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Russia holds State Duma vote in annexed Ukrainian regions: Moscow cites 3.5 million voters

Russia's parliamentary vote includes residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia—territories Russia annexed in September 2022. Kyiv called the balloting illegal; human rights groups and analysts report coercion and pressure on local residents.

  • Russia included residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the State Duma vote; Moscow says there are over 3.5 million voters there.
  • Kyiv called the voting illegal and urged foreign governments not to recognise the election.
  • Human rights groups report coercion: door-to-door visits escorted by troops, threats of dismissal and linking social payments to participation.
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Trump bars CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access citing 'fiction and lies'

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access. He described their reporting as 'fiction and lies' and warned other news organizations could face similar restrictions.

  • Donald Trump said he has barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access.
  • He described their reporting as "fiction and lies."
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Car bombing and gun attack at Kohat police mosque leaves at least 21 dead

A vehicle packed with explosives struck a mosque inside the Kohat police compound during Friday prayers. Officials report at least 21 dead and more than 100 injured; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police pointed to a faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

  • A vehicle-bomb hit the mosque at the Kohat police compound at about 13:15 local during Friday prayers.
  • Officials report at least 21 killed and more than 100 injured; 15 police officers and a four-year-old child are among the dead.
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BBC World
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Sweden's PM Ulf Kristersson resigns after right‑wing bloc loses general election

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned after preliminary results showed his right‑wing bloc with 173 seats against the centre‑left opposition's 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag. The Swedish Election Authority’s counts will be formally certified in the coming days.

  • Ulf Kristersson resigned after his right‑wing bloc lost the general election.
  • The centre‑left bloc is set to win 176 seats and the right‑wing bloc 173 seats in the 349‑seat Riksdag.
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BBC World
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War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing at least 21 people including eight children

A six-storey, war-damaged building in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa collapsed overnight, killing at least 21 people including eight children and injuring 45, rescue services and medics say. UNDP Gaza warned roughly 400 other war-damaged buildings face imminent collapse; UN and Egyptian teams joined rescue efforts.

  • The collapsed building in Tal al-Hawa killed at least 21 people, including eight children.
  • 45 injured were taken to hospitals; Civil Defence initially worked by hand due to lack of equipment.
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BBC World
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Bali police probe deaths of Australian man and two children: suspected murder of children, father’s death by hanging

In Kuta, Bali, authorities found the bodies of a 57-year-old Australian man and two children, aged 7 and 4; Denpasar police say the children likely died from violence while the man is suspected to have died by hanging. Investigators have interviewed witnesses, reviewed CCTV and are liaising with the Australian consulate.

  • A 57-year-old Australian and two children, aged 7 and 4, were found dead in a Kuta bungalow.
  • Denpasar police say the children are suspected to have died from acts of violence and the father is suspected to have died by hanging.
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George Chuvalo dies at 89 — five-time Canadian heavyweight champion died on his birthday

Canadian heavyweight George Chuvalo has died at 89; across 93 professional fights he was never knocked down. Sully's Boxing Gym said he died on his birthday; Ontario Premier Doug Ford called him a Canadian icon.

  • George Chuvalo died at 89, Sully's Boxing Gym said he died on his birthday.
  • He had 93 professional fights with 73 wins, 18 losses and 2 draws, and was never knocked down.
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Train derailment near Rouen probed after rail piece found; malicious act under investigation

French investigators are probing a passenger train derailment near Rouen on Friday evening after authorities say a piece of rail was present on the track; the reason for its presence is unknown. 186 people were on board and 44 were treated, including an 18-year-old woman airlifted in critical condition.

  • Investigators say a piece of rail on the track is the leading theory for the derailment.
  • 186 passengers were aboard; 44 were treated and an 18-year-old woman was airlifted in critical condition.
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Lil Durk acquitted in federal murder‑for‑hire trial over 2022 LA shooting

Durk Devontay Banks, known as Lil Durk, was found not guilty on all counts in a federal murder‑for‑hire case on Friday related to a fatal August 2022 shooting in Los Angeles. He remains in custody pending a separate trial set for October 5 (organiser timezone: unspecified).

  • Lil Durk (Durk Devontay Banks) was acquitted on all five federal counts in the murder‑for‑hire case.
  • The case stems from an August 2022 petrol‑station shooting in Los Angeles where Saviay'a Robinson was killed; Tyquian Bowman was unharmed.
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UN warns Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since 2022 invasion — risk of humanitarian catastrophe

Alexander De Croo, head of the UN Development Programme, said Ukraine faces its "toughest winter" since Russia's 2022 invasion. He warned that systematic attacks on energy infrastructure risk cutting power and water and could precipitate a humanitarian catastrophe.

  • Alexander De Croo warned Ukraine faces its "toughest winter" since 2022.
  • He said Russia is carrying out "very systematic" strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure.
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Fire on M/V June Aster off Palawan: 35 dead as dozens remain unaccounted for

A fire aboard the M/V June Aster on Wednesday evening left 35 people dead, authorities said. The ferry’s manifest listed 134 people; 54 are unaccounted for, 43 were rescued, and the vessel’s owner says it is cooperating with the probe.

  • A Wednesday evening fire on M/V June Aster left 35 confirmed dead.
  • 30 bodies were brought to Coron; additional remains remain aboard the ship.
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Mexico homicide trial continues over killing of Australian surfers and US friend

The father of two Australian surfers testified as a trial continued against three men accused of killing the brothers and their US friend. Authorities say the men were shot in the head during an attempted pickup-truck theft and their bodies were found in a cliff-top shaft.

  • Three men are on trial for the killings of two Australian brothers and their US friend.
  • Authorities say the victims were shot in the head during an attempted pickup theft; bodies were found in a cliff-top shaft.
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Sharpeville survivors and families seek court ruling to void Indemnity Act 61 of 1961

Survivors and relatives of the 21 March 1960 Sharpeville shootings have filed court papers asking the Gauteng High Court to declare Indemnity Act 61 of 1961 unconstitutional and to certify a class action. Lawyers for Human Rights say the 1961 law blocked civil and criminal proceedings arising from the massacre.

  • Survivors and relatives have asked the Gauteng High Court to declare Indemnity Act 61 of 1961 unconstitutional and to certify a class action (organiser timezone: SAST).
  • Apartheid-era police records recorded 69 dead and 180 injured; a 2024 study using police records suggests up to 91 dead and 238 injured.
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Al Jazeera English
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Ikea allowed to sue Belgian party Vlaams Belang over trademarked campaign imagery — EU court clears path

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Ikea may pursue legal action against Vlaams Belang for using Ikea trademarks in 2022 political material. The court said the usage could "cause significant detriment to the repute" of Ikea; a Belgian court must make the final finding.

  • The CJEU authorised Ikea to pursue legal action over 2022 campaign material using its trademarks.
  • The court said the use could "cause significant detriment to the repute" of Ikea; a Belgian court must rule on the substance.
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The Guardian Business
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Russian drone hits Kyiv headquarters of We Are Ukraine: building partially collapsed, fatalities reported

A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of the TV channel We Are Ukraine during a live broadcast, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said the building partially collapsed. Overnight and daytime strikes on Kyiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens, with residents sheltering in metro stations.

  • A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of the TV channel We Are Ukraine during a live broadcast.
  • Overnight and daytime strikes on Kyiv killed at least five people, President Zelensky said.
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BBC World
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Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko resigns over illegal call-centre corruption probe

Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after weekend searches of his offices amid an investigation into illegal call centres. NABU and SAP allege a money‑laundering network linked to his office converted funds into property and jewellery; Kravchenko dismissed the claims as unsubstantiated.

  • Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after weekend searches of his offices by anti‑corruption investigators.
  • Nabu and Sap say an official in Kravchenko’s office ran a money‑laundering network protecting call centres that carried out phone scams.
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BBC World
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Lessons under threat: al-Mughayyir school tightens security after three pupils killed

On the first day of the school year in al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, the village school bolstered fencing and gates after a surge of settler-related violence that left six people dead this year, including three pupils. Staff and parents set up barbed wire, reinforced gates, ambulances outside the road and volunteers to guard the entrance.

  • Six people have been killed in al-Mughayyir this year, including three school pupils.
  • 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan was shot outside the school gates in April; mobile phone footage captured the moment.
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BBC World
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Israeli air strikes on Kfar Roummane in southern Lebanon kill at least 12, including a medic

Israeli air strikes on the village of Kfar Roummane in southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people. Overnight strikes destroyed a three-storey residential building and hit a vehicle carrying paramedics, with Lebanon’s health ministry reporting child and emergency-worker casualties.

  • Overnight strikes on Kfar Roummane killed at least 12 people, Lebanon’s health ministry says.
  • A three-storey residential building near the Shuyuiya roundabout was destroyed; 11 people died in that strike.
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BBC World
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Typhoon Saudel triggers mass evacuations in south-east China — nearly 600,000 moved in Fujian

Typhoon Saudel produced torrential rain and flooding across Fujian and neighbouring provinces, prompting large-scale evacuations and damage. Nearly 600,000 people were evacuated in Fujian; flooding, landslips and infrastructure damage were reported in Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

  • Typhoon Saudel produced torrential rain and flooding across southeast China last week.
  • Putian recorded 416.5 mm in 24 hours; surrounding villages received more than 500 mm.
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The Guardian World
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AfD projected to win Sachsen-Anhalt with 44% and about 39 of 83 seats

Exit‑poll projections show the far‑right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) on about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU. AfD says it has a mandate to govern, but whether it can form a government depends on which smaller parties pass the 5% threshold.

  • Exit polls project AfD at about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU.
  • AfD is projected to hold roughly 39 of 83 seats in the Landtag under current estimates.
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BBC World
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Drone strike and clash at Ocaña base kill at least three soldiers, four wounded

Explosives dropped from drones and a subsequent clash at a military unit in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, late on Friday killed at least three soldiers and wounded four. Local authorities blamed the National Liberation Army (ELN); two soldiers died at the site and a third after receiving medical care.

  • Explosives dropped from drones and a subsequent clash at a military unit in Ocaña killed at least three soldiers.
  • Local authorities blamed the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the attack.
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Egyptian presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death for running narcotics operation

A Cairo court sentenced presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, and 11 others to death for forming an organised gang to manufacture and traffic narcotics. The ruling followed seizure of more than 750 kg of drugs and materials; Khalifa also received five years in a separate kidnapping and assault case.

  • A Cairo court sentenced Sarah Khalifa, 39, and 11 others to death for organising manufacture and trafficking of narcotics.
  • Authorities seized more than 750 kg of drugs and raw materials and found two apartments alleged to be laboratories.
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The Guardian World
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Former Brazil air force chief says he refused draft decree to annul 2022 election — recounts October meeting in new book

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior says in a forthcoming book that at an October 2022 meeting he was shown a draft decree to invalidate Lula’s election and that he refused to participate. His and the army chief’s refusals were central to the investigation that convicted figures involved in the attempted coup.

  • Baptista Júnior says he was shown a draft decree in October 2022 to annul Lula’s election and refused to participate.
  • Investigators concluded the plot stalled mainly because the air force and army chiefs declined to go along.
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