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Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast

Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast What we covered here A female suspect has been detained in connection with an explosion that killed a prominent Russian military blogger at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. Finland will officially become a member of the NATO... read more »

Haberman reveals why Trump attacked judg...

Haberman reveals why Trump attacked judge and his family in speech

Palm Beach, Florida –Just hours after being arraigned on 34 felony charges, President Donald Trump returned to his Mar-a-Lago estate and delivered a fiery speech that included pointed attacks on the presiding judge and his family. The remarks, which drew widespread criticism, were later... read more »

Syrian refugee elected mayor of German t...

Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war

Ostelsheim, Baden-Württemberg  – In a landmark moment for Germany’s evolving political landscape, Ryyan Alshebl, a 29-year-old Syrian refugee who arrived in the country in 2015, has been elected mayor of Ostelsheim, a small town near Stuttgart in the southwestern state of... read more »

Kenya’s opposition giant Raila Odi...

Kenya’s opposition giant Raila Odinga dies aged 80

Nairobi, Kenya — October 15, 2025: Raila Amolo Odinga, the towering figure of Kenya’s opposition politics for over three decades, has died at the age of 80 while receiving medical treatment in Kochi, India. Hospital officials confirmed that Odinga suffered a cardiac arrest during a morning... read more »

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Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Russia and India and also the 11th Asia-Europe meet in India Nov 10-11, the ministry... read more »

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Inspectors say Syria chemical site abandoned

Chemical weapons inspectors say Syria has provided video and photographic evidence that shows a chemical weapons site near war-torn Aleppo has been... read more »

Thousands flee as supertyphoon nears Philippines

Thousands flee as supertyphoon nears Philippines

Manila – Schools in some provinces of Philippines were closed Thursday as supertyphoon Haiyan came nearer to the country’s eastern coast. The... read more »

50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

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Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has... read more »

High level of polonium found in Arafat’s Bones.

High level of polonium found in Arafat's Bones.

Bern – A detailed investigation by Swiss forensic experts has found at least 18 times the normal levels of radioactive polonium in the late Palestinian... read more »

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