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October 11: U.S. Cargo Ship Strike and Delhi Protest Arrests
At Yorkshire Wildlife Park
South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of a man who entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday afternoon. Emergency teams could not save him, and specialist officers are supporting his family. Police have urged people not to share videos of the attack. Officers said the tiger remained inside its enclosure and posed no wider risk to the public.
In the Gulf of Oman
U.S. Central Command says an American fighter jet bombed a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
In U.S. news
Four people have died as Isaias brought strong winds and heavy rain across the southeastern United States. The storm made landfall in Destin, in Florida’s Panhandle, on Friday evening as a Category 2 hurricane. It has since weakened into a post-tropical cyclone.
In Erie, Pennsylvania, police are investigating a shooting after eight members of an extended family were found dead in a house on Friday, October 9. The victims included two young children and a heavily pregnant woman. The suspected gunman was also found dead at the house.
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle faces formal demands for sworn testimony and a call for a federal watchdog investigation. A senior Democrat alleges she requested $100,000 from a political donor to pay personal debts and accepted corporate-funded private jet travel.
In Panama
The government declared a state of emergency on Saturday after Friday’s magnitude-7.7 and 6.6 earthquakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations. Officials reported damage in all ten provinces and two Indigenous territories, but attributed no deaths to the earthquakes. More than 100 aftershocks were recorded.
In Delhi
A court ordered the release of Cockroach Janta party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders detained ahead of youth protests demanding the resignation of India’s election chief. More than 2,000 people were reportedly detained on Saturday. Protesters planned a second day of demonstrations on Sunday.
In Syria and Gaza
The UN human rights office says it has received allegations that Israeli forces set dogs on Syrian detainees. Forty-nine detainees remain held. In Gaza City, eight-year-old Shahd Abdul-Razzaq al-Najjar was reportedly killed by an Israeli quadcopter drone on the first anniversary of the ceasefire intended to end the war.
In Germany
Former intelligence chief August Hanning has been arrested and charged with treasonous espionage and handing state secrets to a foreign power. He is also accused of exploiting intelligence for private clients. The arrest has prompted calls for intelligence-service reform.
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