US Senate rejects bid to end government shutdown, Democrats hold firm on healthcare
• Oct 1, 2025, 4:35 PM
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A vote to end a US government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to provide.
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Live: At least 300,000 demonstrators expected across France ahead of PM’s budget proposal
• 5:01 AM
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France braces for a new wave of demonstrations Thursday as unions, grassroots groups and civic activists take to the streets. The anti-government protest will take place in response to proposed austerity measures, spending cuts, and perceived encroachmen
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More than 50 trapped under collapsed Indonesian school building
• 3:33 AM
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Rescuers in Indonesia raced against time to reach dozens of students and staff trapped under the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey boarding school on Java Thursday. Authorities say at least five people have died and around 59 remain missing following Mo
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Two killed as Morocco protests escalate into clashes with police
• 3:01 AM
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Two people were shot dead when police opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm a police station in southern Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as nationwide protests, fuelled by anger over corruption and inequality, entered their fifth day.
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Israeli navy intercepts aid flotilla bound for Gaza carrying Greta Thunberg
• 1:11 AM
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Israeli forces boarded and seized several boats attempting to deliver aid to Gaza on Wednesday, including one carrying Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, in a high-profile challenge to Israel’s blockade of the enclave. Organisers denounced the raid as a “w
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