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• Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment after Second World War, says ...

  09-10-2026 00:21 via article.wn.com
  Japan is strengthening its defence capabilities while maintaining the U.S. alliance as its cornerstone and expanding cooperation with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific, says Former Japanese Prime Minister ......
  
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• Umrah Pilgrims Among 12 Killed in Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport, 309 Injured

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: A number of Umrah pilgrims and visitors to Islam...
  
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• Trump has spent a majority of his days back in the White House bashing the ...

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Trump has accused Democrats of cheating in 2020, in state-wide races and in the November midterm elections...
  
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• Tanker Struck by Unidentified Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, Crew Safe

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  A tanker sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified projectile on Sunday, sustaining damage to its port side, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).The incident was reported on October 11, at 12pm UTC, based on information...
  
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• Stay away from Saudi airports: Houthis warn airlines after striking Riyadh airport

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
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• Some in Florida and Alabama without power as Isaias moves north to Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Isaias moved north, where widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region. Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts and remain a threat across the southeastern U.S., especially near the southern Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service. That
  
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• Security meeting in Poland after 'serious' threat to Tusk and minister

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Polish security services have convened a special meeting after receiving information about a potential attack on ⁠Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The exact nature of the threat and its origin were not immediately clear. Special services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski said he could not go into details but authorities were treating the threat as "deadly serious". "We are talking about a high probability of these threats being carried out," he told re
  
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• Saudi Arabia Waives Work Permit Fees for Yemenis in Status Correction Drive

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia has waived outstanding work permit fees for eligible Yemeni workers under a new 60-day initiative allowing them to regularise their status and transfer to new employers, according to the Qiwa platform.The initiative, which begins today Sunday, covers Yemeni professional...
  
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• Saudi Arabia Advises Stranded Citizens to Seek Help as Houthi Attacks Disrupt Flights

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia...
  
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• Riyadh airport remains closed, schools go online as Houthis threaten more attacks

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Riyadh airport remains closed, schools go online as Houthis threaten more attacks ......
  
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• Riyadh airport attack: Saudi Arabia Issues Warning Against Filming Missile and Drone Interception Sites

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority has warned the public against filming, publishing or sharing information related to missile and drone interception operations and their impact sites, cautioning that violations could result in legal liability.The warning comes...
  
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• Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump's...
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan's First Joint Engagement in UK Since Return: Reports

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
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• Power Bank Catches Fire on IndiGo Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in Hyderabad

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Dramatic scenes unfolded aboard an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Chennai after a power bank reportedly caught fire inside an overhead luggage compartment, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency diversion to Hyderabad.A video recorded by a passenger shows flames and an orange glow spreading through the overhead compartment as alarmed travellers scramble to contain the blaze..Lufthansa flight...
  
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• Pope says to be operated in ‘coming days’ for lung nodule

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV announced...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Nodule in Coming Days

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or well-localized. The Vatican said Leo would undergo surgery in ”the coming days,” with an expected recovery time of a week. The American pope made the announcement during his Sunday noon
  
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• Pope Leo to undergo surgery after doctors detect small growth in lung

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo to undergo surgery after doctors detect small growth in lung ......
  
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• Poland calls security meeting over attack threat to PM, defence minister

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Poland calls security meeting over attack threat to PM, defence minister ......
  
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• Pakistan emergency and Nepal flood lead major world developments on Sunday

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan emergency and Nepal flood lead major world developments on Sunday ......
  
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• Pakistan Declares Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suspends Imran Khan's Party-Led Government

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD The Pakistani president on Sunday declared a state of emergency in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province bordering Afghanistan and suspended its government, which is led by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party. It comes ahead of a planned march on Islamabad by supporters demanding his release..President Asif Ali Zardari’s announcement came hours after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said that the federal Cabinet had recommended emergency
  
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• Pakistan declares emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid ex-PM Imran Khan supporters protest; provincial government ceases ...

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a stronghold of Imran Khan’s PTI, citing deteriorating law and order and security concerns amid anti-government protests demanding the jailed former prime minister’s release. ......
  
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• Nepal issues evacuation orders after flash floods leave four people missing

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Flooding reportedly triggered by landslide sweeps away three bridges and dozens of homes...
  
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• Nepal flash flood may be linked to landslide dam breach in Budhi Gandaki

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Nepal flash flood may be linked to landslide dam breach in Budhi Gandaki ......
  
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• Modi Inaugurates Rs49 Billion Chennai Metro Stretch, Expanding Tamil Nadu's Infrastructure

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a new stretch of Chennai Metro’s Phase II network, built at a reported cost of Rs 49 billion, marking a major expansion of public transport infrastructure in Tamil Nadu..Modi and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flagged off the first train on the Poonamallee-Vadapalani corridor at Porur Bypass Road Metro station before taking an...
  
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• Kyiv pushes back on Donald Trump's call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit ...

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia, with a drone attack shutting down a data centre run by Russian technology giant Yandex ......
  
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• Kuwait Increases Passport Fee to KD100 Under New Interior Ministry Decision

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Kuwait has raised the fee for issuing or renewing a Kuwaiti passport to KD100, according to a new ministerial decision published in the Official Gazette.The decision, issued by the...
  
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• Kiev pushes back on Trump’s call for a new leader

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  Only Russia is responsible for the war in...
  
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• ISSF World Cup: Udhayveer Sidhu wins gold in men’s 10m Air Pistol, beats Olympic Medallist

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  India’s Udhayveer Sidhu won gold in the...
  
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• ‘I wish I had stayed with you’: Palestinian mother died of cancer after waiting months ...

  11-10-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
  A complex evacuation process,...
  
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