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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


Tinubu urges judges to close loopholes delaying corruption trials

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian judges to close procedural loopholes that politically exposed persons and organised crime suspects exploit to delay or frustrate criminal t... Read More


PM expresses displeasure over slow progress on Gemstones Pilot ProjectPublished on: October 15, 2026 2:20 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the slow progress of the Gemstones Pilot Project and delays in implementing measures for the sector'... Read More


44,000 Gazans Live in Buildings Marked for Demolition as Winter Nears

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 15 -- Nearly 44,000 people in Gaza are sleeping in buildings that aid agencies say should be partly or fully demolished, and the cold and rainy season is approaching. The count c... Read More


China Tells UAE Envoy It Backs a Ceasefire; the Readout Names No War

BEIJING, Oct. 15 -- China's top diplomat told the United Arab Emirates' special envoy on Tuesday that Beijing would keep working for "a comprehensive ceasefire" in the Middle East, and the envoy repli... Read More


Putin Convenes Security Chiefs on Digital Security After Drones Hit Yandex

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Oct. 15 -- Three days after a drone attack halted Yandex's data center in Vladimir, President Vladimir Putin convened the Security Council secretary, the central bank governor, the head... Read More


Griffin-1 Lander Passes JPL's Shake, Roar and Freeze Tests; No Launch Date

PASADENA, Oct. 15 -- A lander built to carry what NASA says would be the largest commercial payload ever delivered to the Moon has been spun, shaken, deafened, baked and frozen, and NASA says it passe... 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


Artemis III Crew Will Rehearse a Pad Escape as NASA Stacks Its Rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Oct. 15 -- Before Artemis III flies, its four astronauts are due to rehearse the part of a launch nobody wants to use: the walk from the top of the mobile launcher to the emergency exi... Read More