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Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies
JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Indonesia said today it will halt a project to raze several million hectares of forest to clear land for rice production, saying it had reached self-sufficiency […]
Moscow rejects claims of sanitary measures linked to plague reports
MOSCOW, Oct 6 — Russian authorities denied today that special restrictions had been introduced over reports that a laboratory technician died of plague, even as Washington said it was closely […]
Alleged leader of child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris
PARIS, Oct 6 — An Indian man went on trial behind closed doors in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young girls were […]
Spain’s PM calls snap election after housing bill defeat
MADRID, Oct 6 — Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid […]
Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil’s election runoff
BRASÍLIA, Oct 6 — Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro heads to a runoff election buoyed by sweeping gains in Congress, after a shock first-place poll finish hailed by US President Donald Trump […]
Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests
PARIS, Oct 6 — A 15-year-old lost a hand yesterday in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students […]
UN chief calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary
NEW YORK, Oct 6 — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas […]
Trump reverses course, will pay for self-promoting political ads
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — US President Donald Trump said today he will use his own money to pay for political ads ahead of November’s midterm elections, an about-face after drawing fire […]
Trump authorises firing Squad for US military base shooter
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in […]
Trump’s grip on Washington faces test as US midterms near
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — A month before the US midterms, Democrats are eyeing control of Congress — and the power to put President Donald Trump on the defensive for the […]