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Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli forces detained U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, releasing him hours later while dozens of other volunteers, including a group of American rabbis, remained in custody. The…
In July, a fragile 2022 truce fell apart after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in defiance of Saudi control over Yemeni airspace, setting off a spate of attacks. People inspect damage at a house reportedly hit by a Houthi missile in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen on…
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Turkey’s Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Secretary of Turkish Defence Industries Haluk Gorgun, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al-Thani, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indonesia’s Deputy Defense Minister for Logistics, Defense Industry, and Technology Yusuf Jauhari attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar,…
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Students march in front of the Greek Parliament during a protest over rising housing costs and underfunded education, in solidarity with students in France and Spain, in Athens, Greece, on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of students and teachers marched through the streets of the Greek capital of Athens Wednesday (October 21,…
US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A trilateral meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin, his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China is “being prepared”, the Kremlin said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026). “A possible first-ever meeting of the leaders of China, Russia…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (L) and the Emir of Qatar (unseen), attends the 9th Annual One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF) Summit at the Rosewood Hotel in Lusail on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Riyadh, where he…
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French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) blamed “foreign leaders,” including those “on the other side of the Atlantic,” for trying to exploit France’s tense social climate for their own political agenda. Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting….
A health care worker administers a dose of the Ervebo vaccine against the Ebola virus. File picture | Photo Credit: AP The first Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain and the patient is a diplomat, an emergency meeting to discuss the outbreak was told on Wednesday (October 21, 2026). Also Read |…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio before boarding a plane en route to Jamnagar on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters via AP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Gujarat’s Jamnagar city on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to visit the oil refinery complex owned by Mukesh Ambani-led…
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Washington’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following what U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “positive” talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The trip by President Donald Trump’s special envoy is part of efforts to draw a line under…
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