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• Resources minister faces calls to correct her claim all Beetaloo emissions will be offset

  15-10-2026 18:57 via article.wn.com
  Madeleine King told press club emissions from NT fossil fuel basin ‘are accounted for and offset’ but research found 95% of emissions this decade would not have to be offset...
  
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• Violent protests, town hall torched, looting, and 1,800 arrests: What's happening in France

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  France on Sunday woke up...
  
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• UK man ordered to pay ₹1 crore for 'grossly offensive' emails targeting former boss and ...

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• Trump policies to cost middle-income Americans $1,700 more in 2026, while richest 1% save $12,560: Report

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• St. Petersburg oil site burns as 1,000 Ukrainian drones bite Russia

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian drone strikes set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments t ......
  
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• Saudi Helicopter crash near Yemeni border kills 2 amid escalating Houthi attacks

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  The AH-6i helicopter’s...
  
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• 'Red alert' as thousands in Lithuania told to take shelter after flying object detected

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  NATO fighter jets were scrambled after the 'unidentified flying object' was detected near Kaunas with officials closing the city's airport ......
  
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• President Macron to address nation amid violent protests months ahead of French elections

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• Pope Leo XIV addresses adoring crowds at the Vatican just days after lung cancer surgery

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Tourists from the United States and across the world arrive in St Peter's Square to hear the Pope for the first time since his cancer operation after being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma ......
  
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• Major Pope Leo health update after cancer surgery as recovery details emerge

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Professor Stefano Margaritora, who operated on Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, said the Pope needs about another ten days to recover fully and 'was an ideal patient' ......
  
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• Iran's new defence minister threatens 'enormous damage' if US attacks again

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Newly appointed Iranian defence minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi threatened on Sunday to inflict "enormous damage" on the United States and its allies in the Middle East if Washington resumes its military campaign against the country. "People can rest assured that they will most likely not dare to attack us," Akhlaghi told reporters shortly after securing parliament's vote of...
  
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• Inside Kim Jong Un's world of luxury: mega yachts, armoured trains and designer wear

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Kim Jong Un’s trips are...
  
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• India-US tariff standoff: Why New Delhi must balance trade interests with strategic autonomy

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  This article is authored by K P Vijayalakshmi. ......
  
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• India lowers prices of 137 cancer medicines by 70%

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  India will reduce the prices of as many as 137 cancer drugs by 70 per cent, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said on Saturday, as it widened...
  
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• In France's Limoges, the fire-ravaged town hall rekindles memories of Notre Dame

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  LIMOGES, France, Oct 18 - Residents in...
  
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• 'Hormuz can open in 6 days': Iran urges US to accept conditions, threatens 'enormous damage' ...

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Tehran says it is...
  
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• Gold IRAs offer physical gold for retirement, but higher fees and strict IRS rules pose ...

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  Gold IRAs let investors...
  
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• From France to Italy: Looting, vandalism prevails across Europe as rising cost of living stirs unrest

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  The marches, which came...
  
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• 'France is burning': US President Donald Trump blames 'immigration' for unrest in French cities

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• EU strongly condemns West Bank settler attacks on Palestinians, European diplomats

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• DP World extends partnership with India C'ship till 2035

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
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• Albanian PM says mass protests a threat to EU membership, not government

  18-10-2026 15:59 via article.wn.com
  TIRANA, Oct 18 - Albanian Prime...
  
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• Yemen govt launches fresh offensive against Houthis

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Sanaa: Fighting intensified near Yemen’s Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Sunday as government forces launched an offensive against Houthi fighters holding strategic positions overlooking the key maritime passage, according to a military...
  
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• World leaders must wise up to threat of cyber-attacks or rogue fridges will be least ...

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Global cooperation seems unlikely despite AI increasing the risk of digital fraud and the need to protect the financial system...
  
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• What’s it like to be a Catholic priest rooting against the White Sox, Pope Leo ...

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  CLEVELAND — Father Eric Garris, the...
  
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• What is ‘Bismillah c’est les ténèbres’? The viral catchphrase seen in protests across France

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  The phrase which appeared in protest-related footage has also raised questions about the language and slogans being used by demonstrators. ......
  
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• ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by ‘hooligans’...
  
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• US workers facing deadly heat borrow from tomato pickers to win key protections

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  As efforts to protect people from extreme heat stall, organizers are embracing an approach that targets major brands’ reputations...
  
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• US Vice President Vance says he may skip 2028 presidential race

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  US Vice President JD Vance told CBS News...
  
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• US envoy demands prosecution over 'cowardly' attack on US journalist

  18-10-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  US Ambassador Mike Huckabee demanded prosecution of Israeli attackers of American journalist Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank, calling the assault a despicable act of terror. ......
  
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