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Nepal floods 'defining moment' for climate action: UN 17 Oct 2026 - 03:47 pm
Nepal suffered one of the worst disasters in its history on August 26, when a mountain collapse near the China border triggered catastrophic floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,000 missing © PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
Oil prices surge as Middle East tensions raise supply concerns 17 Oct 2026 - 02:36 pm
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Egypt's Sisi pledges to leave office when term ends in 2030 17 Oct 2026 - 02:33 pm
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Manama hosts GCC Ministerial Meeting, GCC-Russia Strategic Dialogue tomorrow 17 Oct 2026 - 02:26 pm
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France faces day of cost-of-living protests 17 Oct 2026 - 02:04 pm
French Republican Security Corps hold protective shield prior to the start of a demonstration to protest against the 'high cost of living', in Marseille on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud Moritz / AFP)
GCC and World Customs Organization sign addendum to strengthen cooperation 17 Oct 2026 - 01:53 pm
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Pope will leave hospital, return to Vatican Saturday: Holy See 17 Oct 2026 - 01:28 pm
A drawing of Pope Leo XIV is laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on October 16, 2026 (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli / AFP)
Kuwait oil price falls to $103.13 a barrel despite global crude gains 17 Oct 2026 - 12:37 pm
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Sri Lanka suffers nationwide electricity blackout 17 Oct 2026 - 12:29 pm
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Tanker hit off Saudi's Gulf coast, crew evacuated: maritime monitor 17 Oct 2026 - 11:27 am
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Japan says hosting record number of foreigners 17 Oct 2026 - 10:59 am
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Tiny Fiji village restores dying fishery with coral planting 17 Oct 2026 - 10:19 am
This picture taken on October 5, 2026, shows coral in the waters of the Naidiri Marine Biodiversity Park. (Photo by Saeed Khan / AFP)
Trump's new press secretary out after less than week 17 Oct 2026 - 10:05 am
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia (R) is seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Japan retracts mistaken magnitude 9.9 quake alert 17 Oct 2026 - 09:59 am
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Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump 17 Oct 2026 - 09:36 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference as part of a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Nicolas Maeterlinck / Belga / AFP)
'True heroism': Police praise efforts to halt Oregon school shooter 17 Oct 2026 - 09:03 am
Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Peace Corner on October 16, 2026 in Bend, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images/AFP
Haze triggers highest alert level in southern ASEAN zone: monitor 17 Oct 2026 - 08:36 am
A general view of Chinatown in Singapore on October 16, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
China's outdoor sports participants exceed 500 million 17 Oct 2026 - 05:00 am
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