UK awards $4bn contract to build AUKUS nuclear submarines

SSN-AUKUS 'will be largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarines ever operated' by Royal Navy, UK says.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/uk-awards-4bn-contract-to-build-aukus-nuclear-submarines?traffic_source=rss

Anger and despair as Indonesian families mark year since football disaster

Some 135 people died after police fired tear gas into the stands of the Kanjuruhan Stadium.

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Wagner’s Prigozhin hailed a hero, 40 days after death in plane crash

Dozens pay respects in several Russian cities on key date for mourning in the Eastern Orthodox church.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/wagners-prigozhin-hailed-a-hero-40-days-after-death-in-plane-crash?traffic_source=rss

International Coffee Day: Where does your caffeine fix come from?

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of coffee, producing about one-third of global supply.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/international-coffee-day-where-does-your-caffeine-fix-come-from?traffic_source=rss

Who is Mohamed Muizzu, Maldives’s pro-China president-elect?

The opposition candidate beats the incumbent, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who is considered pro-India.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/who-is-mohamed-muizzu-maldivess-pro-china-president-elect?traffic_source=rss

Suicide bomber detonates explosive device in Turkey’s Ankara

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says one of the two attackers blew himself in front of the ministry building in Ankara.

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‘Bugger!’: New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign

Chris Hipkins says he will isolate and try to continue campaign online after testing positive for the virus on Sunday.

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Pro-Russia party claims victory in Slovakia election

Left-wing former Prime Minister Robert Fico has promised to end military aid for Ukraine.

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Ukraine tempts Western arms producers with plan for ‘large military hub’

Incentives available to partner with Ukrainian manufacturers as Kyiv looks to create 'world class military products'.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 585

As the war enters its 585th day, these are the main developments.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-385-3?traffic_source=rss

‘They deserve justice’: Inside the struggle to reform Indonesian football

A year on from the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster, in which 135 people died, could such a tragedy happen again?

source https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/longform/2023/9/30/they-deserve-justice-inside-the-struggle-to-reform-indonesian-football?traffic_source=rss

Second arrest after felling of England’s famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree

Man in his 60s arrested following earlier arrest of 16-year-old for cutting down of ancient tree at UNESCO site in UK.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/second-arrest-after-felling-of-englands-famous-sycamore-gap-tree?traffic_source=rss

Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use

US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later date.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/elite-us-navy-seals-army-special-forces-to-be-tested-for-drug-use?traffic_source=rss

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 584

As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-584?traffic_source=rss

Paradise prison: How 107 Bangladeshis became enslaved on a Pacific island

Instead of legitimate jobs, 107 men from Bangladesh became slaves in Vanuatu working under the threat of harm, death.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/9/30/paradise-prison-how-107-bangladeshis-became-enslaved-on-a-pacific-island?traffic_source=rss

With a US government shutdown imminent, what happens to the economy?

About quarter of the US GDP is government expenditure. A drop in that spending will have knock-on effect on the economy.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/29/with-a-us-government-shutdown-imminent-what-happens-to-the-economy?traffic_source=rss

Key US lawmaker calls to pause millions of dollars in aid to Egypt

Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo's human rights record.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/key-us-lawmaker-calls-to-pause-millions-of-dollars-in-aid-to-egypt?traffic_source=rss

Protesters confront security forces as Iran marks anniversary of crackdown

Clashes came as a reported riot took place at a prison in southwest Iran.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/protesters-confront-security-forces-as-iran-marks-anniversary-of-crackdown?traffic_source=rss

US National Security Agency unveils artificial intelligence security centre

NSA Director Paul Nakasone says US has advantage in AI development but capabilities can not be 'taken for granted'.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/us-national-security-agency-unveils-artificial-intelligence-security-centre?traffic_source=rss

Swedish PM seeks help from military as gang violence rocks country

At least 11 people have been killed so far this month in wave of gang violence sweeping over Sweden.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/swedish-pm-seeks-help-from-military-as-gang-violence-rocks-country?traffic_source=rss

Mid-Autumn festival: Why Asia goes mad for mooncakes

The pastries, about the size of a palm and filled with a sweet paste, are popular gifts during the ancient festival.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/9/28/mid-autumn-festival-asia-goes-mad-for-mooncakes?traffic_source=rss