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NewsTennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries. Pike's condition following the ordeal was not immediately made known, and it was not clear after she was taken for medical treatment from the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville what legal avenues her
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NewsExclusive-US sees Chinese invasion of Taiwan unlikely next year despite 2027 timeline, sources say
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - US officials believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's instructions for his military to be ready by 2027 to take the democratically governed island by force, if needed, people familiar with US thinking said. The main reasons include delays in military readiness amid the Chinese Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign as well as Beijing's eagerness to see the results of Taiwan's 2028 election
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NewsTaiwan transfers naval commander to Coast Guard to boost deterrence against China
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A senior Taiwan naval commander has been transferred to the Coast Guard to boost coordination at a time China has ramped up its maritime presence around the
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NewsPakistani airstrikes kill 9 in Afghanistan, Taliban say
KABUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan hit three houses on Thursday, killing 9 people, the Afghan Taliban government said, while Islamabad said the strikes killed 22 "terrorists"
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NewsBurundi to take third-country deportees from US
BUJUMBURA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy. However, Bujumbura will only accept those not accused of crime or terrorism links, said Nancy Ninette Mutoni, spokesperson for President Evariste Ndayishimiye.
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NewsTighter New Zealand election race stokes investor fears on policy backflips
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A redefined mandate for New Zealand's central bank and policy reversals are among the prospects provoking unease among investors and businesses as a
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NewsIndian airline captain hailed as a hero after cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai flight bound for Israel
An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when a copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders. Capt. Smit Machchhar, who hails from India’s financial hub of Mumbai, was seriously injured as passengers rushed into the cockpit and restrained the attacker as the drama unfolded on Wednesday while the Boeing 737 descended sharply, according to witnesses and Israeli authorities. The attack forced the flight carrying 174 people from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, to make an emergency landing in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
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NewsPakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 9 civilians, Kabul says; Pakistan says only militants hit
Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were killed and another 11 civilians were wounded in the bombings. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said its strikes were against militant hideouts in two locations and that “initial reports suggest” that 22 militants had been killed. The strikes come amid repeated cross-border clashes between the two countries, while Pakistan has repeatedly carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan since tensions between the two countries spiraled dramatically earlier this year.
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Survey by Japan's central bank shows business sentiments are up for sixth straight month
The Bank of Japan gave a positive read on the economy in its quarterly “tankan” survey Thursday, reporting large manufacturers’ sentiment rose to 24 from 22. The report, widely viewed as a key indicator on Japan ’s economic vitality, said the sentiment among large non-manufacturers fell to 35 from 37. The key indicator of business sentiment has now been improving for the sixth quarter straight.
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Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were killed and another 11 civilians were wounded in the bombings. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said its strikes were against militant hideouts in two locations and that “initial reports suggest” that 22 militants had been killed.
NewsAI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, research firm says
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - An artificial intelligence research firm said on Wednesday AI agents tried to hack into a Canadian government website, casting the effort as a failed hacking attempt, while Canada said there were no indications its systems were compromised. AI research firm Transluce said the attempts exhibited tactics "consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe.
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NewsSouth Korea's Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges military buildup
GYERYONG, South Korea, Oct 1 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called on North Korea to help restore trust and resume dialogue, a day after Seoul and Pyongyang traded barbs
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News‘I was sure I was going to die’: Inside the Flydubai flight where passengers fought off a terrifying attack
A horrific mid-air catastrophe on an Emirati plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events on Wednesday when passengers and crew bravely rushed into the cockpit and regained control of the aircraft.
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NewsFrom textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot wins praise after flydubai drama
By Aftab Ahmed and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - For Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel, aviation was never part of his
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NewsUkraine urges US to sanction entities supporting Russia's Starlink rival
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine is urging the United States to impose sanctions on several Russian entities that it says are helping develop Moscow's Rassvet satellite network as a domestic alternative to SpaceX's Starlink, its acting ambassador said on Wednesday. Denys Sienik, deputy chief of mission at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, told reporters Russia was rapidly expanding the Rassvet satellite network, saying its goal to start operations in 2027 would pose grave risks to U
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BusinessAsian shares mostly rise amid market optimism about AI, despite Iran worries
Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. In Tokyo trading, issues expected to get a boost from the solid demand in computer chips and AI-related growth have been rising in recent sessions, including Advantest Corp., Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group Corp.
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Cocaine evidence missing from Fiji court was swapped out for flour, media say
(Corrects currency from US to Fiji dollars in paragraph 1) SYDNEY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Several kilograms of cocaine held as evidence in a major Fiji drug case have gone missing from a court, police
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NewsGreer urges G20 to back Trump tariff agenda, takes aim at China
By David Lawder MILWAUKEE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday called for G20 major economies to refrain from coercive actions on food trade, tackle industrial
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NewsUK says ‘strong indication’ Iran was involved in incident at air base housing US forces
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there are “strong indications” Iran was involved in the alleged plot to target a UK airbase used by the US military over the weekend, supporting the United States’ assessment the incident involved a foreign actor.
NewsNetanyahu says Israel will get to the 'root' of co-pilot in foiled bid to crash flydubai flight
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israel will get to the "root" of the co-pilot who engaged in a foiled attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight and that Israel will "possibly" be participating in the probe into the incident. DETAILS AND QUOTES • "We'll get to the root of this attacker, whether he had accomplices, whether Iran was behind it.
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NewsImmigration judge rules US can deport president of Wisconsin's largest mosque
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - An immigration judge ruled that the US government can deport Palestinian American Salah Sarsour, who is the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque
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NewsEx-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, also received three years of supervised probation during a sentencing hearing in Coconino County Superior Court. Eslick had pleaded guilty to a felony hazing charge in the Jan. 31 death of Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, at an off-campus house.
NewsRubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran’s foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. The Trump administration had granted visas, albeit with severe restrictions, to Iran’s president and foreign minister and their delegations to attend the annual meeting of world leaders despite the hostilities between the two countries. While President Masoud Pezeshkian left New York a day after speaking at the United Nations last week, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had remained behind ostensibly to participate in indirect talks with the U.S. on opening the Strait of Hormuz, ending the conflict and resuming negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
NewsNetanyahu and Modi hail Indian flydubai pilot as hero
By Kanjyik Ghosh Oct 1 (Reuters) - The leaders of Israel and India hailed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to
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NewsMoney the ‘root cause’ behind Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s murder, prosecutors say
A family dispute over money was the “root cause” that motivated the killing and dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, prosecutors told a court Wednesday, as the trial of her ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering her began.
NewsNew Zealand Parliament dissolved ahead of tight November vote
Oct 1 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Parliament was dissolved on Thursday, marking the official start of campaigning for next month's national election, which is shaping up to be a tight contest between
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NewsIn China’s Taoist martial arts schools, fighting is only part of the lesson
There was a time when Chinese master Yuan Shimao thought martial arts were all about punching and kicking. “I trained that way for many years without becoming still enough to search within myself,” said Yuan, who founded a kung fu academy in central China in 2004. It is a guiding principle at Yuan’s academy in the sacred Wudang Mountains, where disciplines like kung fu and tai chi draw on Taoist thought.
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US says it conducted experiment aimed at improving ability to detect nuclear blast
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The US National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a "subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive experiment" on Wednesday that the Energy
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NewsA look at the Dubai airline that made an emergency landing after a captain was stabbed
A copilot on a flight to Israel stabbed a captain on Wednesday before passengers pushed their way into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker. The FlyDubai plane fell rapidly, and a passenger said he grabbed the controls and pulled upward, like how he had seen on television. Other crew members soon took over, and the jetliner made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
NewsJudge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault
Judge Dustin Howell said that the case against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, should proceed after prosecutors presented body-worn camera footage of the encounter in Austin, in which Garces Perez allegedly struck a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with his driver's side mirror. Garces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. With a bullet still lodged in his back, Garces Perez appeared in court in a wheelchair.
ScienceSwiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Glaciers in Switzerland – the home to the most in the Alps – lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record due to heat waves and low winter snowfall, experts report. “Alpine glaciers have no chance of surviving in the long term under such conditions,” the GLAMOS Swiss glacier monitoring service and Swiss Academy of Sciences said in a statement released Thursday.
ScienceSwiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly after suffering one of their worst years of ice loss during a record-
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NewsPentagon creates 'Autowarcom' to expand AI and drone capabilities
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of a new military command that would be dedicated to building and providing autonomous and robotic
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NewsNearly 1,000 children were abused at three Massachusetts dioceses, state probe finds
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report
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PoliticsSenate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections
Legislation to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled out on Wednesday as senators struggled to seal an agreement, virtually guaranteeing that the bill will have to wait until after the November elections. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, aims to prevent China’s auto industry from gaining a foothold in the U.S. market. It would ban the import, manufacture and sale of internet-connected vehicles, software and hardware linked to China or other foreign adversaries, including Russia and North Korea.
NewsRussia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts as winter looms
By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid on Wednesday, hitting power facilities and
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NewsPassengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot
By Alexander Cornwell, Federico Maccioni and Pesha Magid JERUSALEM/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Passengers on a flydubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew
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NewsTrump says he discussed release of political prisoners with Xi
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he discussed the release of political prisoners with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders met last week. DETAILS AND QUOTES: • "I did with President Xi.
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PoliticsHigh gas prices are spurring states to waive taxes and regulations amid midterm election
State officials nationwide are focusing on rising gas and diesel prices tied to the war in Iran, offering gas tax holidays and other measures to ease costs as affordability remains a top voter concern in the critical midterm elections. The high gas prices took center stage in Ohio on Wednesday, as lawmakers passed a 90-day state gas tax holiday with broad bipartisan support. Including Ohio, about one-third of U.S. states have implemented some form of fuel tax relief, with many taking action within the past week, according to an Associated Press review.
NewsWhile Spain blocks evictions, Portugal forges on with bill to hasten them
LISBON, Sept 30 () - Portugal's parliament approved on Wednesday, in the first reading, a contentious rental market overhaul aimed at speeding up evictions and ending rent controls on new leases in what the centre-right government hopes will encourage landlords to put more homes on the market. The reform, criticised by tenants' associations as "savagery", sharply contrasts with developments in neighbouring Spain where the leftist government on Tuesday decreed a ban on evictions of vulnerable
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NewsTranscript shows woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped
A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100% confidence I was raped,” according to a report by CBS New York, which said it obtained a transcript of her interview with investigators. In recent days, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has maintained the woman's first account to police didn't include allegations that she was drugged, incapacitated beyond the ability to consent, or forced into sex. Cornell has agreed to bring in outside lawyers to independently investigate how the university handled the woman's allegations, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
BusinessExplainer-What is red-dyed diesel and can it help lower prices, as Trump wants?
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge following supply disruptions linked to the US conflict with Iran, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and declining global inventories. Analysts warn such relief would do little to combat the problem of shrinking supply that has driven prices to record levels.
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NewsHarvard sued by US agency seeking records in anti-white hiring probe
BOSTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether the Ivy League school's hiring practices are discriminatory, particularly against white men. The EEOC filed the lawsuit in Boston federal court late on Tuesday after the commission's Republican chair, Andrea Lucas, filed a charge last year accusing Harvard of engaging in systemic discrimination on the basis of ra
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NewsIsrael to ramp up pilot checks after flydubai scare
By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office
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NewsNetanyahu shared new intelligence on Iran’s nuclear ambitions with UAE leader, source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed new Israeli intelligence indicating Iran is resuming progress on its nuclear program during a visit to the country on Sunday, an Israeli source with knowledge of the meeting told CNN.
NewsRussia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic
By Lili Bayer and Mark Trevelyan BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian
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