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News Analysis: Britain's economic outlook dims as confidence...
London [UK], October 17: Britain's economy grew only marginally in August and over the June-August period, with analysts warning that...
Swiss surgeons perform Europe's first partial heart transplant...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17: The Geneva University Hospital (HUG) in Switzerland announced Thursday that its medical team has successfully carried...
Zelenskiy hopes Middle East agreement can lead to...
Moscow [Russia], October 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, on the eve of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, that...
France and Britain refine plans at UN for...
Paris [France], October 17: France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, are working to finalise a U.N. Security...
Trump and Putin agree to new summit on...
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 17: U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another...
US reviews TikTok sale, algorithm licensing sparks security...
Washington DC [US], October 17: The chair of the House Select Committee on China said Thursday that a licensing agreement...
1 dead as police, protesters clash in Peru
Lima [Peru], October 17: Clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in the Peruvian capital, Lima, have left a 32-year-old...
UN slams German policing of pro-Palestinian protests
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17: UN experts on Thursday said they were very troubled at the way German police dealt with...
Trump plans meeting with Putin in Budapest
Washington DC [US], October 17: US President Donald Trump plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, he announced...
'Strength preserves peace:' Germany's Merz outlines vision for...
Berlin [Germany], October 17: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday pressed for a stronger Europe in a major speech on...
Trump says he authorised CIA covert operations in...
Washington DC [US], October 17: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
Russia hits electricity infrastructure and other targets in...
Moscow [Russia], October 17: Russia has once again attacked Ukraine's energy supply infrastructure, as the weather gets increasingly colder in...
French PM Lecornu keeps job after surviving 2...
Paris [France], October 17: Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has held on to his job after surviving two no-confidence...
Mega infra project planned next to Makkah Grand...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 17: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of the King Salman Gate...
Two killed in Israeli drone strike despite ceasefire...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 17: At least two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip,...
Turkiye sees lowest rainfall in five decades as...
Istanbul [Turkey], October 17: Turkiye has experienced its lowest rainfall in 52 years over the past 12 months, according to...
Four killed in eastern Syria bus bombing
Damascus [Syria], October 17: Several people were killed in an attack on a bus in eastern Syria on Thursday, according...
UK ends Gaza surveillance flights after return of...
London [UK], October 17: The United Kingdom has ended its surveillance flights over Gaza following the release of Hamas-held hostages,...
Houthis announce death of top commander in Israeli...
Sanaa [Yemen], October 17: Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Thursday the death of its chief of staff, Mohammed Abdul Karim...
Italy: Three police officers killed in house explosion
Verona [Italy], October 16: Three police officers were killed on Tuesday when a house exploded during a forced eviction in...
Bangladesh declares a building in Dhaka Cantonment as...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16: The Bangladesh home ministry on Monday declared a building in Dhaka Cantonment a temporary prison after...
Flooding, transport chaos as Storm Alice batters Spain
Madrid [Spain], October 16: Storm Alice has unleashed torrential rains and flash floods across eastern Spain, forcing thousands to evacuate...
Shutdown costs US economy $15 billion day, Treasury...
Washington [US], October 16: The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the US economy about $15 billion a day in...
Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of...
Paris [France], October 16: Global oil demand saw in the third quarter of 2025 growth rebound to 750 kb/d y-o-y...
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health,...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11 million...
Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing...
Washington [US], October 16: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the...
UN General Assembly elects 14 members to Human...
New York [US], October 16: The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 member states to serve in the...






