Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants
Reporting dated 2024-10-02 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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San Marino installs Dalibor Riccardi and Francesca Civerchia as joint heads of state
Dalibor Riccardi and Francesca Civerchia took office as San Marino’s new Captains Regent for a six-month term marked by ceremony, diplomatic attendance and a message of social equity.
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Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico's first female president
Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in on October 1, 2024, becoming Mexico's first woman president as she inherited a tense agenda with the United States.
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Mark Rutte takes over NATO with coalition-honed politics and a crowded agenda
Mark Rutte has formally taken charge of NATO on October 1, bringing more than a decade of Dutch coalition management to an alliance facing war in Ukraine, pressure over defense spending and fresh questions about unity.
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Jimmy Carter turns 100, becoming first centenarian former US president
The milestone was marked by ceremonies in Plains, Georgia, as the longest-living former US president celebrated a century of life from hospice care.
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Vance and Walz meet in a late debate that may be the campaign's final vice-presidential face-off
JD Vance and Tim Walz shared the stage in a debate that Business Insider said was likely the last vice-presidential encounter before the 2024 election.
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Shigeru Ishiba takes office as Japan's 65th prime minister with defense and trust at the top of his agenda
Shigeru Ishiba took office as Japan's new prime minister, promising to strengthen the U.S. alliance while pushing for a more equitable security relationship.
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Lithuania refers Belarus leaders to ICC over alleged crimes against humanity
Lithuania has asked the International Criminal Court to examine claims that Belarusian authorities forced opponents and civilians to flee through a sustained crackdown.
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Three killed and 15 injured in Shanghai supermarket stabbing
Police detained a 37-year-old man at the scene in Songjiang and said the attack followed a personal financial dispute.
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Essen arson and van crash probe leaves 31 injured and a 41-year-old suspect in custody
German police said a 41-year-old Syrian national was arrested after two arson attacks and a van collision in Essen on 2024-09-29.
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Austria’s far right wins the most seats but faces a hard coalition path
Herbert Kickl’s Freedom Party topped the vote with 57 seats, yet major parties have resisted the idea of governing with him, leaving coalition talks uncertain.
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Hamburg police seize more than two tons of cocaine hidden in banana boxes
Police in Hamburg said the haul, valued at about €100 million, followed weeks of undercover work and ended with 12 arrests on 2024-09-27.
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Mallorca fan gets suspended one-year prison sentence over racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior and Samuel Chukwueze
A Mallorca supporter was convicted on 2024-09-26 for racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior and Samuel Chukwueze, with the prison term suspended after remorse and a programme.
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Alabama uses nitrogen gas again in its second execution by the method
The execution of a man convicted of killing three people in 1999 renews debate over nitrogen hypoxia and the state’s death-penalty policy.
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Japan acquits Iwao Hakamada after a retrial overturns a decades-old murder conviction
A Japanese court has cleared Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, after finding that evidence used against him had been fabricated.
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Suspect arrested after courthouse explosion injures several in Santa Maria, officials say
A man facing a firearms charge allegedly brought an explosive into a California courthouse, where it went off and injured multiple people.
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Japan sends warship through Taiwan Strait in rare signal to China
Japanese media reported on 2024-09-25 that a Japanese warship crossed the Taiwan Strait for the first time, after a Chinese carrier transit near Japan.
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Germany’s Greens resign leadership after heavy state election losses
Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour are stepping down as Green Party leaders after a string of defeats that have left the party calling for a fundamental reset.
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Five dead in Nuoro family shooting spree, report says
ANSA reported that a morning shooting in Nuoro left five dead and two injured after a man killed family members and a neighbour before taking his own life.
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Trudeau survives no-confidence vote as Conservatives prepare more challenges
The Canadian prime minister defeated a first test in parliament, but his minority government now faces fresh opposition pressure and a worsening political headwind.
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Gunman hijacks Los Angeles Metro bus and passenger is killed
A gunman hijacked a Los Angeles Metro bus, led police on a slow chase through downtown and killed one passenger before surrendering.
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Missouri executes Marcellus Williams after Supreme Court rejects last delay bid
Missouri carried out the execution of Marcellus Williams on the event date, ending a decades-long case that had drawn questions over DNA evidence and objections from the local prosecutor and innocence advocates.
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German far-right lawmaker under scrutiny over Belarus prison labor claims
The report revives questions about Jörg Dornau’s business ties in Belarus and the use of detainee labor at his onion company.
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Ryan Routh charged with attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Federal prosecutors added new charges after the alleged plot near Trump’s Florida golf course, raising the maximum possible punishment to life in prison.
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