Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC, U.S. says – Axios

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  1. Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC, U.S. says  Axios
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade, data shows  Reuters
  3. Centcom commander says naval blockade cost Iran $25B in oil revenue  The Hill
  4. Iran's Economy is Grappling Under the U.S. Blockade. But it Still Reportedly Managed to Export Some Fuel.  Yahoo Finance
  5. Iran broke? $25 billion oil loss, $350 million crypto frozen as militias send money back to IRGC, says US  The Times of India
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Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage – Reuters

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  1. Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage  Reuters
  2. Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers  AP News
  3. The UN Corridor Rumors Hanging Over the Secretary-General Race  PassBlue
  4. Africa has just one representative in UN top job race after ex-Senegalese president drops out  Business Insider Africa
  5. It’s Now a Three-Way Race for UN Secretary-General  Global Dispatches
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Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu – Reuters

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  1. Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile headed for Yanbu  Reuters
  2. Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure  Reuters
  3. Yemen’s government says Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport  Al Jazeera
  4. Houthi Missiles Strike Government Headquarters in Yemen  The New York Times
  5. Iran-aligned Houthis target Yemeni presidential palace, prime minister remains unharmed  CNN
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Tens of Thousands Lose Power After Russian Strikes – Newser

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  1. Tens of Thousands Lose Power After Russian Strikes  Newser
  2. Ukraine Civilian Casualties Surge as Russia Intensifies Strikes  Bloomberg.com
  3. Gemma Connell, Director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on Behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator — Briefing to the U  The America Times
  4. At the UN General Assembly called for the immediate return of the Zaporizhzhia NPP  UA.NEWS
  5. The EU has called on member states to cease all support for Russia in the war  UkrMedia News
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MAGA-Coded CBS Hit by Bombshell ‘Insubordination’ Leak – The Daily Beast

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  1. MAGA-Coded CBS Hit by Bombshell ‘Insubordination’ Leak  The Daily Beast
  2. Contrition on the CBS Cruise  Status
  3. Sir Trevor Phillips urges CBS News colleagues to give critics blunt riposte  The Guardian
  4. Bari Weiss’ Foreign Editor Threatens CBS Correspondent in Clash Over Citing Palestinian Gaza Deaths  TheWrap
  5. The Case of the ‘Magic Number’  Columbia Journalism Review
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Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report – Al Jazeera

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  1. Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report  Al Jazeera
  2. Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports  Reuters
  3. Brazil’s Leftist President Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent  The New York Times
  4. Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias  NBC News
  5. Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling  AP News
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Meta employees said Lula’s accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports – Reuters

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  1. Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports  Reuters
  2. Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias  NBC News
  3. Brazil’s Leftist President Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent  The New York Times
  4. Meta AI Creates Campaign Material for Flávio Bolsonaro and Blocks Lula Content - 14/10/2026 - Brazil  Folha de S.Paulo
  5. Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report  Al Jazeera
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Trump’s team is in chaos as midterms enter final stretch – Los Angeles Times

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  1. Trump’s team is in chaos as midterms enter final stretch  Los Angeles Times
  2. Trump faults aides as Republican midterm prospects dim  Reuters
  3. Opinion - Election time is here, and voters have caught on to con-man Trump  Yahoo News Canada
  4. Staff Turnover and Missing Funds: A Tumultuous Week at Trump’s White House | Politics | U.S. News  U.S. News & World Report
  5. White House chaos overshadows Donald Trump’s midterms push  Financial Times
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms

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Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.

But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is on a knife edge ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different visions for the future of the rainforest and how that affects relations with the US under Donald Trump.

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