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Oct 13, 2024
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13: Over 100,000 people have been displaced in 12 districts in Sri Lanka due to rain-related disasters from Oct. 7 until Sunday morning, the country's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond dies at 69
Comet last seen by Neanderthals could be visible over the weekend
Russian army controls half of city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine
Borrell urges Israel to let UNRWA operate
Rocket sirens wail in Israel as Hezbollah launches Yom Kippur attacks
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran for missile attack
Washington [US], October 13: The US government hasannounced new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's attack on Israel on October 1.
UN warns of 'catastrophic' conflict
Beirut [Lebanon], October 13: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a "catastrophic" regional conflict as Zionist entity forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas on two...
Trump demonizes migrants in a dark, misleading speech
Aurora [US], October 13: Donald Trump painted an apocalyptic picture of a country "occupied" by hordes of criminal foreigners in a campaign speech Friday as...
Harris releases medical report, drawing contrast with Trump
Washington [US], October 13: Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor.
Chinese premier in Hanoi agrees to boost ties with Vietnam
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 13: Vietnam and China agreed on Saturday to boost defence and security cooperation, the Vietnamese government said, despite their years-long maritime dispute...
Florida residents hit by Milton and Helene vow to rebuild
Florida [US], October 13: Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were [USN:L1N3LB03H TEXT:"swamped by...
Pope urged at LGBT meeting to reverse church ban
Vatican City [Vatican], October 13: Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks...
Sharjah Learning Disabilities Conference launches its 4th edition
Sharjah [UAE], October 13: Sharjah Center for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) officially inaugurated on Saturday the fourth edition of its Learning Disabilities Conference, themed "Shared Challenges,...
149th IPU Assembly to focus on AI, science, technology, adopt IPU Charter on ethics of science, technology
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13: Hundreds of parliamentarians from around the world will gather in Geneva for the 149th IPU Assembly, taking place from 13th to...
WWII bomb defused in Hamburg's nightlife district
Hamburg [Germany], October 13: Several thousand people were forced to leave their homes in Hamburg's trendy Sternschanze district after the World War II-era bomb was discovered.
Germany announces new military aid to Ukraine
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Russia lodges protest over upcoming Japan-U.S. military drills
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel
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