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President Donald Trump said Thursday (October 8, 2026) that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections in the United States. Mr. Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days…
Cars burn after they were set alight during protests related to immigration issues in Soweto, Johannesburg, on October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg’s Soweto township turned violent on Thursday (October 8, 2026), with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekers. In…
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U.K. authorities arrested two Latvian men after they were discovered early Thursday inside the perimeter of an RAF base that houses U.S. and NATO intelligence operations, counterterrorism police said. The base, RAF Molesworth, which is 112 km north of London, is operated by the U.S. Air Force and is home to the NATO Intelligence Fusion…
This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan. Photo: Bell County Sheriff’s Department via AP, File) The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Mr. Hegseth,…
The story so far: In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies of a roughly €27-billion hole in his country’s defence budget for the year. On October 1, after weeks of technical talks with Kyiv, the European Commission declared that Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 were now “fully covered.” Yet the manner…
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U.S. prosecutors on Thursday (October 8, 2026) charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens, adding to the drug trafficking case the couple already faced. Separately, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, denied a request by Ms. Flores to…
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan is experiencing the “most severe” security scenario that it confronted since the Second World War, said the former Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, to The Hindu. Responding to questions over email, Mr. Kishida described connectivity as the ‘key to prosperity’ in South…
The PKK on Thursday (October 8, 2026) accused the Turkish state of doing little to pursue the peace process that began in 2024, despite the Kurdish group having withdrawn all its combat forces from Turkiye. Turkiye’s parliament in August voted through a law offering limited amnesty for militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in…
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Tens of thousands of people thronged a Paris square on Thursday (October 8, 2026) demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week. Students have blocked entrances to hundreds of high schools across the country, with…
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Israel said the British consulate in east Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday (October 8, 2026) but seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with the U.K. saying the outpost would continue to offer “vital services”. The move comes after Israel ordered the closure of the consulate in September as retaliation…
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