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October 2026

‘Who will represent us?’ Palestinians react to election delay

Palestinians have reacted to President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to postpone the Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, citing Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

At least five people missing as flash floods in Nepal sweep away houses

Dharmendra Kumar Mishragorkha Chief District Officer
We have asked villagers living along the river ​banks downstream to evacuate and remain safe.”
The flood looked similar… It was very scary, and it still feels like a nightmare for us,
Please help ensure that people in at-risk areas are moved to safe locations in time and assist search and rescue operations as needed,

Power bank fire forces plane to emergency land in India

An IndiGo plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger’s power bank reportedly caught fire, during a flight from New Delhi to Chennai

Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to ‘energy ceasefire’

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Donald Trumppresident
I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,

Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

I would like to express to the Holy Father my personal support, and that of the Italian government, as he faces this challenge in the coming days.”
The serenity and composure with which he spoke about it [today] …are reassuring,
The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it. The operation is already planned in the coming days,
Stephen Liudr.
Lung nodules are fairly common and are often benign,

Oval Office spat to public rebukes: A timeline of Trump-Zelenskyy ties

Donald Trumppresident
We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia, don't hit the refineries', because that's a world problem that's caused,
Donald Trumppresident
He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
There is nothing to talk about — it is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people”.
Donald Trumppresident
A dictator without elections. Zelenskyy better move fast or he’s not going to have a country left. Gotta move. Gotta move fast cause that war’s going in the wrong direction,
Donald Trumppresident
This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia,

Ethiopia, Eritrea ramp up rhetoric: Are they inching towards war?

However, they have since been at loggerheads over the 2022 peace agreement that ended a two-year civil war between the government in Addis Ababa and Tigray rebels, and over Ethiopia’s demands for access to the Red Sea

Ethiopia’s allegations of Eritrean military incursions into Tigray… and …the scale of Eritrean involvement, and particularly allegations that Asmara is orchestrating the rebellion against Addis Ababa, remain difficult to substantiate independently,
The danger lies in the fact that each side now treats the other’s narrative as existential,
The Ethiopian government’s strategic goal number one is access to the Red Sea, but also removing Eritrea’s government from the picture,
The danger of a wider interstate conflict is real, and the situation has already moved beyond a purely diplomatic confrontation,
The central danger is not necessarily that either government has decided to launch a full-scale war, but that military miscalculations, mutual distrust and domestic political pressures could trigger a further escalation neither side can easily control... A wider conflict is not inevitable, but the space for diplomatic de-escalation is rapidly narrowing,
Ethiopia’s quest for Red Sea access, Eritrea’s concerns about sovereignty, and Egypt’s strategic rivalry with Ethiopia over the Nile are interconnected,

The Mafia Football Murders | True Crime Reports

A lifelong Inter Milan fan shot in Milan exposes a shocking alliance between football’s ultras and the mafia

Hormuz attacks intensify as efforts to end war on Iran stall

US bombs cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman 'trying to run Iran blockade'

Habibollah Sayyariiranian admiral
We have struck blows against enemy vessels. If anything else happens against Iran, we will strike them again,
Mohammad Eslaminuclear chief
The achievements of our indigenous nuclear industry cannot be stopped,
The Islamic Republic will decisively pursue the country’s interests,

Cockroach Janta Party accuses Modi of ‘waging war’ on Indians

They accuse Gyanesh Kumar of disenfranchising voters to benefit the prime minister’s BJP

India’s crackdown on youth protesters: What next?

We are protesting for the right to vote. It affects all of us. So why is the police suspicious of us and treating us with so much aggression? This makes me angry,
Thameen Al-KheetanuN human rights spokesperson
We call on the authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is ​fully respected and fulfilled.”
Modi’s government has begun to lose a lot of credibility at the moment,
Sourav Das (actor)spokesperson
After Modi-Shah [Amit Shah, India’s home minister] turned Delhi into a fortress and unleashed what can only be described as a war against their own citizens, one thing has become abundantly clear: Gyanesh Kumar is at the very heart of this government’s survival.”
Rasheed Kidwaiindian writer
Every time there is unrest, calling elections and the change of regime has happened,
Kunal Majumderindian journalist
Just as police personnel are doing their jobs, journalists are also doing theirs. A free and independent press is essential to democracy,
Jayati Ghoshindian economist
I don’t think the Modi government realises the extent of public anger,
K. C. Venugopalcongress general secretary
Yesterday, we held a comprehensive meeting with various leaders to prepare for this march,
I have come to get arrested. I am not afraid of you guys.”
As soon as we reached close enough to the protest site, we started unfurling our banners which called for the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar and for free and fair elections. But within minutes, police officials approached us, began tearing our banners and dragging us towards a bus to detain us,

Ceuta migrants allege beatings as camps cleared ahead of royal visit

Tension persists with Morocco which claims sovereignty over the enclave in North Africa

Polish police probe alleged plot to assassinate PM Tusk, defence minister

No other information was immediately available about the reported plot and its origin