International Relations

Distillation columns, pipe racks and chimneys of the Ryazan oil refinery behind a yellow Rosneft road sign under a grey sky

Ryazan Refinery Burns, Schools Shut, and Moscow Says Kyiv Never Paused

Schools and kindergartens in two districts of Ryazan stayed shut after a fire at the city's oil refinery, which the Russian Defence Ministry says Ukraine attacked with 69 drones and four Flamingo

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Abdul Latif Al Bazzari, 59, with a bandage above his eye, touches olives on a branch in his family's grove near Nablus

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

Settler attacks tied to the West Bank olive harvest have already passed last year's full-season total, the UN's humanitarian office OCHA said as the harvest officially opened. The counts of the dead

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A French Rafale fighter on the apron at Pau-Pyrenees airport under a break in the clouds, with two armed soldiers walking past

France to Build Rafale Successor Alone, Racing a Nuclear Deadline

France will build the successor to its Rafale fighter as a national program, the head of its Air and Space Force told lawmakers on Wednesday, with a 2040 flying date set by

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Two young children sit outdoors in Afghanistan eating biscuits, with a WFP-branded package on a girl's lap

Record Hunger in Afghanistan as UN Reports Women Stopped at Clinics

The IPC says acute hunger and malnutrition in Afghanistan are the highest ever recorded, with 19.2 million projected at crisis level or worse this winter. UNAMA's update, published the same day, documents

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Judges and court officials seated at the bench during a hearing in the coastal events case at the court in Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo Court Sentences Two to Death, Clears Two Defence Ministry Members

A military court in Aleppo sentenced two men to death on Thursday and cleared two Defence Ministry members of homicide over Syria's March 2025 coastal violence. Ten defendants were ruled on, against

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Stelco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario, with smokestacks and conveyors seen across Hamilton Harbour

Ottawa Weighs Forcing Stelco’s US Owner to Sell Canadian Assets

Stelco is handing out layoff notices in Hamilton while Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says a forced sale of its Canadian assets is among the penalties Ottawa is weighing. Both sides cite the

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·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

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaking at the table of FIFA Council meeting no. 37 in Zurich beside Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom

Infantino Apologises, but FA Chair Says He Is ‘Not Fit’ Without Answers

Gianni Infantino apologised to the FIFA Council in Zurich on Thursday for the World Cup stake-sale plan, but FA chair Debbie Hewitt said he is not fit to lead FIFA unless he

October 15, 2026

News·Sports

HypoVereinsbank headquarters tower in Munich at dusk, the German unit of UniCredit

ECB Clears UniCredit to Control Commerzbank, Leaving Berlin to Bargain

The European Central Bank has authorised UniCredit to exceed 30 percent of Commerzbank with no upper limit, UniCredit said on Thursday. The decision moves the fight with Berlin from whether UniCredit may

October 15, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of the cable-stayed New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong in China with Sinuiju in North Korea

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

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Ryazan Refinery Burns, Schools Shut, and Moscow Says Kyiv Never Paused

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

France to Build Rafale Successor Alone, Racing a Nuclear Deadline

Record Hunger in Afghanistan as UN Reports Women Stopped at Clinics

Aleppo Court Sentences Two to Death, Clears Two Defence Ministry Members

Ottawa Weighs Forcing Stelco’s US Owner to Sell Canadian Assets

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

ECB Clears UniCredit to Control Commerzbank, Leaving Berlin to Bargain

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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