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Pakistan School Tragedy Leaves 28 Dead as Rescue Teams Search for Trapped Children

At least 27 students and a teacher have been killed after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, trapping children beneath the rubble and leaving dozens injured. Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors as authorities investigate the building’s structural condition and examine whether safety regulations were ignored. The disaster occurred on Thursday, October 15, at the privately run Al-Khair Education Center in Peshawar’s Dir […]

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Costa Rica Builds $35 Million Mega-Prison as Authorities Battle Drug-Related Violence

Costa Rica has inaugurated a new maximum-security mega-prison modelled on El Salvador’s controversial approach to fighting organised crime, marking a major shift in the country’s response to rising drug-related violence. The facility, designed to hold 5,100 inmates, is intended to isolate dangerous criminals and disrupt criminal networks operating both inside and outside the prison system. President Laura Fernández officially opened the High-Containment Centre Against Organised Crime, known as CACCO, on […]

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Shell to Exit Nigeria’s Domestic Gas Distribution Business as Vaaris Energy Takes Over

British energy giant Shell has agreed to sell its entire interest in Shell Nigeria Gas Group to Nigerian energy company Vaaris Energy Limited, marking its planned exit from Nigeria’s domestic gas distribution business after more than 25 years of operations. The deal, announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, forms part of Shell’s strategy to simplify its business portfolio and concentrate investments on areas where it believes it has stronger competitive […]

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Bank of America Faces US$1.2 Billion Penalty Over Money-Laundering and Sanctions Violations

Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the United States, has been hit with more than US$1.2 billion in penalties after US regulators found serious failures in its anti-money-laundering controls and reporting of suspicious financial transactions. The action, announced by the US Treasury Department on October 13, 2026, ranks among the largest financial enforcement penalties in the department’s history and raises fresh questions about how major banks monitor illicit money […]

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Cornell University Suspends Fraternity Parties After Alleged Gang Rape Sparks Outrage

Cornell University has suspended fraternity-house parties and social events for the remainder of the 2026–2027 academic year following mounting protests over allegations that a female student was sexually assaulted by several men at a fraternity house in 2024. The decision marks a significant response to growing concerns about campus safety, sexual violence and the university’s handling of the case. The allegations centre on an incident at the Chi Phi fraternity […]

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Russia’s Fresh Strikes Leave 600,000 Without Power as Zelenskyy Accuses Moscow of Defying Trump’s Ceasefire

Fresh Russian missile and drone attacks have killed people in Ukraine and damaged dozens of energy facilities, leaving at least 600,000 people without electricity as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of undermining US President Donald Trump’s proposed energy ceasefire. The attacks, which struck Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight into Wednesday, October 14, have intensified concerns about Ukraine’s electricity and heating supplies ahead of winter. Ukrainian officials said three people were killed […]

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Riyadh Airport Attacks Leave More Dead and Injured as Trump Weighs US Military Action

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured in a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to escalate. A further attack on Sunday killed one person and injured 11 others, increasing fears of a wider regional conflict. The airport attacks have placed Saudi Arabia’s aviation operations under […]

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China Approves Visa’s Preparations for Domestic Payments, Opening Door to Major Market Expansion

China has approved Visa’s application to prepare for establishing a domestic bank-card clearing business, bringing the US payments giant closer to entering one of the world’s largest financial markets. Announced on October 13, 2026, the decision gives Visa one year to complete preparations before applying for final operational approval. The move could introduce greater competition into China’s tightly regulated payments industry. Visa has operated in China for decades, primarily handling […]

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Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule as Vatican Expects Week-Long Recovery

Pope Leo XIV has announced plans to undergo surgery to remove a small nodule discovered in his lung, marking the first major health concern of his papacy. The 71-year-old pontiff revealed the development during his Sunday Angelus blessing at the Vatican on October 11, saying doctors detected the abnormality at an early stage and recommended surgery. The Vatican expects him to need approximately one week to recover. The procedure is […]

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