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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sounded ‘fairly healthy’, son says after first call in years

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sounded ‘fairly healthy’, son says after first call in years

The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, where she has been sequestered since being unseated in…

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Indian killed as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport

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Indian killed as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport

The Indian Embassy has issued advisories urging Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain alert, follow instructions issued by local authorities and take shelter indoors during aerial attacks. Representative file image used. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Two people, including an Indian national, were killed and eight others injured on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) in…

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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Tibet

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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Tibet

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An earthquake ​of magnitude 7 ‌struck Tibet at ​around 10:33 ⁠p.m. local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday (October , the China ‌Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The ‌epicentre was ‌in ⁠a high-altitude ⁠county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth ​of 10 ‌km (6.21…

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Defence Ministry, Aramco in Yanbu and Dammam airport

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Defence Ministry, Aramco in Yanbu and Dammam airport

Representative image. | Photo Credit: AFP Yemen’s ​Iran-aligned Houthis ‌said on Thursday (October 22, 2026) ​they ⁠had launched attacks on ‌Saudi Arabia’s ‌Defence Ministry ‌in ⁠Riyadh, Saudi ⁠Aramco facilities in ​Yanbu and ‌King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, ‌where ​Saudi authorities said two ⁠people were killed. There ‌was no immediate Saudi confirmation of ‌attacks in…

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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

Frenchhealth authorities said Thursday (October 22, 2026) that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. Also read | Seasonal infections are doing the rounds: what you should know There was “no health risk to the…

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French city of Lyon bans ‘all protests’ on October 24

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French city of Lyon bans ‘all protests’ on October 24

A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations in France. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Officials have banned “all protests” in France’s third-biggest city of Lyon on Saturday (October 24, 2026), ahead of nationwide demonstrations that day following rallies last weekend that descended into widespread…

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Iran says 7 oil tankers catch fire or damaged overnight in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran says 7 oil tankers catch fire or damaged overnight in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Thursday (October 22, 2026), possibly making this the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway since the Iran war started on February 28. Iran’s state television reported that seven oil…

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Carney says Trump’s tariffs hurt Americans as U.S. Embassy alleges Canadian interference

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Carney says Trump’s tariffs hurt Americans as U.S. Embassy alleges Canadian interference

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have driven up costs for American families and upended a decades-old trade relationship as he unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan to shield Canada’s manufacturing heartland from the trade war. Also Read | Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new…

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In Israel, Eisenkot tries quiet appeal to oust Netanyahu

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In Israel, Eisenkot tries quiet appeal to oust Netanyahu

Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in plain black, speaks halting English and, reflecting the military culture that shapes him, responds in interviews in bullet-point lists. For some voters, the 66-year-old Mr. Eisenkot’s lack of charisma may be one of his greatest assets. Serious and unassuming,…

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Current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength: WMO

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Current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength: WMO

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The prevailing El Nino conditions over the tropical Pacific could be unprecedented in strength, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) in its new seasonal climate outlook. It stated that sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific may rise to 3.8 degrees Celsius above…

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