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Saudi Supreme Court Overturns Sri Lankan Migrant’s Death Sentence Over Facebook Comment

Darius Langford | Crime Reporter -
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Saudi Arabia has overturned the death sentence of a Sri Lankan migrant worker convicted of blasphemy over a Facebook comment...
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Tragic Thursday: At Least 29 Killed, Most of Them Children, in Pakistan School Roof Collapse

Ima Matthew | World Affairs Correspondent -
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 28 children and a teacher have been killed in a school roof collapse in northwestern Pakistan. More than 50 people...
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Russia Bombs 6 Ukrainian Energy Facilities Hours After Trump Announces Ceasefire

Nia Robinson | World Affairs Correspondent -
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces attacked at least six Ukrainian energy installations hours after US President Donald Trump announced an immediate ceasefire covering energy...
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Trump Faces Bipartisan Revolt as US Senators Reject Russian Diesel Deal

Simon Carter | Washington Correspondent -
WASHINGTON, United States — Seven Republican and Democratic senators have challenged President Donald Trump's agreement to import Russian diesel, accusing his administration of disregarding...
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OpenAI Shuts Down Russian Disinformation Network Using ChatGPT to Influence Latin America

Malcolm Black | Technology Reporter -
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — OpenAI has shut down a network of ChatGPT accounts linked to a Russian-origin influence campaign that spread fabricated stories,...
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Delhi Shuts 6 Metro Stations as Opposition Plans March on Indian Supreme Court Over Voter-List Dispute

Ima Matthew | World Affairs Correspondent -
NEW DELHI, India — Indian authorities closed six Delhi Metro stations and restricted traffic across the capital on Monday, October 12, 2026, as opposition...
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Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire, Surprising Zelenskyy as Attacks Continue

Ima Matthew | World Affairs Correspondent -
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities after US President Donald Trump announced an immediate ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, surprising Ukrainian...
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Over $7 Million in U.S. Payments Linked to Online Child Sexual Abuse in Philippines

Nia Robinson | World Affairs Correspondent -
MANILA, Philippines — Payments originating in the United States accounted for more than half of the suspicious financial transactions linked to online child sexual...
Asia

U.S. Marine Arrested in Japan Over Robbery and Murder of Woman at Hotel

Darius Langford | Crime Reporter -
NAHA, Japan — A 20-year-old U.S. Marine suspected of robbing and killing a Japanese woman at a hotel in Okinawa has been referred to...
Asia

Protests Spread Over India’s Voter Lists, With Election Chief Facing Calls to Quit

Ima Matthew | World Affairs Correspondent -
NEW DELHI, India — Thousands of protesters marched in Mumbai and demonstrated in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election...
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