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Trump administration seeks Supreme Court approval to build Big Bend wall.

Al Jazeera·●●●●●●16 sources·🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇶🇦 🇰🇷·22 Oct
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Six major news outlets report the request. The case puts border wall construction before the nation’s highest court.

Israeli military detains N.Y. congressional candidate Brad Lander in West Bank.

The New York Times·●●●●●●20 sources·🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇱 🇶🇦 🇮🇳·21 Oct
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Six major news outlets are covering the detention. Lander is running for Congress in New York.

Russia bombarded Kyiv hours after agreeing to resume talks.

The Guardian·●●●●●●13 sources·🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇰·22 Oct
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At least two people are killed and 22 wounded, including four children, as strikes hit 12 regions. Zelenskyy says the strikes show Russia is not serious about peace.

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El Salvador's president launches operation to rescue four missing air force personnel in Haiti.

BBC·●●●●●●8 sources·🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇶🇦·22 Oct
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The personnel were supporting medical evacuations, not combat, when armed groups ambushed them returning from a market. The ambush disrupts a mission focused on evacuating people needing medical care.

Georgia's top court is hearing a lawsuit aiming to ban main opposition parties.

AP News·●●2 sources·🇺🇸 🇬🇧·21 Oct
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The case is the latest step in a wider crackdown on dissent. A ban would sharply narrow Georgia’s space for political opposition.

EU gives top human rights award to ICC amid Trump sanctions.

South China Morning Post·●●2 sources·🇭🇰 🇫🇷·22 Oct
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Washington aims to dismantle the court over investigations into the US and its allies. The dispute tests international law’s reach over countries facing scrutiny.

Climate change alters the shape of our planet.

Live Science·1 source·🇺🇸·22 Oct
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Polar ice melt raises the poles and shrinks the equatorial bulge, while shifting ocean mass causes net flattening. The changes reveal how melting ice redistributes mass across Earth.

Food crisis could follow the energy crisis, experts warn.

The Wall Street Journal·1 source·🇺🇸·22 Oct
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Experts warn that pressure on food supplies may be the energy crisis’s next consequence. The warning links two basic needs, broadening the crisis’s impact.

Edge says Malaysian court stops opposition bloc’s deregistration.

Bloomberg·1 source·🇺🇸·22 Oct
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The Edge reports the decision, but the court and opposition bloc are not named. The decision keeps the bloc registered and able to operate.

Reuters sources say TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives against China's rare earths grip.

Reuters·●●●3 sources·🇺🇸 🇬🇧·22 Oct
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Reuters cites sources but identifies no specific replacement equipment. China’s rare earth grip exposes chipmaking supply chains.

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