, are set to make at least £50m from leasing land to public services. The two duchies hold a total of more than 5,400 leases.

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Armed group kidnaps more than 200 military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia – CNN

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  1. Armed group kidnaps more than 200 military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia  CNN
  2. Bolivia military post taken over and soldiers held hostage  BBC.com
  3. Bolivia's Arce says Morales backers behind military posts takeover  Reuters Canada
  4. Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage  The Guardian
  5. Bolivia says Morales supporters detained over 200 soldiers  DW (English)
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Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

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Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member

The Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented operation on Saturday morning during which Israeli commandos landed on the shores of Batroun, northern Lebanon, captured the alleged official and escaped via speedboat.

In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a “senior operative of Hezbollah” and transferred him to its territory to be investigated by military intelligence. The media outlet Axios cited Israeli sources as saying the captured man – Imad Amhaz – was responsible for Hezbollah’s naval operations.

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Israel Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative – The New York Times

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  1. Israel Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative  The New York Times
  2. Israel says it captured senior Hezbollah operative in amphibious special forces raid  CNN
  3. Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says  The Associated Press
  4. Israeli naval force detains person after landing in Lebanese coastal town, sources say  Reuters
  5. Mariner abducted in northern Lebanon coastal raid  Al Jazeera English
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Labour challenges Badenoch to back billions for public services and tax rises

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Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win

Labour has thrown down an immediate challenge to the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, to back Rachel Reeves’s budget plans for big increases in tax, spending and borrowing, as a huge political divide threatened to open up over economic policy and the future of public services.

All the main party leaders congratulated Badenoch on Saturday on becoming the first black leader of a main UK party after she stormed to victory over former immigration minister Robert Jenrick with 56.5% of the vote among Conservative party members.

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Footage shows arrest of Sara Sharif’s alleged killers on plane from Pakistan

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Ten-year-old’s stepmother says ‘I think you’re looking for us’ in bodycam footage played to jurors during trial

Footage of the moment police boarded a plane to arrest the alleged killers of Sara Sharif has been shown to jurors, showing the 10-year-old’s stepmother saying to officers: “I think you’re looking for us.”

The exchange was captured on cameras worn by officers and played in court during their trial.

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Devon cliff collapse leaves Sidmouth cottage teetering by 400ft drop

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Council closes coastal path and warns beachgoers to stay clear after landslip at Jacob’s Ladder Beach

The views from the old thatched cottage perched on top of Sidmouth cliffs in Devon have always been spectacular.

Now, though, they are downright terrifying after part of the 185m-year-old sandstone cliff collapsed, leaving the period property teetering on the edge of a 400ft drop.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges allies to stop just ‘watching’ amid North Korea threat

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Ukrainian president calls on countries to step in before troops sent to Russia by Pyongyang reach battlefield

Ukraine’s president urged allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, while the army chief said his troops were facing “one of the most powerful offensives” by Moscow since the full-scale war began.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a pre-emptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained and said Kyiv knows their location. But he said Ukraine can’t do it without permission from allies to use western-made long-range weapons to hit targets deep inside Russia.

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U.S. warns Iran: We won’t be able to restrain Israel if you attack – Axios

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  1. U.S. warns Iran: We won't be able to restrain Israel if you attack  Axios
  2. US to Iran: Avoid strikes or face unrestrained Israeli retaliation - report  The Jerusalem Post
  3. U.S. Warns Iran It Can't 'Hold Israel Back' If New Attack Launched, Axios Reports  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  4. With worst-case scenario averted for now, White House and Harris campaign still face a serious risk in Middle East conflict  CNN
  5. US said to warn Iran it won’t be able to restrain Israel if Tehran attacks again  The Times of Israel
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