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Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died in California on Oct. 11 at 79, her family said; she was famed for roles in Annie Hall and The Godfather.
Beijing warned it would retaliate after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports in response to China's new export controls on rare earths.
Ukraine, with U.S. intelligence assistance, struck Russian energy infrastructure, and President Volodymyr Zelensky urged international action after a massive wave of Russian air attacks.
About 400,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv and cheered U.S. President Donald Trump while loudly booing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a rally with prominent U.S. speakers.
A federal appeals court allowed federalized National Guard troops sent to Chicago to remain under Trump administration control but barred their deployment in the city pending ongoing legal proceedings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky phoned U.S. President Donald Trump, requested Tomahawk cruise missiles and congratulated him on a claimed Gaza mediation success.
President Donald Trump said he had directed the defense secretary to use all available funds to pay U.S. troops despite the federal government shutdown.
A major global health study found rising death rates among teenagers and young adults in North America from drugs, alcohol and suicide, and in sub‑Saharan Africa from infections and injuries.
A Lancet analysis found global life expectancy had returned to pre‑COVID levels, but gains were uneven, with rising deaths among young people and widening health inequalities.
U.S. economic undersecretary Helberg said Europe’s economic problem was China and urged leaders to react to industry flight, as Washington moved to shore up domestic chipmaking.
Authorities said 16 people died when an explosion destroyed an explosives factory in Tennessee, and investigators said the cause remained unclear.
A Norwegian triathlete won the Ironman World Championship on Hawaii after extreme heat forced the leader and runner-up to withdraw, with Germany's Laura Philipp taking third.
Warner Bros. Discovery rejected a $20-per-share takeover offer from Paramount, Bloomberg reported, saying the bid was too low and would have combined two major Hollywood studios.
Tiger Woods underwent a seventh back operation, receiving a lumbar disc replacement in New York on Friday, which he said was successful and left his comeback timetable uncertain.
Cartoonists in major international newspapers published satirical drawings about political controversies, economic gloom and national‑day pageantry, encapsulating the week’s political and social tensions.
A helicopter spiraled out of control and crashed into palm trees near Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday, injuring at least three people, with multiple others reported hospitalized.
