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Hezbollah says explosives seized in Lebanon were its own, meant for Israel

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On Oct 5, Lebanese security forces stopped a minivan at a checkpoint in Dahr el-Baydar, between the Bekaa Valley and Mount Lebanon. It carried hundreds of kilograms of explosives, including TNT and C-4, and two people were detained.

Dmytro Petishkin · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Russian strike on Ukraine's Kirovohrad region kills three

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Russian forces attacked the Kirovohrad region and its capital, Kropyvnytskyi, overnight on Oct 15 with drones, including jet-powered drones. Three residents of Kropyvnytskyi were killed and six injured, said regional military administration head Andriy Raikovych.

Marek Śliwecki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

US floated unfreezing Russian assets as part of a Ukraine peace deal, according to reports

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner raised the idea on Oct 9 in Miami, at talks with Ukraine, France, Germany, Britain, the EU and NATO, according to four people familiar with the talks. One option put part of the funds in a US-controlled structure.

Two ships sink near the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on shipping rise

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The Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank on Wednesday after an attack the day before, and the bulk carrier Cape Dao, hit on Sep 23, sank hours later.

Mehlauge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

NATO allies to meet over deadly drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea

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Over the past 10 days, drones have hit at least five cargo ships near Romania and Bulgaria, both NATO members, killing at least 23 sailors. Rescuers are searching for seven crew missing after two chemical tankers were struck.

Lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial defends his vote to convict

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Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, did not dispute killing her three children; her defence argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis. Her trial ended in a mistrial in September.

Frank Kidner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Syria arrests the main suspect in the 2013 Banias massacre

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Syrian authorities say intelligence services arrested Ali Kayali, known as Mihrac Ural, as he tried to flee across a border. They did not say which one.

Mohammed Ahmed Arsalan Khan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

School roof collapse kills at least 34 children and a teacher in Pakistan

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The roof of an upper-floor classroom at the private Al-Khair school in Peshawar caved in on Thursday morning after lessons had begun, bringing down the ceilings below and trapping children under the debris.