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• Gold, Silver Set For Range-Bound Week As Rupee Weakness Offers Support: Analysts

  11-10-2026 16:57 via article.wn.com
  A weaker rupee is expected to cushion domestic bullion prices, while inflation data, US rate signals and geopolitical developments set the tone for gold and silver in the week ahead. ......
  
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• Yemen Besieging Taiz

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Yemeni soldiers eat at a military position in the Al-Kadha, in Taiz, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. ......
  
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• Spain National Day

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Members of the Spanish army forces attend a military parade marking "Dia de la Hispanidad", or Hispanic Day, in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. ......
  
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• Senegal's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people forces them to go into hiding, rights watchdog says

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch reports that Senegal...
  
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• Saudi Extends Airport Closure, Shifts Schools Online

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Kashmir, Observer, Jammu, Srinagar, Latest Kashmir News, Kashmir News, Kashmir Latest News AI representational photo Cairo- Saudi Arabia on Sunday kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemeni fighters threatened new strikes across the kingdom, a day after a missile attack killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. Saturday’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh marked a major escalation in the war between Yemen’s Iran-aligned
  
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• Police detain pupil suspected in school shooting in France in which two were wounded

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Police have detained a 14-year-old pupil suspected in a rare school shooting in France ......
  
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• Poland Ukraine Warsaw Security Forum

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a large screen as he speaks at the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. ......
  
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• Nepal Urges Villagers to Evacuate After Flood Triggered by Landslide, 5 Missing

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  KATHMANDU—Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part...
  
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• Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has...
  
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• India Kashmir Protest

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Indian police officers stop activists of...
  
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• French police detain teen pupil suspected in school shooting in France in which two were wounded

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Police have detained a 14-year-old...
  
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• Día de Colón o Día de los Pueblos Indígenas: ¿qué se celebra el 12 de octubre?

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Indigenous Peoples’ Day: What It Is & Why It’s Important Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to commemorate Native American History and culture and has been federally recognized through proclamation for the past three years. unbranded - Lifestyle El 12 de octubre de 2026, Estados Unidos conmemorará una misma fecha bajo nombres distintos. Para el gobierno federal es Columbus Day, o Día de Colón, uno de los 11 feriados federales. En numerosos estados y ciuda
  
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• Britain Russell Brand

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Comedian and actor Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women, which he has denied, in London, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. ......
  
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• Attacks on Saudi Airports Threaten the Kingdom’s Ambitions

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Plus, Trump pushes Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, and Britain’s welfare-state crisis. ......
  
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• Americans Hall and Woodford win Nobel economics prize for work on stabilisation

  12-10-2026 13:41 via article.wn.com
  Trump lashes out after not receiving Nobel Peace Prize President Trump lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee after they did not award him with this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. STOCKHOLM - Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. The...
  
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• What does it mean to be Inuit now?

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  IQALUIT, Canada — Louise Flaherty grew up...
  
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• 'Wake-up call for the world' as UN global poverty index rises for first time since 2010

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  A United Nations global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported Monday. In the 2026 edition of their annual report, the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative research center...
  
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• Trump Considers Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as US Ambassador to Greece

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, their ambassador to Greece, over a string of misconduct reports, a senior US official said. The official spoke to the Associated Press (AP) on Sunday 11 October on condition of anonymity. Both men are furious about the reports, the official said. A decision on firing Kimberly Guilfoyle is likely after the US Columbus Day holiday on Monday 12 October. Firing Kimberly Guilfoyle would end her pos
  
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• Trump announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskyy

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  KYIV/WASHINGTON — President Donald...
  
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• Trump announces Ukraine energy ceasefire with Russia, surprising Zelenskiy

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump made a surprise...
  
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• The Liberation of Athens: October 12, 1944, the Day Nazi Forces Withdrew

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  On October 12, 1944, the Nazi flag was lowered from the Acropolis as German occupation forces withdrew from Athens, bringing an end to one of the darkest chapters in the Greek capital’s history. After 1,264 days of occupation, Athens was free. Greek flags filled the streets, church bells rang and thousands of Athenians poured into the city centre to celebrate the departure of the occupying forces. For a population that had endured executions, repression, hunger and devastating hardship, li
  
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• Thailand flood death toll since September 16 rises to 71, Interior Ministry says

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Thailand's Interior Ministry ​said on...
  
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• Smashed British Museum Artefacts Renew Debate Over Parthenon Sculptures

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  A Qing dynasty porcelain bowl and ceramic box have been smashed in a mysterious incident at the British Museum, raising questions about how historic artefacts are protected and renewing scrutiny of the institution’s stewardship of cultural treasures held far from their countries of origin. The damage, reported by The Telegraph, could also sharpen the debate over the Parthenon Sculptures, which Greece has sought to have returned from the British Museum for decades. Fragments of broken porce
  
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• Senegal’s LGBTQ+ Crackdown Criticised Ahead of Youth Olympics

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned what it describes as a brutal crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, raising serious concerns about the country’s compliance with the Olympic Charter ahead of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which Senegal will host from 31 October to 13 November. In a report released on Monday, the international human rights organisation said the government’s escalating restrictions on...
  
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• Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after strike kills 13

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI/RIYADH — Yemen’s...
  
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• Saudi Arabia extends suspension of operations at Riyadh Airport

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of...
  
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• ⁠Robert ⁠Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel Prize in economics

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  ⁠Robert ⁠Hall ⁠and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize...
  
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• Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel Prize in Economics 2026

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  The Nobel...
  
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• Powerful storm surge pounds beach homes in southern California

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  Large waves from...
  
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• Pope Leo will have surgery to remove growth on lung

  12-10-2026 13:25 via article.wn.com
  ROME — Pope Leo XIV said...
  
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