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Geopolitics

North Korea's Ukraine Deployment: Heavy Casualties Raise Questions About Kim's Strategy

Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, North Korea has sent an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 troops to Russia's Kursk region since October 2024, suffering roughly 6,000 casualties, according to intelligence from South Korea and the United Kingdom. The deployment, which has no direct connection to Pyongyang's national interests in Ukraine, has prompted questions about what Kim Jong Un hopes to gain from the sacrifice.

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Inquest: TPIM terror controls had 'substantial impact' on prisoner who took own life

An inquest jury has found that strict terrorism control measures imposed by the government had a "substantial impact" on the mental state of a prisoner who took his own life, and that the prison service failed to provide the support he needed. Akhtar Uddin, 35, a builder from east London, died at HMP Wandsworth on Christmas Day 2021 after being jailed the previous year for breaching a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) order.

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Nigerian police locate kidnapped youth recruits but explosives block rescue

Nigerian police say they have found the camp where 19 national youth service recruits are being held by gunmen in the south-eastern Imo state, but rescue efforts are stalled because the area is believed to be planted with improvised explosive devices. Police Commissioner Audu Bosso confirmed the location was identified using drones, but warned that the presence of homemade bombs prevents officers from moving in.

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Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

The Green Party of England and Wales has voted to end its blanket opposition to nuclear fission, adopting a policy that allows elected representatives to support new nuclear projects on a case-by-case basis. The shift, which prioritises offshore wind, onshore wind and rooftop solar as primary electricity sources, was described by the party as an evolution recognising nuclear's role during the transition to a renewables-based system.

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Geopolitics

Trump confirms 'threat' led to withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford

President Donald Trump has confirmed the United States withdrew its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England because of a specific threat to the base. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said 'they didn't fly out by accident' and that Washington 'actually knows the people that made the threat'. The Pentagon had confirmed on Sunday that about a dozen bombers had been redeployed to their home stations in the US after a week of heightened security following the arrest of five men near the airbase on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

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US Politics

US public school book bans reach record annual high of nearly 12,000, PEN America reports

US public schools saw nearly 12,000 book bans during the 2025-2026 school year, the highest single-year total since the free-expression nonprofit PEN America began tracking in 2021. The surge was driven by new state-level censorship laws and the use of artificial intelligence tools that remove large numbers of titles, with Texas accounting for more than 8,100 bans alone, according to a report released Monday.

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Fiordland: The 'loneliest place on Earth' most Australian cruisers miss

New Zealand's Fiordland, a World Heritage-listed national park spanning 12,000 square kilometres across 14 fjords, remains one of the most isolated destinations on the planet and is largely overlooked by Australian cruisers. While 1.6 million cruise passengers visited Norway's fjords in 2025, fewer than 1,000 of the 1.48 million Australians who travelled to New Zealand last year explored Fiordland on expedition boats, with nearly all interest concentrated on the northern-most fjord, Milford Sound.

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China stockpiled 343 advanced chipmaking tools, report finds, as export control debate intensifies

Chinese chipmakers have accumulated an estimated 343 immersion DUV lithography tools from ASML since 2012, many capable of producing 7nm-class chips, according to a report from the Centre for Technology and Statecraft, a Washington-based research group. The finding underscores the limits of existing export controls and has renewed calls for stricter regulations on semiconductor equipment sales to China.

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Teenager loses hand during police confrontation at French school protest

A 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a confrontation between police and student demonstrators near a high school in the northern French city of Lens on Monday, according to local authorities. The teenager's life is not in danger, but the incident has prompted an investigation by the national police watchdog. The injury occurred as student protests over poor school conditions intensify across the country, with around 500 schools partially or fully closed on Monday.

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Bolsonaro wins first round, markets surge ahead of Brazil runoff

Brazil's far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has won the first round of the presidential election, defeating incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with 47 percent of the vote against Lula's 45.1 percent, triggering a runoff on 25 October. The result defied pre-election polls and has shifted expectations sharply in Bolsonaro's favour, with prediction markets now giving him more than an 80 percent chance of victory.

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Two men die in Channel crossing, child among three killed in separate incident

Two men died and two women were injured late on Sunday night while attempting to cross the English Channel from the coast of Berck in northern France, local authorities confirmed. The deaths, in which men aged in their 30s and 40s suffered cardiac arrest, occurred just days after a child was among three people killed in another crossing attempt, emphasizing the persistent and deadly toll on the route.

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Geopolitics

Okinawa governor says US military discipline 'has not worked at all' as new measures imposed after Marine's arrest

Okinawa Governor Genta Koja told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday that past disciplinary measures by the US military “have not worked at all”, as the island reels from the alleged murder of a local woman by a US Marine. Hours earlier, the US military in Okinawa announced a 48-hour stand-down of all operations and a 30-day period of curfew and alcohol restrictions for troops.

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Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators say, as RMIT links revealed

Investigators believe the flydubai co-pilot who attacked his captain and attempted to crash a plane last week originally planned the attack in July but postponed it, possibly due to a friend being on board, according to regional and Israeli officials. Meanwhile, Melbourne's RMIT University confirmed the Omani national studied there from 2015 to 2017 but did not complete his degree.

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