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Ukraine: at least 28 killed in Russian strikes, including five children in a Pryluky apartment block
Missiles and drones hit Kyiv and a dozen regions overnight from 6 to 7 October; in Pryluky, a five-storey building partly collapsed. Kyiv condemned a "vile" strike and called for Patriot systems, while Moscow said it had targeted military-industrial sites.
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Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
A week after her execution by pentobarbital injection failed, the 50-year-old prisoner has regained consciousness, "angry and confused" according to her lawyers. A judge ordered evidence preserved, Tennessee has suspended executions and whether the state may try again remains open.
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Suspected plague in Russia: the death of an Irkutsk lab technician worries the WHO and Washington
A 28-year-old technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died on 2 October; some media point to pneumonic plague, Moscow speaks of pneumonia of unknown origin. About 200 contacts were placed under observation, the WHO rates the risk as very low and Donald Trump wants to raise it with Vladimir Putin.
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October 7, three years on: Israel commemorates three weeks before an election that will judge Netanyahu
Three years after the Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people and the war that has killed more than 74,000 in Gaza according to the local health ministry, Israel holds commemorations under tight security. Responsibility for the October 7 failure dominates the campaign for the October 27 election.
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Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery: Skydance, Hollywood's new giant led by David Ellison
The deal, valued at about 110 billion dollars including debt, brings together Paramount and Warner Bros., CBS and CNN, Paramount+ and HBO Max. Donald Trump welcomed the merger; Hollywood fears job cuts and higher subscription prices.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel honoured for optogenetics
The American and the two Germans were honoured for a technique that switches neurons on and off with light. Born from the study of a green alga, optogenetics is used to understand schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and addiction.
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United Kingdom: the US pulls its B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford as Donald Trump cites Iran-linked "threats"
A week after five men suspected of plotting an attack near the base were arrested, Washington flew its bombers home. Donald Trump cited Iran-linked threats, Marco Rubio denied any direct link, London said the base was safe and Tehran denied any involvement.
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Spain: Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for November 29
After the PP, Vox and Junts voted down his housing decrees, the Socialist prime minister dissolved parliament. Trailing in the polls, he is making the housing crisis the central issue of a vote that could bring the far right into government.
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Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro edges ahead of Lula in the first round, runoff set for October 25
Defying the polls, far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro came first with 47.06% of the vote, ahead of Lula (45.12%). The two will face off on October 25; markets cheered the result and Javier Milei congratulated Jair Bolsonaro's son.
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Ukraine: in Kyiv, Friedrich Merz pledges €1.3 billion in aid as Russian drones strike a bridge
On a surprise visit to Kyiv, the German chancellor announced €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for the power grid, telling Vladimir Putin: "Stop this senseless war." A Russian drone hit a city bridge during his visit.
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Yemen: the government launches an offensive to retake all territory from the Houthis
Presidential Council head Rashad al-Alimi announced from Riyadh an all-out offensive against the Houthis, who have just cut the road between Taiz and Aden and claim strikes on Aramco. The war killed more than 70 people in 24 hours.
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