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Trump shares Kid Rock's anti-Islam comments warning of 'civil war' in coming years

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The Independent UK · Oct 12

Trump reposts Kid Rock’s rant warning of religious civil war in the US

MAGA rapper stokes anti-Islam paranoia in his home state as Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s race against Republican Mike Rogers enters final weeks

The Independent UK · Oct 12

La Bola Negra is about the Spanish Civil War – but is unmistakably about our present moment

The new Spanish Civil War film La Bola Negra feels difficult to separate from the present.

The Conversation · Oct 12

Syria considers sending troops to Saudi Arabia to fight Houthis

Syria is considering military support for Saudi Arabia amid increased Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Discussions include potentially deploying troops as well as providing defensive expertise to combat the Houthi threat. Recent years have seen a strengthening of relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia, with new economic agreements established. However,…

The Times of India · Oct 8

Bendy wych elm wins UK's Tree of the Year competition after public vote

Tens of thousands of people voted in the poll

The Independent UK · Oct 7

‘Bendy’ wych elm in Northern Ireland wins Tree of the Year contest

The Co Down tree is the first from Northern Ireland to top the Woodland Trust’s annual poll.

Evening Standard · Oct 7

Yemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?

Conflict between UN-recognised government and Iran-backed Houthis has impacts far beyond country’s borders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could swiftly engulf in the entire region

The Middle East has seen many explosions of violence in recent years. But while the US-Iran war has grabbed the headlines this year, the rapidly escalating conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Saudi Arabia risks becoming just as consequential for the region.

The Conversation · Oct 7

Sudan’s death toll in 2025 could be as high as 100,000: how we did the count

Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is extremely difficult. In 2025, for instance, one conflict monitoring organisation reported around 19,000 direct deaths from political violence across Sudan. Other research teams put the toll…

The Conversation · Oct 6

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say

Forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government began a major offensive Monday against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on the country's Red Sea coast, under an intensified air campaign by the Saudi-led coalition.

The Economic Times · Oct 5