Deadly attack at UK synagogue during Yom Kippur

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People react close to the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Oct. 2, 2025.

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Two people died and four others were seriously injured after an attack at a synagogue in Manchester in the United Kingdom. The assault took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Also, citizens from four Caribbean nations — Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines — can now live and work in each others’ countries without the requirements of visas, residency permits or other extensive paperwork. And, Israel intercepts nearly all the vessels that were part of the multinational Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza with aid, arresting the activists onboard. Plus, the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia is drawing laughs — and criticism.

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In This Episode

Deadly attack hits Manchester synagogue during holiest day of Jewish year
6:15
New policy allows free movement among four Caribbean countries
6:09
Turbulent week for Japanese beer maker
0:37
Climate change fuels adaptation in remote East Greenland
7:59
A Saudi dissident weighs in on comedy festival controversy
12:20
Israel stops Sumud aid flotilla, arrests activists
4:54
Arrests of Brazilians in the United States
7:07