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Oct 8, 2026 - World

President Volodymyr Zelensky said three of the dead were just 12 months old while another was aged eight. Another child's body was pulled from the rubble in the evening, the interior ministry said.

Oct 8, 2026 - World

Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPhotographs of the decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have been shown to 15 jurors tasked with deciding whether the two men were murdered.Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Baird, 26, and Davies, 29. Continue reading...

Oct 8, 2026 - World

Jamaal Howard, 46, executed by fatal dose of pentobarbital after lawyers’ bid for stay had been deniedA Texas man was put to death Wednesday in the first US execution since the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week.Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8.03pm after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital, a sedative, at the state prison in Huntsville. Continue reading...

Oct 8, 2026 - World

The Iran-backed fighters earlier took responsibility for a flurry of attacks that included firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as the conflict deepens with Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.

Oct 8, 2026 - World

Sources say Firmus is slashing its price and may even shelve initial public offering altogetherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe momentum behind Firmus Technologies’ high-flying valuation is showing severe cracks just weeks out from its anticipated ASX debut.Multiple sources briefed on the matter told Guardian Australia the AI datacentre company is slashing its valuation to entice sceptical investors – or may even shelve its initial public offering altogether. Continue reading...