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COP31 Chief Links Istanbul Flood to Climate. A Professor Wants a Study

At least three people are dead and five missing in Istanbul, and COP31 president Murat Kurum says climate change is already today's agenda. An Istanbul Technical University professor says that claim needs

October 16, 2026

Climate·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever at a European Council summit in Brussels

Europe Tells US Frozen Russian Assets Stay Put, but Not Who Spends Them

European leaders rejected a US proposal to place 200 billion euros in frozen Russian assets under Washington's control. Using the money for Ukraine still needs a consensus nobody has produced, and Zelensky

October 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

Mauritius extended its night curfew through Friday, promised terrorism charges and said it will consider prosecuting children from age 12. The Cabinet's record lists 94 arrests, 16 of them minors, but never

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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China-North Korea Bridge Opens After 12 Years; Cargo Rules Unclear

The New Yalu River Bridge opened to traffic on Thursday, a dozen years after its main structure was finished, with Beijing praising a new chapter in ties. Asked whether it is cargo-only

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of a walled scam compound with office blocks, warehouses and a swimming pool in the Philippines

China Sentences Three to Death Over Myanmar Scam Compounds

A Chinese court in Fujian sentenced three leaders of a Kokang-based crime syndicate to death and jailed 58 others over scam compounds in Myanmar. The verdicts leave open how many of the

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Kabila, Sentenced to Death, Takes Command of Congo’s Rebel Coalition

Congo's ex-president Joseph Kabila, sentenced to death in absentia, now leads a coalition that holds Goma and pledges force, five days after African Union mediators urged the rebels to keep to the

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Aerial view of stacked shipping containers and cranes at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

China's customs administration says September trade passed 5 trillion yuan, the first month ever above that mark. Over nine months, trade with ASEAN grew 22.7% and trade with the United States just

October 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths, weeks after the health minister called it increasingly localized. The strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and a trial is

October 13, 2026

Health·News

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IMF Sees Hormuz Reopening Only in March 2027, and the Gulf Pays for It

The IMF now assumes the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until March 2027, and the Gulf economies carry the cost: Saudi Arabia is forecast to shrink 3.3 percent this year, Kuwait

October 13, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Nobel Economics Prize Rewards Models Born of Oil Shocks as Another Bites

The Nobel economics prize went to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, whose models were built after the 1970s oil shocks. The academy said the work helps governments cope with energy crises, as

October 13, 2026

Economy·News

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COP31 Chief Links Istanbul Flood to Climate. A Professor Wants a Study

Europe Tells US Frozen Russian Assets Stay Put, but Not Who Spends Them

Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

China Sentences Three to Death Over Myanmar Scam Compounds

Kabila, Sentenced to Death, Takes Command of Congo’s Rebel Coalition

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

IMF Sees Hormuz Reopening Only in March 2027, and the Gulf Pays for It

Nobel Economics Prize Rewards Models Born of Oil Shocks as Another Bites

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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