Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison (www.reuters.com)
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)
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Temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off (www.reuters.com)
Around 100 people killed, 150 injured in a fire at a wedding hall in Iraq (www.nbcnews.com)
"It serves no purpose, it is unjust:" 63 Australian politicians urge US to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walk free (www.theguardian.com)
The Australian federal politicians have explicitly called on the US to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison in the UK, warning of “a sharp and sustained outcry in Australia” if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited.
Spanish FA president Rubiales resigns over Hermoso kiss (www.bbc.co.uk)
Grindr Loses Almost Half Its Staff on 2-Day RTO Requirement [Bloomberg] (archive.ph)
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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
"Wave of murder, rape and domestic violence": Russian women living in fear as Wagner’s convicted murderers return home as free men (www.theguardian.com)
Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest (www.livescience.com)
Unilever to comply with Russian conscription law if staff called up (www.theguardian.com)
Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations (time.com)
Nigel Farage is now considering whether “life was worth living” in the UK. (inews.co.uk)
That moment when you are walking down the street and you accidentally tread in a steaming pile of irony.
Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO’s cancer research agency to say-sources (www.reuters.com)
Putin's invasion of Ukraine after 900 days of war: 500,000 Russian soldiers died, $211bn warfare costs (www.forcesnews.com)
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"If you save Ukraine, you will help a free Russia:" Freed Russian prisoner Ilya Yashin urges supporters to 'save Ukraine' in Berlin (www.euronews.com)
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China to raise retirement age in next five years (www.bbc.com)
Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across North Korea, maintained through violence and recrimination, the UN human rights office says (news.un.org)
In a report based on 183 interviews with victims and witnesses of forced labour who managed to escape DPRK and now live abroad, the UN human rights office OHCHR cited one person’s testimony that if a daily work quota was not met, workers would be beaten and have their food ration cut....
Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say (apnews.com)
At least 550 hajj pilgrims die in scorching temperatures (www.abc.net.au)
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
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'Mitigating factors’: Russian soldiers found guilty in domestic violence cases are getting off with just small fines (meduza.io)
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Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter intercepts with flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian citizen under surveillance by the Chinese Communist Party: "I’m not the only China scholar who lives in fear of abduction or assassination" (www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au)
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