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Oct 16, 2025
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 Bessent said on Wednesday, putting an estimate on its economic toll and urging Democrats to "be heroes" and side with Republicans to end it.
Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of 2025: IEA
Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to windshield crack
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"
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Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad
Moscow [Russia], October 16: Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed continued friendly relations between his country and Syria on Wednesday as he met Syrian transitional President...
Three hanged for armed robbery in Iran
Tehran [Iran], October 16: The Iranian judiciary has executed three men convicted of carrying out several armed robberies in the capital Tehran. According to the...
NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe
Washington DC [US], October 16: NATO chief Mark Rutte said before a meeting with defence ministers that the military alliance and the European Union were...
Government shutdown halts pay for US air traffic controllers
Washington DC [US], October 16: More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday's disbursement of what will be...
Microsoft to avoid French probe into search practices, Qwant says
Washington DC [US], October 16: U.S. tech giant Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab looks set to avoid a French antitrust investigation into its search operations...
U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page
Oct 15, 2025
New York [US], October 15: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta (META.O), opens new tab had complied with its request to take...
Nations pledge funds for Gaza's $70bn reconstruction, says UN
Gaza [Palestine], October 15: European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza,...
Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings
Damascus [Syria], October 15: The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass...
Israel limits Gaza aid, keeps border closed as Hamas regains control
Jerusalem [Israel], October 15: Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by...
PowerSchool hacker sentenced to four years for data theft, extortion
New York [US], October 15: A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider PowerSchool to steal data belonging to millions of students and teachers and extort the company was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison.
French PM Lecornu suspends Macron's pension reform
Racism allegations overshadow exploratory Czech coalition talks
Explosion at farmhouse during police raid kills three officers in Italy
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for role in Gaza ceasefire
Russia strikes Kharkiv hospital, UN convoy as Ukraine seeks US Tomahawks
Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity measures
Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing at least 14
Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Odessa mayor Trukhanov
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvaei dies
Iranian court hands long prison terms to 2 French nationals
