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Government still shut down, White House in tension...
Washington [US], October 8: Two parallel bills aimed at reopening the US government failed for the fifth time in the...

Putin says Russia controls nearly 5,000 square kilometers...
Moscow [Russia], October 8: President Vladimir Putin has announced the areas Russia has taken control of in Ukraine this year,...

Pentagon gives green light to US Navy's next...
Washington [US], October 8: After months of delay, the Pentagon will as early as this week select a contractor to...

Israel accused Iran of developing missiles that can...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke out on October 7 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

More than 2 million immigrants have left the...
Washington [US], October 8: US federal agencies have been deporting large numbers of illegal immigrants in an ongoing campaign, with...

Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics...
Washington [US], October 8: U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics...

Ecuador detains five after attack on President Noboa's...
Washington [US], October 8: Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa's car was surrounded by a group of around 500 people throwing rocks...

AI goods, frontloading lift world trade in 2025:...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8: Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on...

Gold reached new record of US$3,825/oz in September,...
London [UK], October 8: Gold reached a new record of US$3,825/oz in September, its 39th all-time high of 2025, while...

Israeli military operations causing more civilian casualties, widespread...
New York [US], October 8: UN Secretary General spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric emphasised that Israeli military operations - including air strikes...

Global renewable capacity set to grow strongly, driven...
Paris [France], October 8: Renewable sources of electricity generation are continuing to grow strongly around the world, with global capacity...

One in three teachers now uses AI for...
Paris [France], October 8: One in three teachers now uses artificial intelligence (AI) for work but seven out of ten...

US crude oil production will average 13.5 million...
Washington [US], October 8: The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that US...

ADB calls for new pact to deliver clean...
Kobe [Japan], October 8: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and...

Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts to remain...
Warsaw [Poland], October 7: A Ukrainian suspect being held in Poland in connection with the 2022 blasts that damaged the...

Trio wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for immune...
Stockholm [Sweden], October 7: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and...

Trump to mark 80th birthday with UFC cage...
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump plans to celebrate his 80th birthday next year with a martial arts...

Hundreds of international students 'stuck' in the US...
Washington [US], October 7: Many foreign students are suing the US government because their visas have been revoked, leaving them...

America's new calculations in the Caribbean
Washington [US], October 7: The US leader announced another attack on an alleged drug ship off the coast of Venezuela...

Trump cancels talks with Venezuela, Caracas warns of...
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump is said to have ended efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with...

A judge ruled to block Mr. Trump from...
Washington [US], October 7: Ms. Karin Immergut, US District Court Judge in Oregon state, has banned President Donald Trump's administration...

Trump: Decision has been made on providing Tomahawk...
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump said he had made a decision to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to...

Joint statement on international, regional affairs issued following...
Brussels [Belgium], October 10: The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) held their...

Outgoing French PM tasked to lead 'last-ditch' talks...
Paris [France], October 10: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to hold final talks...

Czech Republic to have new prime minister, Ukraine...
Prague [Czech Republic], October 6: The right-wing ANO party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won parliamentary elections on...

Typhoon Matmo hits China, hundreds of thousands evacuated
Beijing [China], October 6: Typhoon Matmo made landfall in southern China during the holiday season, causing many activities to be...

Pharaoh's tomb opens in Valley of the Kings...
Cairo [Egypt], October 6: Egyptian authorities on October 4 opened the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor city, after...