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Cars Abandoned in Emergency Evacuation... Muddy Floodwaters Swulp Iranian Roads People urgently escape from inside their cars as the vehicles are swept away by muddy floodwaters. SBS Oct 5, 2026 8:26 AM

"No Desks, No Teachers": High School Student Protests Spread Widely In France, protests by high school students demanding improvements to poor educational conditions have spread nationwide, with more than 5,000 students detained by police so far. SBS Oct 5, 2026 7:13 AM

"Offensive to Reclaim Territory" Launched... Retaliatory Strikes Hit Oil Facilities As the Yemeni government declared the launch of an operation to reclaim territory controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Houthis launched an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. SBS Oct 5, 2026 6:20 AM

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Criticizes Trump Over Remarks on Court and Justices Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito A conservative justice on the U.S. Supreme Court has pushed back against repeated criticism directed at the Supreme Court and individual justices by U.S. SBS Oct 5, 2026 5:58 AM

Netanyahu Orders Total Review of Security Procedures for Foreign Commercial Flights to Israel The Prime Minister's Office stated that Netanyahu instructed Shmuel Ben-Ezra, head of the National Security Council , to appoint investigators to conduct a thorough review of all aspects concerning security measures for foreign civilian flights bound for Israel. SBS Oct 5, 2026 5:01 AM

"Another Oil Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz"... At Least Four Incidents This Month Alone This marks the fourth time this month that the UKMTO has reported a vessel being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. SBS Oct 5, 2026 4:18 AM

Google Restructures Gemini AI Pricing: Pro Model Blocked Even for $10 Monthly Subscribers According to Google customer support announcements on October 4 , Google is downgrading the tiers of AI models accessible by subscription plan starting this month. SBS Oct 5, 2026 3:51 AM

German Chancellor Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv Amid Intensifying Russian Offensives, Announces Additional Aid Arriving in Kyiv by train early in the morning, Chancellor Merz said in a statement released by the German government, "I visited Kyiv today because Ukraine needs our full support in the coming weeks. SBS Oct 5, 2026 12:59 AM

US Energy Secretary: "European Diesel Release Will Push Prices Below $6 a Gallon" Secretary of Energy Chris Wright U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright projected on the 4th that domestic diesel prices in the United States will fall below $6 a gallon following the release of diesel reserves by European nations. SBS Oct 5, 2026 12:56 AM