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After latest Nepal flood, survivors fear for future 15 Oct 2026 - 01:37 pm
An aerial view shows muddy water flowing through the Budhi Gandaki river, separating Nepal's Gorkha (L) and Dhading districts on October 14, 2026, in the aftermath of a flash flood caused by a dry landslide. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Saudi coalition says missile intercepted in Medina region 15 Oct 2026 - 12:30 pm
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School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria 15 Oct 2026 - 11:23 am
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WHO urges action on lead poisoning dangers 15 Oct 2026 - 11:16 am
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School roof collapse kills teacher, 21 children in NW Pakistan 15 Oct 2026 - 10:32 am
This photograph taken and released by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) on October 15, 2026 shows rescue workers during a search operation after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar. (Photo by Handout / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) / AFP)
'Very dangerous': E. Timor shuts schools over Indonesia haze 15 Oct 2026 - 07:58 am
Motorcyclists ride in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. (Photo by Reina / AFP)
US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom 14 Oct 2026 - 09:51 pm
People shop for groceries at a supermarket in Manhattan on August 25, 2026 in New York City. US consumer inflation climbed more than anticipated in September, government data showed October 14, 2026, as the US war with Iran pushed energy costs higher, deepening strains on American households ahead of next month's midterm elections. The consumer price index (CPI) was slightly hotter than analysts expected, rising to 3.7 percent on a year-on-year basis, said the Department of Labor. This was an acceleration from 3.4 percent in August. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Indonesia rescues starved orangutan from fires: officials 14 Oct 2026 - 09:42 pm
Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) officials examine an orangutan after it was evacuated from a forest and land fire in the Baamang area of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026. (Photo by REINA / AFP)
Russia says Ukraine hit oil refineries, Kyiv denies claim 14 Oct 2026 - 08:26 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on cybersecurity with government and business members via videolink at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on October 14, 2026. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP)
One injured in Riyadh after debris from intercepted Houthi missile falls on residential area 14 Oct 2026 - 06:06 pm
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Norway arrests five suspected of defrauding NATO 14 Oct 2026 - 06:02 pm
A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP)
GCC Secretary-General, UN Under-Secretary-General discuss impact of regional challenges on humanitarian, relief operations 14 Oct 2026 - 05:46 pm
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Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations 14 Oct 2026 - 03:53 pm
(Files) Police officers walk next to posts newly installed on the sidewalk along the Louvre Museum, on Quai Francois Mitterrand, in Paris on December 12, 2025. (Photo by Anna Kurth / AFP)
Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island 14 Oct 2026 - 03:24 pm
Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a gas station in Denpasar amid a fuel supply shortage on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Oct 14, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe 14 Oct 2026 - 03:07 pm
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Mont Blanc nearly two metres taller than in 2023: French surveyors 14 Oct 2026 - 01:50 pm
(Files) This photograph shows L'aiguille du Midi of the Massif du Mont-Blanc mountain range in the French Alps in France, on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Olivier Chassignole / AFP)
Indonesia haze spikes Singapore pollution, shuts East Timor schools 14 Oct 2026 - 01:40 pm
This picture provided by The Straits Times taken and received on October 14, 2026 shows a man walking on a road as the city is shrouded with haze in Singapore. (Photo by The Straits Times / AFP)
European Space Agency developing mission to enhance navigation accuracy on surface of the Moon 14 Oct 2026 - 01:37 pm
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