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Oct 11, 2024

Obama slams Trump’s new ‘norms’

Former President Barack Obama took the campaign trail on Thursday to bolster support for Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, delivering a speech that fought back against the new norms that Trump has established.

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Reuters
Oct 11, 2024

Russia hits Ukrainian missile system; Ukraine strikes Russian airfield

The Ukrainian side also said that an early morning strike targeted a Russian military airfield and hit one of its ammunition depots.

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Web Desk
Oct 11, 2024

Oil slips as investors weigh US hurricane impact, Middle East tensions

Oil prices dipped slightly on Friday, cooling off from Thursday’s rally, but still on track for a second consecutive weekly gain.

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Web Desk Reuters
Oct 11, 2024

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers decide to stay despite Israeli attacks

UNIFIL said Israel attacks wounded two of their members and knocked out some of their monitoring capabilities.

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Web Desk DW
Oct 11, 2024

Iranian prisoners protest against death penalty as executions rise

After Iran, Saudi Arabia accounted for the largest number (172) of recorded executions.

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Reuters
Oct 10, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school

The strike occurrs in the city of Deir Al-Balah where a million people have taken shelter after fleeing fighting elsewhere

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Reuters
Oct 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton exits Florida without setting off feared flooding

Tampa Bay area appears to have escaped without the catastrophic flooding that had been feared

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Web Desk
Oct 10, 2024

South Korea’s experimental novelist Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature

The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million)

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Reuters
Oct 10, 2024

Hundreds gather to pay last respects to Ratan Tata

Tributes poure in from around the world, underlining his popularity that transcended boundaries and generations

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Reuters
Oct 10, 2024

Israeli troops fire at 3 UNIFIL positions in southern Lebanon

Israeli troops opened fire at three positions held by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Thursday, according to a U.N. source who was not immediately able to specify the type of fire.