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• Deutsche Welle2026-10-07✓ Read

  South Sudan's road to elections remains uncertain

  South Sudan’s first general election is set for December 22. Insecurity, political tensions and the failure to begin voter registration have raised doubts over whether a credible poll can be held.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  Jeremy Strong method acts his way to making The Social Reckoning watchable

  This movie will have Meta and Mark Zuckerberg spitting feathers.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  New US passport for 2028 features ‘non-negotiable’ image of Trump

  Donald Trump’s image looks set to appear on US passports from 2028. Secretary of State Marco Rubio previewed the new-look, gold-emblazoned document that appears to have the president’s likeness inside the front page before it traverses 250 years of American history. However, some commercial passport services think this will be a mandatory inclusion. David Alwadish, founder and CEO of ItsEasy.com, which provides passport and via services, said Trump’s image ‘appears to be non-negotiable’.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  Experts reveal if YOU should worry about your husband’s ‘work wife’

  Experts have warned that developing profoundly close ties with your so-called 'work husband' or 'work wife' can also risk damaging your real-life marriage.

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• Deutsche Welle2026-10-07✓ Read

  China’s Golden Week reveals cautious consumer spending despite travel surge

  Chinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday. Their subdued spending has raised fresh questions about domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  Traitors fans say one celebrity is getting too much screen time and it’s scaring

  Normally, if you’re on aTV show, you want to get as much screen time as possible. After all, what’s the point of being on the goggle box if people aren’t looking at you? Still, there’s one genre of show where having your mug plastered all over the place like a movie poster isn’t always a good thing.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  Killer dad Chris Watts’ depraved secret letter to wife and daughters

  The Watts family have not spoken intimately to anyone about all they have endured in the wake of their son's arrest and conviction in 2018. Until now.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  Billie Eilish debuts new look and sparks Ozempic rumors

  Billie Eilish shocked and delighted her fans this week when she made her long-awaited return to Instagram and debuted a brand-new look.

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• Euronews2026-10-07✓ Read

  Judo 2026 World Championships: Koga and Yusifov Strike Gold on Opening Day in Baku

  Wakana Koga claimed her first world title at -48kg, defeating Assunta Scutto in the final. At -60kg, home favourite Ahmad Yusifov came from behind to beat Sherzod Davlatov, sending the Baku crowd into celebration on an unforgettable opening day.

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• Deutsche Welle2026-10-07✓ Read

  German spy scandal threatens national security

  The arrest of Germany's former intelligence chief August Hanning could undermine national security, experts warn, as allies may reconsider their intelligence relationships.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  George Clooney opens an Italian eatery in France

  George Clooney is launching a new career as a restaurateur in the south of France - just months after he and wife Amal became French citizens.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  Badenoch vows to axe inheritance tax on family homes if Tories win next election

  The Conservative leader said in her conference speech that the party will also let couples leave an extra £1 million tax-free to their children.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  Afghan rapists laugh while fleeing UK in lorry after ‘breaking girl’

  Mehrab Safi, 21, Salman Habibkheil and Awal Ahmadzai, both 19, and a boy, 17, were jailed for a total of 36 years after they attacked the 17-year-old girl at a house in Bristol in November last year.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  ‘No-brainer’ - Liverpool told they should sign Chelsea and Arsenal target

  Ex- Liverpool star John Aldridge has urged the club to activate their buy-back clause to re-sign Jarell Quansah at the end of the season.

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• Deutsche Welle2026-10-07✓ Read

  France suspends use of stun grenades against protesters

  France suspended the use of stun grenades against protesters as allegations of student brutality draw more anger. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the country could not ignore students’ concerns.

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• Euronews2026-10-07✓ Read

  One-minute siren sounds in Tel Aviv to mark October 7 anniversary

  Video. A one-minute siren sounded in Tel Aviv as Israelis gathered to mark the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks and remember those killed.

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• Metro2026-10-07✓ Read

  Pro-Palestine supporters and counter protesters clash during London march

  'We are witnessing a genocide; we have to speak up. We are peaceful; we come in peace.’

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• Deutsche Welle2026-10-07✓ Read

  Germany: Ex-spy chief sent to pretrial detention on treason charges

  August Hanning has been remanded into pretrial detention after his Tuesday arrest. The case has prompted calls for transparency when spies leave the government.

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• Mail Online2026-10-07✓ Read

  All the hidden details in Meghan Markle’s latest As Ever promo

  Meghan, who returned to the UK with Prince Harry in August, celebrate her 'entrepreneurial spirit' in an Instagram post shared yesterday evening.

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• Euronews2026-10-07✓ Read

  Tokyo sleep competition offers 2 million yen prize to best sleeper

  Video. A Tokyo sleep competition organised by Koala offered ¥2 million to the best sleeper, highlighting Japan’s long-hours work culture and sleep deprivation.

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