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Morale Is Plummeting In Putin’s Private Army As Russia’s War In Ukraine Falters – As Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine comes apart at the seams, the cracks in this supposedly elite force are showing. [cnn]

Top Putin Ally Threatens ‘Cruel’ Attacks On New Country – It’s just the latest indication that Belarus is taking cues from Russia and laying the groundwork for attacks against its neighbours over so-called “provocations.” [dbeast]

Thailand In Mourning After Children Killed In Mass Stabbing And Shooting – Nation in shock after 37 people, most of them children, were killed, while Thai media question why red flags weren’t raised earlier. [guardian]

Former DA Leaders Lambaste ‘Weak’ And Visionless Steenhuisen – As the party endures a slow burn, its fiercest critics are ex-believers disillusioned by poor leadership. [timeslive]

Cape Home Of ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Filmmaker Engulfed By Fire – A blaze has ripped through the Murdock Valley coastal house of documentary producer, Craig Foster — who is known globally for the Oscar-winning film. [dailymav]

NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Had A Mysterious Piece Of Debris Stuck To Its Leg During Its Latest Flight – The object eventually fell off the helicopter’s leg and floated back toward Mars’ surface, as shown in a video. It remains unclear what it was. [businsider]

An Ultra-Rare Nissan GT-R50 In Mint Condition Is Now Up For Sale – The Japanese sports car is believed to be one of just 19 examples that were built. [robbrep]

Man Sent To Morgue ‘Was Alive’ And Tried To Get Out Of Bodybag – Australian doctor shares concerns that ‘fresh blood’ and unzipped bodybag reveal 55-year-old was not ‘post-mortem on arrival’. [tele]

iPhone 14 Plus Review: If You Want A Huge Screen, Here’s Your Upgrade – A big iPhone without the big price tag. [cnet]

Elon Musk: Twitter Won’t ‘Take Yes For An Answer’ – Mr Musk said litigation was no longer necessary, after he said in a surprise move this week that he was prepared to go forward with the original takeover plan, pending receipt of the financing and an end to the legal battle. [bbc]

Two High-Ranking Gang Members Killed As Hail Of Bullets Rain Down In Retreat – According to police, the victims were members of the 27s gang, who were on their way back home to Kraaifontein after visiting someone at Pollsmoor prison. [news24]

How To Get Divorced Without Losing Your Money Or Your Sanity – About 20,000 South African couples get divorced yearly, mostly involving middle-aged people with children. [groundup]

Fat Bear Week Is Back And It’s The Best One Yet – After months of chomping salmon, there are always some extremely daunting ursine competitors by October. [mashable]

Proteas Hold On For Victory In Rain-Affected First ODI Against India – Fortunately for Bavuma, and the Proteas, they do have batters who are striking the ball sweetly at the moment. And David Miller and Quinton de Kock certainly are. [iol]

How Police Action In Indonesia Led To A Deadly Crush In The Soccer Stadium – A massive barrage of tear gas munitions fired by Indonesian police at soccer fans prompted the fatal crush in Malang last weekend that left at least 130 people dead. [washpost]

A Few Tips For Those Giving Sober October A Bash – If you plan on giving booze a miss this month, there’s no harm in hearing a few helpful suggestions to guide you through the process. [here]

Hunter Biden: Reports Say FBI Has Enough Evidence For Prosecution – Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Chris Clark, accused federal agents of illegally leaking information, and asked the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute the leak. [guardian]

Did Mick Jagger Have Flings With Two Of The Stones? That’s The extraordinary Claim In A New Book On The Band – a new book suggests that Rolling Stone Mick Jagger is not just a legendary ladies’ man. He’s also dallied with more men than is popularly realised. [dmail]

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