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Rihanna claps back at EJ Johnson’s Paris Fashion Week shade with epic 1-word response
Earlier this week, the "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" alum shaded the "Diamonds" singer for being an hour late to the Dior fashion show.
· Tamantha Ryan
Japan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder
Ambassador vows cooperation as Japan protests after a US marine’s arrest in connection to Okinawa murder case.
Wu wins first title since Crucible as Chinese snooker hits new high
Wu Yize claims his first ranking title since he became world champion - a result that means China will have the top two players in the rankings for the first time.
· Bbcsport
Iran demolishes Gohardasht Prison watchtower, putting evidence of regime’s crimes at risk
Human rights advocates warned that redevelopment of Gohardasht Prison could erase evidence from a site linked to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and decades of abuse.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
PARIS — After a weekend lull, high schoolers in France are expected back at the barricades this coming week in their protest movement that is rattling the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
· Associated Press
Mass shootings leave two people dead in Georgia and 12-year-old girl dead in Baltimore
At least 25 injured at block party shooting in Georgia and three wounded in Baltimore park shooting, officials sayTwo people were killed and at least 25 others injured when a shooting erupted at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early on Sunday, according to authorities.In another high-profile mass shooti…
· Michael Sainato
Supporters of Imran Khan begin ‘long march’ to Islamabad
A march protesting against the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan kicked off in northwest Pakistan on Sunday after talks to avoid the demonstration stalled. Authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad, with the march planned by supporters o…
· Agence France-Presse
Supporters of Imran Khan begin ‘long march’ to Islamabad
Government authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad after the march was postponed.
· Agence France-Presse
US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.
· Associated Press
Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained
Calls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknownAn Egyptian journalist has been charged with joining a terrorist group, days after an entire newsroom was detained in what rights groups have said is a crackdown on press freedoms.Last week, authorities arre…
· William Christou
Egypt committed to diplomatic solution on Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia, says PM | The National
Madbouly says river is matter of 'national security and existential importance'
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More than 400 schools in France to be closed on Monday as more protests planned
Education minister says 24 schools have been burnt or ransacked and 78 staff members injured since student unrest began last monthEurope live – latest updatesMore than 400 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests.Lessons will be totally or …
· Rorycarroll
UAE Football Association charters six flights to fly fans to Gulf Cup final | The National
UAE fans can register for chartered flights to cheer on the national team in Jeddah
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Oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz, says UK agency
TEHRAN — Two oil tankers have been struck by “unidentified projectiles” in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British maritime agency said Friday, in the latest threat to shipping in the waterway.
· Agence France-Presse
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' motion
The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
· Bbcnews
Police, firefighter unions back Dem NY Rep. Tom Suozzi — after Trump-linked Super PAC spends $8M on attack ads
Key unions representing Nassau County police officers and New York City firefighters are backing Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi's re-election bid.
· Carl Campanile
A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover.
WASHINGTON — It’s glitzier. And there’s way more gold.
· Associated Press
Furious Trump doxes Sen. Tom Cotton, releases personal cell number, over bill to end daylight savings
President Trump doxed Senate “friend’’ Tom Cotton on Saturday, blasting out the GOPer’s personal cellphone number online in furious retaliation for stopping a bill to make daylight savings time permanent
· Ryan King
‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter
‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter Submitted by Hani Abu Rezeq on Sun, 10/04/2026 - 11:23 Mary Abu Dawud and her mother Maysaa were among five Palestinians killed when three strikes hit their residential building in Gaza City Fourteen-year-old Fuad shows a…
· Middleeasteye
Louisiana family face decades in prison for alleged insurance scheme that involved burning 13 homes
Suspected arson ringleader Lashaundalyn Whitlock Brown had a "long criminal history" per court filings, and is currently being held without bail.
· Realtor.com
US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan
Japan's government lodged a formal protest with the US, demanding that military officials take action.
· Bbcnews
Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges
BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near Kyiv's Northern Bridge, which has been hit for the second day in a row.
Asian Games show UAE is rising as a sporting force, says President of the UAE Olympic Committee | The National
Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid praises performance of Emirati team
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Yemen announces military campaign to reclaim land from Iran-backed Houthis
The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
· Bbcnews
Dodik declared Bosnia ‘dead’. Irrelevant rhetoric or serious threat?
Bosnian Serb leader's controversial comments ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina's high-stakes elections.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Houthis claim retaliatory strikes on Saudi oil facilities (VIDEOS)
The Houthis claimed missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in retaliation for attacks on targets across Yemen Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Houthis claim retaliatory strikes on Saudi oil facilities (VIDEOS)
The Houthis say they targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for dozens of Saudi air and missile strikes across Yemen
· RT
Israel to lower gas prices by half a shekel per liter from October 5
The order will lower the price of a liter of gas from NIS 8.27 to NIS 7.77.
· ANNA BARSKY
Israeli players to wear October 7 memorial black armbands in Ireland soccer match
According to UEFA rules, black armbands require prior approval and are reserved for recognized tragedies, national mourning, or the deaths of prominent soccer figures.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Flydubai hijacker planned to kill pilot unnoticed, crash into Tel Aviv skyscraper - report
"The dream was to crash into Ben-Gurion Airport," Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami said during interrogation, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN, AMICHAI STEIN
UK Greens becomes first openly declared anti-Zionist mainstream party in Europe
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, did not vote on the motion while campaigning in north London, but has declined to condemn it.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.
· Associated Press
Birthday getaway turned deadly after bartender allegedly shoved ‘loving mom’ down stairs
"I knew it was bad," Joyce Tomlinson's friend, Ruth Peterson, recalled of watching the fatal incident.
· Fox News
Green Party recognises Zionism as a form of racism and backs single Palestinian state
Green Party recognises Zionism as a form of racism and backs single Palestinian state Submitted by Imran Mulla on Sun, 10/04/2026 - 10:40 Vote by party members on Sunday backs single democratic Palestinian state with equal rights for all ethnic and religious groups Britain's leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski …
· Middleeasteye
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe hosts of the next major United Nations climate conference, Turkey and Australia, are facing critici…
· Adam Morton
‘You’re denying what you did to my son’: mother of robodebt victim told she is ineligible for compensation
Commonwealth lawyers argue Jarrad Madgwick, whose death by suicide was highlighted at royal commission, ineligible as he only received provisional debt noticeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of a robodebt victim who ended his life says she is experiencing “injustice of another ki…
· Sarah Basford Canales
The Populist: Social contract | Episode 4 – podcast
One Nation was the first Australian political party with a website, and its online game today is recognised as some of the most effective in the business. The party specialises in shareable anti-immigration messaging – and in bypassing traditional media to reach voters directly. ‘She tells it like it is,’ Pauline Ha…
Would slashing migration tank the economy or reset Australia’s living standards? Canada may offer clues
Annual population growth for the North American nation has slowed to just 0.5% – and the economy is ‘adjusting’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWould slashing net overseas migration “trash the economy” or deliver the necessary population “reset” to restore Australia’s stagnant living standa…
· Patrick Commins
JD Vance flexing Maha connections as he eyes 2028 election
Considered Republican frontrunner for presidential election, Vance is cozying up to the movement – as it splitsJD Vance, widely considered to be the Republican frontrunner for the presidential election in 2028, is aligning himself with the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement as some say it is shedding its gra…
· Melody Schreiber
One Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 – then it all fell apart. What happened?
Those who lived through the rightwing populist party’s most successful election say history could soon repeat itself – but this time ‘on steroids’Listen to episode 4 of The Populist podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Oldfield brims with unfinished business.Even fierce political r…
· Joe Hinchliffe
Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’
Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creepFrom the veranda on his bush block, Denver Kanowski has watched resources companies come and go from rural Queensland for 70 years.The home cost him $800, and lets him live how …
· Andrew Messenger
Debris found as US Coast Guard search for missing medical plane carrying six people
Six passengers and crew onboard still unaccounted for after medical plane vanishes off coast of MassachusettsResearches found debris from a medical transport plane that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic early on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said.A state…
· Michael Sainato
1,500 Hong Kong residents tour revamped Huanggang Port border crossing
More than 1,500 Hong Kong residents toured the revamped Huanggang Port border crossing on Sunday as authorities pushed ahead with preparations for its opening. A Security Bureau spokesman said that participants took franchised buses or cross-boundary coaches from various districts to reach the crossing and were show…
· Jess Ma
1,500 Hong Kong residents tour revamped Huanggang Port border crossing
Members of the public learn about public transport arrangements, immigration and customs clearance, and passenger-friendly facilities.
· Jess Ma
Hotstone Yoga closure losses rise to HK$7.8 million as 694 customers file reports
Losses linked to the abrupt closure of Hotstone Yoga have risen to nearly HK$8 million (US$1 million), with close to 700 reports filed by affected customers in Hong Kong, according to authorities. The Customs and Excise Department said that as of 6pm on Sunday, it had received 694 reports relating to the yoga chain,…
· Danny Mok
Hotstone Yoga closure losses rise to HK$7.8 million as 694 customers file reports
Customs arrests 61-year-old director as investigation looks into whether unusual sales activity preceded the chain’s abrupt shutdown.
· Danny Mok
Politis celebrates with fans, drops NRLW signing news
Nick Politis speaks to Nine's Brad Fittler after the Roosters won the NRL and NRLW titles.
China urged to build ‘system’ to protect expanding overseas interests
Beijing has been urged to do more to protect its overseas interests with a call for diplomatic engagement to reshape international rules and deeper security cooperation with other countries. As China’s expanding global footprint comes under pressure from geopolitics and restrictions from the West, a Chinese analysis…
· Alyssa Chen
China urged to build ‘system’ to protect expanding overseas interests
Analysis calls for strategic shift, with more diplomatic engagement to reshape the rules and deeper security cooperation with other nations.
· Alyssa Chen