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• Autistic teen lured to fake Snapchat meetup, brutally beaten by group of teens: report

  Video captured the violent beating of a 15-year-old boy with autism near a Stawell train station after he was lured through a Snapchat meetup.

• Houthis emerge as global threat beyond Iran control amid Saudi strikes, former envoy warns

  Tim Lenderking warns Houthi rebels are building homegrown weapons capabilities independent of Iran, turning Yemen's conflict into a global threat.

• Albania rioters clash with police for Socialist government as European unrest spreads

  Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama vowed not to resign as protests in Tirana erupted for a third day, with police deploying tear gas and water cannons.

• 'Not wanted': Irish hotel reportedly cancels 70 rooms reserved for antisemitism conference attendees

  Jewish Representative Council of Ireland chairman Maurice Cohen says a Dublin hotel rejected an antisemitism conference after its manager questioned IDF involvement.

• UN inquiry member says some genocide claims against Israel unverified as Gaza reports population growth

  Experts say Palestinian Ministry of Health mortality figures contradict famine declarations and genocide allegations as Gaza's population grew in 2025.

• El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown

  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unveiled a plan to free up to half of 90,000 detainees arrested under the state of emergency targeting gangs.

• Trump wishes Pope Leo speedy recovery after lung cancer diagnosis, speaks highly of pontiff's brother

  President Donald Trump revealed Pope Leo XIV's brother is a friend and avid MAGA supporter with memorabilia "all over" his house while wishing the pontiff well.

• Woman found floating in sea after going overboard from Royal Caribbean ship

  A 44-year-old woman clung to a lifebuoy for 20 hours in the Ionian Sea after reportedly jumping from Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas near Zakynthos.

• Cartels use drones to scout border agents and map smuggling routes, expert warns

  The U.S. military detected 378 cartel drone incursions along the Mexico border in 30 days, and experts warn cartels will continue to innovate.

• Pope Leo undergoes blood tests, X-ray following cancer surgery, Vatican says

  Pope Leo XIV began walking and resumed eating after thoracic surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, with blood tests and an X-ray being part of his recovery.

• African nations on ‘knife’s edge’ as US embassy warns Americans of long-range attacks

  With regional tensions mounting, the Horn of Africa risks war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Following attacks in Addis Ababa, the U.S. Embassy warned citizens of long-range threats.

• Greta Thunberg joins massive French student protests as cars burn, police fire tear gas

  Greta Thunberg joined student protesters in France amid over 6,100 arrests and widespread school closures as violent clashes with riot police escalate.

• ‘Peace through strength’: Trump Gaza plan gains global backing one year on

  Donald Trump's Board of Peace excludes UNRWA from Gaza's future as the EU pledges $1 billion and demilitarization efforts gain global momentum.

• Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons remove part of right lung, Vatican says

  Pope Leo XIV arrived at Gemelli Hospital in Rome for lung nodule removal after doctors said the growth was identified at a "very early stage." Doctors later confirmed he had a form of lung cancer.

• NATO warns Russia: 'We will break' forces, destroy 'anything and everything' if you attack

  Gen. Alexus Grynkewich outlined NATO's strategy to "block, blunt and break" enemy forces at the Warsaw Security Forum amid rising Russia tensions.

• British adventurer returns home after 28-year walk around the world

  Adventurer Karl Bushby swam the English Channel and celebrated with fish and chips after his 28-year, 30,000-mile walk from Chile to England.

• Zelenskyy accuses Putin of defying Trump's ceasefire push, sends pointed message to White House

  Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Vladimir Putin of attacking Ukraine's gas infrastructure hours after Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire.

• Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy and political future on the line in Israel's Oct 27 election

  Benjamin Netanyahu fights for his legacy in Israel's Oct. 27 vote, the first since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre reshaped the political landscape.

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