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- READ 3/10NYT · 2026-09-30 10:28 UTCLive Updates: Clash in Cockpit Prompts Distress Signal on Israel-Bound Flight
Israel and Saudi Arabia scrambled jets over fears of a hijacking on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia with more than 160 passengers safe and accounted for, officials said.
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$DISTRESS · Live Updates Clash
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-30 09:49 UTCAfrica's richest man to launch Kenya oil refinery despite land protests
The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.
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$REFINERY · Africa Richest Man
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-30 09:42 UTCSingapore launches matchmaking service for government workers
The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.
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$MATCHMAK · Singapore Launches Matchmaking
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-30 09:35 UTCA Way Out of the A.I. Arms Race?
New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.
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$ARMS · Way Out Arms
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-30 09:31 UTCAmerican Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading
The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. Over a correspondent’s many trips there, it was not clear that this ever changed much.
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$AMERICAN · American Forces Withdraw
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-30 09:31 UTCAfter Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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$UNCERTAI · Two Decades Forces
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-30 09:07 UTCIn Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit
In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.
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$POLITICI · Fractious France Politicians
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-30 08:59 UTCUS actor Chad Lowe 'heartbroken' by death of daughter Fiona aged 13
Lowe and his wife Kim Painter announce the death of their daughter, who "was the light of our lives".
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$HEARTBRO · Actor Chad Lowe
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- READ 3/10BBC · 2026-09-30 08:45 UTC'He will never walk free': Indian judge's letter promises child sex abuse survivor
In the emotional letter, the judge describes the survivor as "the bravest little girl this court has ever seen".
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$PROMISES · Never Walk Free
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- READ 4/10NPR · 2026-09-30 08:43 UTCU.S. military withdraws from Iraq two decades after invasion
23 years after the United States military invaded Iraq, sparking an insurgency and a civil war, the U.S. has withdrawn its forces, as the country still tries to combat Iranian influence.
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$WITHDRAW · Military Withdraws Iraq
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- READ 3/10NPR · 2026-09-30 07:07 UTCAn 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
María del Carmen Abascal's case has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets in recent days and led the Spanish government to present measures to address the country's housing crisis.
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$RETURNIN · Year Old Woman
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- READ 1/10NYT · 2026-09-30 06:43 UTCMalaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings
Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.
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$REPATRIA · Malaysia Begins Repatriation
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- READ 3/10BBC · 2026-09-30 05:24 UTCSouth Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three
Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.
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$PYONGYAN · South Korea Demands
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-30 05:02 UTCGirl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
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$INFECTIO · Girl Multiple Surgeries
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- READ 6/10BBC · 2026-09-30 05:01 UTC'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner
"Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.
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$BACKPACK · Backpack Declared Alaska
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- READ 3/10BBC · 2026-09-30 04:21 UTCRestaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals in South Korea
The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the "best Chinese restaurant" in South Korea.
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$RESTAURA · Restaurant Named Jinping
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- READ 6/10BBC · 2026-09-30 04:01 UTCThree takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.
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$INTELLIG · Three Takeaways Trump
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- READ 3/10NYT · 2026-09-30 00:19 UTCIsraeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home
The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.
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$PALESTIN · Israeli Settlers Stop
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-29 23:39 UTCUS Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution
The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.
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$EXECUTIO · Supreme Court Denies
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- READ 5/10BBC · 2026-09-29 23:15 UTCChinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.
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$RESEARCH · Chinese Tool Told
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- READ 3/10BBC · 2026-09-29 22:33 UTCSix Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after more than 100 allege brain injuries
Hundreds of riders were allegedly injured on X2, which has seats that spin 360 degrees.
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$ROLLERCO · Six Flags Shuts
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- READ 4/10BBC · 2026-09-29 21:55 UTCMore than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.
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$DETAINED · More Than 400
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-29 20:31 UTCNo Bombs Found in U.K. Case, but Officials Say Threat to Bases Is Real
The prospect of an attack on an air base used by U.S. forces prompted stepped-up protections across Europe, but confusion shrouds the case, in which the suspects were released on bail.
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$OFFICIAL · Bombs Found Case
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-29 20:07 UTCWhy the U.S. Is Imposing New Visa Restrictions on South Africa
The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions on the country days after receiving a letter that South African officials had hoped would bring down the temperature.
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$RESTRICT · Imposing Visa Restrictions
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- READ 2/10NYT · 2026-09-29 19:37 UTCDozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing
An airstrike on a bustling market in rebel territory left at least 50 people dead, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in months.
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$MILITARY · Dozens Killed Myanmar
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- READ 3/10NYT · 2026-09-29 17:22 UTCPrime Minister Andy Burnham Lays Out Plan to Change UK in Emotional Speech at Labour Conference
Andy Burnham set out a range of policies on Tuesday in his biggest speech since becoming prime minister of Britain. “I accept people will not agree with every part of it,” he said.
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$CONFEREN · Prime Minister Andy
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- READ 5/10NPR · 2026-09-29 17:17 UTCPotential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.
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$POTENTIA · Potential Taiwan Tension
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- READ 4/10NYT · 2026-09-29 16:01 UTCAccusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right
Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old protégé of Marine Le Pen, is said to have made antisemitic statements as a teenage activist. He denies it.
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$ANTISEMI · Accusations Antisemitism Hit
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- READ 5/10NPR · 2026-09-29 11:36 UTCTrump weakens fuel efficiency standards. And, Cornell fraternity rape case reopened
The Trump administration has weakened fuel efficiency standards for new cars. And, prosecutors have reopened a Cornell University fraternity rape case.
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$EFFICIEN · Trump Weakens Fuel
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- READ 2/10NYT · 2026-09-29 09:01 UTCBomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine
It was possible, for a time, to think that Kramatorsk, where I was born and raised, would survive the war mostly unscathed. Not any more.
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$HOMETOWN · Bomb Bomb Slow
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