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Australian lawmaker ‘critically’ hurt in attack, officials say

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Australian lawmaker ‘critically’ hurt in attack, officials say

Australian independent member of parliament Helen Haines was hit outside her office in Wangaratta, just over 200 km (124 miles) northwest of Melbourne, the police said. File | Photo Credit: AP Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was deliberately struck by a car on Monday and suffered “critical injuries,” authorities said, in what Prime Minister Anthony…

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Police ‘lost control’ during French protests, says Interior Minister

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Police ‘lost control’ during French protests, says Interior Minister

French police “lost control” during nationwide protests marred by violence over the weekend, the Interior Minister admitted Monday (October 19, 2026), with President Emmanuel Macron calling for a security review. France protests: Police arrest 1,800 after violent clashes and looting mar protests Mr. Macron also refused Interior Minister Laurent Nunez’s resignation even as he acknowledged…

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Greek coast guard says 12 migrants die in Aegean sea crossings

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Greek coast guard says 12 migrants die in Aegean sea crossings

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP “Twelve migrants died on Monday (October 19, 2026) attempting to cross the Aegean Sea, including six people whose bodies were found after their boat collided with a police vessel,” authorities said. “A baby and four women were among six people who died off the island of Lesbos…

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Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Bangladesh; patient dies

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Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Bangladesh; patient dies

The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft, registered as VT-HYA, was flying from Agartala to Kolkata on Sunday (October 18, 2026) when it encountered the problem while climbing through 12,000 feet, the state-owned BSS news agency reported. | Photo Credit: GettyImages/iStockphoto An Indian woman has died after the air ambulance carrying her made an emergency landing…

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World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

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World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

A Palestinian child receives donated food at a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The UN’s World Food Programme said on Monday (October 19, 2026) it would end monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza due to a funding shortfall, while warning that needs remained…

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Israel Police arrest eight suspects over settler attacks on diplomats, U.S. photojournalist in West Bank

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Israel Police arrest eight suspects over settler attacks on diplomats, U.S. photojournalist in West Bank

The arrests were made under an operation dubbed “Olive Leaf,” launched at dawn in coordination with Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and with an escort from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), police said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli police have arrested eight suspects in connection with weekend attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians, European diplomats…

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Pakistan Army officer killed in IED blast

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Pakistan Army officer killed in IED blast

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP “A Pakistan Army officer has been killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a security operation in the country’s Balochistan province,” authorities said on Monday (October 19, 2026). Security forces conducted a series of operations in the Shadi Kaur area in Gwadar…

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Rubio says no pause in U.S. intel sharing with Ukraine

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Rubio says no pause in U.S. intel sharing with Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Photo Credit: Reuters via AP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday (October 19, 2026) that there had been any suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine and called on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to “focus” on ending the war with Russia….

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Bathukamma, Dasara celebrations held in Vienna, Austria

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Bathukamma, Dasara celebrations held in Vienna, Austria

Telugu diaspora in Austria under the Telugu Sangham Austria celebrate Bathumamma and Dasara festival in Vienna on October 18, 2026. Photo: Arrangement The Telugu Sangham Austria organised Bathukamma and Dasara celebrations in Vienna, bringing together a large number of Telugu families living in Austria. The celebrations were organised under the leadership of the association’s president,…

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