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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hit a data centre in Kyiv twice during a morning attack, according to a Ukrainian news report. The strike targeted critical digital infrastructure in the capital amid ongoing Russian air assaults on Ukrainian cities, though details on damage or casualties were not immediately provided.

Iran's foreign minister declared that the country is prepared for both diplomacy and war, saying Iran has been tested twice through what he called acts of aggression and would welcome any further test. He added that Iran has also been tested in the diplomatic arena and has proven itself there, framing the country as ready on both fronts amid ongoing tensions.

Japan's national debt stands at roughly twice the size of its economy, the highest ratio among developed nations, but economists writing in Fortune argue the United States' debt load of around $40 trillion is the more worrying case. They point to America's faster-growing deficits and political gridlock over spending, contrasting it with Japan's domestic, stable creditor base.

Donald Trump says he will campaign alongside Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds at two rallies ahead of Election Day. Trump also claimed Donalds would lose his race if he distanced himself from Trump, underscoring how closely the Republican candidate is tying his campaign to the president's endorsement in the final stretch.

Brazil defeated Australia 4-2 in a fiery friendly, with teenage forward Endrick drawing attention as searches about him surged in Spain and Brazil. The match was physical, with Australia going down fighting despite scoring twice. Discussion centres on the Real Madrid striker's involvement with the Seleção as the young talent continues to attract global attention.

German media report that Germany will switch back to standard time in autumn 2026, with a specific date for the clock change now confirmed. The topic of ending the twice-yearly time change in the EU has resurfaced, and people are searching for when clocks change in 2026 and whether the long-discussed abolition of summer time will finally take effect.

Germany is checking tonight's Eurojackpot results, with the draw on 29 September 2026 offering a jackpot of up to 31 million euros. Outlets such as Augsburger Allgemeine have published the winning numbers, and players are comparing their tickets as interest spikes around the twice-weekly draw.

Jeremy Pena hit two home runs as the Houston Astros slugged five in a win over the Athletics in West Sacramento, setting up a decisive final day in the American League West. The division title race now comes down to Game 162, with Houston holding its destiny in its own hands as the regular season closes.

Ayase Ueda scored twice as Japan beat Venezuela 2-1 in an international friendly in Hiroshima. The victory keeps Japan's strong run of form going ahead of major tournament preparations, while Venezuela, led by players including Yangel Herrera, took positives from a competitive showing. Fans are debating Ueda's finishing, the standout performances, and what the result means for both squads' lineups and World Cup plans.

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 in a UEFA Nations League match, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice in a World Cup homecoming celebration in Spain. The result extends Spain's unbeaten run to 39 games. Croatia's Mateo Kovacic had said before the match that stopping Spain was 'not an impossible mission'. England also won against 10-man Czechia on the same matchday.

Germans are looking up the 2026 switch to winter time, with searches climbing about when clocks go back and in which direction. Coverage such as Sonntagsblatt's 'forward, back or just completely confused?' reflects the recurring confusion around the twice-yearly change, which continues despite long-standing EU discussion about abolishing it.

Researchers filmed bumblebees landing on an artificial flower sliding sideways twice a second, capturing 48 landings with three high-speed cameras and rebuilding them in three dimensions. The bees banked to match the platform's motion, slightly lagging behind it, and the resulting data fed into models of how bees control landings while in flight.

The Australian national football team, the Socceroos, lost 4-2 to Brazil in an international friendly, with SMH's live coverage noting Brazil came back from behind and scored twice from penalties. Australian fans are discussing the spirited performance despite the defeat against the five-time world champions.

Scientists report that altering a single gene in a nematode worm caused the tiny organisms to live twice as long as normal. The finding, circulating among science enthusiasts online, highlights how powerful individual genes can be in controlling the aging process. While the result is in worms rather than humans, research of this kind is closely watched for what it may reveal about the biology of aging and potential longevity interventions.

The latest National Lottery Lotto results are being checked by players across the UK, with local outlets such as the Liverpool Echo sharing the winning numbers. Lotto draws take place twice weekly, and results typically prompt a surge of searches as ticket holders find out whether they have won a share of the jackpot.

Germans are searching for when the next clock change takes place, as debate over abolishing daylight saving time resurfaces. Austrian media report new details on a possible end to the twice-yearly switch between standard and summer time, reviving a discussion that has dragged on across the EU for years. Many people remain unsure whether the change still happens and when to turn their clocks.

Russians are searching for information on social pensions after reports that pensions will be indexed twice at the start of the year. News outlets, including coverage from Surgut, note the double indexation, and people are looking up how the increases will affect social pension payments and eligibility.

Spain beat Croatia 4-1, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice alongside goals from Pubill and Nico. Luka Modric and Croatia endured a difficult night against a dominant Spanish side, prompting a wave of discussion about the midfielder's future at international level as interest spreads across Italy, France and Spain.

Australia lost 4-2 to Brazil in an international football match in which the Socceroos conceded twice from penalties during a Brazilian comeback. Midfielder Connor Metcalfe is drawing attention in Australia following the game, with fans discussing his involvement in the fixture and what it means for his place in the national squad.

In the Twin Cities of Minnesota, October temperatures never reached 90 degrees between 1961 and 1990. Since 2010, however, there have been two instances of 90-degree heat in October, and days above 80 degrees are now about twice as likely as days in the 50s. The figures are being cited as evidence of a shifting climate making autumn markedly warmer than in previous decades.

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who twice indicted Donald Trump, is testifying before senators on Tuesday. In prepared remarks, he says he continues to stand by his decision to prosecute Trump, adding that if asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, he would do so regardless of who holds power. His appearance is drawing attention as debate over the cases and presidential accountability continues.

An engineer describes how a banking settlement cutoff set to 23:00 local time was converted to UTC once at deploy time and hardcoded, so reconciliation silently failed for months after each daylight saving change. The cutoff shifted by an hour when clocks changed, and the pattern was only spotted after repeated twice-yearly breaks.

According to a report, Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX nearly twice what earlier estimates suggested for access to compute capacity, likely tied to SpaceX's Starlink or data-center infrastructure ambitions. The deal highlights how fiercely AI companies are competing for computing power, with providers commanding far higher prices than anticipated.

Tennessee's governor has suspended all executions in the state following a second botched lethal injection attempt this year, according to the Guardian's live US politics coverage. The pause comes amid mounting scrutiny of the state's execution procedures, with critics questioning how twice in one year the state failed to properly carry out a death sentence by lethal injection.

A Colorado electrical substation lost power twice in two days after two squirrels contacted unprotected equipment. Nearly all of the facility's components were fitted with wildlife guards, but the animals reached the parts that were not covered. The first outage cut electricity to 4,400 customers for more than two hours; the second affected 1,300 customers for about 40 minutes.

Daylight saving time is about to begin again in the United States, with clocks set to move forward as scheduled. At the same time, lawmakers in Congress are still considering legislation that would end the twice-yearly clock changes, a long-debated idea that has drawn bipartisan interest but has yet to become law. The seasonal shift has renewed attention on whether the practice should continue.