## Ukraine receives F-16 jets from the Netherlands

Authored by ukrinform.net

Ukraine has received its first F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands.

According to Ukrinform, this was announced by the Dutch Minister of Defense, Ruben Brekelmans, on social media platform X.

"For the first time, I can officially announce that the first Dutch F-16s have been delivered to Ukraine," he wrote.

In Kharkiv, I saw the damage from Russian airstrikes and heard frequent air raid alarms.

The rest of the 24 jets will follow in the coming months," he added.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, Brekelmans stated that the Netherlands has significant technology and expertise in the field of drones that it can share with Ukraine. »

### Government to fund £120 blood test that could detect 12 most common cancers

Authored by theguardian.com

The government will provide funding for a £120 blood test that has the potential to detect the 12 most common forms of cancer before symptoms develop.

It checks the 12 most common forms of the disease: lung, breast, prostate, pancreatic, colorectal, ovarian, liver, brain, oesophageal, bladder, bone and soft tissue sarcoma, and gastric.

The government will provide £2.5m via the National Institute for Health and Care Research to improve the speed of the test, the Sunday Mirror reported. »

### Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

Authored by apnews.com

SAINT-MARC, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency.

The attack in Pont-Sondé happened in the early hours of Thursday morning, and many left in the middle of the night.

A person displaced by armed gang attacks rests at the Antoinette Dessalines National School, a makeshift shelter, in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. »

### Turkish man dies by suicide after brutally murdering two women on same day, causes public outrage

Authored by duvarenglish.com

A Turkish man on Oct. 4 died by suicide on the same day he murdered two women in Istanbul.

19-year-old Semih Çelik was first seen after he jumped off the historic Edirnekapı ramparts, dying by suicide.

An Istanbul court issued a broadcast ban on the incident which caused a public outrage. »

### Full List of Republicans Who Voted Against FEMA Funding Before Helene Hit

Authored by newsweek.com

Some of the Republicans who voted against the bill represent states that have been hard hit by Helene, including Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.

Dozens of Republicans voted against a bill to continue funding the Federal Emergency Management Agency before Helene hit Florida. »

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