‘Can I take the door?’ woman pleads at Syrian prison exhibit
A Syrian woman spotted her missing brother’s name on a prison cell door at an exhibition in Damascus.

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A Syrian woman spotted her missing brother’s name on a prison cell door at an exhibition in Damascus.

Ex-Real Madrid and Manchester United stars, Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho among post-deadline free agents.

Guendouzi and Greenwood made provocative gestures towards the Lyon supporters after their Champions League playoff.

The Netherlands has $83.7bn worth of gold in domestic and foreign reserves.
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Cofounder of Ms Magazine was a strong advocate for women's rights throughout her life.
Families in Nepal are performing symbolic funerals for loved ones still missing a week after the devastating floods.
Years of wrangling over pay, union recognition and collective bargaining are now back on the negotiating table.
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The World Meteorological Organization says forecasts show 100% likelihood that El Nino will continue through February.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Canada next week, according to sources that spoke to Radio-Canada.

Republican members of Congress are publicly backing U.S. President Donald Trump in his trade war with Canada and blaming Prime Minister Mark Carney's government for walking away from negotiations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one of the 30 Canadian citizens and permanent residents missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal's border region with China has been found safe.

Ottawa's ethics commissioner found Liberal MP Lori Idlout violated Parliament's conflict of interest code, but recommended against imposing any penalties against her.
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The pair are discussing small boats, defence and Ukraine in Burnham's first bilateral talks in Downing Street.

The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.

The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.

Some MPs have pressed for the government to introduce a cap on UK-based donors.

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The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

Cold War veterans who oversaw nuclear tests have claimed they caused lifelong health problems.

Vice President Vance is set to hold the White House's first press briefing in 42 days on Thursday afternoon, speaking in place of a press secretary — a role that remains vacant after Karoline Leavitt's end-of-August departure. The briefing is set for 1 p.m. EDT. The vice president was one of a handful of Trump...

It has finally occurred to the people crowing about trillion-dollar AI valuations that sharing a bit of that wealth is going to be necessary.

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The Supreme Court’s expansion of President Trump’s firing power is sweeping into mine safety. Moshe Marvit, whom Trump sacked from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), moved to voluntarily drop his legal challenge on Wednesday. He disagrees with the high court's decision but conceded it means the agency is no longer independent. “I brought this case to...

Vice President Vance will give remarks Thursday on the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the U.S. manufacturing workforce through the launch of a new training program as part of President Trump's focus on domestic production. The Foundry School, a project of the State Department’s Pax Silica initiative, will train entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians and industrial leaders...

President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans facing tight races in the November midterm elections to run on his record, pledging to join them on the campaign trail. Trump told Republican lawmakers at a dinner in the White House Rose Garden that they had successful stories to pass along to voters in the remaining months of...

The name on everyone’s lips in Washington in one of the most talked about Senate races this fall is neither candidate. It’s Hasan Piker. He's been described as a left-wing “streamer from California.” For some progressives, he's part of the equation they argue the party needs to build a "winning coalition." To other Democrats and many Republicans, he's antisemitic and a “communist fanatic.” Piker, who boasts 3.1 million followers...

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The catastrophe that began high in the mighty Himalayas on the Tibet-Nepal border is a warning from the world’s youngest, tallest and most volatile mountain range about the dangerous illusion that humans can engineer nature into submission.

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Bosnian Serb and Serbian leaders continue to deny that the genocide happened.

The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."

David Richardson worked to eliminate the country's top disaster agency when he led FEMA last year. Now, he says the administration has abandoned that goal.

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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein about the Democratic Party's division over embracing Democratic Socialism.

NPR's Michel Martin asks former Obama administration official Benjamin Gedan {guh-DAN} about the viability of the Trump administration's plan for Venezuelan oil.
A lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters.
Revanth Reddy sacks Minister Konda Surekha amid row over her daughters remarks
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Raghav Chadha tried to sneak into Delhi voter rolls AAP on defector MPs SIR claims
The signal Congress sent by dismissing Konda Surekha from Telangana Cabinet — The Hindu.

“I have written to Leader of House, Rajya Sabha, J.P. Nadda and reminded him that even after 24 days there has been no action on the assurances given by the government in the Upper House,” Kharge said

Uttarakhand unit chief of the BJP Mahendra Bhatt had said the venue had been ‘polluted’ by slogans that were not appropriate for a religious place, dismissing the Opposition’s criticism of the ritual

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Congress questions police action, says no FIR registered against organisers of the ritual

If the IWT survived all the trials in the past, it is because India's threshold of tolerance had been unusually high. But Pakistan must know that it can't arm-twist India through international pressure.

As Okinawa Prefecture's gubernatorial race picks up steam, some guidance can be had from a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
The Seoul capital region accounts for just 12% of South Korea's land but 53% of national gross domestic product.
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What can an Eleventh Century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of seachange in 2026 Europe? France’s president on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry… which... for the record... is not a tapestry but a delicate scroll of embroidered cloth that chronicles a radical turning point in our continent’s history. Should France’s outgoing president and the British current monarch who welcomes him be likened more to the defending Saxons or the invading Normans?

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham are set to hold their first talks on Thursday after meeting a day earlier at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Migrant boats crossing the Channel and the war in Ukraine are some of the issues the two leaders are expected to discuss.

Ortega hit back at Washington dismissing US pressure while the reform - which also extends presidential terms to seven years - still requires a second legislative vote before taking effect in January.

Locals fear the closure of another smelter in Tasmania will be disastrous for the economy as anger brews over the federal government's failure to offer a bailout.
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The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.

Masked men allegedly attacked the Trinamool Congress Camac Street office early Thursday. Visuals showed items being removed and a room damaged after the incident. Abhishek Banerjee alleged BJP workers stormed the office and assaulted people inside. He also criticized Kolkata Police for their delayed response to the attack. The party demands immediate arrests and an investigation into the violence.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country

Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty to murder charge

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Putin accuses Zelenskyy of 'terrorism', while Ukraine warns foreign airlines against using Russian airspace.

Bodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal's Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood.
