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Mass rally in Rome on fourth day of Italy’s pro-Palestinian protests
ROME (Reuters) -Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People holding...
SailGP Cadiz: Black Foils ride SailGP rollercoaster to sit third in Spain
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Important issues remained to be resolved: EU envoy Delphin on negotiations for FTA with India
New Delhi: The proposed free trade pact and the investment protection agreement between India and the European Union can be a "game changer" at a time some countries are raising tariffs and closing their markets, EU envoy Herve Delphin has said....

Ban children from TikTok and Snapchat, says Tory education chief
Laura Trott, the shadow Education Secretary, has called for a crackdown on children's access to smartphones as she defends the Conservatives' record on boosting school standards Children should be banned from using social media because it is as...

International News: Shein chooses France for first permanent stores
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Saturday, October 4, 2025. 10:11 am CST. By Zoila Palma: Fast-fashion giant Shein has announced plans to open its first permanent physical outlets in France, marking a major expansion beyond its online business model, BBC...
Multiple drone sighting reported in Germany in past three days, Bild says
By Karin Strohecker and Jörn Poltz MUNICH (Reuters) -Drones have been spotted at airports and military installations across Germany over the past two days, Bild newspaper quoted a confidential police report as saying, suggesting sightings this...

US mocks Britain for letting Manchester attacker in from Syria
The US Department of Homeland Security posted on social media appearing to mock Britain in the wake of the terror attack against a synagogue in Manchester this week. The American agency posed the question on X, "want to help keep “Jihad” out of...

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Future Ruins Film-Music Festival Canceled
Future Ruins, the inaugural film-music festival run by Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has been canceled. The one-day event, originally scheduled for Nov. 8 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, was abruptly called off on Friday...

MP News: 5 Football Players From MP’s Sehore Begin Training In Germany
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Five young football players and a coach from Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Mini Brazil’ began training in Germany on Saturday under the guidance of German coach Dietmar Beiersdorfer. Coach Beiersdorfer trained the players in modern...

Five of Spain’s most walkable cities (including one with a 6mph speed limit for cars)
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New Britain, Berlin pick up Week 4 wins; Plainville falls to Northwest Catholic in close battle
Once again, Week 4 of Connecticut High School produced fireworks. For local teams, the Newington Nor’Easters suffered a double overtime loss to the Middletown Blue Dragons 20-12, after trailing 12-0 at halftime. New Britain and Berlin each picked...

Nigel Farage: Celebrations of Synagogue Terror Show ‘Broken Britain’ Faces Societal Breakdown
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, responding Friday to the Yom Kippur terror attack outside a Manchester synagogue and the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that erupted within hours, warned Britain is facing “societal breakdown,” declaring: “I feel...

US 'mocks' Britain for allowing Manchester terrorist into UK
The US Department of Homeland Security has seemingly “mocked” Britain for allowing the man behind the Manchester terror attack into the UK. Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was named as the terrorist by Greater Manchester...

Over 65,000 batteries are recycled by school pupils in sustainability drive
SCHOOLS ACROSS Limerick have been taking part in WEEE Ireland’s Schools Battery Recycling Competition. A total of 39 schools in Limerick took part and have managed to recycle thousands of used batteries during the school year. Together these...

Sara Ali Khan's memorable moments with brother Ibrahim & mom Amrita in Spain
IANS (Source: Sara Ali Khan/ Twitter) Mumbai, October 4 (IANS) Just like any other true friend, actress Sara Ali Khan attended the wedding of a close gal pal in Spain. She was accompanied by her mother, Amrita Singh, and brother, Ibrahim Ali Khan,...

Why Britain's populist careen threatens Australia
Some media in Australia were highly critical of the Australian PM for speaking in a party-political forum while representing Australia as Prime Minister. These complaints were both shortsighted and pedantic, ignoring the perilous British context...

A Euro trip, without leaving America: Seven US towns that look exactly like places in Europe
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Stacey Solomon styles perfect pink mini dress for Britain's Got Talent appearance
Simon Cowell, the head judge of Britain's Got Talent, reportedly fell ill during the first round of auditions in Birmingham, leading to a big star having to 'step in at the last minute' to replace the 65 year old judge so that the day's auditions...

Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe
Organisers of the protest in Rome said hundreds of thousands of people had turned out for a fourth day running, after Israel intercepted the 45-strong flotilla seeking to reach Gaza earlier this week. Some 70,000 people, according to police, took...
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How Putin’s Valdai speech was a message to Europe and his domestic audience
Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi carried the cadence of a statesman seeking to define an era laced with a turbulent multipolar world, Western hegemony, and the calculations of a wartime leader preparing his country...