Mexico's lower house lawmakers pass bill
Mexico, October 16: Lawmakers in Mexico's lower house of Congress voted on Monday to approve legislation to implement a controversial judicial overhaul that will move...
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
New York [US], October 16: Police arrested more than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had staged a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange to demand...
Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess
Caracas [Venezuela], October 16: Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in central Venezuela's mountains.
Balkan summit: Scholz, von der Leyen talk up EU expansion
Berlin [Germany], October 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Western Balkan states could inch closer to becoming members of the European...
UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: United Nations agencies have called for an urgent increase in funding to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as...
North Korean leader Kim holds security meeting as Seoul says roads destroyed
Seoul [South Korea], October 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held a security meeting following what Pyongyang says were incursions by South Korean...
Israeli forces ramp up north Gaza assault as 55 Palestinians killed across...
Gaza [Palestine], October 16: Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including in Jabalia in the north where the...
First migrants picked up off Italy to arrive at Albanian centres
Rome [Italy], October 16: Following months of delays, the first migrants to be processed in Italy's new controversial asylum centres in Albania are set to...
UK announces new wave of Israeli settler sanctions, blasts 'inaction'
London [UK], October 16: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized the "inaction of the Israeli government" for allowing "impunity to flourish" among extremist settlers in...
UN probe finds torture and arbitrary arrests in Venezuela
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Authorities in Venezuela have committed serious human rights violations as part of a coordinated plan to silence protesters and perceived government...
41 people killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, says Lebanese ministry
Beirut [Lebanon], October 16: A total of 41 people were killed in various regions across Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced. In its...
Trump calls on military to deal with 'domestic enemies' on election day
New York [US], October 15: In an interview with Fox News on October 14 regarding the question of potential chaos in the election, Mr. Trump...
Has the Israeli Prime Minister determined with the US President how to...
New York [US], October 15: The Washington Post on October 14 quoted two anonymous officials as saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the...
'Burning crater of war' growing in the Middle East
New York [US], October 15: CNN reported that the situation in the Middle East became more tense after 4 Israeli soldiers were killed and more...
Australia urges citizens to leave Israel citing rising tensions
Sydney [Australia], October 15: Australia has warned its citizens not to travel to Israel and urged Australians there to leave the country while commercial flights...
NASA launches spacecraft to gauge if Jupiter's moon can host life
Florida [US], October 15: NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life.
Austrian far-right leader criticises president over coalition talks
Vienna [Austria], October 15: The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party criticised President Alexander Van der Bellen's handling of coalition talks for the first time.
World Health Organization receives $1 billion in pledges for next budget
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: The World Health Organization said it received pledges worth $700 million for its 2025-2028 budget at an event in Berlin, in...
Ex-Stasi officer sentenced to 10 years in jail
Berlin [Germany], October 15: A former officer for Communist East Germany's Stasi secret police was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers
New York [US], October 15: Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation.
Pakistan ups security in Islamabad for regional summit
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15: Heightened security measures were in place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday as heads of government arrived for a Shanghai...
Israeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills four, ignites fire
Gaza [Palestine], October 15: At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air attack on a hospital complex...
EU sanctions 3 Iranian airlines after missiles supplied to Russia
Luxembourg, October 15: The European Union sanctioned three Iranian airlines - Saha Airlines, Mahan Air and Iran Air - on Monday after Iran supplied Russia...
Mpox spreads to Zambia and Ghana, with 16 countries now affected
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: Two more African countries have reported cases of mpox over the past six weeks, bringing the total of affected nations to...
Novichok bottle had enough poison to kill thousands, UK inquiry told
London [UK], October 15: An inquiry into poisonings with the nerve agent novichok in Britain in 2018 will look at whether an "innocent" British woman...
NATO begins nuclear deterrence exercise as Moscow cries foul
Brussels [Belgium], October 15: NATO began its annual nuclear exercise on Monday, with around 2,000 military personnel from eight air bases participating over the next...
Body parts of missing 62-year-old man found in German freezer
Dortmund [Germany], October 15: The dismembered body of a 62-year-old man missing for nearly a year have been found in a freezer in western Germany,...