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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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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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Saudi Arabia: the Houthis claim a missile and drone strike on an Aramco site in Riyadh
Flames and smoke were seen above an Aramco site south of Riyadh, which the Houthis say they struck in retaliation for Saudi raids on Sanaa. The Riyadh-led coalition calls the claims "misleading".
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Brazil: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in a neck-and-neck first round of the presidential election
More than 158 million Brazilians vote on Sunday. President Lula, 80, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son, are neck and neck in the polls, in a campaign shaped by relations with Donald Trump's United States.
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Ukraine: Russia strikes a second major bridge in Kyiv, Zelensky vows to target Russian refineries
After the South Bridge, Kyiv's North Bridge was hit on Saturday and Moscow urged foreigners to leave the capital. Zelensky announced stepped-up strikes on Russian refineries, while US-Russia talks reportedly include selling Lukoil assets to Trump allies.
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Iran: Washington sends a third aircraft carrier and 9,000 troops to the Middle East as Trump threatens to hit "very hard"
The United States is sending about 9,000 troops and a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East. Donald Trump threatens to hit Iran "very hard" if it is linked to the FlyDubai attack, while his advisers met secretly at Camp David and mediation to end the war continues.
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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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At the White House, AI chiefs sign a "morally binding" pledge to regulate themselves
Donald Trump brought together the heads of Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and other AI groups at the White House on Tuesday, where they signed a voluntary accord: internal controls, an external auditor and a board committee. Trump rules out new laws and wants to rename AI "superintelligence".
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Starship reaches orbit for the first time and deploys 26 Starlink satellites before a shortened flight
On its fourteenth test, SpaceX's Starship reached orbit and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites despite an engine shutting down early. Planned to last ten hours, the flight was cut short after about three hours without explanation. The milestone is key to NASA's Artemis moon programme and to making the rocket fully reusable.
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