Plans to tighten rules on migration dominated the agenda as EU leaders headed into summit talks October 17 in Brussels that were set to crystallise…
President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies October 17 Ukraine must be in a position of strength before any peace talks with Russia, as he explained his…
Russia's defence ministry said October 17 its forces had captured a small village in Ukraine's east as part of its advance in the Donetsk region…
More than 150,000 children in Gaza received the required second dose of oral polio vaccine in the first two days of the campaign's second round,…
An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in northern Nigeria, killing at least 147,…
Security forces in Mozambique opened fire October 16 to disperse hundreds of supporters of opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane who claims to have won elections a…
After more than 30 years on air, Istanbul's Acik radio fell silent October 16 after the station was shut down by Turkish authorities, six months…
US President Joe Biden announced October 17 further student debt relief for public servants -- amounting to around $4.5 billion -- with just over two…
Clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and militias in the country's north-west are placing fleeing Sudanese refugees at "grave risk", Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on…
An online leak of the names of hundreds of staff of a new much-touted Greek anti-crime unit has put the officers' lives at risk, the…
A Bangladeshi court on October 17 issued an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was toppled…
Senior directors of a Pakistan college said on October 16 there was no evidence that a student had been raped on campus after reports that…
An Indian passenger aircraft was diverted on October 16 after the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made to airline companies involving the…
Intense rain lashed southern India on October 16, with weather officials issuing a red alert warning of flash floods and landslides. India's Meteorological Department warned…
A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion arrived in court on October 17 to face a potential life sentence in…
Five Southeast Asian nations said October 17 they had agreed to share aviation data and information among themselves, including reports of severe turbulence, to help…
The Philippine central bank reduced its key interest rate by 25 basis points on October 16 for a second meeting, and left the door open…
Thailand's central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate on October 16, saying the move brought rates a "neutral" level consistent with the economy's growth…
Thai police have arrested 18 people, including three celebrities, and seized luxury sports cars and millions of dollars in connection with a pyramid scheme selling…
A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers October 17 of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush…
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on October 17 sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered…
Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on October 16 to ban flats under eight square metres and cut import tax on spirits in…
China has jailed 15 people for their roles in a building collapse that killed dozens and sparked a public scandal over construction standards, state media…
Australia will donate an ageing fleet of 49 American-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine, bolstering its ground forces ahead of a difficult winter campaign, the defence…
Five Pacific nations on October 17 plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard…
