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School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people
15 October 2026News|Education The roof of a school in northwestern Pakistan has collapsed, killing at least 28 students and a teacher a...
Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever
15 October 2026The world’s timekeepers are meeting on Thursday near Paris to decide whether to scrap the “leap second”, which cou...
Backlash in Kashmir over proposal for uniform Friday sermons across mosques
15 October 2026A proposed move by the Waqf Board in Indian-administered Kashmir to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across...
From Morocco to South Africa, Israel election watched closely across Africa
15 October 2026Lagos, Nigeria – As Israelis prepare to vote on October 27, African governments from Pretoria to Rabat are weighing w...
X suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US midterms
15 October 2026News|Cybersecurity The social media platform X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts related to three suspected foreig...
Israel has detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children since 2023: report
15 October 2026Israeli forces have detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children since October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Socie...
Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul
15 October 2026A teenage boy has died after torrential rain battered Istanbul, flooding hundreds of homes, causing roads to cave in and...
North Korea tests two submarine-launched missiles, state media reports
15 October 2026North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the sea off its east coast, stat...
Argentina’s Milei backs Trump for US midterms, calls vote crucial for West
15 October 2026News|Donald Trump Argentine President Javier Milei has urged his ally, US President Donald Trump, to come out of the Uni...
