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‘Just get out,’ Troy Jackson says. And let Iran charge terror tolls?
‘Just get out,’ Troy Jackson says. And let Iran charge terror tolls?

Two people critically hurt when vehicle carrying HGV drivers hit stationary train in Calais, say French authoritiesNineteen people have been injured after a minibus collided with a stationary freight train at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said.Pas-de-Calais underprefect Agathe Cury said 18 passengers and the bus driver were injured…
Ukraine would stop targeting Russian energy in return for data access to Russian launch sites.

Fires burn in central Tirana as protesters throw stones and police respond with tear gas and water cannon. Student-led demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation enter their third day.
Plus, Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and the FBI is investigating suspicious mailings sent to elections offices.
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Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a “terrorist” organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned…

‘Multiple victims’ in Oregon elementary school mass shootingShooting at elementary school in northwestern state of Oregon leaves “multiple victims,” police say, with several media outlets reporting three children and one adult have been killed.Scene of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. / APA shooting has left “multiple victims” at an elementary…

Warnings come as Californians have already in autumn felt brutal heatwave and storm surge that battered coastCommunities across California are bracing for more dangerous weather this week, with strong winds and high temperatures that could set the stage for rapid wildfire growth over the next several days.“A moderate to strong Santa Ana wind will bring…

El Niño will likely shift weather patterns to bring more rain, but much snow still isn’t forecast for the northern satesWinter in the United States looks like it will generally be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, according to the federal government’s seasonal outlook and other meteorologists’ forecasts. You can thank or blame El…