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US photography company Getty Images said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that it had begun legal proceedings in a US bankruptcy court as part of a previously announced plan to restructure its debt and take the company private. “The company has launched a solicitation process for formal approval of the prepackaged plan of reorganisation and,…
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Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.K. government said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that it had approved plans to begin drilling in a controversial new gas field in the North Sea, ending months of speculation about the future of the site. The Labour administration promised when returning to power in 2024 not…
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Large data centre building exterior, representing the massive technological infrastructure required for storing, processing data, and delivering global digital services. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that companies building data centres should pay a “dividend” to the communities where they are sited if they want…
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The story so far: After coming into force on October 20, India’s trade deal with New Zealand became the seventh such agreement to take effect in the last five years. The deal with New Zealand is special not only for India’s trade gains but also because of how the investment is set to benefit. There…
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MEA Deputy Secretary Barkha Tamrakar delivers India’s statement at the UN General Assembly Third Committee on the agenda item concerning the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, in New York, US. | Photo Credit: X/@IndiaUNNewYork India has asserted that human rights should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or selective targeting of countries,…
High school and university students demanding lower tuition fees, greater State investment in education, and protesting corruption in the education system, have joined a broader anti-government movement calling for the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Police fired tear gas and used water cannons to push back protesters, on…
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Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, wave Canadian flags as they watch the results of a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Majority of citizens of the Canadian province Alberta, in a referendum on…
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France’s Prime Minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to discuss security and has vowed a “massive” police deployment at protests, following riots in the past week that led to curfews and arrests. The Eurozone’s second-largest economy was rocked on the weekend by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. and India are “pretty close” to making a trade deal, which will be much different than the earlier pacts, U.S. President Donald Trump said in Washington. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday (October 20, 2026), Mr. Trump said India and the U.S….
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This photograph shows a fire burning and destroying the city hall after a group of individuals forced entry into the building during ongoing protest action against the “high cost of living”, in Limoges, central France on October 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP French security forces on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) arrested a man believed…
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