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WorldThe United States will bar Chinese carmaker BYD’s electric vehicles from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, from Monday, 26 October, over security concerns about the data the cars can collect, according to reports published on Friday. The BYD Kadena ban will apply to every BYD-manufactured vehicle seeking entry to the base, with no exceptions
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WorldGhana has ordered its mining regulator to standardise pay and employment conditions across the industry, in a move aimed at protecting workers as mining operations shift from multinational companies to local contractors by December. The directive, reported on 22 October 2026, addresses union concerns that the transition could reduce wages and benefits. FAKTA Ghana’s Ministry
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WorldA magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet's remote northern Nagqu region on Thursday night, shaking a sparsely populated, high-altitude area and sending residents out of their homes, as rescue teams mobilised to assess damage in villages near the epicentre. The Tibet earthquake magnitude 7 tremor hit at 10:33 p.m. local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday, October
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WorldVirginia state Senator L. Louise Lucas, one of the most powerful Democrats in the state legislature, surrendered to federal authorities on Thursday after a federal grand jury indicted her on charges including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering. The Louise Lucas indictment, unsealed on October 22, 2026, accuses the 82-year-old lawmaker and six co-defendants
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WorldThe United States and Israel have drawn up specific plans for a renewed round of strikes on Iran that could be carried out after the US midterm elections on November 3, The New York Times has reported, citing US officials and other people briefed on the deliberations. The report says the operation would be short
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WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin has proposed meeting United States President Donald Trump in China, a suggestion that could bring the two leaders face to face as diplomatic efforts over the war in Ukraine continue. The Putin Trump China meeting proposal was raised as Putin welcomed US special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks in St Petersburg
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WorldMissiles struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, hours after Russia said it was ready in principle to resume trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the United States, in a stark reminder that diplomacy and fighting are advancing side by side. The Kyiv missiles peace talks moment captures both tracks at once:
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WorldThe United States has issued an ordered departure from Saudi Arabia for non-emergency government employees and their families, as Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and critical infrastructure intensify. The State Department announced the move on Wednesday, describing it as a response to a growing threat to American personnel in the kingdom. “The U.S. Department of
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WorldThousands of people gathered at the Shrine of Sultan Bahoo in Jhang to form a giant human display spelling out "MAKKAH ACCORD", in a public show of unity between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
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WorldThe United States and Mexico are simultaneously described as close to a trade deal and stuck in stalled talks, after President Donald Trump said on 19 October that the two countries were "very close to a great deal" while reports on 20–21 October said negotiations had hit an impasse over tariffs on cars, steel and
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WorldA ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi movement struck a military camp in Aden on Wednesday, 21 October, the third reported attack on the southern port city within a week, as fighting between the group and Yemen's internationally recognised government escalates. The Houthi Aden missile strike targeted the Saudi-led coalition's military operations room at Badr
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WorldA tanker struck off Oman by an unknown projectile in the early hours of Wednesday started a fire on board that was later extinguished, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has reported. All crew members are safe and the vessel is now at anchor, the agency said, as authorities investigate an attack whose
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