People gather in Reim, southern Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen |
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Taiwan's "T-Dome" air defense system will establish a more efficient and integrated "sensor-to-shooter" mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defense minister said.
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The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's new cabinet line-up, with most top jobs remaining unchanged at a time when opponents are demanding a political shift to win their support for urgent budget talks.
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At least 42 people were killed in a bus crash in a mountainous region of northern South Africa. The crash took place on the N1 highway near Makhado in the Limpopo province.
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Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, whose current whereabouts are unknown, will address the nation on Monday evening, his office announced after officers supporting youth-led protests said they were in control of the African island's paramilitary gendarmerie.
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A handful of US Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown standoff that entered its 13th day.
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Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town. Deputies were called to Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island just before 1 a.m. and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.
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- US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.
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World markets found steadier ground after being whipsawed by broadsides in the US-China trade war, while gold hit new record highs in a sign that uncertainty remained high. Watch our daily rundown for more on global markets.
- JPMorgan launched a $1.5 trillion plan to facilitate, finance and invest in industries deemed critical to the US national security and economic resilience, including defense, energy and advanced manufacturing.
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Global airlines face more than $11 billion in extra costs from supply chain disruption this year, a leading industry group said, in a report likely to rekindle debate over competition in the $250-billion aerospace industry.
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The Dutch government said it is taking control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, which manufactures computer chips for the car and consumer electronics industries, due to worries about the possible transfer of crucial technology to its Chinese parent company, Wingtech.
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize for "having explained innovation-driven economic growth", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
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New England courts become a battleground for challenges to Trump |
Litigants seek a friendly venue for challenges to Trump. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo |
A federal judge in Boston had some pointed words for Donald Trump as he issued one of the dozens of decisions by courts in four New England states against the Republican president in challenges to the legality of his policies.
Young's ruling was an example of how federal judges in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine have become key players in the legal wars over Trump's policies since he returned to office in January, as litigants seek a friendly venue to challenge the president. |
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Royal delivery helps World Conker Championships go ahead |
A competitor wears conker necklaces during the annual World Conker Championships in Southwick, Britain October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
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Despite emptying pockets full of them every time I do a load of washing; it has in fact been a bad season for conkers in the UK this year. Thankfully, the World Conker Championships were able to go ahead as planned this weekend after a royal delivery from Windsor Castle
When Britain's horse chestnut trees, on which grow the shiny inedible nut-like seeds which have been used to play conkers for generations, failed to deliver their usual crop, organisers feared the event might have to be cancelled. |
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