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BBC News – World Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline after drones launched from Iraq attacked and set the route on fire, authorities said Friday. The pipeline has become crucial for shipping Saudi oil to the Red Sea since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq removed a military commander and opened investigations into the attack, which came from an area bordering Iran.
NYTimes – US Former CIA officer David J. Rush, accused of stealing more than $40 million in gold bars from the agency and hiding 303 bars in his Virginia basement, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Rush was fired after the FBI discovered the gold. The court filing did not specify the charges he could plead to.
Sky News – UK Reform UK has received a record £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo, the largest single donation to a UK political party on record. The donation comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances. Delo was previously convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls and was later pardoned by Donald Trump.
BBC News – World Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, has been acquitted by a federal jury in Los Angeles of all charges in a murder-for-hire plot. He was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a 2022 shooting that killed a cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo. Prosecutors had alleged Durk put a bounty on another rapper in retaliation for a friend's killing.
BBC News – UK A UK employment tribunal in Glasgow is examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully dismissed 31 staff for trade union activity. Sacked worker Dayne Oram said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a remote-working petition. Rockstar denies the dismissals were union-related, saying staff were fired for sharing confidential information online.
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The M/V June Aster ferry fire off Coron in Palawan, Philippines, has killed at least 35 people, with dozens still missing; bodies have been brought to a port near Coron and officials warned the death toll is expected to rise.
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The confirmed death toll from the M/V June Aster ferry fire rose sharply from at least 5 to at least 35, the number of missing fell from 86 to dozens, and bodies were brought to a port near Coron as officials warned the toll would rise.
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The two-day Republican midterm convention in Dallas concluded as a made-for-TV, Trump-centered rally with no formal party business. President Trump promised $5,000 to every adult citizen if Republicans maintain control of Congress, while Vice President JD Vance headlined the final night and the gathering included tributes to 9/11 victims.
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The Republican midterm convention in Dallas included tributes to 9/11 victims, and President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are scheduled to visit the 9/11 attack sites on Friday.
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A Hong Kong court has convicted and sentenced Tiananmen vigil organizers Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho to prison terms of about five to seven years for inciting subversion under the national security law imposed by Beijing.
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The convicted Tiananmen vigil organizers—Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho—were sentenced to prison terms of about five to seven years, resolving earlier uncertainty over whether two or three people had been convicted.
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A Boeing 767-300 cargo jet operating for Amazon Prime Air overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport on 6 September, struck vehicles and caught fire, killing five people and injuring five others. The NTSB has recovered both flight recorders and is investigating; preliminary data indicate one pilot repeatedly warned the other about excessive speed for nearly two minutes before the crew tried to abort the landing.
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Preliminary NTSB data now indicate one pilot repeatedly warned the other about excessive speed for nearly two minutes before the crew tried to abort the landing.
