Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

Man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with men arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, police say

Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community.

​Police say another man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with them as part of a plot to get a bomb to attack Jewish targets.

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DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell

Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project

The US ⁠justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell ⁠for cost overruns ⁠related ​to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday.

Attorney general Todd ⁠Blanche – in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development – said he has not ruled out ⁠continuing to look into the project’s oversight and potentially take ​action if evidence of ‌wrongdoing came to ‌light.

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Putin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’ – New York Post

  1. Putin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’  New York Post
  2. Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says  Financial Times
  3. Russian fear-mongering stokes fears of military escalation  Semafor
  4. Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war as Russia targets Kyiv civilians  The Independent
  5. Putin Humiliated as His Desperate Order Is Exposed  The Daily Beast
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Trump rules out diesel export ban after Europe agrees to tap stockpiles – Politico

  1. Trump rules out diesel export ban after Europe agrees to tap stockpiles  Politico
  2. ‘Blackmail’: Europe fumes against White House demand for more diesel  Politico
  3. After threatening to ban U.S. exports of diesel fuel, Trump admits 'we were never going to do it'  Fortune
  4. G7 to release 100 million barrels of diesel and other reserves through IEA  Reuters
  5. G-7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel and Crude  WSJ
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China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll – Yahoo

  1. China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll  Yahoo
  2. Measuring the Trump effect in Latin America  The Economist
  3. Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Poll  Al Jazeera
  4. Analysis: Winning Trade Without Winning Hearts  Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
  5. Latin America Critical Minerals China vs US Investment  Rare Earth Exchanges
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India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls – The New York Times

  1. India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls  The New York Times
  2. Police detain protesters at Gen Z-led rally against India's voter roll changes  Yahoo
  3. Hundreds from India's Gen Z-led 'cockroach' party protest, seek election chief's resignation  Reuters
  4. India: Cockroach Janta Party announces Delhi march for October 10, calls for election chief's resignation  DW.com
  5. India: Authorities trampling on human rights in crackdown on electoral roll protests  Amnesty International
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