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• FIA admits human error affects Singapore GP sprint qualifying

  10-10-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Formula One's governing body, the FIA, has admitted that human error in race control caused some drivers to have less engine power than others during Friday's sprint qualifying session for the Singapore Grand Prix. The problem occurred after a red flag in the opening session (SQ1), caused by Sergio Perez damaging the front wing of his Cadillac, and affected drivers differently depending on their position on the track and the timing of their flying laps. The FIA sai
  
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• U.K. Government Faces Test of Budget Credibility

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  The government presents its annual budget later this month, but might find it difficult to reassure bond investors that it can lower its debts. ......
  
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• Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ sows confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine power plants

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS — US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from Moscow and support from Ukraine’s Western allies.However, the ceasefire looked unreliable, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia struck multiple Ukrainian power plants on Sunday, including one in the capital and another in Kharkiv, causing power outages and outrage.Trump's announcement c
  
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• Trump weighs firing US envoy to Greece after reports of misconduct

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. for four years, accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed.The r
  
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• Seekers Band Member Says Conservative Conference Used ‘I Am Australian’ Without Approval

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  A member of famous Australian band, The Seekers, has taken aim at a major conservative-leaning conference...
  
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• Pakistan suspends provincial government led by Imran Khan’s party

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD —Pakistan's President President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency and suspended a provincial government led by the party ‌of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, which the federal government said had failed to tackle militancy in the province bordering Afghanistan.The state of emergency and imposition of a new governor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sharply escalates a standoff between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the government, an
  
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• New Viking-inspired viewing platform opens above Icelandic fjord town

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — A remote viewing platform...
  
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• Kyiv says Russian strikes continue despite Trump's 'energy ceasefire' announcement

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine's energy facilities even after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the warring countries had agreed on an "energy ceasefire" in the 4 1/2-year-old war. A Monday statement from the Regional Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine said Russian forces had attacked an energy facility on the outskirts of the city. That came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that while
  
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• EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russian war industry

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  The European Union on Monday formally added almost 1,600 new...
  
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• Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher once visited a Kenyan elephant sanctuary where orphaned calves were being raised for the wild amid drought and poaching threats

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, where they spent time with orphaned elephants at the Nairobi Nursery and older animals at Ithumba. The Trust’s account described the actors as captivated by the project and the individual stories of the elephants they encountered. Their visit also drew attention to wider threats facing African elephant populations, including drought, increased ivory poaching and human-wildlife conflict linked to habitat loss
  
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• Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US ...

  12-10-2026 11:09 via article.wn.com
  Asian shares are mixed and oil prices...
  
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• World Bank Group mobilizes $6.7bln in private capital for Egypt since FY2021/22

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  The International...
  
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• South Korea’s Ambassador to Japan Pledges to Strengthen Talks Over Sado Mine Memorial Dispute

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  Amid ongoing disagreements between the two countries over the recognition of forced labor by Koreans, the Sado Mine memorial ceremony in Japan has been held separately in South Korea and Japan for the third consecutive year. On the 12th, Lee Hyuk, South Korea’s ambassador to Japan, stated that he would strengthen consultations with the Japanese side to find improvements. Ambassador Lee made this remark during a parliamentary audit by the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Co
  
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• 'Russia, Ukraine agreed on energy ceasefire effective immediately': Trump

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump on Sunday (October...
  
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• Riyadh airport struck again, a day after Houthis attack killed 13, injured over 300

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  The King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh...
  
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• Migrant Vessel Bound for Yemen Capsizes, 139 Dead, 80 Missing

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on the 11th that a vessel carrying 305 people en route to Yemen from Djibouti in Africa capsized near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. The accident, which occurred on the night of...
  
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• Indian national killed in Houthis attack on Saudi airport, 10 others among 300 injured

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  An Indian national injured in a missile...
  
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• Houthis show military reach with deadly missile strikes on Riyadh

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  Lethal missile strikes on Riyadh’s international airport over the past week have demonstrated the growing military power of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have evolved from an insurgency into one of the Middle East’s most formidable non-state armed forces. The latest attack on Saturday, the third on the airport in a week, killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, part of a tit-for-tat military escalation by the Houthis against the beleaguered Saudis, who support Yemen’s int
  
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• 'Energy ceasefire was news to me': Zelenskyy reacts to Trump's Russia-Ukraine announcement

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  Differences seem to be brewing between Donald...
  
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• CCTV footage shows Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport that killed 13

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  CCTV footage from inside Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in...
  
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• 11 Indians among 300 injured in Houthi strikes at Riyadh airport, embassy in touch with ...

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  At least 11 Indians were among the more than 300 people...
  
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• 109 migrants, including 15 children killed after boat capsizes off Djibouti en route to Yemen

  12-10-2026 10:51 via article.wn.com
  At least 109 migrants, including 15 children have been killed after a boat with 305 on board capsized...
  
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• World Insights: Deadly Riyadh airport attack heightens security concerns, risks wider conflict

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh's main international airport has heightened the risk of regional escalation, putting pressure on Saudi Arabia to respond and raising the prospect of deeper involvement by outside powers. Saturday's attack on a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to Saudi authorities. The Saudi-led coalition vowed a firm response, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Washingto
  
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• Who is Neha Bora? Gen Z student leader becoming the face of India’s protest movement

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  Soft-spoken in...
  
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• US judge orders Trump to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting himself, a federal judge has ordered, following backlash from both sides of the political divide just weeks ahead of crucial midterm elections. According to US media reports, the Trump administration has used $20 million from Department of Homeland Security funds to pay for pro-Trump...
  
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• Trump's "energy ceasefire" claim, diesel deal with Russia raise tensions with Ukraine

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, drawing surprise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said it was "news" to him. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that "both parties have agreed." The declaration came just two days after Trump unveiled a diesel supply deal with Russia. Ho
  
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• Türkiye, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  Türkiye, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants on Riyadh’s international airport, saying they were a “dangerous escalation that cannot be justified or accepted under any pretext”. One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack on Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities...
  
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• Today in History: October 12, musician John Denver dies in plane crash

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  Musician and activist...
  
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• Teenage girl dead after alleged assault in Australian Outback

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A teenage girl has died after being allegedly assaulted in a remote Outback community in Australia's...
  
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• Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa admitted to hospital for urgent medical care

  12-10-2026 10:34 via article.wn.com
  Mr. Rajapaksa's hospitalisation comes amid legal proceedings involving his family, with his wife Shiranthi and elder son Namal facing separate investigations over alleged financial irregularities ......
  
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