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Dozens are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan, hardline Republican holdouts push the US government closer to shutdown, and Putin discusses the Ukraine war with a former top Wagner commander.

Plus, hear how Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are a "match made in heaven" for the NFL.

By Linda Noakes

Today's Top News

Paramedic staff transfer a man who was injured in a blast in Mastung from an ambulance outside a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan

At least 52 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack on a religious gathering to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group and discussing how best to use "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.
The US federal government is two days from a partial shutdown, as a handful of hardline House Republicans refused to support a bipartisan stopgap spending bill meant to give lawmakers more time to negotiate a full-year deal.
Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Israel does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for statehood, sources told Reuters.
Elon Musk waded into the US immigration debate, paying a visit to the Texas border with Mexico to meet with local politicians and law enforcement and obtain what he called an "unfiltered" view of the situation.
Sweden's prime minister summoned the head of the armed forces and the police commissioner following a wave of gang violence that has taken at least 11 lives in September alone.
A gunman killed three people in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, shooting a local woman and her daughter in their home then storming into a classroom of Rotterdam's university hospital and opening fire on a male teacher.

Business & Markets

Inflation in the euro zone fell to its lowest level in two years in September, suggesting the European Central Bank's steady diet of interest rate hikes was succeeding in curbing runaway prices albeit at a growing cost for economic growth.
Britain's economic performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has been stronger than previously thought, with faster growth than Germany or France, according to revisions to official data.
China Evergrande sold its luxury superyacht for about $32 million earlier this year, said two sources, further shrinking the developer's offshore assets as its cash crunch worsened and it scrambled to pull together a debt revamp plan.
Unseasonably warm autumn weather from the United States to Europe is denting sales of heavy sweaters and coats as the critical holiday shopping period approaches, executives at major retailers said, and some stores are already slashing prices to avoid piles of unsold inventory.
Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.

The Week Ahead

The final quarter of 2023 kicks off with central bank meetings from Australia to Poland and closely-watched US jobs data - if not delayed by a shutdown. Here's a look at the week ahead from our markets team.
There are some big court cases to watch in the US next week, with Donald Trump, Senator Bob Menendez, Hunter Biden and Sam Bankman-Fried all facing legal action. You can follow all the latest updates from our legal reporters here.
In Europe, Slovakia heads to the polls tomorrow in a knife-edge election that will determine its stance on neighboring Ukraine.

The Wider Image

Vehicles carrying refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh queue on the road leading towards the Armenian border

After a lightning operation by Azerbaijan's military to retake control of Nagorno-Karabakh, the stream of ethnic Armenians fleeing the region to Armenia quickly turned into a flood. Reuters photographer David Ghahramanyan witnessed the exodus.

This photo essay documents the flight from Nagorno-Karabakh on the mountain road west.

And Finally...

A view shows fossil cells, in Bogota, Colombia

Remnants of DNA have been discovered in fossilized remains dating to 6 million years ago of a sea turtle closely related to today's Kemp's ridley and olive ridley turtles, marking one of the rare times genetic material has been identified in such ancient fossils of a vertebrate.

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