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EU decries Israeli settler assaults on European diplomats in West Bank 18 Oct 2026 - 04:32 pm
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Two killed, others injured as Israel continues bombardments across Gaza 18 Oct 2026 - 03:49 pm
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'Like we had a war': France counts cost of violent protests 18 Oct 2026 - 03:34 pm
A protester, wrapped in a flag of France, stands in the smoke at Place de l'Opera during ongoing protest action, in Lille, northern France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
US scientists warn children could mistake AI chatbots for humans 18 Oct 2026 - 03:22 pm
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Pope addresses crowd in Vatican for first time since surgery, thanks well-wishers 18 Oct 2026 - 01:43 pm
Pope Leo XIV blesses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Some 1,500 shops and retailers damaged in French protests: trade group 18 Oct 2026 - 01:39 pm
This photograph shows the damaged shop windows of the jeweller
5.3- magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia 18 Oct 2026 - 01:38 pm
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Speeding truck kills 13 at religious festival in India 18 Oct 2026 - 12:39 pm
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GCC industrial investment reaches $426 billion, with nearly 22,000 factories 18 Oct 2026 - 11:51 am
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Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes 18 Oct 2026 - 11:48 am
A 20-year-old orangutan tries to escape as members of the BKSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Agency), the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia evacuate it on October 17, 2026. (Photo by REINA / AFP)
Landmark Riyadh skyscraper orders remote working in Saudi 18 Oct 2026 - 11:36 am
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Fire set at Limoges town hall during France protests contained: prefect 18 Oct 2026 - 11:21 am
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Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon 18 Oct 2026 - 10:51 am
(FILES) Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Oxygen tanks, purifier sales spike as haze crisis hits Southeast Asia 18 Oct 2026 - 10:36 am
A technician inspects oxygen concentrators awaiting repair and cleaning at a medical supply warehouse in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
'Serious incident' at Canada base causes deaths, sparks fire 18 Oct 2026 - 10:23 am
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Historic town hall 'largely lost' to fire set during French protests 18 Oct 2026 - 08:04 am
This photograph shows a fire burning and destroying the city hall after a group of individuals forced entry into the building in Limoges, central France on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Pascal Lachenaud / AFP)
Colombia's First Lady denies alleged mismanagement of earthquake aid 18 Oct 2026 - 05:00 am
People gather in front of a house damaged by an earthquake in Colombia. AFP file photo.
El Salvador’s Bukele sets conditions for early release of gang prisoners 18 Oct 2026 - 03:00 am
Inmates are pictured during a visit of Costa Rica's President Laura Fernandez at the CECOT prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)