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733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that one in 11 people globally,...
Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 16: Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey...
North Korea claims 1.4 million young people joined...
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 16: North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and...
Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump
New York [US], October 16: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 3-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump -...
Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to...
Tirana [Albania], October 16: Subscription traps that make it difficult and confusing to cancel ongoing contracts could soon be banned.
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...
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...
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...
Balkan summit: Scholz, von der Leyen talk up...
Berlin [Germany], October 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Western Balkan states could inch closer to...
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...
North Korean leader Kim holds security meeting as...
Seoul [South Korea], October 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held a security meeting following what Pyongyang says...
Israeli forces ramp up north Gaza assault as...
Gaza [Palestine], October 16: Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including in Jabalia...
First migrants picked up off Italy to arrive...
Rome [Italy], October 16: Following months of delays, the first migrants to be processed in Italy's new controversial asylum centres...
UK announces new wave of Israeli settler sanctions,...
London [UK], October 16: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized the "inaction of the Israeli government" for allowing "impunity to...
UN probe finds torture and arbitrary arrests in...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Authorities in Venezuela have committed serious human rights violations as part of a coordinated plan to...
41 people killed in Israeli strikes on Monday,...
Beirut [Lebanon], October 16: A total of 41 people were killed in various regions across Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese...
Trump calls on military to deal with 'domestic...
New York [US], October 15: In an interview with Fox News on October 14 regarding the question of potential chaos...
Has the Israeli Prime Minister determined with the...
New York [US], October 15: The Washington Post on October 14 quoted two anonymous officials as saying that Israeli Prime...
'Burning crater of war' growing in the Middle...
New York [US], October 15: CNN reported that the situation in the Middle East became more tense after 4 Israeli...
NASA launches spacecraft to gauge if Jupiter's moon...
Florida [US], October 15: NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has...
World Health Organization receives $1 billion in pledges...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: The World Health Organization said it received pledges worth $700 million for its 2025-2028 budget at...
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...
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...
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...
Israeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills...
Gaza [Palestine], October 15: At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air...
EU sanctions 3 Iranian airlines after missiles supplied...
Luxembourg, October 15: The European Union sanctioned three Iranian airlines - Saha Airlines, Mahan Air and Iran Air - on...
Mpox spreads to Zambia and Ghana, with 16...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: Two more African countries have reported cases of mpox over the past six weeks, bringing the...