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Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

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Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Sivarasa Anojan’s family in September, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. | Photo Credit: Presidential Media Division Sri Lanka is preparing to petition Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court to overturn a recent Court of Appeal ruling sentencing a migrant worker to death. “We are working on an appeal and are hoping…

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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026

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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026

South African jurist Navanethem Pillay | Photo Credit: AP The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee said. The announcement of medicine Nobel kicked off the Nobel announcement week. Karl Deisseroth, Peter…

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India advises nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain vigilant amid escalating regional tensions

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India advises nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain vigilant amid escalating regional tensions

India on Thursday (October 8, 2026) advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain alert and vigilant amid an evolving security situation in the Gulf kingdom, asking them to stay indoors as necessary and follow instructions issued by local authorities through official channels. The advisory by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh came amid a recent…

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Israel to honour Capt. Smit Machchhar with civilian heroism award

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Israel to honour Capt. Smit Machchhar with civilian heroism award

Indian Capt. Smit Machchhar. File | Photo Credit: AP Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought off an attack from his co-pilot inside the cockpit of a flydubai plane, will receive Israel’s highest bravery award for civilians, President Isaac Herzog has said. President Herzog on Thursday (October 8, 2026) presented the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism…

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Protesters stage ‘I Am Jane Doe’ rally in New York City against sexual violence

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Protesters stage ‘I Am Jane Doe’ rally in New York City against sexual violence

Demonstrators rally outside the Columbia University during a Stop Sexual Violence protest as part of U.S. rallies being held in the wake of the Cornell University rape allegations, in New York City, U.S., October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Protesters calling for tougher action against sexual violence rallied on Thursday (October 8, 2026) outside…

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PM Carney says Canadians will decide their future after Elon Musk expresses support for separatism

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PM Carney says Canadians will decide their future after Elon Musk expresses support for separatism

Prime Minister Mark Carney, flanked by Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, left, and Sherbrooke Mayor Marie-Claude Bibeau, on October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday (October 8, 2026) that Canada’s future will be decided by Canadians, pushing back on Elon Musk’s call for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to…

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U.K. PM Burnham’s Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election

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U.K. PM Burnham’s Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. | Photo Credit: Reuters ‌Andy Burnham’s Labour Party won an election for the parliamentary seat vacated by ​former leader Keir Starmer on Friday (October 9, 2026), fending off a strong challenge from the ⁠left-wing Green Party in a boost for the British Prime Minister. Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader…

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Meloni’s overhaul of Italian electoral system | Explained

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Meloni’s overhaul of Italian electoral system | Explained

With just more than a year to go before her coalition government has to step down for election, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has successfully introduced a set of reforms in parliament to overhaul the European country’s electoral system to introduce a fully proportional structure with ‘bonus seats’ for the most popular party or coalition….

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China to resume October fuel exports after a brief halt, trade sources say

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China to resume October fuel exports after a brief halt, trade sources say

Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China is set ​to resume October refined fuel exports ‌after a brief halt ​during its Golden ⁠Week holiday, a move that will help ease tight ‌global fuel markets, four traders familiar with the ‌matter said on Friday (October 9,, 2026). China ‌has ⁠approved October exports ⁠of diesel, gasoline…

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Immigration agents shoot a man during arrest in New York City

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Immigration agents shoot a man during arrest in New York City

Video is retrieved from an NYPD camera near the scene of a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., on October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Federal immigration agents shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City…

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