Racism allegations overshadow exploratory Czech coalition talks
Prague [Czech Republic], October 15: Exploratory talks on a future government in the Czech Republic are being overshadowed by serious allegations levelled against a leading...
Explosion at farmhouse during police raid kills three officers in Italy
Rome [Italy], October 15: A large-scale operation to enforce the eviction of a farmhouse in the small northern Italian town of Castel d'Azzano, near Verona,...
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for role in Gaza ceasefire
Washington [US], October 15: Former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton on Monday praised US President Donald Trump for helping broker a ceasefire in...
Russia strikes Kharkiv hospital, UN convoy as Ukraine seeks US Tomahawks
Moscow [Russia], October 15: Russian forces have struck a hospital and a United Nations convoy in Ukraine, officials say, in attacks likely to bolster President...
Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity measures
Brussels [Belgium], October 15: A general strike against proposed austerity measures in Belgium has grounded flights and halted public transport networks.
Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing at least 14
Caracas [Venezuela], October 15: At least 14 people have died after torrential rainfall led to the collapse of a Venezuelan gold mine.
Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Odessa mayor Trukhanov
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stripped the mayor of the port city of Odessa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvaei dies
Tehran [Iran], October 15: The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at the age of 84 in a hospital in the...
Iranian court hands long prison terms to 2 French nationals
Tehran [Iran], October 15: An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to long prison terms for alleged espionage for Israel.
Recognising Palestinian state helped bring peace to Gaza, says Starmer
London [UK], October 15: Recognising a Palestinian state helped to bring about peace in Gaza, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told lawmakers.
Madagascar's army seizes power after protests against president
Nairobi [Kenya], October 15: Madagascar's military said on Tuesday it has seized power following weeks of protests against the fugitive president, Andry Rajoelina.
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians
Gaza City [Gaza], October 15: Israel has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians as part of an agreement with the militant organization Hamas. The...
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians
Gaza City [Gaza], October 15: At least five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, medical sources told Al Jazeera, despite...
Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14: Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Moday, in the most...
Netanyahu absent from Egypt-led Gaza conflict summit
Jerusalem [Israel], October 14: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday's summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after...
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing
Mexico, October 14: Torrential rains that lashed Mexico last week killed at least 64 people and 65 more are missing, the government said, after a...
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners under U.S brokered ceasefire
Jerusalem [Israel], October 14: Joyous Palestinians rushed to embrace prisoners freed under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement as they arrived by bus to the occupied West...
Imprisoned Cuban dissident goes into exile in US
Havana [Cuba], October 14: One of Cuba's best known dissidents went into exile from prison, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said, headed for the U.S. at...
Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests
Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 14: Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition, a military source and a foreign diplomat...
Arab Parliament welcomes outcomes of 'Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit'
Cairo [Egypt], October 14: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, welcomed the outcomes of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, which witnessed...
EU to sign UN Convention on cybercrime
Brussels [Belgium], October 14: The European Council today adopted a decision authorising the European Commission and member states to sign a United Nations Convention against...
Three recipients share 2025 Nobel Prize in economics
Stockholm [Sweden], October 14: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...
Ghana boat capsize kills 15, mostly children
Accra [Ghana], October 14: A boat capsized on Lake Volta in northeastern Ghana, killing 15 people, maritime authorities said on Sunday.
64 dead in Mexico floods, landslides
Mexico City [Mexico], October 14: Severe storms have caused widespread destruction across Mexico, with at least 64 people reported dead and 65 people missing in...
Zelensky hopes for solution for Ukraine after Gaza ceasefire
Gaza City [Gaza], October 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping for peace for his country following the breakthrough in the Gaza war.
At least 69 people injured in train collision in Slovakia
Bratislava [Slovakia], October 14: Around 69 people were injured in a collision between two express trains in Slovakia on Monday.
NATO begins manoeuvres practising defence with nuclear weapons
Brussels [Belgium], October 14: NATO has begun its annual manoeuvres to practise defending the alliance's territory with nuclear weapons.