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Saudi coalition says cruise missile intercepted over Medina, Houthis deny involvement
RIYADH, Oct 15 — The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis today said it had intercepted a cruise missile in the Medina region — home to one of Islam’s holiest […]
School roof collapse kills 21 students in Pakistan, renews concerns over building safety
PESHAWAR, Oct 15 — Twenty-one pupils and a teacher were killed yesterday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said. […]
Slovakian gay couple takes government to court over refusal to recognise marriage registered in Austria
BRATISLAVA, Oct 15 — Slovakian lawyers Ivan Novotny and Metod Spacek got married in Austria in 2020, but their home country refused to register their marriage—a decision they are now […]
East Timor shuts schools for three days as haze from Indonesian forest fires blankets Dili
DILI, Oct 15 — East Timor began a three-day school closure today prompted by thick haze that has drifted over from raging forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. In the capital Dili, […]
Australia’s navy to audit fleet bathrooms after hidden recording device found on ship
SYDNEY, Oct 15 — Australia’s navy said today it would audit bathrooms across its fleet after a video recording device was found in the cabin of one of its ships. […]
Austria’s headscarf ban faces backlash as Muslim girls say it infringes religious freedom
VIENNA, Oct 15 — As the new school year gets under way in Austria, a headscarf ban for girls under 14 has sparked protests on the streets and in the […]
BBC asks judge to compel Trump to set date for testimony in US$10b lawsuit
MIAMI, Oct 15 — The BBC has asked a judge to order US President Donald Trump to set a firm date to give sworn testimony in his US$10-billion defamation […]
Musk says Pentagon controls Starshield limits as Ukraine seeks unrestricted access
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 — SpaceX boss Elon Musk said yesterday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the Starshield satellite communications system would be the responsibility of the US […]
Israel reinforces troops on all fronts as election nears amid rising escalation risk
JERUSALEM, Oct 15 — Israel’s army chief said yesterday that the military was reinforcing troop levels “across all fronts”, citing an increased risk of escalation as the country heads into […]
Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as Starlink restrictions hamper battlefield response
KYIV, Oct 15 — Ukraine yesterday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through changes to […]