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Gunmen stormed a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, southern Jordan, during a funeral on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens. Jordanian officials described the attack as terrorism motivated by extremist takfiri ideology.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cubans seeking political change to partner discreetly with the CIA on Friday, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Cuba's communist government. The CIA followed with a video offering contact instructions in Spanish.
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The Justice Department sent letters Friday to California county election offices asking them to set aside mail-in ballots from people on a federal list of suspected noncitizens, and warned that officials who knowingly count them could face criminal liability. State officials and several counties have pushed back, and the dispute is before a federal appeals court.
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Hundreds of thousands of people marched across France on Saturday over school funding and living costs, with clashes in Paris and other cities despite 70,000 deployed officers. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police made nearly 1,000 arrests, while the Louvre and other Paris museums stayed closed.
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The United States and Iran have been locked in military conflict since late February 2026, centered on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route. The conflict began after joint U.S.-Israeli airstr…
France has been gripped by escalating student-led civil unrest since late September over deteriorating school conditions, including overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages. What began as localized protests involving…
The Trump administration's efforts to review state voter rolls for noncitizens have sparked a legal and political dispute ahead of the November midterm elections. In October, a federal judge blocked the administration's…
Elon Musk restricted Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield satellite networks beginning around October 22, according to multiple sources citing the decision as unilateral. The restrictions significantly im…
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Twelve people, including six children as young as 11, were shot near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium during homecoming weekend. Police said the shooting followed an altercation and called it an isolated incident.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed a newly opened bridge into China on Saturday, his first visit to the country in a year, and met with senior Chinese officials to discuss expanding bilateral ties.
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Ukraine reported Saturday that SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield satellite systems have returned to full operating speeds after more than a week of restrictions that disrupted military operations. Elon Musk said the slowdown was imposed because Ukraine violated terms of service by using the systems for offensive drone strikes.
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The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million to approximately 1,300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, marking the second-largest settlement of its kind involving a Catholic archdiocese in the United States.
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The New York City Council voted 40–7 on Thursday to phase out horse-drawn carriages from Central Park by June 1, 2028, ending a century-old tradition following an 18-year-old tourist's death and years of animal welfare concerns.
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A man was arrested after using a sledgehammer to damage a World War II monument near Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, destroying one statue's head and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
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London's Metropolitan Police confirmed Saturday that it received a letter in January 2019 containing allegations against Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, but did not share the details with other law enforcement agencies.
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Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Friday memo that Iranian plots to kill Americans have reached "advanced stages" in the Middle East and other countries. The State Department is cutting staff at several regional embassies as the U.S. weighs new strikes on Iran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a major military operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday after two soldiers were killed in a shooting attack near Hebron. The operation, expected to last several days, includes house-to-house searches, weapons confiscation, and building demolitions.
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Researchers estimate more than 50,000 people died from extreme heat in European urban areas during summer 2026, with climate change responsible for roughly two-thirds of the deaths.
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Researchers using advanced AI models uncovered critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by roughly 70% of websites, prompting governments and companies worldwide to patch systems or take sites offline this week.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined Friday on escalating Middle East geopolitical concerns and surging oil prices, as investors also grappled with worries about massive tech spending on artificial intelligence.
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President Trump's administration has granted tariff exemptions on select Canadian imports, including agricultural packaging and equipment, a move announced by Republican Sen. Susan Collins as she faces a competitive reelection race in Maine.
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The White House announced on Friday that First Lady Melania Trump negotiated a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, set to begin October 29 to allow humanitarian aid delivery and civilian evacuations.
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in Alaska seeking to bar certification of the U.S. Senate result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in a way that could be tied to voter confusion with another candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan. President Trump said he directed the suit; Peltola's campaign called it a political threat to overturn an election.
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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state's most powerful Democrats, was charged Thursday with drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering in connection with an alleged marijuana distribution enterprise. Six other defendants, including several of her relatives, were also charged in the indictment.
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Two former senior FBI officials surrendered on Friday after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles in investigations into Hunter Biden. The charges, filed less than two weeks before the midterm election, have drawn criticism from defense attorneys who say the timing is politically motivated.
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Ukrainian defense officials say speed limits on Starlink and Starshield remain in place as of Friday, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had lifted the restrictions.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing federal agencies to reduce mortgage costs by canceling mortgage insurance for eligible borrowers and making refinancing cheaper, though the concrete savings remain unclear pending implementation details.
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Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA vaccine reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 42% when combined with immunotherapy in a Phase 3 trial of over 1,100 patients. The results, presented this weekend at a major oncology conference, may point toward a new era of tailored cancer treatments.
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