Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said this week he wants to discuss current challenges with Commonwealth leaders, especially climate change, rather than the past. (PA Media) BBC News, October...

It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild, UN report says

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United Nations, October 24 — United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel's offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive...

Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family's home

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Teffahta is a village in Sidon district, in southern Lebanon (File/Tefffahtacom/Facebook) Beirut, October 24 — At least 19 people, including six women and five children, were killed in an...

Hashem Safieddine, presumed successor of Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike

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TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli jets struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday, sending up large clouds of black smoke, while Hezbollah confirmed that a top official...

Tunisia’s president inaugurated for a second term

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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents. Weeks after...

Putin aims for BRICS unity to challenge Western 'hegemony'

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Kazan (Russia), October 23 — Two dozen world leaders  gathered in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a three-day summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that...

Trump accuses UK's Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

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BBC News, October 23 — Donald Trump's campaign has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against the UK's Labour Party, accusing it of "blatant foreign interference" in the US...

Bomb threats received for 30 Indian flights; 3 IndiGo flights diverted

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New Delhi, October 22 —  As many as 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night, with three Jeddah-bound IndiGo flights getting diverted...

Russians feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan

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The RSF shared videos from the alleged crash site on Monday, and said it found documents showing Russians were on board. (RSF) Darfur (Sudan), October 22 — Russia's embassy...

A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike

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Islamabad (Pakistan), October 22 — Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they...

Two killed, 5,000 flee as Haiti gangs attack in Port-au-Prince

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, October 22 — At least two women, including one who was eight months pregnant, were killed and 5,000 people displaced as Haitian gangs attacked neighborhoods in the impoverished Caribbean...

The West wants Putin isolated. A major summit he’s hosting shows he’s far from alone

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(CNN), October 22 — Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow condemned by countries globally, leader Vladimir Putin is staging a summit with more than a dozen...

Israel still preventing humanitarian missions to north Gaza, Unrwa says

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Palestinian civilians continued to flee Jabalia refugee camp on Monday. (Getty Images) BBC News, October 22 — The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says Israel...

Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin

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BBC News, October 21 — People in Moldova have backed the Eastern European country's proposed changes to its constitution and commitment to joining the EU by the thinnest of margins...

India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions

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Ties between India and China have been strained since the 2020 clashes along a disputed border. (Getty Images) BBC News, October 21 — India and China have agreed on...