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• Prague Innovation Week held in Czech Republic

  04-10-2026 03:13 via article.wn.com
  Children take part in an educational activity at the Prague Innovation Week in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 3, 2026. Prague Innovation Week was held in the Czech capital Prague from October 1 to 3. (Photo by...
  
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• World Insights: U.S. sanctions relief on Russian diesel unlikely to cool fuel prices

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  by Ben Xie NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Friday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russia's export of diesel in a bid to ease a global fuel shortage and curb soaring domestic prices, but analysts warn that limited supplies and damage to Russian refineries could possibly blunt the impact. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call. On the same day, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign
  
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• Vietnam sets 2 inflation scenarios for 2026

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has developed two inflation scenarios for 2026, projecting inflation at 4.5 percent...
  
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• US woman nearly dies, ex-colleague caught on spycam poisoning her over 18 months

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  US woman nearly dies, ex-colleague caught on spycam poisoning her over 18 months ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin struck power plant hours after Trump ‘ceasefire’ announcement

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Russia-Ukraine war updates today...
  
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• Trump's Russia diesel deal draws backlash as oil slips and Asia stays mixed

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Trump's Russia diesel deal draws backlash as oil slips and Asia stays mixed ......
  
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• Trump Administration to Broadcast First Live Military Execution

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  The Donald Trump U.S. administration has announced plans to broadcast the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood base shooter worldwide for the first time in history, prompting a series of legal challenges from the U.S. legal community. Critics argue that the Pentagon’s extreme measure, justified as crime prevention, directly violates international law’s ‘prohibition of torture’ and child protection laws. As debates intensify, an unprecedented legal battle over the forced live-s
  
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• Sri Lanka financial system remains stable despite global risks: central bank

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's financial system remains stable despite heightened global risks, while banking sector credit grew 23.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from 11.4 percent a year earlier amid strong private sector demand, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said...
  
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• Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone, Houthi ballistic missile

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group intercepted and destroyed a drone and a ballistic missile targeting Saudi Arabia,...
  
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• Russian IT giant Yandex resuming services following Ukrainian drone attacks

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Services of Russia's leading IT company Yandex are gradually returning to normal after a large-scale outage caused by Ukrainian drone attacks on...
  
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• Russia Expands Plans to Assassinate European Defense Executives

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Russia is expanding assassination plans targeting CEOs and senior executives of European defense companies supplying weapons to Ukraine, according to warnings. This is reportedly an attempt to weaken Europe’s military support for Ukraine by directly threatening personnel linked to defense firms. On October 11 (local time), the Financial Times (FT), citing officials from five European intelligence agencies, reported that Russia is broadening its assassination plots aimed at European defense
  
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• Robert Pether returning to Ireland after detention in Iraq

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Robert Pether, a construction engineer, who has been held in Iraq for five years, is returning to Ireland this morning. The 51-year-old was jailed on fraud charges in 2021 alongside a colleague amid a contract dispute...
  
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• Pakistani Physics Graduate's Death After Harvard Scam Sparks Outrage

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  A Pakistani woman who graduated with honors in physics has been found dead after falling victim to a study-abroad scam promising admission to Harvard University and a scholarship, sparking public outrage. Her family reportedly sold land and pawned jewelry and luxury items—effectively their entire savings—to hand over to the scammers. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the incident “a very tragic case” and ordered the immediate arrest and severe punishment of t
  
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• North Korea's missile launches appear to be response to South Korea’s hypersonic weapon test: Military

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  North Korea's ballistic missile launches Monday appeared to be a response to South Korea's successful test of a hypersonic glide vehicle last week, said the South Korean military. The assessment came after North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea,...
  
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• North Korea Fires Missiles After Border Breach Warning

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast Monday, days after warning Seoul of retaliation if its territory were violated. ......
  
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• North Korea Conducts Demolition Near Kaesong, Fortification Suspected

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  North Korea has been observed conducting demolition work in areas near Kaesong City, north of Ganghwa Island. The work is presumed to be part of a fortification project. According to an October 12 NHK report,...
  
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• New Zealand home values fall 1.5 pct in Q3

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's residential property values fell by an average of 1.5 percent in the three months to the end of September, according to property valuation company Quotable Value (QV). The decline eased slightly from 1.9 percent in...
  
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• Missing Australian hiker found dead weeks after embarking on solo trekking trip in Peru

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
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• Kremlin says Ukraine needs political will to reach peaceful settlement

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Moscow wanted someone in the Ukrainian leadership to...
  
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• Kremlin: Russia can export diesel without difficulty

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia will have no difficulty exporting diesel fuel amid strong global demand for petroleum products, Kremlin Press Secretary...
  
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• Guilfoyle's Corruption Scandal Burdens Trump Midterms

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has become a political burden for President Trump ahead of the midterm elections as she faces mounting corruption allegations. On the 11th (local time), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Ambassador Guilfoyle traveled to the Davos Forum in January aboard a private jet with Alexandros Exarchou, CEO of the Greek construction company Aktor Gro
  
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• Free turkeys distributed ahead of Thanksgiving in Toronto

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  A man shows the free turkey he received at a farmers' market during the Thanksgiving Turkey Drive in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 11, 2026. The annual event took place here on Sunday, providing 300 free turkeys for residents in need ahead of...
  
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• European Union Caps Hybrid Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Annually

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  The European Union (EU) is set to implement a safeguard (emergency import restriction) measure on December 1, limiting annual imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles to 350,000 units. Bloomberg News reported on October 11 (local time) that it had obtained a draft document outlining the...
  
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• EU Hybrid Export Curb Challenges Chinese Localization

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  The European Union (EU) has put the brakes on exports of Chinese hybrid vehicles following its restrictions on Chinese electric vehicles, raising alarms for Chinese automakers' export-driven growth model. While establishing local production bases in Europe is emerging as an alternative, the key question is whether Chinese companies can maintain their existing competitiveness amid Europe's high production costs, given that they have long secured price competitiveness based on low-cost domestic su
  
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• Cornell Sexual Assault Doxxing Threatens Innocent People

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  As suspicions of a group sexual assault at Cornell University in the U.S. spread online through doxxing, it has been revealed that people unrelated to the case are receiving threats. There have been cases where individuals' photos and contact information were spread because their names matched those of the accused, and some women were wrongly identified as victims. According to the Washington Post, WP, on the 11th, local time, a graduate student studying engineering at the University of...
  
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• Cambodia's trade with ASEAN, EU posts double-digit growth during Jan.-Sept.

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade volume with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) rose steadily in the first nine months of 2026, driven by stronger supply chain linkages and regional trade pacts, according to a Ministry of Commerce report on Monday. Total trade with...
  
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• Asim Munir's Nasser-ian dilemma

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  Asim Munir's Nasser-ian dilemma ......
  
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• 7 killed, over 30 injured in road accident in SW Pakistan

  12-10-2026 08:34 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and over 30 others injured when a truck collided with a passenger van in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province...
  
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• US judge blocks Trump’s taxpayer-funded TV ads: Who is Jennifer Rochon, and why does her ruling matter?

  12-10-2026 08:11 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the Trump administration to stop airing television advertisements paid for with...
  
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• Trump\u0026#39;s \u0026#39;energy ceasefire\u0026#39; sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine

  12-10-2026 08:11 via article.wn.com
  U.S. 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. But the ceasefire appeared shaky at best as Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
  
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