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Russia, Ukraine agree to Oleshky ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump, White House says

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Russia, Ukraine agree to Oleshky ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump, White House says

U.S. first lady Melania Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. first lady Melania Trump has secured ​a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, ‌which will begin on October 29, the White House ​said on Friday (October 23, 2026). Residents of the southern Ukrainian town, ⁠occupied by Russian forces since…

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India continues to facilitate transport of life-saving medicines to Iran: MEA

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India continues to facilitate transport of life-saving medicines to Iran: MEA

Medical supplies donated by Indians have been dispatched to the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran this year. Credit: X/@Iran_in_India video screengrab India on Friday (October 23, 2026) said it continues to facilitate transport of life-saving medicines to Iran, amid reports that Iranian aircraft were denied permission to use Indian airspace. External…

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Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

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Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

The site of a building collapse in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya on October 23, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday (October 23, 2026), the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site. Videos spreading online showed a dramatic crash…

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Seven killed, 28 injured after gunmen open fire inside a church in Jordan

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Seven killed, 28 injured after gunmen open fire inside a church in Jordan

Representative iamge. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 10 more in an attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday (October 23, 2026), authorities said. Two assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate before opening fire, the…

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French authorities deploy 70,000 officers for October 24th protests; Louvre and other museums closed

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French authorities deploy 70,000 officers for October 24th protests; Louvre and other museums closed

Police officers stand in front of a fire in a street as clashes erupted at Place de la Republique following an unauthorised demonstration, central Paris, on October 18, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday (October 24, 2026), while the Louvre and several other major…

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Suspect arrested after one killed, several wounded in Paris suburb shooting

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Suspect arrested after one killed, several wounded in Paris suburb shooting

French police work at the scene after a drive-by shooting that killed one person and injured several others in Trappes, in the Yvelines department, near Paris, France, on October 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters “One person was killed and four others were seriously wounded when gunshots were fired from a vehicle in a Parisian…

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French, British air forces stage first joint nuclear strike simulation

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French, British air forces stage first joint nuclear strike simulation

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French and British air forces have for the first time staged a joint exercise simulating a nuclear strike, the countries’ Defence Ministries said in a statement on Friday (October 23, 2026). Thousands gather in Paris after court lifts protest ban despite fears of new violence “The exercise,…

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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election

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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election

Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in an attack on Friday (October 23, 2026) before being killed in a shootout with soldiers, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a lockdown in the occupied West Bank days before Israeli elections. Mr. Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday’s (October 27) vote, said…

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Talks between Russia, Ukraine and U.S. ‘planned’ to resume in November in Abu Dhabi

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Talks between Russia, Ukraine and U.S. ‘planned’ to resume in November in Abu Dhabi

File photo of Kremlim spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. | Photo Credit: Reuters Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday (October 23, 2026). Russia indicated its readiness to resume the talks, which have been at a standstill since…

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