Austrian far-right leader criticises president over coalition talks
Vienna [Austria], October 15: The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party criticised President Alexander Van der Bellen's handling of coalition talks for the first time.
World Health Organization receives $1 billion in pledges for next budget
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: The World Health Organization said it received pledges worth $700 million for its 2025-2028 budget at an event in Berlin, in...
Ex-Stasi officer sentenced to 10 years in jail
Berlin [Germany], October 15: A former officer for Communist East Germany's Stasi secret police was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers
New York [US], October 15: Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation.
Pakistan ups security in Islamabad for regional summit
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15: Heightened security measures were in place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday as heads of government arrived for a Shanghai...
Israeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills four, ignites fire
Gaza [Palestine], October 15: At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air attack on a hospital complex...
EU sanctions 3 Iranian airlines after missiles supplied to Russia
Luxembourg, October 15: The European Union sanctioned three Iranian airlines - Saha Airlines, Mahan Air and Iran Air - on Monday after Iran supplied Russia...
Mpox spreads to Zambia and Ghana, with 16 countries now affected
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15: Two more African countries have reported cases of mpox over the past six weeks, bringing the total of affected nations to...
Novichok bottle had enough poison to kill thousands, UK inquiry told
London [UK], October 15: An inquiry into poisonings with the nerve agent novichok in Britain in 2018 will look at whether an "innocent" British woman...
NATO begins nuclear deterrence exercise as Moscow cries foul
Brussels [Belgium], October 15: NATO began its annual nuclear exercise on Monday, with around 2,000 military personnel from eight air bases participating over the next...
Body parts of missing 62-year-old man found in German freezer
Dortmund [Germany], October 15: The dismembered body of a 62-year-old man missing for nearly a year have been found in a freezer in western Germany,...
German intelligence: Russian sabotage almost caused plane crash
Berlin [Germany], October 15: An act of sabotage believed to be linked to Russia came close to causing a plane crash in Germany this year,...
Police say armed man stopped at checkpoint near Trump rally
Washington [US], October 15: US authorities on Sunday said that an armed man was stopped at a police checkpoint near a campaign rally of Republican...
Hezbollah threatens Israel with more attacks after IDF members killed
Tel Aviv [Israel]/ Beirut [Lebanon], October 15: Four Israeli soldiers were killed and seven were severely injured when a rocket attack launched by the Iran-backed...
EU foreign ministers in a 'confetti' of positions over Middle East
Luxembourg, October 15: EU foreign ministers could not conceal their divisions over the conflict spiralling in the Middle East between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and...
Biden surveys Milton storm damage in Florida
Florida [US], October 14: US President Joe Biden arrived in Florida on Sunday to survey damage from Hurricane Milton, the second storm to hit the...
Iraq walks fine line to avoid a regional war
Baghdad [Iraq], October 14: The Iraqi government is struggling to rein in powerful pro-Iran factions that risk pulling Iraq into a regional war, as fighting...
Blocked the third assassination attempt on Trump?
Nevada [US], October 14: A man arrested at a security checkpoint near former US President Donald Trump's campaign rally in California on October 12 is...
ISW: Rumors spread that Ukrainian F-16 shot down Russian Su-34, truth unknown
New York [US], October 14: The Institute for the Study of War (ISW, USA) said that ISW could not verify the claim that a Ukrainian...
Children's lives in Middle East devastated by ongoing conflicts: UNICEF
New York [US], October 14: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) affirmed today that the lives of children in the Middle East are being destroyed...
Trump says he recently spoke with Israel Prime Minister
Washington [US], October 14: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential candidate, said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "like...
Columbus holiday in Latin America revives centuries-old historical debate
Washington [US], October 14: An Argentine claim that European contact brought civilization to the Americas has provoked rebukes from across Latin America, where heated debates...
Iceland PM announces end of governing coalition
Reykjavík [Iceland], October 14: Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson announced the end of the country's governing coalition and called for elections to be held on...
Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases of unspecified variant
Harare [Zimbabwe], October 14: Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said, without specifying which variant had been recorded.
Thousands march in Spain to demand affordable housing
Madrid [Spain], October 14: Thousands protested on Sunday in Madrid to demand more affordable housing amid rising anger from Spaniards who feel they are being...
Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip
Gaza [Palestine], October 14: Israeli forces widened their raid into northern Gaza.
US to deploy THAAD missile defence system in Israel
Virginia [US], October 14: The United States (US) is sending its advanced anti-missile system -- Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) battery, to Israel, along with...