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The EAM said he and Meinl-Reisinger exchanged views on global developments and their impacts
With more than three-quarters of the vote counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc was slightly ahead but still short of a majority
The Commission fined Google 42.9 billion won ($32 million) and Apple 20.8 billion won ($15.5 million) and ordered both companies to let South Korean developers use external payment links within their apps and to improve their app review procedures
Spanish state broadcaster TVE is reporting that the accident was between two high-speed trains heading in the same direction and that one ran into the tail of the other, knocking two of its cars off the track
Yemens Iran-aligned Houthis said they had hit Saudi Arabias biggest oil refinery with a missile, intensifying their strikes against the worlds second-largest crude producer
Exit polls showed Mr. Eisenkot, a former military chief and political novice, and his opposition bloc neck and neck with Mr. Netanyahus hard-right camp and both well away from the threshold for a majority in Parliament
Houthis accused government forces of killing two people in a strike at a gas station near the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, where fighting has been intensifying between the two sides
More than 20 people were seriously wounded, and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the killings as brutal and merciless massacres
Rescuers were still searching for four other people lost in the disaster, which struck as the Prospector 5 platform off the coast of Mayumba in the country's south was preparing drilling operations
The Dutch withdrawal is the latest in a series of boycotts from countries unhappy at Israels inclusion in Eurovision, given its military campaign in Gaza
There is no place for those who finance, support, or provide safe havens to terrorists, says Defence Minister; India supports adoption of action plan for trade and economic cooperation among SCO members
British-Iranian dual national Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, U.K. prosecutors say
District Judge Ana Reyes ordered a halt after more than 500 trees were felled at East Potomac Golf Links, as Trump pledged to appeal and vowed to proceed with the November 15 renovation
The Justice Department said it had identified 1,500 votes cast by over 400 people in prior elections
The meeting brought Iran together with representatives from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, says broadcaster
Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that authorities had ot anticipated at all the scale of the demonstrations a week earlier
The youth who took to the streets to defend democracy will reinvigorate our own youth who are fighting the same battle here, says CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby
Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Dr. Uzma Khan remain in Kot Lakhpat Jail under a public safety law, as PTI leader Moonis Elahi calls the detention politically motivated
President Trump said at a Michigan rally that Canada was willing to give us anything, as the White House eased some tariffs following a request from Senator Susan Collins
Few details from the closed-door gathering, held under tight security, will be made known until it concludes on October 29, 2026, but the timing of the meeting is crucial
Spanish news agency EFE said the bus had veered off a narrow, winding road and fallen down a 20-metre (65-foot) embankment
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has focused heavily on hawkish national security statements in the final days of the campaign
Amish Shah and Pia Dandiya are contesting key races that are crucial for Democrats to flip the U.S. House in the midterm elections on November 3
Cuba lobbying for support of its UNGA resolution against a crippling economic blockade imposed by the U.S.; India, Russia review parliamentary exchanges as they mark 80th anniversary of bilateral ties
Flvio Bolsonaro bested Mr. Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round of the election earlier this month, although more than 33 million voters out of nearly 160 million did not turn out
Audi confirmed the investment in a release, saying the plant would create about 4,500 jobs
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India for the second time in five months, with stops in Mumbai and Jamnagar and talks on trade, energy and connectivity. As Rubio and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepare for the next Modi-Trump talks, have differences over trade, tariffs, Russian oil and immigration been bridged? In this episode of WorldView, we examine five key takeaways from the visit and five unanswered questions.
Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his obstinate refusal to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight
The applicant, Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury, cited the Supreme Courts decision in Aureliano Fernandes vs State of Goa case and claimed that banks had failed to constitute Internal Committees as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.
A stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, West Bengal, killed 19 people, including four children. Seven people, including two committee office-bearers, have been arrested. Kolkata Police have registered a culpable homicide case as the State government announces compensation and introduces stricter crowd management measures at Durga Puja pandals.
I say to our enemies: Do not test us -- you will receive harsher blows than you have suffered to date, Benjamin Netanyahu said
Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, the procedure can be done till 20 weeks of gestation period in ordinary cases and 24 weeks in certain categories such as rape survivors
A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot a suitable site to the 20 flat owners within six months before demolishing their apartments
The significant observation was made by a Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16
The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and politically motivated propaganda cannot alter that reality
Following a joint intelligence operation between Mumbai and Rajasthan police, three suspects, including a minor, were detained at the Kota railway station after being intercepted aboard a Pune-Jaipur train. The arrests come in connection with a shooting that occurred a day earlier outside Bollywood actor Tiger Shroffs Juhu home, leaving his driver and a bystander injured while the actor escaped unhurt. Identified as Ritik from Bihar and Rehan from Haryana, the suspects reportedly planned to flee
At least 1,800 people have been arrested as violent protests sweep France amid public anger over rising living costs and poor school conditions. President Emmanuel Macron has rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nuezs resignation and ordered a review of security failures.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh criticized the ruling government over the law-and-order situation, questioning how a criminal gang can operate freely and open fire on actor Tiger Shroff in a BJP-ruled state while its leader is imprisoned in Gujarat, demanding accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Actor Imran Khan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a Mumbai Police notice directing him to leave India by October 28. The U.S. citizen was briefly detained near a protest in Mumbai on October 10 but maintains that he neither participated in the demonstration nor had any links to its organisers. Khan has also received a notice questioning his OCI status. The High Court will hear his plea on October 26.
Four Canadian soldiers were killed and 39 others injured, including 19 critically, after a fast-moving fire swept through a military training area at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on October 17. Officials said strong winds caused the flames to spread nearly one kilometre in just 36 seconds, catching soldiers during live-fire combat training. An investigation into the incident is under way.
More than 10 people had gone to the hills near Nongshum around 7 a.m. to collect firewood when they were ambushed by the suspected militants, firewood collectors said
Known for raising his voice against the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot in broad daylight inside a medical store in a busy marketplace in Mansa on October 13

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