Mali is squeezed as militants enforce fuel blockade
The landlocked West African nation of Mali is being squeezed by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by jihadi militants. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on late Sunday that schools nationwide will be shut for two weeks because the scarcity of fuel makes it difficult for staff to get...
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Hurricane Melissa, at Category 5, slam Jamaica
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Amid trade tension, Trump arrives in Japan
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Imprisoned Istanbul mayor to be questioned
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Balloons from Belarus disrupt Lithuanian airport
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Rishi Sunak turns columnist, offers budget advice
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Hamas expands search for hostages’ bodies in Gaza
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Top Pakistani military official meets Bangladesh’s interim govt chief Yunus
27 October 2025 | Press Trust of India
Voters in Dutch general election have 1,166 candidates to choose from 27 parties
Dutch voters in Wednesday’s general election are spoiled for choice. The country’s electoral commission has registered no fewer than 27 parties and 1,166 candidates vying for the 150 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives. That means a big ballot paper because it bears the names of all the...
Pak court to hear petition seeking closure of Imran’s X account
A Pakistani high court has fixed hearing for a petition seeking the closure of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s social media account, according to a media report on Sunday. The 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail for over two years in multiple cases. According to the cause list issued...
Trade tensions recede after talks between US, China
Trade tensions between the United States and China appeared to cool on Sunday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Chinese government suggesting that a mutual understanding had been reached between the world’s two largest economies. The talks followed China’s placing limits...
Russia tests unique cruise missile with nuclear engine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday announced the successful test of a unique nuclear powered ‘Burevestnik’ cruise missile with unlimited range and ordered the armed forces to prepare infrastructure for its deployment. Putin, in his televised meeting with the chief of defence staff and other military commanders, mentioned that during recent...
PKK withdrawing fighters from Turkiye to Iraq
A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkiye to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkiye. The statement issued in northern Iraq by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, came months after a group of its fighters began laying down their...
Tagore bust unveiled
A bust of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore carved by the famous Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun was unveiled at the Indian Embassy here. The sculpture was unveiled on the sidelines of a symposium titled Sangamam – A Confluence of Indian Philosophical Traditions organised by the Embassy on Saturday. Unveiling the bust, Indian Ambassador...
Spacecraft launched
Japan’s space agency successfully launched on Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the HTV-X1 spacecraft successfully lifted off atop the No. 7 H3 rocket...
