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US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK’s Fairford airbase
The scare forced evacuations at 85 homes near the airbase, which was used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran.
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Politics
Spain’s prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts
Sánchez, 54, has been Spain’s prime minister since 2018, making him one of Europe’s longest-standing leaders.
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Mideast oil exports exceeded pre-Iran war levels: Kpler data
Iran still claims control over the strait, and ships without its authorisation risk coming under attack, but more and more are making it out.
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Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Iran and US trade threats
US and Iran continue to trade threats about returning to all-out war, meanwhile violence intensifies in Yemen, Gaza, and elsewhere in the region.
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Palestinian man dies during detention at Israeli checkpoint
A relative said Raafat Abu Khalil was forced by Israeli forces to stand in the sun for around an hour before he suffered a cardiac arrest.
Politics
UK Greens celebrate landmark ’Zionism is racism’ policy adoption
Supporters said the motion’s success is the start of a bigger movement, with the Greens becoming the first mainstream UK party to adopt an antizionist stance.
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More than 800 Palestinian teachers killed by Israel in 3 years
The Palestinian Education Ministry highlighted the devastating impact of Israel’s attacks on Palestinian teachers ahead of World Teachers’ Day on 5 October.
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Saddam Haftar drone claims threaten US Libya unity push
Saddam Haftar has been linked to drone attacks on western Libya’s energy infrastructure, threatening a US-backed effort to reunify the country.
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Australia probes flydubai co-pilot’s links to the country
Two sources briefed on the investigation said the co-pilot studied at a university in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria
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Strike on UN aid trucks in Sudan kills one
Just the day before, a WFP truck had struck an explosive device in Dilling after delivering lifesaving food assistance
Politics
What is Sisi’s emerging ’anti-Ethiopia bloc’?
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are drawing closer as their separate disputes with Ethiopia increasingly converge amid renewed war in Tigray.
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Yemeni presidency announces offensive to retake Houthi territory
The statement came just hours after the Houthis cut a vital supply route linking the besieged city of Taiz with the government’s interim capital Aden.
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Israel attempts to frame Gaza reporters it killed as ’militants’
The family members of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza have decried Tel Aviv’s latest attempt to recast their slain relatives as militants.
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Bernie Sanders rallies for billionaire tax ahead of midterms
If a billionaire tax passes in California, it would be the first of its kind in the world, which some hope will give momentum for similar measures elsewhere.
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Ethiopian govt forces seize capital of Tigray region from rebels
Analysts say the fighting, the worst escalation since the 2020- 2022 civil war, threatens to escalate into a wider regional conflict
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Iran says Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met
Iran presented a proposal at UNGA under which the Strait of Hormuz waterway could be reopened and normal maritime passage restored
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Syria’s Kurdish fault line deepens amid rival protests
Pro-government protests in Hasakah are coinciding with Kurdish demonstrations over language rights as Damascus seeks to reintegrate northeast Syria.
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Houthi claims of attack on Saudi capital ’misleading’
Government forces said Sunday that they had struck Houthi targets across Yemen, while the Houthis claimed the attack on the oil facility near Riyadh