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France suspended police stun grenade use at student protests after a 15-year-old lost his hand during Lens clashes on October 5, 2026
Guardians' six-run sixth inning beat the White Sox 9-5 in ALDS Game 4, forcing a winner-take-all Game 5 in Cleveland against a trip to face the Rays
Flavio Bolsonaro beat polls to lead Brazil's first round at 47.45% versus Lula's 44.66%, setting an October 25 runoff as markets surge
Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike, who survived two pentobarbital doses, forced an execution pause, third-party review, and prisons chief Frank Strada's resignation
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego Oct 8 after 321-day Iran-war deployment with record 265 days at sea and eight confirmed suicide attempts
Houthi missile/drone attacks killed three at Saudi Arabia's Abha and Riyadh airports October 6-7, prompting coalition retaliation, Turkish and Pakistani troop deployments under the Mecca Alliance, and Houthi designation of Saudi airspace as a target zone
Suspended SA police general Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing continues over rape, grooming and trafficking charges amid alleged threat recordings
Max Verstappen won the rain- and software-glitch-chaos-hit Bahrain GP relocated to Sepang, Malaysia, as Russell's DNF boosted Antonelli's title lead
Bollywood actor Nana Patekar died at 75 on October 8, 2026, after cardiac arrest at his Goa home
India-wide protests, detentions, and Supreme Court notices escalate demands for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over SIR electoral-roll revision
Google signed 3,590 MW of 20- and 15-year power deals with Constellation, funding $4.3B in nuclear uprates at 11 reactors; CEG stock jumped 12%
At least three tankers hit by unidentified projectiles in Strait of Hormuz in two days, injuring 12 crew and pushing Brent above $101
Paramount Skydance closed its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover on October 6, 2026, forming debt-laden Skydance Corporation (NYSE: SKYD)
WSJ reports Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle sought a $100,000 wire from donor Eric Deters before her confirmation hearing; Rubio declines comment as Democrats demand investigation
South African jurist Navi Pillay, who chaired the UN inquiry accusing Israel of Gaza genocide, wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting international law
US pulls all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected Iran-linked terror plot; six arrested on bail, no charges, Iran denies role

















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