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Smoke billows from the presidential palace complex following an attack by Yemen’s Houthis, according to government officials, in Aden, Yemen, on October 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least six explosions struck on Thursday (October 15, 2026) near the palace used by Yemen’s internationally…
No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said on Thursday (October 15, 2026), blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by Hamas — a claim that Palestinian importers deny. The halt to commercial shipments, including fruit and winter clothing, cuts off a key source of food and…
The newly opened New Yalu River Bridge, which connects China’s Dandong New Zone and North Korea’s Sinuiju, is illuminated at sunset, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A new bridge linking China and North Korea opened on Thursday (October 15, 2026) after more than a decade…
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King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday (October 15, 2026) said it had intercepted a cruise missile in the Medina region — home to one of Islam’s holiest cities, but the Houthis denied carrying out any such…
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A satellite image shows destruction at an airfield, where Ukraine’s navy said it had destroyed six Russian Su-34M military aircraft in an overnight strike in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Region, Russia, on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…
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U.S. President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Kremlin said on Thursday (October 15, 2026) that Russian diesel had begun to reach global markets following an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump said last week that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in…
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Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (October 15, 2026) the execution of the Fort Hood shooter would…
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP A “severe drought” was declared in parts of southern England on Thursday (October 15, 2026) by the U.K. government, which said it took the decision following an “unprecedented period of extreme weather”. The United Kingdom experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, featuring several heatwaves and…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during a session of the Raisina Dialogue’s Middle East edition, in Abu Dhabi. Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar Globalisation cannot be reversed, but it must be navigated with greater resilience, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday (October 15, 2026), underlining that India is building its own strengths and establishing trusted…
A Swedish national detained for illegally crossing Russia’s border, according to the FSB security service, speaks at an unidentified location, in this still image from an FSB handout video released by Russian state media on October 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Russian State Media via Reuters Russia’s top domestic security agency said on Thursday (October…
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