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Sri Lanka Thanks Azerbaijan for Disaster Aid, but No One Says What Was Sent

BAKU, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's foreign minister thanked Azerbaijan on Wednesday for humanitarian assistance during "recent natural disasters," according to the Azerbaijani presidency's account of his me... Read More


Vietnam Puts a Visa-Free Regime on Aliyev's Table at the Baku Summit

BAKU, Oct. 15 -- A visa-free regime between Vietnam and Azerbaijan is now on the agenda, but only as one line on a list. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and President Ilham Aliyev discussed it in Baku ... Read More


Aliyev Hosts Cambodia and Laos; Neither Readout Gives a Trade Figure

BAKU, Oct. 15 -- Ilham Aliyev told the president of Laos on Tuesday that trade between their countries "reflects neither our potential nor our intentions." Neither leader said what that trade is. Tho... Read More


NASA Tests Moon and Mars Heat Shields on a Cargo Ship Full of Station Trash

MOFFETT FIELD, Oct. 15 -- NASA is testing the heat shields meant to bring astronauts home from the Moon and Mars by riding along on the space station's garbage. When Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL carg... Read More


Hareem Farooq takes credit for introducing Hania in the entertainment industryPublished on: October 15, 2026 2:28 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Pakistani actress and filmmaker Hareem Farooq has revealed that she recognised Hania Aamir's acting potential early on and played a key role in giving the actress her first opport... Read More


ICC Unseals Four Taliban Warrants, but the Case Stops at January 2025

THE HAGUE, Oct. 15 -- At least 52 women and one girl were arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul between July and September over dress-code rules, the UN mission in Afghanistan said on October 8, and... Read More


Sierra Leone's Bio Asks Geneva to Fund Prevention, Not Just Post-War Repair

GENEVA, Oct. 15 -- Sierra Leone's president told the opening of the Geneva Peace Forum on Monday that the world spends too much repairing the damage of wars and too little stopping them, and proposed ... Read More


WHO Says No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery for Obese Children Under 10

GENEVA, Oct. 15 -- Children under 10 who have obesity should not be given weight-loss drugs, surgery or devices, the World Health Organization said on October 7 in its first global guidelines on the c... Read More


Afghans Who Return Alone Are Four Times More Likely to Plan to Leave Again

KABUL, Oct. 15 -- Afghans who return home alone are now four times as likely as returning families to plan to leave again, according to a survey the International Organization for Migration released l... Read More


Finmin seeks better financing terms and expanded multilateral support for PakistanPublished on: October 15, 2026 2:18 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged international financial institutions to align financing terms with Pakistan's improved sovereign ratings and expanding acces... Read More