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Photos: Student protest in Albania prompts violent clashes with police 

14 October 2026

Student protests over education and social inequality in Albania turned violent as police clashed with demonstrators in ...

‘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�...

Namibia battles cattle disease outbreak as EU suspends several meat imports 

13 October 2026

Windhoek, Namibia – “We had to close the market for several days. It was just before the weekend and month’s end....