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• FBI issues actor Selma Blair a summons accusing her of assaults aboard a plane, AP ...

  13-10-2026 01:44 via article.wn.com
  Actor Selma Blair has been issued a summons accusing her of assaults that occurred aboard a plane from Los Angeles to New York. Authorities said Monday that Blair was taken into custody after the flight landed at John F. Kennedy ......
  
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• Violent Protests Rock Albania as Students Demand PM’s Resignation

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Violent protests have entered a second day in Albania’s capital, Tirana, with demonstrators clashing with police, throwing petrol bombs and stones, and smashing windows at ministries, public buildings and the Prime Minister’s Office. Police say 14 officers have suffered injuries, with nine receiving hospital treatment. The demonstrators, mainly university students, are protesting against corruption, demanding university reforms and calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. High.
  
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• Venezuela’s Maduro due in court over new US torture charge

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are due in a US court on Thursday to respond to a new indictment accusing them of conspiring to torture political opponents. The additional charges, brought last Thursday, significantly expanded the US criminal case against Maduro, 63, and Flores, 70. They previously pleaded not guilty to charges that they abused their power to help drug traffickers ship...
  
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• US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': report

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported on Thursday. The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB)...
  
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• UK Study Visa Refusals Hit Foreign Students’ University Offers

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News AI representational photo By Aditi Khanna London- International students, including Indians, are likely to be impacted as British universities revoke offers to courses amid a clampdown on study visas issued by the UK Home Office, according to a media analysis this week. The Financial Times newspaper analysed official data to find that universities are taking the step to withdraw offers to students over fea
  
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• Trump campaigns for GOP as Democratic PAC pours millions into senate races ahead of midterm elections

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  As the U.S. midterm elections approach, political friction has intensified with high-profile campaign stops and major financial investments colliding across key battleground states. The US President Donald Trump embarked on a western campaign swing, holding rallies in states like Arizona and Montana to bolster Republican candidates and shore up voter turnout. During his appearance in...
  
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• 'Time for Zelensky to go': Elon Musk calls for Ukrainian president to step down amid Starlink dispute

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Elon Musk called on Wednesday, October 14 for Volodymyr...
  
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• Thessaloniki Courts Egyptian Travel Agencies to Boost Tourism

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Thessaloniki is seeking to strengthen its position as an international tourism destination by attracting visitors from emerging markets such as Egypt, according to Prodromos Monastiridis, president of the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau (TCB). The initiative aims to establish Thessaloniki as a tourism hub in Greece’s wider geographical neighbourhood by combining city tourism, coastal destinations, cultural attractions, gastronomy and...
  
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• Taiwan chipmaker TSMC explores Texas investment to expand production in the US

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is...
  
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• Social Security says retirees will get a 3.6% raise for 2027

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Retirees and other...
  
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• School roof collapse kills teacher, 27 children in NW Pakistan

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
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• School roof collapse kills 27 pupils, teacher in Pakistan’s Peshawar | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  PESHAWAR: Twenty-seven...
  
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• School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  A roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, has killed at least 34 children and a teacher. More than 50 others were injured, with some in critical condition. The incident occurred Thursday when the roofs of two classrooms ......
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle accused of staging 'royal theatre' as King Charles faces new dilemma: expert

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are being accused of playing royals on their...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV’s Cancer Diagnosis Raises Questions About His Future

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News File photo of Pope Leo XIV Vatican City- When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him. Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis announced Tuesday has thrown a question mark into that scenario and his pontificate. Already, the p
  
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• Pope Leo had a good night in hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo had a good night in hospital and has eaten breakfast, the Vatican said on Thursday, as the 71-year-old recovers from surgery for lung cancer. Leo has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a surgery on Tuesday afternoon. The...
  
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• Pakistani Pilots Barred Under New Israeli Aviation Rules

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News Representational photo Jerusalem- Pakistani pilots and cabin crew are barred from serving on flights entering Israeli airspace under new restrictions, according to media reports, after a hijacking attempt last month on a flight travelling from the UAE to Israel, in which Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was injured while foiling the suspected plot. Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that the...
  
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• Nick Politis Paid $19 Million for 54 Square Metres of Sydney

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  The Nick Politis Chopard building at 119 King Street cost the Sydney Roosters chairman about $19 million in April 2026. It stands on a site of just 54 square metres. The Nick Politis Chopard deal drew fresh attention on social media in October, after the Roosters won the 2026 NRL premiership. It also puts a sharp number on a small piece of land. Each square metre of the site works out at roughly $350,000. Inside the Nick Politis Chopard deal Nick Politis bought 119 King Street for about $19 mill
  
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• Nation ansd world news — at a glance — October 15

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  The breathtaking cost of the midterms: $10 billion and counting on ads ....
  
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• Nammos New York: The Mykonos Beach Club Is Heading to Midtown

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Nammos New York will bring the Mykonos beach club’s dining concept to Midtown Manhattan, with the brand’s own website confirming the city debut but no opening date announced so far. Nammos New York heads to Midtown The official Nammos New York page describes the venue as sitting “in the heart of Midtown Manhattan”. It presents the restaurant as the brand’s New York debut, under the line “Born in Mykonos, now at the heart of Manhattan.” Nammos itself has
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson handed 15-year sentence over child sex abuse offences

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Jeffrey Donaldson handed 15-year sentence over child sex abuse offences Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of child sex offences including rape of two girls for more than two years. In June Donaldson was also found guilty of two decades of abuse including 18 counts of sex abuse which he committed...
  
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• Israel says commercial goods will not enter Gaza, a major shutoff for the hungry territory

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Israel has announced that commercial...
  
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• Irish Public Sector Strike Shuts Schools, Disrupts Healthcare

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News Irish Public Sector Strike Shuts Schools, Disrupts Healthcare London- Hundreds of thousands of teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job in Ireland on Wednesday, crippling public services across the country as workers demand higher wages to offset the rising cost of living. Most schools, colleges and universities are closed and...
  
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• India Opens Makkah Control Room for Stranded Umrah Pilgrims

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News AI representational photo Dubai- India has established an additional control room in Makkah to assist its nationals, particularly Umrah pilgrims, affected by flight disruptions between India and Saudi Arabia, the Indian Consulate in Jeddah has said. Flight disruptions across Saudi Arabia come amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region following a series of deadly drone and missile...
  
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• India expected to overtake Japan as world's 4th largest economy in 2027: IMF

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  India is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2027, overtaking Japan, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections that on Thursday laid out the Asian nations’ contrasting trajectories. The IMF said Japan would remain the fourth-largest country by nominal gross domestic product this year, but in 2027 India is set to take its place, with a...
  
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• India Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Visits Greece and Cyprus to Boost IMEC and Maritime Security

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  IMEC bypasses Turkish territory entirely. Ankara is pursuing alternative routes. India’s gateway to Europe runs through Greece. India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh is in Athens (14–15 October 2026) after his official visit to Cyprus on 12–13 October. The trip focuses on maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, linking...
  
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• How to survive a predatory world order

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Middle powers face a new threat: Trump-Putin-Xi collusion ......
  
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• Hezbollah claims confiscated explosives and denies assassination plans

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  A Hezbollah official has acknowledged...
  
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• Guilfoyle Packs Her Bags in Athens

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kimberly Guilfoyle is expected to return to Florida after leaving her post as US ambassador to Greece, which means giving up the official residence in Athens, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. Sources told the New York Post that Guilfoyle will likely head back to Florida, the state she lived in before her appointment to Athens. The newspaper said her plans...
  
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• Greek Star Kostas Tsimikas Captains Liverpool in 6-3 Win

  15-10-2026 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Kostas Tsimikas enjoyed a memorable night on Tuesday as he captained Liverpool for the first time in his 120th appearance for the club, helping the Reds secure a commanding 6-3 victory over Austria’s LASK. The Greek defender wore the captain’s armband for one of the world’s most historic football clubs, marking a significant milestone in his Liverpool career. The occasion ended in success, with Tsimikas...
  
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