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US President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk to fully restore Starshield’s satellite network.

Trump asks Musk to restore Ukraine’s crucial internet speed

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump called Elon Musk last week and asked him to restore Ukraine’s full access to the Starshield satellite communications network.

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Residents, plantation workers, and security officials gather around a large charred metallic fragment, suspected to be rocket debris, at an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. Indonesian authorities were investigating  after a piece of rocket the size of a car crashed into an oil palm plantation on Indonesian Borneo.

Space junk falls from sky in US one day and Borneo the next

The international space race and boom in satellite launches means a serious incident from space debris hitting the earth inevitable.

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Mike Love and John Stamos perform during the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction.

Could frontman’s health battle spell the end of iconic band?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: During the 65 years of The Beach Boys there has been one constant. But a health battle could spell a sad end to the iconic band.

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The US and Israel have drawn up plans for renewed attacks on Iran.

US and Israel draw up plans for new Iran strikes

The US and Israel have drawn up new plans for renewed attacks on Iran with the aim of forcing the country to make diplomatic concessions.

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An interactive display featuring artificial intelligence in Guangzhou.

China moves to tighten grip over exports of top AI models

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

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Dead bugs with diaphragmatic breathing.

Six exercises physios wish everyone did to age well

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Try these simple movements to stay strong and limber.

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French police officers check a person during a partial curfew in Lyon.

French police ‘lost control’ as night city curfew enforced

THE WASHINGTON POST: French leaders have confronted mounting scrutiny on Monday over their handling of a weekend of riots that stunned the country.

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People enter a ransacked Franprix store as clashes erupted at Place de la Republique following an unauthorised demonstration on Sunday.

French Far Right seizes the moment as rioting stuns country

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.

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A firefighter at a compound hit by a strike in Kharkiv, northern Ukraine, on October 12, 2026.

Zelensky defies Trump in return to Russian refinery strikes

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the US President

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 Starlink terminal camouflaged with a net near the eastern frontline in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in the summer of 2023.

Ukraine on brink as Starlink restricted amid Russia strikes

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.

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US President Donald Trump greets CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk after a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House.

Inside Musk’s $400m midterm Republican rescue mission

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast. Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh on Saturday, without confirming any further strikes or causalities. Earlier, a column of black smoke was seen rising from fuel tanks near the Saudi capital's international airport, where flights were disrupted temporarily on Saturday.

Iran offers to mediate between its Houthi allies and Saudis

Iran has long backed the Houthis, a Yemeni militia, and it made the offer as Saudi Arabia contends with increasingly deadly attacks from them.

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 A federal immigration agent shot a man in NYC during what officials described as ‘targeted enforcement action’ meant to arrest an immigrant who lacked legal status and had a criminal record.

Young boy in car as ICE agent opens fire on New York street

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A federal immigration agent shot a man in NYC during what officials described as ‘targeted enforcement action’ meant to arrest an immigrant who lacked legal status and had a criminal record.

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US President Donald Trump.

Trump’s show of strength to intimidate Iran backfires

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

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Christa Pike is awake and in a swirl of what one lawyer called a mix of anger and confusion.

Execution survivor Christa Pike confused and angry: lawyer

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Christa Pike is awake and in a swirl of what one lawyer called a mix of anger and confusion.

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A woman walks past the wreckage of destroyed buildings in Sloviansk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine.

Ukraine claws back land in the region Russia most covets

Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian ‘fortress belt’ cities.

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Reformed optimisers are laying down their smart watches and tracking apps.

The popular wellness habit making people miserable

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As some online lean into biohacking and wellness metrics, reformed optimisers are cancelling Pilates and having that extra glass of wine.

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Around a dozen US B-1B Lancer bombers were removed from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

Suspected drone attack on UK airfield triggered bomber move

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US withdrew all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in England based on information that commanders received about a potential drone attack ordered by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

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