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Djibouti: at least 139 migrants dead after a boat bound for Yemen capsizes
The boat, which left Obock with more than 300 people on board, capsized close to the coast. According to the IOM, at least 15 children are among the dead, around 84 people are missing and the survivors are all Ethiopian.
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Trump-Putin deal on Russian diesel: Washington eases sanctions, Zelensky condemns "a weak decision"
After a call with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced massive deliveries of Russian diesel to bring prices down before the midterm elections; the Treasury authorised the imports until April 2027. Kyiv speaks of money for the war, and lawmakers from both parties say the deal runs against the sanctions law.
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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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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik claims victory in general elections
Nationalist parties dominated the general elections, marked by record-low turnout. Milorad Dodik, barred from public office, claimed victory for the SNSD in Republika Srpska and thanked Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe
The UAE attorney general says the co-pilot of the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight attempted a "terrorist act" with the cockpit crash axe. The suspect, an Omani, had reportedly been removed by Oman Air over radical views; Australia and Israel are examining security failures.
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Diesel: Washington presses Europe to tap its reserves and threatens to restrict exports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is asking Europeans to release diesel "immediately" to bring prices down. According to Reuters, Washington threatened France and Germany with restrictions on US diesel exports. Brussels is warning against the move and convening member states as prices hit records.
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Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: a pilot stabs his captain and the plane makes an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
Flydubai flight FZ1073, carrying more than 160 Israeli passengers, made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday after a pilot stabbed the captain. Israel calls it an attempted attack; passengers and a relief crew regained control of the aircraft. Flydubai has suspended its flights to Israel.
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Five men arrested near RAF Fairford, a base used by US forces against Iran, on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
British police arrested five men near RAF Fairford after three suspicious vans were reported; army bomb-disposal experts examined the vehicles and 85 households were evacuated. London allows Washington to strike Iran from the base. According to the Daily Telegraph, an Iranian lead is among those being examined; police have not named anyone behind the plot.
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Washington invites Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, and the Kremlin says it is "grateful"
After meeting Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Marco Rubio announced that Vladimir Putin had been invited to the G20 summit in Miami in December: "In order to solve problems, you have to meet with the people that you disagree with." He raised the prospect of a limited truce covering grain and energy. The Kremlin said it was grateful; at the rostrum, Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using nationals of 47 countries to fight.
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Macron puts to Trump a moratorium on strikes against energy facilities in Ukraine and Russia
The two presidents met on Monday at Trump Tower, on the eve of their speeches to the UN General Assembly. Macron called the meeting "very constructive" and said they discussed an initiative to suspend strikes on energy facilities between Ukraine and Russia; the Red Sea and surging oil prices were also on the table. Volodymyr Zelensky was due to meet Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday.
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