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October 2026

"Other Mommy" tops North American box office in opening weekend

Internationally, the film took in 17.69 million dollars across 50 markets for a global total of 45.19 million dollars

Feature: The long road back to olive groves in S. Lebanon

In the southern Lebanese village of Kfarchouba, 60-year-old Jamal Issa has spent days looking at his olive trees from a distance, unable to reach them as the harvest season approaches

The trees that survived bulldozing and fires, and that are still heavy with olives, are waiting to be harvested. The timing is no longer in the hands of their owners,
In most southern towns, the distance between a farmer and his olive grove is now measured in security procedures and risks on the ground,
The land that cannot be reached gradually becomes a burden instead of a source of livelihood,

5.3-magnitude quake hits 151 km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia -- USGS

The epicenter, with a depth of 103.6 km, was initially determined to be at 0.53 degrees north latitude and 121.70 degrees east longitude

Interview: Botswana aims to strengthen, deepen ties with China, says Botswanan president

China has, over those years, provided immense development assistance to the Republic of Botswana,
We certainly look forward to working with China in these regards, and it basically is a matter of building upon a foundation, a very firm and strong foundation that already exists,
We look forward to broadening and deepening that presence, and inviting others that will participate in mega projects in Botswana,
It makes the trade relations between Africa and China seamless, and will help our economies,
China has the ability, the strength, and the capability... to deploy those capabilities in Botswana for the benefit of the economy of Botswana, and the broader economy of the SADC (Southern African Development Community) region and the African continent,
We are looking forward to meeting those companies, (and) giving them facts about the country and the opportunities, so that they can then choose to deploy their expertise and technologies in the country,

UN chief condemns Houthi attack on Saudi airport

António GuterresuN chief
The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthis, including today's strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that took numerous innocent lives, including an American citizen,

9 dead in shooting in U.S. Pennsylvania

Police were called to Perry Street on Friday evening after eyewitnesses reported seeing a man firing a gun before he entered a home

Feature: From Ebola fighter to survivor, DR Congo doctor vows to return to front lines

I assure you that I will come back even stronger and more resilient, and it is this determination that will enable us to defeat this disease together,
Doctors, nurses and all other health workers on the front lines against Ebola are always at risk because their level of exposure is extremely high,
Even when we have all the necessary personal protective equipment, there is no such thing as zero risk,
What matters is to see how we can quickly save them, help them and ensure they come out victorious,