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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 34 others 23 October 2026 at 16:50

Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 34 others

23 October 2026 at 16:50

Authorities in Jordan say that gunmen have opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan and killed seven people and wounded 34 others

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A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in new Black Sea attack near Romania, killing 1 23 October 2026 at 16:19

A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in new Black Sea attack near Romania, killing 1

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23 October 2026 at 16:19

A drone attack has hit and sunk a cargo vessel in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and leaving three missing

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Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya 23 October 2026 at 14:30

Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya

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23 October 2026 at 14:30

A multi-story building has collapsed in a busy commercial area of Kenya’s capital, and many people could be trapped beneath the rubble

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Ukrainian held in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia as Merz warns of more cases 23 October 2026 at 11:42

Ukrainian held in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia as Merz warns of more cases

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23 October 2026 at 11:42

A German court has ordered a Ukrainian citizen held on suspicion of spying for Russia

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High winds knock out power to thousands in southwest England as first of 2 major storms sweep in 23 October 2026 at 11:34

High winds knock out power to thousands in southwest England as first of 2 major storms sweep in

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23 October 2026 at 11:34

High winds have knocked out power to thousands of people in southwest England as the first of two major storms expected to hit the U.K. this weekend swept in from the Atlantic

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Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico 23 October 2026 at 10:18

Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico

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23 October 2026 at 10:18

Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico

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Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region 23 October 2026 at 09:13

Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region

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23 October 2026 at 09:13

Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and collapsed hundreds of homes

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Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery 23 October 2026 at 09:01

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery

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23 October 2026 at 09:01

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Tuesday for a major interfaith peace gathering because he is continuing to recover from thoracic surgery he underwent last week, the Vatican said Friday

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Israel’s military says it killed 2 men who had launched an attack in the occupied West Bank 23 October 2026 at 07:44

Israel’s military says it killed 2 men who had launched an attack in the occupied West Bank

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23 October 2026 at 07:44

Israel's military says its soldiers shot and killed two men who launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank

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Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by 23 October 2026 at 05:50

Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by

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23 October 2026 at 05:50

Taiwan shut down schools and offices and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi began brushing by the island

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Photos show festival on Myanmar's Inle Lake after the end of monsoon 23 October 2026 at 03:08

Photos show festival on Myanmar's Inle Lake after the end of monsoon

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23 October 2026 at 03:08

A few days after the monsoon rains subside, Inle Lake, nestled among picturesque mountains, becomes the setting for one of Myanmar’s most important Buddhist festivals as sacred golden images glide across the water.

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Execution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says 22 October 2026 at 22:42

Execution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says

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22 October 2026 at 22:42

Execution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says

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Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting pleads not guilty 22 October 2026 at 19:12

Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting pleads not guilty

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22 October 2026 at 19:12

A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history has pleaded not guilty

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Evacuation area around Toledo chemical tank leak reduced as conditions continue to improve 22 October 2026 at 18:57

Evacuation area around Toledo chemical tank leak reduced as conditions continue to improve

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22 October 2026 at 18:57

Authorities in Ohio have reduced the evacuation zone around a ruptured chemical tank

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‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer known as Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge 22 October 2026 at 16:14

‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer known as Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge

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22 October 2026 at 16:14

The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer known as Clavicular has been arraigned in Massachusetts on charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Cape Cod home

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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records' 22 October 2026 at 16:09

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'

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22 October 2026 at 16:09

Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients

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JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS' lead NFL analyst 22 October 2026 at 15:31

JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS' lead NFL analyst

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22 October 2026 at 15:31

JJ Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multi-year agreement with the network

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John Anderson, country music star whose hits included 'Wild and Blue,' dies at 71 22 October 2026 at 15:30

John Anderson, country music star whose hits included 'Wild and Blue,' dies at 71

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22 October 2026 at 15:30

Country Music Hall of Famer John Anderson has died at age 71

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An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity 22 October 2026 at 13:19

An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity

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22 October 2026 at 13:19

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday

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Waze rejects Malaysia’s data risks claims after civil servants barred from using the app 22 October 2026 at 12:23

Waze rejects Malaysia’s data risks claims after civil servants barred from using the app

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22 October 2026 at 12:23

Waze has rejected Malaysia's claims that it collects sensitive government information or allows exploitation of personal user data

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