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Oct 18, 2026
US, October 18: Responding to the US decision, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 17 called it a "mistake." Reuters quoted the Ukrainian leader as saying that lifting sanctions would only give Moscow more impetus to intensify its military campaign.
European diplomats and American journalists were attacked in the West Bank
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Two ships attacked in Hormuz
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Tehran [Iran], October 16: A container ship has sunk after being struck by an unidentified projectile while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Singapore's port...
Tehran sees US attack before midterm elections as 'realistic possibility'
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Fire breaks out at Saudi Aramco HQ after attack
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Nairobi [Kenya], October 16: The Kenyan Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a second case of the Ebola virus in the current outbreak raging in the...
Iraqi territory will not be used for attacks against Saudi Arabia: PM
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 16: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi has assured Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) that he will not allow...
UK's support for Ukraine will not change, Burnham tells Zelensky
London [UK], October 16: Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged that Britain's support for Ukraine "will not change" as he welcomed President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday.
Five Ukrainian soldiers shot dead in residential building near Kharkiv
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Arab League, Arab Parliament, Egypt condemn Colombia's embassy opening in Jerusalem
UAE infrastructure, economic integration boost investment appeal: RISE Summit participants
