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Attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz reach a weekly record

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Twelve vessels reported attacks in and around the strait from Oct 5 to 11, the most in a week since the US-Israeli war with Iran began, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency. Six were struck on a single day.

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School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan

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Last Monday, Azerbaijan's education ministry began turning away girls wearing hijabs at state schools under new uniform rules. Protests followed in the capital, Baku, and in southern districts including Masally and Jalilabad.

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China tells Israel to stop and reverse its West Bank settlements

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Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a regional summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.

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Co-worker's tip-off foiled alleged plot to attack a Hindu temple near Chicago, police say

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Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, is charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of a weapon. He appeared in court on Wednesday.

Teen gunman kills three children and a teacher at an Oregon school

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A 16-year-old shot dead three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, police said.

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India's Supreme Court rules converts to Islam cannot claim a backward-class quota

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The court on Thursday upheld a Madras High Court ruling that struck down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order letting converts from backward classes claim reservation benefits as Muslims.

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India urges the US to investigate an alleged plot against a Hindu temple

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Police in Illinois arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, on Oct 11 over an alleged plan for a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in the Aurora area. He faces charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of weapons.

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Hex crypto founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul, Turkish media report

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Heart, whose legal name is Richard James Schueler, was detained with his wife on Wednesday in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district by police and Turkey's intelligence agency, according to reports.