Notable Events Around the World on - 2025-10-02

Gauff reaches first semi-final since French Open win in June

Coco Gauff is in to her first WTA Tour semi-final since winning the French Open in June after defeating Eva Lys 6-3 6-4 at the China Open to remain on course for a successful title defence.

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A Run on Canned Mackerel and Emergency Radios. The Reason? Drones.

Karl Markussen preparing orders for shipment at Wolf Tactical, a military surplus shop in Copenhagen, on Wednesday. The company has seen an increase in sales amid fears of drone incursions and war.

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Philippines President Says Tents Needed to Shelter Quake Survivors

The remains of a church in Daanbantayan, Philippines, on Thursday after a deadly earthquake hit the country earlier in the week.

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A Family’s Global Efforts to Free the Only Nepali Kidnapped by Hamas

Bipin Joshi’s mother, Padma Joshi, 48, and sister, Pushpa Joshi, 18, have been campaigning for his freedom since he was kidnapped by Hamas in 2023.

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Mexico’s Party of the Poor Faces Image Problems as Some Members Spend Big

A banner for the Morena Party, which says it works for the common people, during a municipal election campaign in Celaya, Mexico, last year.

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Norris to draw Ryder Cup inspiration in comeback F1 title bid

Lando Norris says the US team's unexpected comeback to challenge on the final day of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black underlines why never giving up in sport is crucial as he bids to energise his ow...

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Leigh ready to continue 'incredible story' as Wigan stand in way of Grand Final

Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam is "not ready" for 2025 to be over just yet as his side look to make more history by making it to the Super League Grand Final for the first time in the club's...

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission.

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Reform UK accused by minister of talking ‘utter nonsense’ after Zia Yusuf implies Starmer trying to get Farage killed – UK politics live

Migration minister Mike Tapp accuses Reform UK’s head of policy of ‘snowflakery’Good morning. The Labour conference is over, the Conservative party one starts on Sunday, but both of them have got s...

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The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet review – a monument to Afghan resilience

A sweeping social history of Afghanistan is seen through the lens of Kabul’s InterContinental hotel, where staff endured the horrific realities of life in a war zoneSo catastrophic has the last hal...

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VOTE: Would USA have gone on to win Ryder Cup had Lowry missed putt?

Team USA would "most probably" have gone on to win the Ryder Cup had Shane Lowry not sunk an emotional birdie putt at Bethpage Black on Sunday...

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,316

Here are the key events on day 1,316 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Zelenskyy meeting European leaders in Denmark to rally support for Ukraine

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says that Europe is in a hybrid war waged by Russia, and Ukraine is first line of defence.

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Stars and stripes flags for Trump UK visit had to be changed for brighter red

Switch of 66 hand-sewn flags for use along Mall and at Windsor Castle cost estimated £52,800 in public fundsDozens of US flags used for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK las...

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Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 13 in enclave

Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered 'terrorists and terror supporters'.

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China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi JinpingBritish prosecutors suspected that China’s fifth most senior official was in re...

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I Swear actor Robert Aramayo: ‘Like anybody who hasn’t had education, I thought it was all about swearing’

Formerly seen as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and as Elrond in The Rings of Power, he is creating a buzz with his role as Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson. It taught him a lot, he says –...

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Schools and airport shut as Hurricane Imelda moves over Bermuda

Bermuda deploys soldiers to secure infrastructure, clear roads and help at emergency shelters.

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South Korea president apologises for abusive foreign adoption scheme

Programme, which started after Korean War as a way of removing mixed-race children from society, violated human rights.

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Weekly sports quiz: What's special about Kane's 100 Bayern goals?

How much attention have you paid to what happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?

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One of Us by Elizabeth Day review – the inner lives of Tory MPs

Driven by a whodunnit-ish plot, this state-of-the-nation sequel to The Party features a family at the centre of British political lifeElizabeth Day is the right person to write a state-of-the-natio...

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Visions of resistance: women fighting to save their homeland – in pictures

The theme of this year’s Women By Women exhibition, Rooted in Resistance, is to showcase images of women defending their land and communities from destruction – by powerful people and corporations...

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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight review – heartfelt child’s-eye view of last days of Rhodesia

Embeth Davidtz stars and directs, with outstanding performances from Zikhona Bali and seven-year-old Lexi Venter as Bobo as white minority rule endsThe screen actor Embeth Davidtz makes a great fea...

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Lewis urges Usyk to 'retire on top'

Lennox Lewis has advised his successor as undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Oleksandr Usyk, to “retire on top. Like I did."

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How the world is responding to Israel’s interception of the Gaza flotilla

Italian unions call for general strike as global protests grow and multiple governments criticise Israel.

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TV tonight: the postponed Ozzy Osbourne show about his final years

The metal icon and his family invited the cameras back into their lives for the final chapter. Plus: get the Kleenex ready for Long Lost Family. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC One This...

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Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

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Relief and new baby for asylum family of child suffocated in English Channel crossing

The Alhashemi family have spent the past 15 years moving around Europe in a state of legal limbo.

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Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climateKemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Conservatives win the nex...

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UK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to development

Exclusive: 1,680 football pitches of protected natural land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland lost in five years‘Desecration of landscape’: the fight over development in areas of outstanding n...

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‘Desecration of landscape’: the fight over development in areas of outstanding natural beauty

Residents of Woodgate estate in West Sussex enjoy its open spaces and wildlife but conservationists say it has set worrying precedentUK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to deve...

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FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League amid conservative backlash

FBI Director Kash Patel announces break with anti-Semitism watchdog amid outrage over description of Charlie Kirk.

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Billionaire populist eyes power in Czech vote but may need help from extremes

Andrej Babis has been taking notes from the US Maga movement but he may need to partner with ultra-nationalists.

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How Social Media Is Changing the Narrative of the Israel-Gaza War

Palestinians waiting outside a charity kitchen to receive a free meal amid the worsening economic situation and widespread famine in the Gaza Strip last month.

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Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus just revealed stunning new clues to life

Fresh analysis of Cassini data has revealed new complex organic molecules inside ice grains spewing from Enceladus. These discoveries strengthen the case that the moon’s underground ocean hosts che...

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Musk becomes world's first half-trillion-dollar man

The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.

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Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’

Jane Goodall, right, speaking with Catrin Einhorn at The New York Times’s Climate Forward event in September 2024. It was one of two interviews they did last year.

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The federal shutdown puts nutrition aid for millions of new parents at risk

Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.

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Sudan’s War Is the Shape of Things to Come

Why mediators struggle to end a new kind of conflict.

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