Ohio BCI investigating inmate SWAT standoff in Mason as officer involved shooting

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Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country, a prosecutor said. Prosecutor B.M. Sultan Mahmud said the Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal issued the arrest warrants in response to two petitions submitted by the prosecution.
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Couche-Tard executives in Japan to push 7-Eleven deal
Executives from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard are in Japan in a bid to overcome resistance to their $47-billion takeover of 7-Eleven's parent but are being given the cold shoulder, according to interviews published Thursday.Seven & i Holdings last month rejected a US$40-billion takeover bid -- representing the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm -- but the Canadian side has since sweetened the offer by around 20 percent.
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Markets mixed as China's latest stimulus leaves traders wanting
Stocks in Shanghai and Hong Kong slipped on a mixed day for Asian markets Thursday as Chinese traders shrugged at Beijing's latest plan to boost the country's troubled property sector, which came up short of expectations.Hong Kong shed one percent and Shanghai a little more than that, having started the day on a strong note, with property stocks -- which had rocketed in the wake of the initial round of measures -- tumbling.
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China to almost double support for unfinished housing projects
China said Thursday it would boost credit available for unfinished housing projects to more than $500 billion as it unveiled another round of measures to shore up the sector and try to reignite the economy.China's leadership last month warned the economy was being plagued by "new problems" as officials unveiled a raft of stimulus in one of the biggest drives to boost growth for years.
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U.S. bombs Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen with B-2 warplanes
U.S. B-2 bombers attacked weapons caches belonging to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the first such apparent use of the strategic stealth bomber against the militia.
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Indian police arrest minor for hoax bomb threats on flights
Police in India's financial capital Mumbai have arrested a minor for allegedly posting online bomb threats to three flights earlier this week, India's aviation minister said. Indian airlines have this month received a spate of threats to domestic and international flights on their social media, all of which have been false alarms. Local media have reported that bomb threats were made from an account on X and alleged two IndiGo flights - one to Muscat and another to Jeddah, and an Air India one to New York had armed militants with explosives.
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French Senate speaker 'astounded' by Macron 'ignorance' on Israel
The speaker of the French Senate -- the country's second most senior figure under the constitution -- said Thursday he was "astounded" by remarks attributed to Emmanuel Macron on Israel and accused the president of showing his "ignorance" of history."It first of all shows an ignorance of the history of the birth of the State of Israel," Gerard Larcher, the right-wing speaker of the upper house, told Europe 1 radio.
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Israel strikes Syria, US pounds Huthis in Yemen
Israel bombed a target in a Syrian coastal city on Thursday and the United States conducted strikes in Yemen nearly a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Israel's government has come under criticism over its strikes in Lebanon, including from its ally the United States.
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Kenya's Senate to vote on removal of deputy president
Kenya's Senate opened a second day of hearings on Thursday ahead of a vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over charges he embezzled public funds, stirred ethnic hatred and undermined the government, which he denies. The National Assembly voted last week to impeach Gachagua, who helped President William Ruto win an election two years ago but has been assailed by allies of the president over alleged disloyalty and a series of provocative public comments. Ruto has not commented on the impeachment process, while Gachagua has called it a political lynching based on falsehoods.
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North Korea says constitution now defines South as 'hostile' state
North Korea said Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a "hostile" state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called for by leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.The move was "taken in keeping with the requirement of the DPRK Constitution, which clearly defines the ROK (South Korea) as a hostile state," KCNA said, the first time the North has mentioned a revision of its basic law.
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Donald Trump is set for a McDonald's stop in latest 2024 campaign effort to claim the golden arches
The glare of the presidential campaign trail is shining more brightly on McDonald's than almost any other company this year. And it’s clearly not abating.
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Overseas voters – now a bloc that could be crucial for Democrats – targeted by GOP lawsuits in battleground states
An overseas ballot process that has long been seen as sacrosanct by both parties, due to its connection to US military members serving in foreign countries, is the target of multiple GOP-backed lawsuits filed in recent days.
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Resolution of a Boeing legal crisis hangs in balance as financial crisis deepens
A federal judge is weighing whether to approve a plea deal Boeing reached with the Justice Department in July, when the company agreed to plead guilty to misleading regulators before two 737 MAX fatal crashes at the end of last decade.
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China says UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit this week
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China this week, Beijing said Thursday, marking the first by a senior UK official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July.Beijing's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Lammy "will pay an official visit to China from October 18 to 19".
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Iran Guards chief warns will hit Israel 'painfully' if attacks Iranian targets
Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned Thursday of further retaliation against Israel if it attacks Iranian targets, which Israel has vowed to do after Iran's missile attack on October 1. Iran has said its October 1 missile barrage, most of which was intercepted by Israeli air defences, according to Israel, was in retaliation for the killing of Nilforoushan, Nasrallah, and the political chief of the Palestinian movement Hamas. ap-mz/it
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Taiwan's TSMC posts sharp rise in third quarter net profit
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC announced a bigger-than-expected increase in net profit for the third quarter on Thursday and raised its growth forecasts for the year on "extremely robust" demand for AI technology.TSMC chairman CC Wei said AI-related demand from customers was "extremely robust".
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Deep ocean marine heatwaves may be under-reported, study says
Heatwaves deep in oceans may be "significantly under-reported", highlighting an area of marine warming that has been largely overlooked, a joint study by Australia's national science agency (CISRO) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found. The study, which was published on Thursday in the Nature scientific journal, found that 80% of marine heatwaves below 100 metres are independent of surface events. It said researchers used observational data from more than two million ocean temperature profiles from global oceans.
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Vietnamese real estate tycoon found guilty of billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government's crackdown on corruption. Truong My Lan was already convicted in April by the same Ho Chi Minh City court of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country's gross domestic product — in a separate case and sentenced to death by lethal injection. The trials were broken into two parts due to the number of allegations against her, and Thursday's verdict, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, adds to Lan's legal troubles as she awaits the appeal of her death sentence to be heard.
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Zelensky in Brussels to defend 'victory plan' at EU and NATO
President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to Brussels Thursday to defend his "victory plan" for Ukraine to both EU leaders and NATO defence ministers, with the outlook on the battlefield bleak in Kyiv's battle to repel the Russian invasion.For a third NATO official, the setbacks inflicted on Russian President Vladimir Putin since the invasion are already sufficient to justify seeking a negotiated outcome -- rather than letting the war drag on indefinitely.
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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy heads to EU, NATO to seek backing for his 'victory plan'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will seek support from European Union leaders on Thursday for what he is calling his “ victory plan ” to end the devastating war with Russia. Zelenskyy will address EU leaders at their summit in Brussels before shuttling across town to meet with NATO defense ministers. The EU is a key supporter of Ukraine — a candidate member of the 27-nation bloc — as it fights Russia's invasion that began more than 2 1/2 years ago.

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