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Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:12:45 GMT
Spain PM calls early election after housing crisis defeat
The defeat on Friday was just the latest political setback for the Socialist premier, one of the few European prime ministers from the left still in power. "To do more, we need to renew and broaden the support of the people," Sanchez, in office sin...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:06:51 GMT
"Mum if you see this it's for my future"
PRESS REVIEW: Monday, 5 October – more than 400 schools closed on Monday across France, as government fails to assuage the anger of protesting students. In other news, Boulder, Colorado takes on ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy, demanding billions f...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:54:45 GMT
US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader's family
Wanying Zhang, 34, is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and spying on a "close relative of a Taiwanese government official" in the United States, First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday in a post on X. The ...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:36:44 GMT
Yemen military announces broad strikes against Houthis
The declared offensive sets a lofty goal for the beleaguered Saudi-backed government a month after losing swathes of the country's Red Sea coastline and territory around the Bab al-Mandab Strait -- a key chokepoint for international shipping. The H...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:19:56 GMT
🔴Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election for November 29

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:16:44 GMT
Myanmar says 10,000 migrants returned from Malaysia this year
The United Nations (UN) has sharply criticised Malaysia's push to return migrants to Myanmar under an opaque scheme it says cannot guarantee safe homecomings to the war-torn nation. A group of 1,476 returnees arrived by ship outside Yangon on Sunda...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:17:31 GMT
Nations League: France face Belgium as they battle for top spot in group A
France face Belgium in 4th and last nations league game this international break. France beat Belgium on 28th of September in matchday 2 (1-0).

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:34:45 GMT
Zuckerberg skewered again on screen in 'The Social Reckoning'
Hitting screens internationally from Wednesday, the follow-up movie "The Social Reckoning" by Aaron Sorkin delves into the darkest corners of Facebook's legacy, from spreading hate speech to encouraging political polarisation, and undermining democr...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:08:43 GMT
Big guns back for Australia's Rugby League World Cup defence
Coach Kevin Walters also included six debutants in a 23-man squad for the tournament from October 15-November 15 in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. "I'm really happy with the balance of the squad. We have some real strike power and a s...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:24:45 GMT
Thailand's Jeeno overcomes late wobble to win Lotte Championship
The world number two carded six birdies in a four-under-par 68 to finish on 21 under par at Hoakalei Country Club on Oahu. South Korea's Yoon In-a was second on 18 under after also finishing with a four-under-par 68. Thai star Jeeno suffered a sca...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:56:44 GMT
Stocks rally as 'Goldilocks' jobs data ease rate fears
Investors in Asia followed the positive lead from their colleagues on Wall Street, where all three main indexes spiked in reaction to the highly anticipated non-farm payrolls data. The report showed the world's top economy created just 29,000 jobs ...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:20:47 GMT
Sunken Silk Road city reveals Central Asia's lost history
Situated on an ancient trading route between China and Europe, little is known about the history of the settlement under Kyrgyzstan's largest lake or how it came to be flooded an estimated 800 years ago. Together with a team of around 20 scientists...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:10:44 GMT
EU, China to hold Beijing talks to avert trade war
The European Union has toughened its stance towards Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in critical sectors including cars. Increasingly European leaders and observers warn of a "China Shock 2.0", used to des...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:08:45 GMT
Three years on, Israeli rescuer cannot escape October 7
"I saw atrocities. The most terrible things in the world," he said. Three years after Hamas led the deadliest attack ever against Israel, Kenig, like so much of the country, remains traumatised. The flashbacks come daily, to the point that he has n...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:36:44 GMT
Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens
The winners of the six Nobel prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be revealed daily from October 5-12. Monday's medicine prize, to be announced at 11:30 am (0930 GMT), could go to research that paved the way...

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