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A mass shooting in Georgia left two people dead and 35 others injured during a block party in Vienna, authorities said, as police launched a manhunt for the gunman or gunmen. The shooting took place in the early hours of Sunday in the Georgia town, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Deputies from the Dooly County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling the area when they heard gunfire and went to the scene. Two young men, Ja’Quavion Aderious Jackson, 21, and Macaleb Malik Jackson, 23, were found dead in the street with gunshot wounds. It was not immediately clear whether…

A former US Army soldier has been convicted of nine federal offences linked to the sexual abuse and exploitation of two minors in Waco, Texas. Jordan Anthony Pearce, 30, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was found guilty by a federal jury on 30 September following a trial in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case centred on abuse which prosecutors said began at Pearce’s home at Fort Hood, where one victim was 11 years old. She later reported the abuse to a friend, school officials and law enforcement. During a forensic interview at the Bell County Child…

Russian authorities have quarantined part of a hospital in Siberia after a worker at a plague research institute died. Contacts of the deceased worker are being monitored as officials respond to the incident. No further details were provided.

The United States has removed all air force bombers from RAF Fairford after concerns over a suspected terror plot. The action, carried out by the United States Air Force, involves aircraft withdrawn from the base in response to the alleged plot. The available material provides no further detail on the suspected plot or the reasoning behind the removal. No additional statements are included in the supplied material.

Middle Eastern oil exports have risen above pre-war levels despite Iran’s attempts to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting speculation that Gulf states may be paying for the safe passage of tankers. Crude shipments from the region reached between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels a day on four days during the final week of September, according to provisional figures from maritime tracking firm Kpler. Before the US-Israel war on Iran began in February, exports averaged about 18 million barrels a day. Michelle Brohard, Kpler’s head of policy and geopolitical risk, said the increase could partly reflect an…

Wall Street futures pointed to a muted opening as technology stocks took a breather, signalling a pause in the recent focus on the sector. The expected subdued start leaves investors watching for the next direction in US markets as tech shares ease back.

FBI director Kash Patel is engaged to country music singer Alexis Wilkins, with the couple announcing the news in a post on X. Wilkins shared a photograph of the pair smiling together on Sunday, captioned: “Went and got the law involved.” Patel and Wilkins have been together since around 2023. Wilkins previously said she first met him at a friend’s house during an event in Nashville, Tennessee. She has also spoken about spending part of her childhood in England and Switzerland before mainly growing up in Arkansas. Wilkins describes herself as a country music artist and performer. She released her…

Philadelphia police are searching for three men accused of carrying out an armed robbery at Diaz Grocery, where two employees were assaulted and about $7,000 (£5,200) was stolen. The incident took place at about 4pm on September 29 at the shop in the 1500 block of North 29th Street, in the Brewerytown area of the city. Police say two men entered with handguns while a third remained outside as a lookout. Surveillance footage shows one suspect, believed to be aged between 17 and 20, drawing a pistol from his jacket and pointing it at a member of staff behind the…

A Congo River boat collision has killed at least 30 people and left dozens missing after two motorised wooden vessels crashed in Equateur province, local authorities said. The boats collided on Sunday evening near Ngombe-Lukolela. Provincial interior minister Crispin Mputu said the victims had been buried, while search teams continued to look for survivors and others who may have died. One vessel was travelling from Ubangi in the north-west towards the capital, Kinshasa. The other was heading from Kinshasa to Lukolela, close to where the crash occurred. The cause of the collision was not immediately established. Mr Mputu said travelling…

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