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Nigerian president confirms over 100 killed in gasoline...
Abuja [Nigeria], October 17: The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this...
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked...
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine,...
North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile...
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its...
Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms...
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located...
Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats
Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square...
Record number of women run for Japan election
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still...
'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford...
Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine...
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al...
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of...
17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...
Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as...
US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel
New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly...
Record number of people vote early for US...
New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that...
733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that one in 11 people globally,...
Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 16: Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey...
Australia's planned social media ban raises teen isolation...
Sydney [Australia], October 16: For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia's planned social media ban would...
North Korea claims 1.4 million young people joined...
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 16: North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and...
Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump
New York [US], October 16: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 3-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump -...
Sydney beach closed over mysterious 'dark spheres'
Sydney [Australia], October 16: People are being urged to avoid an eastern Sydney beach after it became dotted with mysterious...
Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to...
Tirana [Albania], October 16: Subscription traps that make it difficult and confusing to cancel ongoing contracts could soon be banned.
Mexico's lower house lawmakers pass bill
Mexico, October 16: Lawmakers in Mexico's lower house of Congress voted on Monday to approve legislation to implement a controversial...
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
New York [US], October 16: Police arrested more than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had staged a sit-in outside the New...
Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess
Caracas [Venezuela], October 16: Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in...
Balkan summit: Scholz, von der Leyen talk up...
Berlin [Germany], October 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Western Balkan states could inch closer to...
UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: United Nations agencies have called for an urgent increase in funding to deal with the unfolding...
North Korean leader Kim holds security meeting as...
Seoul [South Korea], October 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held a security meeting following what Pyongyang says...
Israeli forces ramp up north Gaza assault as...
Gaza [Palestine], October 16: Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including in Jabalia...
First migrants picked up off Italy to arrive...
Rome [Italy], October 16: Following months of delays, the first migrants to be processed in Italy's new controversial asylum centres...
UK announces new wave of Israeli settler sanctions,...
London [UK], October 16: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized the "inaction of the Israeli government" for allowing "impunity to...