Biden cancels major trip to deal with super storm of the century
Washington [US], October 9: The situation with Hurricane Milton about to hit the US could affect plans to hold an important meeting of Ukraine's allies...
PM condemns 'brutality and cruelty' of October 7 attack
Sydney [Australia], October 9: Anthony Albanese has marked the anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel, while also acknowledging Palestinians being killed in Gaza.
Hurricane Milton threatens Florida as Category 5 storm, thousands flee
Florida [US], October 9: Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida's battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and...
Australians return home on Lebanon evacuation flights
Sydney [Australia], October 9: Hundreds of Australians have arrived home after being evacuated in the latest round of flights from Lebanon, as bipartisanship on the...
UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island
London [UK], October 9: The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in...
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon up to 2,119 fatalities,10,019 wounds...
Beirut [Lebanon], October 9: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 36 people have been killed, and 150 others wounded as a result of Israeli...
Over 6% of Gazans killed or injured in one year: WHO
Gaza border [Israel], October 9: Over 6% of the entire population of Gaza has been killed or injured as Israel's devastating military campaign nears one...
New law blocking UNRWA 'would be a catastrophe', Guterres warns
New York [US], October 9: Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA,...
Nobel Prize in Medicine for 'groundbreaking' microRNA discovery
Stockholm [Sweden], October 8: US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have won this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA, a...
Kazakhstan's historic referendum sees strong support for nuclear power plant construction
Astana [Kazakhstan], October 8: Kazakhstan concluded a significant national referendum on Sunday, with voters casting their ballots to decide on the construction of the country's...
Iran dismisses rumours of the death of top IRGC general
Tehran [Iran], October 8: Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday dismissed rumours that one of its top generals, Esmail Qa'ani, has been...
Calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon as world marks October 7 anniversary
Gaza border [Israel], October 8: Tens of thousands of people have rallied around the world, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as Israel's...
At least 10 emergency workers killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: At least 10 rescue workers have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a municipal building near Bint Jbeil in...
The Middle East 'oil pan' continues to boil
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Israel announced on October 7 that Hezbollah had launched rockets at Haifa, Israel's third largest city. According to Israel, several...
Florida prepares for massive evacuation ahead of hurricane
Florida [US], October 8: As Hurricane Milton approaches land, the US state of Florida is preparing for the largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017,...
Netherlands delivers F-16s to Ukraine
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 8: Reuters reported that Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on October 6.
US strengthens military power in East Asia
Washington [US], October 8: Although the White House is about to have a new owner, the US is still increasing the deployment of modern weapons...
Hezbollah attacks Israeli intelligence base near Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Hezbollah said it attacked an Israeli military intelligence base near Tel Aviv after the enemy military issued a warning along...
Trump launches another attack on immigrants
Washington [US], October 8: Former President Donald Trump said on October 7 that illegal immigrants who committed murder had "bad genes."
Iran's Quds Force speaks out after news of commander Esmail Qaani missing
Tehran [Iran]m, October 8: Deputy commander of Iran's Quds Force, Iraj Masjedi, said on October 7 that Esmail Qaani was in "good health" after reports...
Iran has more than 10 scenarios to respond to an Israeli attack
Tehran [Iran], October 8: The Iranian military has prepared 'at least 10 scenarios' to respond to an attack from Israel, according to Tasnim News Agency...
Britain gives up to salvage
Britain [UK], October 8: After two years of negotiations, Britain and Mauritius have reached an agreement on sovereignty over the Chago Islands in the Indian...
The world's richest man Elon Musk announced his bet on Mr. Trump...
Washington [US], October 8: Billionaire Elon Musk has increased his support for former US President Donald Trump and announced that he is betting all his...
Protest ban flagged as organisers query police presence
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Weekly pro-Palestine demonstrations may be shut down as NSW's premier suggests police time could be better spent focusing on tackling...
Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city Haifa and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday,...
Haiti's divided transition council picks new president
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 8: Haiti's transitional presidential council transferred the rotating presidency on Monday to architect Leslie Voltaire despite opposition from outgoing president Edgard Leblanc...
Court rejects Biden on Texas abortions
Texas [US], October 8: The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to enforce in Texas federal...