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Sharjah Media City to showcase projects at Mipcom...
Sharjah [UAE], October 9: Sharjah Media City (Shams) is preparing to participate in the international TV and entertainment content fair,...

Over $7 bn split between humanitarian response, early...
New York [US], October 9: Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has stressed "the need to move...

UNICEF calls on Israel to ensure full protection...
New York [US], October 9: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) described Gaza as "a hellish war that has devastated children."

Sharjah Ruler congratulates Egyptian President on election of...
Sharjah [UAE], October 9: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has...

Thunberg fires back after Trump's 'anger management problem'...
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has traded fresh barbs with US President Donald Trump after he accused...

Switched-at-birth Austrians find biological parents after 35 years
Vienna [Austria], October 8: Two girls born prematurely in the Austrian city of Graz almost 35 years ago and inadvertently...

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to trio of...
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: The Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John...

Trump 'signals' transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
Washington [US], October 8: Reuters reported on October 7 that US President Donald Trump said that a decision has been...

Venezuela warns of attack on US embassy
Washington [US], October 8: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on October 6 that his country had warned the United States...

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...