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Record rainfall since 1942 floods Istanbul, killing at least two including an electrocuted teenager, shutting schools and paralyzing traffic
SpaceX's unannounced Starlink speed cap cripples Ukrainian drone operations amid Trump pressure and Russian strikes
Pope Leo XIV declared cancer-free after Oct. 13 lung adenocarcinoma surgery; doctors say no further treatment is needed and his November Latin America trip should proceed
Houthis' deadly Riyadh airport strike kills 12-18, shuts the airport, postpones Saudi mega-events, and pushes Trump to weigh joining the war
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years (7.5 to serve) for raping and abusing two child victims; appeal lodged
Trump cancels Pentagon plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's December 3 firing-squad execution after bipartisan, UN, and religious backlash; execution proceeds untelevised
WSJ reports Musk throttled Ukraine's military Starshield; Trump called Musk to restore it, but Ukraine says speeds remain restricted
Two gunmen killed seven (possibly eight) worshippers at a Jordanian church funeral in Karak; attackers fled and remain at large
South Africa's ex-deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya resigns, remains jailed on rape and trafficking charges as bail judgment is set for 20 October
Trump posts AI video hugging tiger that killed 23-year-old William Chapman at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, prompting family plea to stop sharing footage
Trump's Oct. 9 deal easing Russian diesel sanctions faces bipartisan Senate rebuke, GOP midterm defections, European backlash, and analyst skepticism it will lower prices
Roof collapse at Peshawar's private Al-Khair school kills roughly 28–34 people, mostly children under 13; owner arrested for substandard construction
Macron's Gulf tour secures 200,000 tonnes/month of extra diesel from UAE and Bahrain plus Qatari LNG amid French cost-of-living protests
AI-discovered "PHP2Shell" critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618/109619) force global website shutdowns and emergency patches after details leak early
Kelly Clarkson's viral 'Pretty Woman' complaint against Brooklyn shop Art of Play over a $15,000 bird automaton escalates, with security footage, harassment claims, and Molly repriced at $15 million
2026 Forest Declaration Assessment: global deforestation fell 15% in 2025 to 7M hectares, but Congo Basin losses hit 2.4M hectares as 2030 Glasgow pledge slips out of reach

















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