Today: October 15, 2026
Today: October 15, 2026

Conflict

Political|World

Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure

Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its

Political|World

Russia's Putin says continuation of international conflicts is highly likely as world changes

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that international conflicts were highly likely to continue as the world changed, but that the situation would get better as

Arts

Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate

Ethiopia has expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its embassy in Eritrea, escalating tensions between the two countries

Asia|Political|World

Pakistani airstrikes kill nine in Afghanistan, Taliban say

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan hit three houses on Thursday, killing nine people, the Afghan Taliban government said, while Islamabad said the strikes killed 22 "

Travel|World

Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Malaysia in October, report says

Myanmar's ‌junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing will visit Malaysia in October, Malaysia's state news agency reported on Wednesday, as the two countries

Asia

North Korea calls DMZ mine blast a 'farce' as UN Command says armistice breach occurred

North Korea on Wednesday dismissed as a "farce" a South Korean investigation that found Pyongyang responsible for a mine blast in the

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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, blocking family's return home

More than 100 Israeli settlers have attacked a village in the occupied West Bank, preventing a Palestinian family from returning

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil and gas industry expected surplus – but war brought shortage instead

Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.

Economy

Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar

Economy|Political|World

UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid

A deepening funding crisis could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access to assistance this year, and push

Europe|World

Pope urges Russia, Ukraine to sit down and discuss how to end war

Pope Leo on Monday urged Russia and Ukraine to sit down and discuss how to end their four-year war, hours after he had urged European leaders seeking to

Europe|Political|World

Northern Irish standoff extends to second day over blocked Orange Order march

A standoff between the Protestant Orange Order and residents blocking them marching through a Catholic area of a Northern Irish town extended to a

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Crime|Environment|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Russian drones kill two in market outside Kyiv, three others in different regions, officials say

Russian drones set ablaze a market outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, killing two people, while three others died in strikes by Moscow's forces in different regions and

Arts

Hezbollah plans to contribute to project to house thousands of Lebanese displaced, chief says

Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it would contribute soon to a project aimed at housing thousands of people displaced due to the war with Israel.

Political|World

Putin says all Ukraine peace proposals on table, but Russia must weigh its interests

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that all proposals for a settlement in the 4-1/2-year-old war with Ukraine remained on the table, but Moscow still needed to

Arts

Oil prices slide about 2% as US, Iran explore path out of war

Oil prices fell about 2% on Friday on mounting hopes for a truce between the US and Iran and talk about a possible US ban on diesel exports, even as

Arts|Europe|Technology|World

Russian strikes shut Ukraine's biggest steelmaker, kill seven in Kyiv

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of

Africa|Arts|Health|MidEast|World

Child malnutrition rises in Yemen as fighting intensifies, says UNICEF

The United Nations children's agency reported on Friday a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including in the most severe cases, as

Science|Technology

Finnish leader pleads with Musk to help Ukraine hit Russian missile launchers

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday he pleaded with SpaceX owner Elon Musk to expand Starlink satellite internet coverage for Ukraine so

Crime|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|World

Rights group says some people it classified as journalists killed in Gaza were militants

The Committee to Protect Journalists says that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants in combat

Arts|Crime|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Science|Technology

Sudan's RSF steps up deadly drone attacks on frontline cities

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have intensified deadly drone attacks in government-held towns in the frontline state of North

MidEast|Political|World

Ukrainian foreign minister says he discussed keeping tension low with Iranian counterpart

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday he discussed ways of keeping tension in check at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi.

Arts

In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'

Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States

Environment|Health|World

Thousands of displaced in southwest Somalia could be in famine by year-end, IPC says

Thousands of displaced people in Somalia's southwest could experience famine between October and December if El Nino causes worse-than-expected flooding and humanitarian

MidEast|Political|World

Four killed in Gaza in strikes, Israel says it killed a Hamas finance chief

Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health officials said, and Israel said one of the attacks targeted a Hamas finance

Uncategorized

In Cambodia's 'Waiting Village', tattooist mourns trade lost to war

More than 3,000 houses stand in neat rows across Rong Cham, a 400-hectare (990-acre) resettlement site dubbed by residents "the Waiting Village

Arts

Zelenskiy says Russia planning new mass attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was planning a new major attack on his country, in comments published on Tuesday.

Africa|Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

US ties Sudanese army leader's UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say

The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his

Americas|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Turkey's Erdogan urges UN reform, wider recognition of Palestinian state

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday the U.N had become unable to fulfill its duty of preserving peace and called for reform

MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu says will 'tell the truth' on Israel's actions at United Nations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would use his speech at the United Nations this week to defend Israel's military actions against the

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|US|World

Currency collapse heaps more pain on civilians in divided Sudan

The Sudanese pound has haemorrhaged nearly half its value in army-held territory since the start of the

Arts|Interview|Opinion|World

Messy, troubled, unpredictable: Diplomats describe a world in turmoil as UN opens annual meeting

There is not much diplomats can agree on these days

Political|World

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis

G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of Houthis in Yemen, which they said constituted a dangerous pattern of escalation that

Asia|MidEast|Political|World

Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Afghan Taliban and UN report three civilian deaths

Pakistan's government said on Monday that it launched airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, killing at least 28 militants, with one security

Europe|Political|World

Slovak PM Fico says some in West seek war between Russia and NATO

Some Western politicians are seeking conflict between NATO and Russia after a "failed" strategy to defeat Moscow in its war with Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on

Election|Political|World

Putin says Ukraine interfering in Russian parliamentary election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukraine was deliberately hindering talks aimed at ending the 4 1/2-year-old war and accused Kyiv of interfering in Russia's

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Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report

Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine, including gang rape and electric shocks to the

Uncategorized

South Korea's Lee says will not deploy military to get involved in Middle East conflict

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy any military assets to the Middle East that would draw the country into conflict related to the Iran

Europe|Political|US|World

Poland warns Russia is planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that Russia is planning hybrid strikes with drones and rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine

Uncategorized

Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as both sides continue to trade strikes

Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as both sides continue to trade strikes

Arts

Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1

The Saudi civil defense says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone has killed one person and injured two others

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|US

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States

Economy|Environment|Science

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran

Crime|Economy|Education|MidEast|Political|World

Rescue efforts end after 21 die in collapse of bomb-damaged building in Gaza; 45 saved from rubble

Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, where 21

Arts|Business

France hosts Lebanon security talks to discuss post-UN mission plans

Leaders from Lebanon, France and Jordan have met in Paris to support Lebanon's struggling military

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Technology|World

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that

Science|Technology

Russia says US acknowledgement of orbital arms ignores space conflict consequences

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of a conflict and threatened long-

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Alarmed Yemenis flee south as Houthis keep up attacks

After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the

Business|Economy|Political

Saudi Arabia has shut a critical oil pipeline. Here’s why it matters for the global oil market

Saudi Arabia has shut a critical oil pipeline. Here’s why it matters for the global oil market