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Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN warns
A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.
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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.
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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
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Firefighters say glutathione helped them - their union warns it could be risky
Glutathione, an antioxidant, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years.
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Why brazen museum thefts keep happening nearly a year after Louvre heist
Art detectives and security experts say the number of museum thefts across Europe is increasing.
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The mission to recover Nims Purja's body from Broad Peak
Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.
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Donald Trump: Trump at residence of Irish president for first engagement during visit
Trump will hold meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.
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Tasia Fortune: Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
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France train derailment leaves at least 44 injured
France's transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.
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Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of mother
Denise Cosco testified against the powerful 'Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.
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Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war
The capture by the rebels of a stretch Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for seve…
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The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and eve…
WIRED · 11 days ago