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• Harry and Meghan make their first joint appearance since return to UK

  15-10-2026 16:31 via article.wn.com
  Meghan Markle has been keeping a low profile since returning to Britain ......
  
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• Zelensky smiles on being asked whether Trump is scapegoating him

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele­­nsky gave a knowing smile and stayed mum on Friday when asked if the US president was scapegoating him for...
  
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• Vietnam gov't proposes double-digit GDP growth target for 2027

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has proposed a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of at least 10 percent for 2027, local daily VnExpress reported Saturday....
  
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• Urgent: 5.9-magnitude quake hits Pakistan -- GFZ

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  HONG KONG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of...
  
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• Trump waives some Russia-related sanctions, tariffs

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, waiving major energy tariffs and sanctions on Russia mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, just days before the act takes effect. "I have submitted...
  
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• Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington’s ties with war-torn Ukraine. The move came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders to keep financing Kyiv’s fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, insisting he was standing up for his country as Trump’s support slumped. The Lindsey Graham Act — named after the deceased
  
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• Peru to play Bolivia in November friendly

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  LIMA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Peru will face Bolivia in a friendly during next month's FIFA international window, the Peruvian Football...
  
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• Not cool: who hacked France’s supermarket fridges?

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezers...
  
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• Japanese minister visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, PM Takaichi sends offering

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minoru Kiuchi visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday morning, becoming the first member of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet reported to...
  
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• Interview: IMF official highlights mounting global fiscal challenges

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Governments in almost all economies face pressing fiscal challenges, with high debt levels, higher interest rates and growing demands for public spending, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said. "It's a reality that debt is high. The debt-to-GDP ratio is increasing for the world economy. We have higher interest rates than a few years ago, and there are a lot of demand for more spending," Rodrigo Valdes, director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of
  
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• Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from Myanmar...
  
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• As King Charles heads to the Caribbean, he should know that Winston Churchill admitted to ...

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  Modern politicians play on tales of empire to exaggerate what Britain left behind, but the monarch should consider a historical speech on the vast wealth taken away...
  
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• 4 killed, 3 injured in high-speed crash in N. Afghanistan

  17-10-2026 08:28 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and three others seriously...
  
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• Zacharia speaks out after White House press secretary exit: 'It was an honor'

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  Her departure followed a wave of scrutiny over a shaky debut press conference, which lasted 14 minutes and included only three questions from conservative-leaning outlets, as well as skepticism over her legal background. ......
  
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• Washington parents built a hidden fairy garden between bookshelves for their daughters, filled with miniature trees and glowing stars

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  A couple in Washington has turned an unused corner of their home library into a hidden fairy garden, creating a special place filled with miniature trees, glowing stars and personal touches for their two young daughters. Melissa Miller, 41, and her husband, Aaron Miller, 38, designed the secret space to bring a little magic into their children's everyday lives. As reported by PEOPLE in an exclusive article published in August 2026, the project also reflects the couple's love of imaginative space
  
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• Trump's new press secretary out after less than week

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  W hite House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job following a series of blunders that added to...
  
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• Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  US President...
  
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• Top global climate science body suspends meeting without deal on major review timeline

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  A meeting of the members of the...
  
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• Report: Spike in civilian casualties in Ukraine after attacks

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks...
  
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• 'Prioritize rights & freedoms when you meet Indian officials': US lawmakers urge Marco Rubio amid anti-SIR stir

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  US lawmakers have urged secretary of state Marco Rubio to raise concerns over democratic freedoms with Indian officials during his upcoming visit.In a letter dated October 16, six US lawmakers, including Pramila Jayapal and James P McGovern, have urged Rubio to discuss freedom of expression, the right to protest and voting rights with Indian officials. They also raised concerns over student protests following exam-related issues and the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of e
  
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• North Korea tests new AI-equipped torpedo, KCNA says

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  North Korea conducted an underwater...
  
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• Israeli settlers torch cars, trees in West Bank villages

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  ABU FALAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli...
  
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• India's 'cockroach' movement founder arrested after detention

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  P olice arrested Indian "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to several media reports on Saturday, after he was detained on Friday ahead of a Delhi rally...
  
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• Imran Khan next for Nawaz, Benazir-style exile deal? Pakistan opposition leader’s big claim

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai has claimed that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is being pressured into an agreement similar to arrangements that led former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto into exile, according to a report by Dawnpublished on Saturday.Achakzai, chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly, made the claim at a news conference at the Peshawar High Court on Friday. He alleged th
  
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• Houthis close in on key Yemen city of Taiz: Why a global trade route is at risk

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  Yemen’s Houthi rebels are tightening their grip on Taiz, cutting key supply routes to the southern port city of Aden. The advance threatens to deepen the government’s military crisis and could have wider implications for security around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.According to Reuters, the Iran-backed Houthis have made gains around Taiz, the last major urban stronghold of anti-Houthi forces in Yemen’s southern highlands
  
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• Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  An informal poll by the United...
  
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• 'Broad, troubling trend': US lawmakers urge FBI probe into mass shooting plot at Illinois Hindu temple

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  The US Congressional Caucus on India has urged the FBI and the Department of Justice to investigate the alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois as a federal hate crime. IIn a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday, the caucus called for a thorough probe to determine whether anyone encouraged, assisted or coordinated with the 19-year-old suspect, either online or offline.“This plot did not emerge in isolation but...
  
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• 75% of climate-displaced families in Bangladesh’s Satkhira slums food insecure, study shows

  17-10-2026 08:10 via article.wn.com
  The survey, conducted throughout last August, covered families displaced by cyclones, floods, and riverbank erosion who took shelter in the town’s slums. DHAKA — Nearly three in four families who lost their homes to climate disasters and now live in the slums of Satkhira town are severely food insecure, according to a new study. The survey, conducted throughout last August, covered families displaced by cyclones, floods and riverbank erosion who took shelter in the town’s slums
  
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• Yemen welcomes UN Security Council statement on Houthi escalation | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  17-10-2026 07:48 via article.wn.com
  ADEN: Yemen’s Foreign...
  
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• US reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centres

  17-10-2026 07:48 via article.wn.com
  The United States is planning to restart three closed...
  
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