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• Ukraine Drones Chinese Technology

  14-10-2026 07:49 via article.wn.com
  In this file photo taken Thursday, March 19, 2026, a student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine. ......
  
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• World Standards Day 2026 |14 October 2026

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  ‘Standards pave the way for affordable, clean energy’ “On World Standards Day 2026, the Seychelles Bureau of Standards joins...
  
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• White House Spokesperson Faces Legal Qualification Scrutiny

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  Katie Zacharia, the new White House spokesperson, made a dazzling debut in the briefing room on the 13th (local time), but suspicions surrounding her career have only grown. U.S. President Donald Trump introduced Zacharia as a lawyer, but U.S. media pointed out that it is unclear where she obtained her legal qualifications. Earlier, President Trump announced on October 9 that he had appointed Zacharia as the new White House spokesperson, describing her as “a lawyer (an attorney).” He
  
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• Van Gogh work unseen in public for 60 years on show in Hong Kong

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of people queued yesterday outside a Hong Kong gallery to see a Vincent van Gogh painting on public display for the first time in six decades. The Dutch artist’s “Chataigniers en fleurs” (“Chestnut Trees in Blossom”) was on show in Hong Kong ahead...
  
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• US 'helping Russia' in war: senior Ukrainian official to AFP

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  The United States is helping Russia in its war with Ukraine, a senior...
  
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• UNDP launches two global initiatives to boost investment, create jobs

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
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• Thirteen children killed as overloaded boat capsizes in India | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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• The Vatican says Pope Leo spent ‘a tranquil night’ in the hospital after undergoing cancer surgery

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Leo spent ‘a tranquil night’ in the hospital after undergoing cancer surgery. Source ......
  
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• Starlink restricted Ukraine’s operations overnight, Zelensky adviser says | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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• Singapore air pollution hits 'very high' level: environment agency

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• Rihanna gave $1.75 million to buy cancer-treatment equipment for a Barbados hospital in memory of her grandmother; 14 years later, the oncology centre is still delivering radiotherapy and chemotherapy

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  In 2012, Rihanna donated $1.75 million worth of medical equipment to Barbados’ Queen Elizabeth Hospital in memory of her grandmother, Clara “Dolly” Brathwaite, who died from cancer that June. The gift helped modernise the hospital’s cancer-care services, and the radiotherapy unit was renamed the Clara Brathwaite Centre for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. According to the Los Angeles Times, Rihanna said the donation was her way of giving back to Barbados and helping the hos
  
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• Residents in Saudi Arabia’s capital say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh.

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Residents in Saudi Arabia’s capital say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh....
  
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• Residents in Saudi Arabia's capital say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh.

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  Residents in Saudi Arabia’s capital report...
  
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• Pope Leo spends ‘calm night’ after lung cancer surgery | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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  ROME: Pope Leo XIV spent...
  
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• Pakistan train derailment kills four

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  At least four people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a train derailment yesterday near Multan in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province, emergency services and a rescue worker told AFP. Farooq Ahmed, a spokesman for Punjab’s emergency services department, said...
  
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• Kamala Harris adds stops to her final midterm campaign stretch. Her decision about 2028 comes later

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats, completing a midterm schedule that by Election Day will have taken her to multiple early presidential primary states on Democrats’ 2028 calendar as the former vice president mulls whether to seek the White House again. Spanning from Oct. 21 to Oct. 30, Harris’ expanded closing stretch will now include New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Mississippi, along with a virtual event in...
  
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• GCC Chief: Gulf-Asian partnership key to economic, investment coop. | Kuwait Times Newspaper

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• EU proposes one-year delay to methane rules for oil and gas imports

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a one-year delay to the European Union's methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, Reuters reported.The rules, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, would require foreign oil and gas suppliers to monitor and report methane emissions associated with their supplies to the EU.The proposal follows pressure from governments,...
  
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• Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem

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• ‘Cockroach’ movement leaders jailed for 5 days after scaling barricades at New Delhi protest

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement were sentenced by a local court to serve five days in jail after being detained during a protest demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief, the group said Wednesday. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were among about a dozen people detained by police Tuesday...
  
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• China\u2019s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier, its customs agency said Wednesday, bringing it on track to exceed last year's record trade surplus as pressure ramped up from its trading partners, including the European Union, to rebalance trade. The exports data, which was better than what economists had expected, accelerated from the 25% growth in August. High-tech goods such as semiconductors and autos have helped fuel its rising shipments overseas.
  
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• A UK charity started a book club in 2018 with one simple idea, that reading could help families after disasters; eight years later more than 10,000 readers have received 160,169 books and raised £2 million

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  A UK charity book club has raised £2 million for families affected by disasters and conflict, turning a shared love of reading into practical humanitarian support. Launched in 2018, the ShelterBox Book Club has welcomed more than 10,000 readers and sent 160,169 books to members across the country. The milestone highlights how an everyday activity can contribute to emergency relief while helping readers discover different cultures, understand unfamiliar experiences and connect with communit
  
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• A gunman kills at least 4 people in shooting after South Africa memorial service

  14-10-2026 12:12 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A gunman fired on a group of mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring three others, police said Wednesday. At least one of those wounded in the shooting late Tuesday in...
  
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• World’s Oldest Shipwreck Discovered Off Turkey’s Coast, Dating Back 4,700 Years

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest known shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, dating back as far as 4,700 years to the Early Bronze Age, around the time the Great Pyramid of Giza was being built in Egypt.The remains of the ancient trading vessel were found near Kekova Island in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, about 30 metres beneath the Mediterranean Sea.Although the ship’s wooden structure has disappeared over the millennia, researchers di
  
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• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026: Breathtaking Images Show Nature's Beauty and Challenges

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026...
  
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• Video: Massive fire at Kyiv building as Russia pounds Ukraine with 39 missiles

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
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• UK diaspora protests in London over India's electoral roll revision

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  UK diaspora protests in London over India's electoral roll revision ......
  
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• Today in History: October 14, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  Today is Wednesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2026. There are 78 days left in the year. ......
  
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• The boldness Australia needs has no political home right now

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  When the Cold War ended, the US became Asia's uncontested leader. The hope, at the time, was that China would simply go along with that arrangement. Clearly, that's not how things are turning out. ......
  
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• Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project

  14-10-2026 11:49 via article.wn.com
  Taiwan planned to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project after extraction and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it ......
  
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