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Pope Leo XIV meets with staff and guests of Accueil Notre-Dame and sick people at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on September 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (September 27, 2026) said assisted dying was not “normal”, as he continued a landmark visit to France, where Parliament…
A vessel carrying fish traders capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people and leaving dozens missing, authorities said on Sunday (September 27, 2026). The vessel was carrying more than 50 people when it capsized on Saturday (September 26, 2026) night near Idjwi Island in South Kivu province, said Félix Habiragi,…
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South Korea’s military and the United Nations Command launched a joint investigation into a landmine explosion near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Sunday (September 27, 2026), as opposition lawmakers called for transparency about the origins of the device. The investigative team of about 40 officials…
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Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said seven people were killed and 40 injured, including children, in a strike on shops at a market in the Mawiya junction in Taiz province on Sunday (September 27, 2026). Later, Yemen’s internationally recognised government said its forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same junction. Three…
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Submerged cars during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand on September 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s cabinet on Sunday (September 27, 2026) approved Sept. 28 and 29 as special holidays for civil servants in Bangkok and three surrounding provinces due to heavy rainfall, a move that could affect the timing of a court ruling…
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Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday (September 27, 2026) that its forces had killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in the eastern province of Nuristan, after a group it said included Islamic State militants crossed from Pakistan. The Ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters, and that most of them were former Afghan government…
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Ten people, including climbers and support staff, went missing after an avalanche struck the Himlung Himal peak in Nepal’s Manang district, local media reported. According to the Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOAN), eight people from Himalayan Holidays Nepal and two from Imagine Nepal Treks lost contact after the avalanche buried tents at the base camp…
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Gaza’s Health Ministry on September 26, 2026, said the Palestinian death toll had risen to 74,016, with 1,75,068 people wounded. File | Photo Credit: AP The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has crossed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect on October 10 has halted the…
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Emergency vehicles are parked at Fairford Youth Football club, near RAF Fairford, which hosts U.S. Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters British police said on Sunday (September 27, 2026) they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining…
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Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police said Sunday (September 27, 2026). The South African Police Service said 17 people were killed Saturday (September 26, 2026) night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of…
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