Couple dead after bear attack in Banff National Park, grizzly killed (www.cbc.ca)
A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says....
Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals (apnews.com)
Top European diplomats meet in Kyiv to support Ukraine as signs of strain show among allies (apnews.com)
Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison (apnews.com)
'Historic' meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv (www.euronews.com)
Russia has proved resilient to western sanctions, says Oleg Deripaska | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
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Travel website Booking.com leaves hoteliers thousands of dollars out of pocket (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesia promises better relocation package for islanders after clashes over Chinese project (www.straitstimes.com)
British police arrest second suspect accused of cutting down 300-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall (www.foxnews.com)
Ukraine: Switzerland adopts EU sanctions against Iranian drone industry (www.swissinfo.ch)
China to limit Myanmar border crossings to counter telecom fraudsters (asia.nikkei.com)
Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - At least 13 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, emergency services said on Sunday, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted for after the blaze....
Indian-Origin British MP Congratulates Chief minister of Uttar pradesh, For UP's "Changed Perception" (www.ndtv.com)
Ukraine aid is dropped from government funding bill. That raises questions about future US support (apnews.com)
Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout (apnews.com)
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit (www.cnn.com)
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit [38.8 °C]....
33 Amazon Japan workers halt deliveries over nonpayment of 'Prime Day' incentives: union (www.msn.com)
Saudi Arabia forecasts slower growth, budget deficit this year (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia has lowered its growth forecast and expects to post a budget deficit this year rather than an earlier projected surplus, a preliminary budget statement showed on Saturday....
Japan government plans to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church (english.kyodonews.net)
Afghanistan's Embassy in India ceases operations (www.dw.com)
New Delhi does not recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, who took power in 2021. The announcement comes amid reports the ambassador and other senior diplomats left India in recent months and sought asylum elsewhere.
Britain seeks to train military inside Ukraine, UK defense chief says (www.politico.eu)
Britain is in talks to move more training and production of military equipment into Ukraine, U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said....
Polish opposition head Donald Tusk leads march to boost chances to unseat conservatives in election (apnews.com)
Opposition leader Donald Tusk told supporters that political “change for the better is inevitable” in Poland as he opened a massive march Sunday to try to boost his political coalition’s chances of unseating the country’s conservative government in an upcoming parliamentary election....
6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports (www.cbsnews.com)
Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state media reports....
US warns of Chinese disinformation. China says that's disinformation (www.cnn.com)
A US State Department report that accuses the Chinese government of expanding disinformation efforts is “in itself disinformation,” Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Saturday....
Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia's parliamentary election (www.cnn.com)
A party headed by a pro-Kremlin figure came out top after securing more votes than expected in an election in Slovakia, preliminary results show, in what could pose a challenge to NATO and EU unity on Ukraine....
