Trump says he authorised CIA covert operations in Venezuela
Washington DC [US], October 17: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations...
Russia hits electricity infrastructure and other targets in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], October 17: Russia has once again attacked Ukraine's energy supply infrastructure, as the weather gets increasingly colder in the warring countries.
French PM Lecornu keeps job after surviving 2 no-trust votes
Paris [France], October 17: Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has held on to his job after surviving two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday,...
Mega infra project planned next to Makkah Grand Mosque
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 17: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of the King Salman Gate project, a vast mixed-use development...
Two killed in Israeli drone strike despite ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], October 17: At least two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said on Thursday,...
Turkiye sees lowest rainfall in five decades as drought deepens
Istanbul [Turkey], October 17: Turkiye has experienced its lowest rainfall in 52 years over the past 12 months, according to the national meteorological service, which...
Four killed in eastern Syria bus bombing
Damascus [Syria], October 17: Several people were killed in an attack on a bus in eastern Syria on Thursday, according to government sources and state...
UK ends Gaza surveillance flights after return of hostages
London [UK], October 17: The United Kingdom has ended its surveillance flights over Gaza following the release of Hamas-held hostages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
Houthis announce death of top commander in Israeli airstrike
Sanaa [Yemen], October 17: Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Thursday the death of its chief of staff, Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, in what appeared to...
Italy: Three police officers killed in house explosion
Verona [Italy], October 16: Three police officers were killed on Tuesday when a house exploded during a forced eviction in Castel D'Azzano, a town near...
Bangladesh declares a building in Dhaka Cantonment as temporary prison
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16: The Bangladesh home ministry on Monday declared a building in Dhaka Cantonment a temporary prison after taking 15 army officers into...
Flooding, transport chaos as Storm Alice batters Spain
Madrid [Spain], October 16: Storm Alice has unleashed torrential rains and flash floods across eastern Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing major disruption to...
Shutdown costs US economy $15 billion day, Treasury Secretary says
Washington [US], October 16: The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the US economy about $15 billion a day in lost output, Treasury Secretary Scott...
Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of 2025: IEA
Paris [France], October 16: Global oil demand saw in the third quarter of 2025 growth rebound to 750 kb/d y-o-y from the second quarter's 420...
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health, care services
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million deaths each year, the World...
Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to...
Washington [US], October 16: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a...
UN General Assembly elects 14 members to Human Rights Council
New York [US], October 16: The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 member states to serve in the UN Human Rights Council beginning...
Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024:...
New York [US], October 16: Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet...
Trump says Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine is "making him look very...
Washington [US], October 16: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over his ongoing war in Ukraine, saying it was "making...
Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad
Moscow [Russia], October 16: Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed continued friendly relations between his country and Syria on Wednesday as he met Syrian transitional President...
Three hanged for armed robbery in Iran
Tehran [Iran], October 16: The Iranian judiciary has executed three men convicted of carrying out several armed robberies in the capital Tehran. According to the...
NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe
Washington DC [US], October 16: NATO chief Mark Rutte said before a meeting with defence ministers that the military alliance and the European Union were...
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...
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...