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Oct 17, 2025
Berlin [Germany], October 17: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday pressed for a stronger Europe in a major speech on foreign policy that covered proposals for reform in Brussels, the peace in Gaza and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Trump says he authorised CIA covert operations in Venezuela
French PM Lecornu keeps job after surviving 2 no-trust votes
Mega infra project planned next to Makkah Grand Mosque
Two killed in Israeli drone strike despite ceasefire in Gaza
Turkiye sees lowest rainfall in five decades as drought deepens
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Four killed in eastern Syria bus bombing
Damascus [Syria], October 17: Several people were killed in an attack on a bus in eastern Syria on Thursday, according to government sources and state...
UK ends Gaza surveillance flights after return of hostages
London [UK], October 17: The United Kingdom has ended its surveillance flights over Gaza following the release of Hamas-held hostages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
Houthis announce death of top commander in Israeli airstrike
Sanaa [Yemen], October 17: Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Thursday the death of its chief of staff, Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, in what appeared to...
Italy: Three police officers killed in house explosion
Oct 16, 2025
Verona [Italy], October 16: Three police officers were killed on Tuesday when a house exploded during a forced eviction in Castel D'Azzano, a town near...
Bangladesh declares a building in Dhaka Cantonment as temporary prison
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16: The Bangladesh home ministry on Monday declared a building in Dhaka Cantonment a temporary prison after taking 15 army officers into...
Flooding, transport chaos as Storm Alice batters Spain
Madrid [Spain], October 16: Storm Alice has unleashed torrential rains and flash floods across eastern Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing major disruption to...
Shutdown costs US economy $15 billion day, Treasury Secretary says
Washington [US], October 16: The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the US economy about $15 billion a day in lost output, Treasury Secretary Scott...
Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of 2025: IEA
Paris [France], October 16: Global oil demand saw in the third quarter of 2025 growth rebound to 750 kb/d y-o-y from the second quarter's 420...
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health, care services
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths each year, the World...
Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to windshield crack
Washington [US], October 16: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft's windshield, the Pentagon said.
UN General Assembly elects 14 members to Human Rights Council
Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024: WMO warns
Trump says Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine is "making him look very bad"
Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad
Three hanged for armed robbery in Iran
NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe
Government shutdown halts pay for US air traffic controllers
Microsoft to avoid French probe into search practices, Qwant says
U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page
Oct 15, 2025
Nations pledge funds for Gaza's $70bn reconstruction, says UN
