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Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93 28 October 2025 at 15:39

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

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28 October 2025 at 15:39

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93

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Israel says it killed 3 Palestinian militants in a raid in the West Bank 28 October 2025 at 11:25

Israel says it killed 3 Palestinian militants in a raid in the West Bank

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28 October 2025 at 11:25

Israel says its forces killed three Palestinian militants in an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank

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Trial begins for man accused of killing former Japanese PM Abe with homemade firearm 28 October 2025 at 10:03

Trial begins for man accused of killing former Japanese PM Abe with homemade firearm

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28 October 2025 at 10:03

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

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China and ASEAN sign expanded free trade pact 28 October 2025 at 06:36

China and ASEAN sign expanded free trade pact

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28 October 2025 at 06:36

Beijing and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have signed an expanded free trade agreement as both sides face increased protectionism from the United States

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Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules 28 October 2025 at 04:20

Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

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28 October 2025 at 04:20

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

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A majestic Norway spruce from upstate New York chosen as Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 28 October 2025 at 02:52

A majestic Norway spruce from upstate New York chosen as Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

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28 October 2025 at 02:52

A majestic Norway spruce in upstate New York has been chosen as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

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Cleveland woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 3-year-old boy 28 October 2025 at 01:20

Cleveland woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 3-year-old boy

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28 October 2025 at 01:20

An Ohio judge has sentenced a Cleveland woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket in North Olmsted

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Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land 27 October 2025 at 19:06

Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land

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27 October 2025 at 19:06

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land

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Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions 27 October 2025 at 15:13

Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions

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27 October 2025 at 15:13

Lithuania’s prime minister says her country has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, with some exemptions

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Mali is squeezed as militants enforce a fuel blockade 27 October 2025 at 14:56

Mali is squeezed as militants enforce a fuel blockade

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27 October 2025 at 14:56

Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions

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Turkish prosecutors file new espionage charges against Istanbul's jailed mayor 27 October 2025 at 11:34

Turkish prosecutors file new espionage charges against Istanbul's jailed mayor

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27 October 2025 at 11:34

Prosecutors have filed new espionage charges against Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, intensifying pressure on the opposition leader seen as a top rival to President Erdogan

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Mali closes schools due to fuel scarcity as militants enforce blockade 27 October 2025 at 06:05

Mali closes schools due to fuel scarcity as militants enforce blockade

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27 October 2025 at 06:05

Malian authorities have suspended classes in schools and universities due to fuel shortages

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‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office 26 October 2025 at 20:46

‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office

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26 October 2025 at 20:46

A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.”

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris 26 October 2025 at 17:22

A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

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26 October 2025 at 17:22

Paris prosecutors have announced the first arrests in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum

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Shooting at a historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania kills 1 and wounds 6 26 October 2025 at 15:36

Shooting at a historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania kills 1 and wounds 6

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26 October 2025 at 15:36

Authorities say gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University, killing one person and wounding six others

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Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum 26 October 2025 at 13:41

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum

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26 October 2025 at 13:41

The Paris prosecutor says several suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum

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Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq 26 October 2025 at 12:00

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

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26 October 2025 at 12:00

A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey

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Former LAPD officer charged with murder in 2015 shooting of unarmed homeless man 26 October 2025 at 10:24

Former LAPD officer charged with murder in 2015 shooting of unarmed homeless man

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26 October 2025 at 10:24

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office says a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a former Los Angeles police officer in the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed homeless man

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East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s 26 October 2025 at 05:05

East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

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26 October 2025 at 05:05

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

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Video shows dramatic rescue of baby pinned under overturned car in Texas 26 October 2025 at 03:44

Video shows dramatic rescue of baby pinned under overturned car in Texas

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26 October 2025 at 03:44

Authorities in Texas say a baby is expected to make a full recovery after it was pulled from under a vehicle that had flipped during a crash

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One injured and suspect arrested in Texas library shooting 26 October 2025 at 00:34

One injured and suspect arrested in Texas library shooting

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26 October 2025 at 00:34

A person has been shot inside a downtown library in Austin, Texas, prompting a shelter-in-place order for a brief period

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Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal 25 October 2025 at 23:03

Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal

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25 October 2025 at 23:03

A federal judge has ruled that the detention of a Chicago man by immigration authorities is illegal

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Why the time difference between the US and Europe will be one hour shorter this week 25 October 2025 at 21:36

Why the time difference between the US and Europe will be one hour shorter this week

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25 October 2025 at 21:36

Every October, there's a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings

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Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war as aircraft carrier approaches 25 October 2025 at 20:12

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war as aircraft carrier approaches

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25 October 2025 at 20:12

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

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Two Australian players inappropriately touched by motorcyclist in India at Women's Cricket World Cup 25 October 2025 at 18:46

Two Australian players inappropriately touched by motorcyclist in India at Women's Cricket World Cup

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25 October 2025 at 18:46

Two cricketers from the Australian women’s national team were inappropriately touched by a motorcyclist in the central Indian city of Indore, where they played in the Women’s Cricket World Cup

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British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prisond 25 October 2025 at 15:35

British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prisond

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25 October 2025 at 15:35

British police are searching for an asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 4 people and wound 16 25 October 2025 at 13:36

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 4 people and wound 16

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25 October 2025 at 13:36

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have killed at least four people and wounded 16 others, according to local officials

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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean 25 October 2025 at 08:07

Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

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25 October 2025 at 08:07

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding

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Thailand mourns as Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 25 October 2025 at 10:05

Thailand mourns as Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93

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25 October 2025 at 10:05

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died