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‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least six, cuts power in Kyiv 

14 October 2026

Russian air attacks have killed at least six people in Ukraine and caused power cuts in parts of the capital Kyiv, days ...

Why Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas are being investigated for corruption and crimes 

14 October 2026

Colombo, Sri Lanka – A court in the Sri Lankan capital has extended the custody of the wife of Sri Lanka’s powerful ...

Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila joins hands with M23 rebels: Why it matters 

14 October 2026

Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially allied with armed rebel grou...

From Cairo to Tokyo: Can you guess these twin cities? 

14 October 2026

News|Interactive Hackney, a borough in east London, is consulting residents until October 14 on whether to end its twinn...

US fines Bank of America $1.2bn for money laundering, sanctions violations 

14 October 2026

News|Banks The US Treasury Department has imposed more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America, the seco...

Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts 

14 October 2026

News|Courts A Ukrainian former military officer is standing trial in Germany, accused of organising the secret operation...

UN official says ‘window of opportunity’ for peace in DR Congo 

14 October 2026

A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” for peace in the e...

China and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reports 

14 October 2026

News|Infrastructure China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge to traffic on Thursday, China�...

Colombia peace tribunal charges ex-FARC members with anti-Indigenous crimes 

13 October 2026

Colombia’s transitional justice system, established to address crimes committed during the country’s decades-long ci...

Jamaica accepts first flight of third-country deportations from US 

13 October 2026

The Caribbean country of Jamaica has received its first third-country deportations from the United States, as part of an...