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• Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem

  14-10-2026 15:48 via WN.com - World News
  JERUSALEM, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombia inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday as its new president Abelardo de la Espriella moved to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, reversing his predecessor's decision to sever ties over Israel's military operations in Gaza. The ceremony was attended by Israeli...
  
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• World Youth Chess tournament moves on Al Ain tournament

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  The World Youth Chess Championships will see more than 4,000 players from 120 countries vying for honours from Tuesday until December 29 at the Al Ain Culture and Chess Club. The U18 championship for girls and boys and the U18 open competition are the highlights of the 12-day event, as several young grand masters are...
  
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• Vessel catches fire in Strait of Hormuz after incident northeast of Oman, UKMTO says

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Vessel catches fire in Strait of Hormuz after incident northeast of Oman A vessel transiting outbound in the Strait of Hormuz was on fire...
  
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• UK government urged to expand Israel sanctions to cover Gaza aid blockade

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  British MPs have called on the...
  
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• UAE weather: Rain and hail forecast in some areas until Monday

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  UAE residents can expect rain in some parts of the country until Monday, with temperatures reaching 38°C, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. As hail and heavy showers hit several areas this week, the weather centre recorded the highest...
  
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• UAE recalls baby gripe water over alcohol content

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  The Emirates Drug Establishment and Dubai Health Authority have recalled a batch of Babies’ Magic Tea brand Baby...
  
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• Sudanese people ‘trapped between drones and incarceration’ in Al Obeid, says UN mission

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  The Sudanese city of Al...
  
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• Resilience and intelligence in a fragmented world: Why enterprises need both to move forward

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Enterprises across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa (MECAA) are entering a new phase of digital growth. Cloud adoption is accelerating, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a board-level priority, and digital services are expanding rapidly across sectors. At the same time, the operating environment is becoming more complex. Geopolitical tensions, shifting trade relationships and evolving data regulations are influencing how technology decisions are made. This creates a new set of exp
  
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• Qatar denies 'ridiculous' accusations after Netanyahu casts doubt on validity of Arab vote

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his...
  
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• Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from Israel's general election showed Friday, setting the stage for tough coalition talks or potentially another vote. Netanyahu's coalition of right-wing and far-right parties won 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, with his Likud party remaining the largest faction with 27 seats. The opposition bloc, led by centrist Gadi Eisenkot, secured 48 seats. Stay up to date with the
  
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• Khor Fakkan Port expansion to strengthen Sharjah's role in regional trade

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Khor Fakkan Port is poised to play a major role in the UAE ......
  
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• Gang jailed after charging migrants $1,800 to be smuggled from UK to France

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  A people-smuggling gang that...
  
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• Accident as lorry driver falls asleep at wheel sparks Dubai Police warning

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Dubai Police have warned motorists against driving when tired after a lorry crashed...
  
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• Abu Dhabi court sentences eight men to life in jail over Sudanese arms trafficking case

  30-10-2026 07:21 via WN.com - World News
  Eight men were sentenced to life in jail by the ......
  
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• The Miz caps likely Cy Young season with poise in Brewers' World Series clincher

  30-10-2026 07:18 via WN.com - World News
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jacob Misiorowski rushed out of the third base dugout, his long arms raised high, then hugged and jumped with his Milwaukee Brewers teammates on the diamond where they had just won the first World Series title ......
  
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• Spain’s latest deadly train crash puts human error and systemic failure under scrutiny

  30-10-2026 07:18 via WN.com - World News
  Spain's second major train collision this year has sparked debate over whether human error or rail network failures are to blame ......
  
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• Photos of a memorial garden a man keeps for his beloved wife in an Indian village

  30-10-2026 07:18 via WN.com - World News
  KIGWEMA, India (AP) — Before she died, Vivolheri had already chosen the spot in her Indian village where she would be buried. She was 80. ......
  
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• A popemobile exhibition at the Vatican features the vehicle popes have used since 1930

  30-10-2026 07:18 via WN.com - World News
  The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile. The now-iconic vehicle has allowed popes to get close to the faithful at home and abroad for nearly a century. The Vatican Museums unveiled a preview of the exhibition on Wednesday ......
  
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• Xi's Anti-Corruption Purge Leaves Leadership Vacancies

  30-10-2026 07:14 via WN.com - World News
  Chinese President Xi Jinping’s large-scale anti-corruption Purge has created significant personnel gaps across the Chinese Communist Party and military leadership. At the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, the 5th Plenum, which concluded on the 29th, a considerable number of vacancies remained in the Politburo and Central Committee, and the Central Military Commission, the top military leadership, also saw only 2 out of the original 7 people remaining. The Chinese leadership ha
  
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• Brazil's Men's and Women's Football Communities Divided on Lula's Re-election

  30-10-2026 07:14 via WN.com - World News
  “Bolsonaro’s family must never seize power again.” Carlinha, the starting goalkeeper for São Paulo FC who won the Brazilian women’s professional football championship on October 3, exclaimed with a serious expression. Over 23 million people watched this scene via live TV broadcast. It was just one day before the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. Carlinha’s resolute statement...
  
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• As Salvadoran troops flood into Haiti, some feel hope, but others see pitfalls

  30-10-2026 07:12 via WN.com - World News
  The Salvadoran troops were nearing the...
  
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• Israel finishes vote count, Netanyahu’s coalition secures 53 seats, while opposition secures 67 seats

  30-10-2026 07:11 via WN.com - World News
  Mansour Abbas is chair of the United Arab List. A...
  
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• From SUMMER SONIC to the World: SB19 and Kento Nakajima release 'GENTO' collaboration

  30-10-2026 07:10 via WN.com - World News
  A miracle collaboration born at SUMMER SONIC is finally here. “SB19 has released “GENTO feat. Kento...
  
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• Why this US woman filled two homes with 13,201 frog-themed items after a tiny tree frog appeared in her kitchen in 1983

  30-10-2026 07:07 via WN.com - World News
  A tiny tree frog that appeared in Susan Burgos’s kitchen in 1983 sparked a passion for collecting that eventually earned her a Guinness World Records title. More than 4 decades later, the American woman has amassed 13,201 frog-related items, ranging from jewellery and clothing to toys, antiques and Christmas decorations. Her collection occupies 2 homes in Camarillo, California, including a second property with a large garage that she bought to store more of her growing collection. Burgos achie
  
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• Former media CEO Nic Jones left a decades-long career for bus driving; eight months later, he called himself a fulfilled and happy bus driver

  30-10-2026 07:07 via WN.com - World News
  A successful career can bring professional recognition, financial security and opportunities to lead, yet those achievements do not always guarantee personal satisfaction. Nic Jones, a former media executive in Australia, left the corporate world after a long career in media and music to pursue his lifelong interest in buses, becoming a bus driver in Sydney.Jones began driving for the transport operator Keolis Downer in April 2024. In a profile published by Australasian Bus & Coach magazine
  
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• First Mahatma Gandhi statue in North Dakota unveiled at Bismarck's Peace Park

  30-10-2026 07:07 via WN.com - World News
  The first life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi in North Dakota was unveiled at Peace Park in downtown Bismarck, the state's capital, in a ceremony attended by the state's first lady Kjersti Armstrong and agriculture commissioner Doug Goehring.The statue was installed with the assistance of the Consulate General of India in Seattle, with technical support from the Indian American community in North Dakota and the North Dakota Trade Office, the consulate said in a press release.The unveiling ceremon
  
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• A Virginia textile mill built in 1920 closed in 1996 and stood largely empty for decades; after a $110 million redevelopment, it now has residents and offices, with 190 apartments planned across the complex

  30-10-2026 07:07 via WN.com - World News
  The 1920-built White Mill in Danville, Virginia, operated for 75 years before closing in 1996. Renamed Dan River Falls, the 650,000-square-foot historic complex is being transformed into apartments, offices, retail space and a riverfront community hub.A historic textile mill in Danville, Virginia, that once symbolised the city’s industrial prosperity has found a new purpose as a residential and commercial complex after decades of disuse. According to developer The Alexander Company, the former
  
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• Vote Republican, or else: How Trump is dangling government help on the campaign trail

  30-10-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Georgia GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins can call him whenever he wants to ask for help for his state. But if Georgia reelects Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, Trump says it could be another story. “There’s a big difference between that and Pee-wee Herman calling,” Trump said last week in Perry, Georgia, using his derisive nickname for Ossoff. The president acted out a hypothetical scenario at his rally where Ossoff called to ask for money for hi
  
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• The police said Sandra Birchmore's death was a suicide. Then the FBI accused a cop of murder

  30-10-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  BOSTON (AP) — When Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Massachusetts home, police quickly decided it was a suicide. From the start, her friends didn’t believe it. The 23-year-old had recently learned she was pregnant — and was thrilled about it, they told police. The person upset about the pregnancy, they said, was the married police detective she’d been seeing, Matthew Farwell. Five years later, Farwell, 40, is on trial in federal court, charged with killing Birchmore and staging her
  
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• Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation

  30-10-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent as the Justice Department escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas. “I just want to clear the air,” she said at the top of a speech in a downtown bar in Juneau, Alaska’s capital. “I knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot except for me and th
  
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