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Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news
October 05, 2026 - 6:04 AM

Australian authorities launched a probe into an Omani FlyDubai co-pilot’s time in Australia after he was detained over an alleged attempt to seize an Israel-bound aircraft and crash it.
Russia hosts a Taliban delegation, others for consultations on Afghanistan
October 05, 2026 - 6:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — A delegation from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government joined representatives from China, India, Iran, Pakistan and other nations for talks in Russia on Monday.
Nationalists gain ground in Bosnia election, raising fears of deeper instability
October 05, 2026 - 5:56 AM

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) — An election in Bosnia on Sunday saw nationalist parties gain strength and the elevation of a separatist, pro-Russia leader in the Balkan country where ethnic tensions have led to political deadlock and stalled progress in moving closer to the European Union.
Former Prince Andrew files a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences
October 05, 2026 - 5:54 AM

LONDON (AP) — Former Prince Andrew has filed a legal action challenging the warrants that authorized searches at two of his homes earlier this year as British police investigated allegations related to his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Boat collision on the Congo River killed at least 30 and dozens are missing, Congolese officials say
October 05, 2026 - 5:51 AM

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Two boats collided over the weekend on the Congo River, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens missing, local authorities in Congo said Monday.
Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa
October 05, 2026 - 5:44 AM

TOKYO (AP) — The arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman on Okinawa has drawn condemnation from Japan's leaders and renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern island.
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
October 05, 2026 - 5:42 AM

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause
October 05, 2026 - 5:28 AM

Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week.
Romania reports 2 dead and 11 rescued after fire onboard a vessel in Black Sea
October 05, 2026 - 5:27 AM

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities said on Monday that two people have died after a fire on a commercial vessel which later sank in the Black Sea. Eleven crew members were rescued.
Ohio Democrats’ path to the governor’s office runs through rural areas that had turned against them
October 05, 2026 - 5:05 AM

MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — Speaking to a small gathering of supporters as the Ohio River flowed behind her, Dr. Amy Acton announced she was backing a three-year moratorium on permitting new injection wells for fracking in rural Washington County.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news

Russia hosts a Taliban delegation, others for consultations on Afghanistan

Nationalists gain ground in Bosnia election, raising fears of deeper instability

Former Prince Andrew files a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences

Boat collision on the Congo River killed at least 30 and dozens are missing, Congolese officials say

Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa

Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause

Romania reports 2 dead and 11 rescued after fire onboard a vessel in Black Sea

Ohio Democrats’ path to the governor’s office runs through rural areas that had turned against them

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