Tue 07 October 2025: A man has been arrested following an arson attack on a mosque in East Sussex on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. Sussex Police have said that a 46-year-old man is now in custody following an arrest made on Monday afternoon. At 9.50pm on Saturday 4 October, emergency services […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and other kinds of face-based biometric technology are becoming an increasingly common form of identification. The technology is promoted as […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: On Monday, Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President, commented that the source of recent drone disruptions across Europe is still unknown, yet he suggested that these events act as a stark warning to Europeans about the perils of conflict. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, played down the theory […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday that Venezuelan security forces thwarted a “false flag operation” aimed at planting explosives at the US Embassy in Caracas. In a televised interview, Maduro alleged the plot was orchestrated by “extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right” to escalate tensions with Washington, coinciding with a […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The price of gold increased by over 1.1% on Monday, hitting a historic high of $3,945.12 as of 0500GMT, as the federal government shutdown in the US adds to uncertainty while investors bet on more rate cuts in the Fed’s next meeting. After hitting the new record high, the gold price […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell from the US, and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan for their discoveries in the field of peripheral immune tolerance, which hold promise for more effective treatments of autoimmune diseases and cancer, on Monday. The announcement was made at […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: Russia and Ukraine traded claims on Monday over large-scale overnight air attacks, with Moscow saying its air defenses destroyed more than 250 Ukrainian drones and Kyiv reporting hundreds of Russian strikes on several regions. The Russian Defense Ministry said air defense units intercepted and destroyed 251 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, […]
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Sun 05 October 2025: Canada’s federal tax agency has been criticized for how it investigated Muslim charities over alleged terrorism links, with a government watchdog warning that the process may have been influenced by bias, according to a media report Thursday. CBC News said the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) examined the work of the Canada […]
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Sun 05 October 2025: Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7% at $125,245.57 at 0512 GMT. Bitcoin’s previous record was $124,480 in mid-August, buoyed by friendlier regulations from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and strong demand from institutional investors. The cryptocurrency had risen […]
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Sat 04 October 2025: The Church of England has appointed Sarah Mullally as the next archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman has held the Church’s highest position. At 63, Mullally will lead the 85-million-strong global Anglican Communion, navigating ongoing divisions over issues like women’s roles in the Church and same-sex relationships. She […]
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