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Gov't weighs W2tr in urgent firefighting aid amid local funding strain

South Korea’s central government and ruling party have agreed to consider providing around 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in financial support for urgent, essential firefighting investments, amid growing scrutiny of a funding system that leaves local governments bearing most of the costs. The ruling Democratic Party …

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Palestinian journalist and activist freed from Israeli police custody after five-day detention

Palestinian journalist and activist freed from Israeli police custody after five-day detention The Palestinian journalist and activist Abed Abu Shehadeh has been freed following five days in Israeli police custody. Abu Shehadeh was arrested on Wednesday after Israeli police and Shin Bet officials raided his Jaffa ho…

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Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?

Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absentAs the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. We ask why it matters and what is likely to be achiev…

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How the story of ‘the girl of 100 portraits’ inspired two books

Luc Corlouër made ‘deal’ with Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada over his research into model Louise Cansot, murdered in Paris in 1949For almost eight decades the artists’ model Louise Cansot, the subject of the novel winning France’s most prestigious literary prize this year, was one of Paris’s forgotten murder …

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Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess

Margaret Parkes and her husband, in their 80s, want Allan Grimson to reveal location of their son Simon’s remainsThe mother of a teenage Royal Navy sailor who vanished 40 years ago has called for a “serial killer” suspected of murdering him to finally reveal where her son’s body is hidden.Speaking as Simon Parkes’ s…

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Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks

What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?Hosting Cop was a key pledge from Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese in 2021, while in opposition, before his successful election campaign. But arcane rules meant the country had to wait i…

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NFL Week 9 predictions, best bets: Picks against the spread for every game

Welcome to Season 33, Episode 9 of NFL picks on The Post’s NFL Bettor’s Guide channel. We’ll call this one “So Even, It’s Odd.” Though 121 games and 24 Best Bets, your fearless forecaster is dead even — 59-59-3 overall and 12-12. It’s reminiscent of Seinfeld, Season 5, Episode 22: “The Opposite.” That’s the one...

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Watch: Footage shows Palestinian families struggling to drain rainwater from their tents

Watch: Footage shows Palestinian families struggling to drain rainwater from their tents Footage shot by photojournalist Mahmoud Hamda shows displaced Palestinian families wading through the rain water that has inundated their tents. Young children can be seen ankle deep in murky water, trying to sweep it with broom…

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Saudi Aramco tower damaged after Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh

Saudi Aramco tower damaged after Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 11/08/2026 - 09:35 The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles targeting Riyadh and other regions Flames burn at an Aramco facility south of Riyadh, 3 October 2026 (AFP) Off A building belon…

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تیراندازی مرگبار در لهستان؛ ۹ کشته و ۱۵ زخمی

تیراندازی یک مرد مسلح در مرکز شهر کراکوف لهستان شش کشته و ۱۵ زخمی بر جای گذاشت. پلیس سه جسد دیگر را نیز در خانه مهاجم پیدا کرده است. مقام‌های لهستان از احتمال ارتباط عامل حمله با ایدئولوژی‌های راست افراطی خبر داده‌اند.

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AI will soon master biology, unleashing new safety risks, Tencent AI chief warns

Artificial intelligence models will soon be powerful enough to master biology, presenting both benefits and serious risks, Tencent Holdings’ chief AI scientist and former OpenAI star researcher Vinces Yao Shunyu said during a rare public appearance on Saturday. The assessment comes as frontier AI systems are increas…

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Taiwan doth complain too much about Beijing

Give Taiwanese president William Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party-led government an inch and they’ll take a mile. For more than a year, they demanded to take part as an “equal” in the Apec leaders’ summit in Shenzhen later this month. Now they have been invited. Yet they complain that the invitation…

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5 spaces making waves for queer art in Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Bangkok

Thanks to a wave of new galleries, exhibitions and initiatives, queer art is currently in the spotlight in Southeast Asia. While this partly reflects greater queer acceptance in the region – gay sex was decriminalised in Singapore in 2023 and same-sex marriage legalised in Thailand in 2025 – many of these openings a…

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John Aloisi’s Chengdu choke to blow title chances on final day of Chinese season

Chengdu lose their final four games to give up a 12-point leadDalian Yingbo FC claim title on drama-laden day in ChinaJohn Aloisi’s Chengdu Rongcheng let the Chinese Super League title slip from their grasp on the last day of the season, losing their fourth consecutive game as rivals Dalian Yingbo pipped them to the…

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