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Oct 27, 2025
New York [US], October 27: U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit on Sunday, where he is set to witness an expanded ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia and oversee pivotal trade talks.
US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Gunfire kills four during Cameroon opposition protests in Douala
Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as Category 4 storm
Putin confirms Burevestnik missile test and move to deployment
Israel to decide which foreign troops join Gaza force
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UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry
Oct 26, 2025
Gaza [Palestine], October 26: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for the urgent entry of humanitarian aid into...
US-Russia talks to continue: Russian special envoy
Moscow [Russia], October 26: Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Friday said that dialogue was continuing between Moscow and Washington despite the latest US sanctions...
Early voting begins in NYC mayor's race with Mamdani ahead in polls
New York [US], October 26: Polling places have opened for the start of in-person voting for one of the year's most closely watched elections in...
US govt puts Colombian president, family on sanctions list
Washington [US], October 26: The US government has imposed sanctions against Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, whom it accuses of failing to take action against drug...
Tropical storm Melissa brings death to Caribbean
Caribbean, October 26: slow-moving, but punishing, tropical storm Melissa that has already killed four people is threatening catastrophic flooding across the northern Caribbean as...
Trump open to meeting N Korea's Kim on Asia trip
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 26: Donald Trump is not scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in South Korea next week, a...
Connolly set to win Irish presidency
London [UK], October 26: Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly as Connolly looked secure to become the next president of Ireland by a significant margin.
Ukrainian capital attacked again with ballistic missiles
Moscow [Russia], October 26: The Russian military has once again attacked targets in the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles.
Thailand's former Queen Sirikit dies aged 93
US, Chinese officials face off on export controls, Trump tariff threat in Malaysia
Israeli military says it conducted 'targeted strike' in central Gaza
Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps
Trump headlines ASEAN summit, Thailand-Cambodia to sign ceasefire deal
Afghan gov't approves over 53-mln-USD development projects
ADB approves 233.2 mln USD loan to boost water system in rural Georgia
Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants
UAE raises tally to six medals on day four of Bahrain Asian Youth Games
Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses Sir Bu Nair Festival closing ceremony
