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Trump says Washington golf course renovation to start in November, despite judge's order

Oct 18 - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration

18 Oct 2026 11:11 pm
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UAE president, Saudi defence minister discuss regional security as Houthi attacks intensify

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Saudi Arabia's defence minister in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with the two discussing regional developments and ways to bolster security, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported. The talks follow a visit to Riyadh last month by

18 Oct 2026 9:28 pm
Tensions flare again in Paris as France counts cost of worst unrest in years

Fresh clashes broke out in Paris on Sunday a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with protests over high prices leaving one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested and shops across the country looted or damaged. Nationwide demonstrations erupted into riots

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Russia says it struck vessel carrying military cargo near Ukraine's port of Odesa

Russian forces have struck a vessel carrying military cargo near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. Reuters could not independently verify the claim.

18 Oct 2026 7:39 pm
Zelenskiy says he is speaking to Witkoff, Kushner about peace meeting, Bloomberg News reports

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he is holding talks with US President Donald Trumps envoys with a view to arranging a new peace meeting as early as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing an interview with the Ukrainian president. Zelenskiy told Bloomberg Ne

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Albanian PM says protests pose threat to EU membership, not government

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday rejected calls to step down and said street protests, which continued for a sixth day, were a threat

18 Oct 2026 7:07 pm
Tennis-Davidovich Fokina overcomes Jodar to claim Shanghai crown

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ended Rafael Jodar's dream run at the Shanghai

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Turkey will get some diesel from US-Russia supply deal, energy minister says

Turkey will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying

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Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery

Pope Leo pledged on Sunday to slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics as he greeted crowds in St. Peter's Square during his first public event since undergoing surgery for

18 Oct 2026 4:54 pm
Albanian PM says mass protests a threat to EU membership, not government

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday rejected calls to step down from growing street protests, and said they were a threat not to his government but to Albania's progress

18 Oct 2026 4:44 pm
France's Macron to address nation following violent protests, Elysee says

French President Emmanuel Macron address the nation at 2000 local time (1800 GMT) on Sunday, his office said. The address comes after protests over high prices and public services left one demonstrator dead, hundreds of police injured and led to the arrest of

18 Oct 2026 4:27 pm
ANALYSIS-IMF/World Bank meetings leave developing countries with more questions than answers

Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded

18 Oct 2026 4:13 pm
Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday. If Washington accepts Tehran's conditions, the strategic waterway would be open within

18 Oct 2026 2:53 pm
Cricket-Australia's Smith says head blow left him anxious in first test concussion scare

Australia batsman Steve Smith said he was anxious after being

18 Oct 2026 2:45 pm
Egypt says it will provide Saudi Arabia with all necessary support

Egypt will provide Saudi Arabia with all necessary and possible support to defend its security and stability, its presidency said on Sunday.

18 Oct 2026 2:37 pm
Congo confirms Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, bordering Central African Republic, Congo's public health institute confirmed on Sunday. Reuters reported on Thursday that two cases were confirmed in North Ubang

18 Oct 2026 2:31 pm
Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence, state media

Iran's parliament approved aerospace industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister on Sunday, ending months of interim leadership at the ministry and placing a former head of the country's Aerospace Industries Organisation in charge of its

18 Oct 2026 1:50 pm
One killed, five injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg, governor says

One person was killed and five injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg, governor Alexander Beglov said on Sunday. He added that fires had broken out at the St Petersburg oil terminal, an oil depot and industrial warehouses. Russian e-commerce company Ozon

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Lithuania told residents to go to shelters after detecting a flying object

Lithuania told residents in central and northern

18 Oct 2026 11:12 am
German police investigate fence breach at Leipzig airport

German police said on Sunday that they were investigating a breach at the Leipzig/Halle airport where a vehicle appeared to have driven through a fence.

18 Oct 2026 11:08 am
Lithuania tells residents to go to shelters after detecting a flying object

Lithuania told residents in central and northern parts of the country to go to shelters on Sunday morning due to an unrecognized flying object, its army and national crisis management centre said. NATO air police fighters were summoned to the area and Kaunas airport

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Tug off UAE's Khor Fakkan struck by two projectiles, UKMTO says

The British navy-affiliated UKMTO said on Sunday that it has received a report of an incident northeast of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, where a tug sailing southbound reported being struck by two unknown projectiles. One minor injury was reported an

18 Oct 2026 10:04 am
Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions

The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary

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