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Oct 16, 2025
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 because regulators are planning to dismiss a complaint by Qwant, the French rival search engine said on Wednesday.
U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page
Oct 15, 2025
Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings
Israel limits Gaza aid, keeps border closed as Hamas regains control
PowerSchool hacker sentenced to four years for data theft, extortion
French PM Lecornu suspends Macron's pension reform
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Racism allegations overshadow exploratory Czech coalition talks
Prague [Czech Republic], October 15: Exploratory talks on a future government in the Czech Republic are being overshadowed by serious allegations levelled against a leading...
Explosion at farmhouse during police raid kills three officers in Italy
Rome [Italy], October 15: A large-scale operation to enforce the eviction of a farmhouse in the small northern Italian town of Castel d'Azzano, near Verona,...
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for role in Gaza ceasefire
Washington [US], October 15: Former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton on Monday praised US President Donald Trump for helping broker a ceasefire in...
Russia strikes Kharkiv hospital, UN convoy as Ukraine seeks US Tomahawks
Moscow [Russia], October 15: Russian forces have struck a hospital and a United Nations convoy in Ukraine, officials say, in attacks likely to bolster President...
Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity measures
Brussels [Belgium], October 15: A general strike against proposed austerity measures in Belgium has grounded flights and halted public transport networks.
Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing at least 14
Caracas [Venezuela], October 15: At least 14 people have died after torrential rainfall led to the collapse of a Venezuelan gold mine.
Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Odessa mayor Trukhanov
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stripped the mayor of the port city of Odessa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvaei dies
Tehran [Iran], October 15: The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at the age of 84 in a hospital in the...
Iranian court hands long prison terms to 2 French nationals
Tehran [Iran], October 15: An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to long prison terms for alleged espionage for Israel.
Recognising Palestinian state helped bring peace to Gaza, says Starmer
London [UK], October 15: Recognising a Palestinian state helped to bring about peace in Gaza, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told lawmakers.
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians
Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed
Oct 14, 2025
Netanyahu absent from Egypt-led Gaza conflict summit
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners under U.S brokered ceasefire
Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests
Arab Parliament welcomes outcomes of 'Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit'
President of European Council to attend Sharm El-Sheikh Summit for Peace
Oct 13, 2025
Osaka expo draws over 25 million visitors ahead of closing after 6-month run
GCC Statistical Centre holds workshop on measuring tourism's economic contribution
