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Kyiv bridges closed after Russian drone strikes
The Southern and Paton bridges over the Dnipro were shut, causing gridlock, as Russia launched more than 100 drones overnight.
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Taiwan receives first F-16V fighter jets after delays
Two jets from an $8bn order for 66 aircraft landed in Taitung amid concerns over Chinese military pressure.
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US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran
The USS Theodore Roosevelt group and more than 2,000 Marines are heading to the region as the war enters its eighth month.
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Captain praised after cockpit attack on Dubai–Tel Aviv flight
Passengers and crew overpowered a co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain; the UAE has opened a terrorism investigation.
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Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of attack on Medina power station
The coalition says a transformer supplying the Prophet’s Mosque was damaged; the Houthis deny involvement.
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WHO warns delays to medical supplies could prove devastating in Gaza
The UN health agency says essential medicines should not be treated as dual-use items, with only one crossing open for approved aid.
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Children killed as fighting returns to Somalia’s Baidoa
UNICEF says children are bearing the heaviest burden in a city where 26,000 people face catastrophic hunger.
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UN rights chief: women must be at the heart of peace efforts
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UN urges Tennessee to halt further execution attempts on Christa Pike
The UN rights chief and nine experts said two failed lethal injections were cruel and called for her sentence to be commuted.
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Zelensky says Putin ordered end to restraints on civilian strikes
Speaking from a Kyiv school shelter hit by a drone, he cited intercepted communications that have not been independently verified.
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Ukraine reports record Russian casualties and gains near Lyman
Kyiv says 46,230 Russian troops were killed or wounded in September; the figures cannot be independently verified.
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Fighting in Yemen drives surge in hunger, WFP warns
Nearly 150,000 people have been displaced along the south-west coast, and three in four households in accessible areas cannot meet basic needs.
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Ebola response hit as transit centre burns in DR Congo camp
The fire in Ituri province came as thousands fled the Kigonze displacement camp, the UN says.
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UN General Assembly debates Security Council veto on Iran
China and Russia vetoed a US-backed sanctions panel on Iran’s nuclear facilities, triggering a mandatory Assembly meeting.
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UN rights office calls for justice over Marshall Islands nuclear tests
The deputy rights chief said the legacy of 67 US tests still affects Marshallese health and land.
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UN warns 5.8 million refugee children remain out of school
A UN refugee agency report says education funding cuts risk reversing progress for children displaced by conflict and persecution.
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Nepal floods disrupted work beyond the disaster zone, ILO says
The UN labour agency warns damage to transport, power and trade links can affect workers far from the flooded area.
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