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The Iranian Embassy in India cites certain unforeseen circumstances; says a parliamentary delegation from the country would participate in the meeting on Oct. 26-27

Premier Giorgia Meloni announced a raft of measures and tougher penalties for minors, who police said made up a large part of the violent protesters

Indian envoy Kumar said the two leaders discussed the full range of bilateral relations on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13

At this week's European Women's Chess Club Cup, Sivanandan came close to drawing her opening-round match against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina before defeating Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka in the third round

The quake in the South Pacific struck at around 1:30 p.m. and was centred 197 kilometres (122 miles) west-northwest of Port-Orly, at a depth of 10 km

Fuelled in part by a boom in AI-generated images flooding social media, candidates and activists are seeking to portray their opponents as weak, untrustworthy or damaging for the country as they play on stereotypes and fears to sway public opinion

The remaining seven Ebola patients were receiving treatment at two isolation facilities. No new infections were reported

Mr. Trump predicted last month the U.S. and Cuba would reach an agreement and that he did not think military action would be necessary

The change could help Senator Susan Collins, who faces a strong challenge from a Democrat in Maine, a U.S.-Canada border state hit hard by Donald Trumps trade war

Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely, Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and point man on Syria who does not have a direct role on Iran, told podcast host Mario Nawfal

Their comments followed warnings by Iranian officials that undersea cables in the region could become targets in any renewed conflict if diplomacy with Washington collapses

The girl, who was not named, is suspected of having packaged deadly drugs and sending them to Ukrainian soldiers she contacted by Telegram, says police statement

Multiple Republican vulnerabilities are strengthening Democratic hopes

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.

Randhir Jaiswal was asked about reports that India denied permission to certain Iranian aircraft to use Indian airspace.

The shooting took place at a a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

Polands restrictive abortion law faces two new bills aiming to ease limits, amid protests and political uncertainty ahead of elections.

As of March 15, 2026, 27 countries had pledged $822.06 million (approx. 7,809.6 crore), with $629.70 million (5,982 crore) in grant contributions

More than 500 inmates have been killed in Ecuador's prisons since 2021

Passing the draft laws now, a year before the next parliamentary election, is a case of token gestures rather than a genuine effort to reform abortion law, said Zofia Marcinek of the Abortion Dream Team, a reproductive rights activist group in Warsaw

This is the first time that the Fund, set up in 2022, has allocated money to a specific country; amount is a fraction of Nepals own $5 billion loss estimate; so far, Fund has pledges for $820 million while fielding requests worth $2.8 billion

Saudi Arabias Energy Ministry said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) that debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the countrys southeast.

Elon Musks reported restrictions on satellite services to Ukraine show the risks of Indias dependence on foreign-controlled technology; from satellite navigation to cloud computing and military equipment, gaps in domestic capabilities can leave critical infrastructure exposed to external pressure

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, warned that the administration now risks derailing a legislative effort to speed up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects

A possible first-ever meeting of the leaders of China, Russia and the United States... is being prepared, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said

Macron responded by saying there has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath of the looting in Paris and other French cities last weekend

Wiikwemkoong community stores Indigenous language recordings and other information locally to safeguard its cultural legacy and control its data

Deputy Secretary Barkha Tamrakar told the UN General Assemblys Third Committee that India opposes turning unverified allegations into a negative characterisation, amid concerns raised by UN experts over Delhis youth-led protests

Sebastien Lecornu will meet with representatives from five unions on October 21 morning to discuss ways and means to guarantee the essential freedom to demonstrate according to a letter sent to the organisations

Ukraine is working for peace. I thank our partners for their support! Mr. Zelensky said in a social media post after his arrival in the Norwegian capital

British police have rearrested two men suspected of assisting Irans intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base

Authorities in Abyei district said the strike hit Amiet market and accused the army of launching 22 munitions during the attack, which also wounded at least 27 people

He further said that terrorism radicalises societies and deprives our youth of the opportunities they deserve

After landing in Mumbai, Marco Rubio and his wife visited the Gateway of India with with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

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.