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The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs. Image source, Getty ImagesByRachel ClunBusiness reporterPublished14 October 2026, 13:47 BSTUpdated 9 minutes agoUS inflation rose by more than expected in the year to September, according to official figures, in the final data release before the midterm elections next month. The pace of price rises increased to 3.7%, up from 3.4% in.

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Ukraine's president says "critical" infrastructure was hit overnight, while emergency services say at least three were killed. He said "critical" energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region and also in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv - despite a claim by US President Donald Trump on Sunday that an "energy ceasefire" was in place between Russia and Ukraine. In Kyiv, at least three people were killed and.

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Halk TV says its staff are unable to enter the building in Istanbul, and a new manager was appointed to run the channel. Halk TV said its employees were unable to enter the building in Istanbul on Wednesday morning, and that a new manager had been appointed to run the channel. Reports in Turkish media said financial crimes police were searching the building and 17 arrest warrants had been issued.

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The Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners". Darnytska CHP-4, or CHPP-4, and a residential building were hit in a strike the president said came with "no early warning from our partners". Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people had been killed and 21 injured in the missile strike on the apartment block late on Tuesday. He said "several energy facilities" in.

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Four years after the attacks, Serhii K will appear in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany. Serhii K, as he is identified by German prosecutors, is accused of plotting with other Ukrainian military personnel to destroy the pipelines and stop Russia financing its war with gas revenue. The case is highly sensitive in Germany, seen as one of Ukraine's closest allies since Russia launched.

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Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room. Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at the AI firm as an engineer, was charged federally with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. OpenAI said it had discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in their San Francisco.