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Oct 16, 2025
Gaza City [Gaza], October 16: The United Nations has accused the Israeli military of war crimes with non-combatants still being killed in Gaza despite the ceasefire that came into effect five days ago.
Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad
Brazil showcases finance ministers' plan for $1.3 trln
Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga dies at 80
NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe
Madagascar dissolves institutions after military seizes power
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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...
Aid trucks enter Gaza as Israel prepares Rafah crossing reopening
Gaza City [Gaza], October 16: Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute...
Cameroon opposition's Tchiroma claims election victory
Oct 15, 2025
Yaounde [Cameroon], October 15: Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya to accept...
U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page
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...
French PM Lecornu suspends Macron's pension reform
Paris [France], October 15: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has postponed President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform, delaying the planned increase in the retirement age to 64 until January 2028.
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
Recognising Palestinian state helped bring peace to Gaza, says Starmer
