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China reveals corruption probe into top general
Beijing [China], October 19: China has made public a corruption investigation into a high-ranking general who has been missing for...

Disappointment in Kiev as Zelensky leaves White House...
Washington [US], October 19: One word sticks out in the Ukrainian leader's description of his latest high-stakes foray into the...

US sanctions ex-police officer and gang leader in...
Washington [US], October 19: The United States Treasury has sanctioned two Haitians, one a former police officer and the other...

Russia maintains Ukraine strikes amid US diplomacy
Moscow [Russia], October 19: Russia renewed its attacks on Ukraine's energy supply overnight to Saturday, following talks in Washington between...

Myanmar authorities retake town on trade route to...
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 19: Myanmar's military government announced on October 18 that it had retaken a town on a trade...

Trump changes tone, sends message to both Ukraine...
Washington [US], October 19: US President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reach a deal with Russia, dashing...

Plane makes emergency landing due to lithium battery...
Beijing [China], October 19: Air China confirmed that a lithium battery fire occurred on flight CA139 from Hangzhou (China) to...

Israel declares Gaza war will only end when...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the condition that Hamas must disarm to end the...

Millions of people protested across the United States
Washington [US], October 19: An estimated 2,700 marches took place across all 50 states in the US, with millions of...

South Korea arrests recruitment scammer in Cambodia student...
Seoul [South Korea], October 19: Police in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, have arrested the leader of a recruitment scam...

Japan's ruling party finds a partner, Takaichi has...
Tokyo [Japan], October 19: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has reached an agreement to form a government with the...

Crowds injured during Odinga funeral events in Kenya
Nairobi [Kenya], October 19: Dozens of mourners were injured on Saturday at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader Raila...

Austria backs new EU sanctions on Russia after...
Vienna [Austria], October 19: Austria said on Saturday that it would agree to the European Union's latest sanctions package against...

China sanctions disrupt US-Korea shipbuilding cooperation plans
Beijing [China], October 19: China's sanctions on U.S.-linked units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean threaten to impact ambitious plans for shipbuilding...

Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke...
Britain [UK], October 19: Britain's Prince Andrew said on Friday he would give up using his title of Duke of...

Trump commutes George Santos prison sentence
Washington [US], October 19: President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the more than seven-year prison sentence of former U.S. Representative...

US Supreme Court may limit key voting rights...
Washington [US], October 19: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the...

Record number of tourism nights in EU: Eurostat
Brussels [Belgium], October 19: The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments across the EU in 2024 increased by...

China's generative AI users double to 515 million
Beijing [China], October 19: China had 515 million generative artificial intelligence (AI) users as of June 2025, with the user...

ASEAN Renewable Energy Long-term Roadmap launched in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 19: The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has launched the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

Trump threatens to "go in and kill" Hamas...
New York [US], October 18: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas members after...

Sri Lanka establishes voluntary rehabilitation center for addicts:...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 18: Sri Lanka will establish 10 voluntary rehabilitation centers across the country for addicts, a minister...

U.S. port association voices strong opposition to Washington's...
Washington [US], October 18: The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has voiced strong opposition to new U.S. tariffs on...

NAM ministers renew call for multilateralism at Uganda...
Kampala [Uganda], October 18: Foreign ministers from member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Wednesday opened a two-day meeting...

Putin highlights Russia's green energy mix
Moscow [Russia], October 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia boasts one of the "greenest" energy mixes worldwide...

Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty &...
New York [US], October 18: Nearly 80% of the world's poor - 887 million people - live in regions that...

UN demands global action to democratise water governance
New York [US], October 18: Governments must abandon market-driven models and embrace democratic, rights-based approaches that recognise water as a...