Dozens killed in fresh clashes along Afghanistan-Pakistan border

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Two sides declare ceasefire after Islamabad carries out retaliatory strikes on Kabul and Kandahar province

Dozens of soldiers and civilians have been killed after fresh clashes broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and Islamabad carried out retaliatory airstrikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, and Kandahar province.

The two sides declared a ceasefire by Wednesday night after the latest outbreak of violence, which came after the deadliest cross-border clashes in years over the weekend.

What do we know about the Trump plan to disarm Hamas?

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

US President Donald Trump says Hamas may need to be disarmed ‘violently’ as part of the Gaza peace plan.

Israel’s bright, exuberant, imperfect day, two years after its worst – The Times of Israel

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After ‘military coup’, Madagascar faces uncertain future

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Uncertainty looms in Madagascar as military leader Michael Randrianirina is expected to take charge of the country.

France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic

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In October 2022, when Rishi Sunak moved into 10 Downing St, he became the fifth British prime minister to take up the office in six years.

Unleashed on the UK by Brexit, this was unprecedented political turmoil. So how might we describe what is happening in France, now on its fifth (or sixth, depending how you count) premier in two years – three of them in the past 10 months?

‘We don’t want power, we want light’: Madagascar awaits post-Rajoelina era

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

As president flees and army takes control, Gen Z protesters demand water, electricity and a well-functioning country.

How US funding has made Israel’s wars possible

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Pressure from the US may have forced Israel into a ceasefire in Gaza, but it was US money that funded that war.

U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports – The Washington Post

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

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German coalition in row over push to bring back conscription

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Parties blame each other after bill halted at last minute, as fears grow over voluntary service and lottery idea is vetoed

Germany’s ruling coalition is locked in a furious row over how to plug severe manpower gaps in the country’s military as it seeks to fulfil Nato obligations and prepare for the looming threat from Russia.

A scheme agreed by the governing parties over the summer under a plan laid out by the popular defence minister, Boris Pistorius of the Social Democrats (SPD), would have relied on voluntary recruitment to draw tens of thousands of young men to military service.

Why has the US arrested Indian-American analyst Ashley Tellis?

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

US-India relations expert alleged to have retained classified information and met with Chinese officials.

Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow – AP News

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Westpac makes it harder for younger customers to earn advertised interest rates

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Bank joins smaller competitors in changing interest-related restrictions on some accounts – despite RBA leaving interest rates unchanged in September

Westpac is tightening conditions on its savings account for younger customers as growing numbers of banks make it harder to earn advertised interest rates on their deposits.

The bank has joined smaller competitors in changing interest-related restrictions on some accounts – despite the Reserve Bank of Australia leaving interest rates on hold in September.

Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India

The veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the presidency and had a profound influence on the country’s politics, has died aged 80 in India.

Odinga was in the southern city of Kochi for treatment. The Press Trust of India news agency reported that he had a cardiac arrest during a morning walk.

Watch: Freed detainee finds family alive after thinking they had been killed

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.

Shein warns on Trump tariff uncertainty after profits slip

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Admin

Fast-fashion retailer records 20% growth in sales and fees to $37bn but big hit is expected from US changes to import tax rules

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Shein has reported a 20% rise in global revenues to $37bn (£27.7bn) but profits have fallen as the fast-fashion retailer faced increased costs, even before it felt the impact of recent changes to US tax laws.

The Singaporean parent company of the rapidly growing retailer said pre-tax profits had fallen by 13% to $1.3bn last year from $1.5bn in 2023 after an increase in selling and marketing costs, according to new accounts.