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Football: Lionel Messi plays final game for Argentina
Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi bowed out of international football with one last goal for his country. For football in Argentina, and indeed across the world, it's the end of an era.
Tennessee woman conscious, speaking after execution attempt, lawyers say
Christa Pike, the convicted killer who survived two lethal injections last week in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, according to her lawyers. Tom Hanson reports.
In interview, US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war
Vance said any agreement would require Iran to reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than offer assurances of future drawdowns.
Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.
Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia
Trump has said the U.S. is willing to help Russia, where the death of a staffer at an anti-plague lab has sparked global public health concerns.
Fallout after Trump suggests letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego
President Trump on Monday night suggested letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego during a campaign rally. Major Garrett and Nikole Killion unpack the president's comments.
U.S. forces face curfew, alcohol ban in Okinawa after murder case
U.S. soldiers stationed on Okinawa have been given a month-long curfew from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. and banned from drinking alcohol while they undergo discipline training after…
Christa Pike conscious and speaking after botched execution: Attorneys
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after a botched execution left her critically injured and temporarily on a ventilator, her attorneys said Tuesday.
Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over US$40 million, according to court records. David Rush fabricated a “highly classified” government programme to justify the acquisition of luxury property in south Florida that he intended to resell for perso
Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Pike was rushed to the hospital in Tennessee last week after she survived two injections of pentobarbital. Her prognosis is unclear, her lawyers said.
تجاوز توپخانه‌ای رژیم صهیونیستی به خاک لبنان
تهران- ایرنا- منابع خبری گزارش دادند که ارتش رژیم صهیونیستی با توپخانه مناطقی از جنوب لبنان را هدف قرار داده است.
US arrests person in connection to Canada school shooting, officials say
US authorities arrested a person in Washington state on Tuesday who they accuse of providing advice and offering to live-stream a deadly mass shooting carried out earlier this year in Canada. James Cody Bryant, 30, was detained on a charge of conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country in connection to the shooting at Tumbler Ridge, according to the Department of Justice. The charge carries a penalty of up to
دیدار سفیر جدید آلمان در ایران با سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه
تهران- ایرنا- «الکس دیتمان» سفیر جدید آلمان در جمهوری اسلامی ایران صبح امروز (سه‌شنبه) با حضور در وزارت امور خارجه با اسماعیل بقائی سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه دیدار کرد.
Russia denies anti-plague measures after pneumonia death
The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
پاکستان موشک کروز دوربرد آزمایش کرد + فیلم
اسلام‌آباد - ایرنا - ارتش پاکستان اعلام کرد که این کشور موشک فوق پیشرفته و ارتقا یافته از نوع کروز با قابلیت تخریب اهداف تا برد بلند را با موفقیت آزمایش کرده است.
Paramount Skydance completes $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros., creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control. NBC News' Brian Cheung reports on the details of the merger.
French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades
Nationwide protests across France continued for a third week as demonstrators rallied against poor school conditions.
What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case
Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia.
Spain’s government approves new urgent housing measures after unrest in Barcelona
Spain’s government on Tuesday approved urgent measures on the country’s housing crisis, after an outbreak of violence the night before in the coastal city of Barcelona saw tens of thousands taking to the streets.
UK police arrest British national linked to RAF Fairford airbase incident
British national, twenty-two, arrested on suspicion of a "terror" offence after other suspects released on bail.
What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes
The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.
School protests sweeping France cause 'heaviest toll in decades'
Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. In Marseille and Nantes, protesters held up signs marked with “The state has killed national education” and other messages, in largely peaceful rallies. In Toulouse, parents linked
'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia?
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde speaks to the editor of Russian independent outlet Novaya Gazeta ahead of the 20th anniversary of the murder of investigative journali