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CALGARY, Oct 17 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that a \"serious incident\" had caused a major fire at a military base in northern Alberta.
The trauma of the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel remains raw.
At least eight Republican senators have spoken out against Trump’s diesel deal with Russia or the sanctions waiver.
The West Bank violence has shocked much of the world, with Britain spearheading economic sanctions that in turn led Israel to close the British consulate in Jerusalem.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the situation in Oleshky this week as “genocide”.
Zelenskyy said Trump's latest action emboldens Russian President Vladimir Putin and encourages more attacks by Russia.
BRUSSELS, Oct 17 - Masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials, Belgium's foreign minister said on Saturday.
Saudi warplanes targeted “civilian homes” in Taiz governorate on Oct 17, killing nine people and wounding 16, Houthi media said.
CAIRO, Oct 17 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt would take any measures necessary to defend Saudi Arabia if asked, amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom, and parliament announced an emergency session on Sunday.
BUDAPEST, Oct 17 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked neighbours Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain cargoes because of a Black Sea blockade, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday.
KYIV, Oct 17 - Ukraine, the United States and Russia could meet during a G20 summit in the US but Washington and Moscow have not confirmed the meeting and other venues are also possible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.
Oct 17 - Ukraine on Saturday rejected Russia's claim to have captured more than 1,800 square km (695 square miles) of territory and nearly 100 settlements, including the eastern town of Dobropillia, since September 1.
Over 18,000 people were in Bangkok for a week of IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
WASHINGTON/KYIV, Oct 17 - From US threats to cut off intelligence support for Ukraine to a diesel deal that could help Russia fund its war, it has been a bad week for ties between Kyiv and its most important ally, Washington.
Oct 17 - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday it had carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure targets, including the country's largest steelworks in the city of Kryvyi Rih.
They agreed to support countries that undertake reforms and address debt vulnerabilities.
Waiting soldiers tapping on their vehicle’s screen discovered videos recorded by the on-board cameras.
US President Donald Trump's reversal on the Russia sanctions comes after he struck a deal with Russia President Vlamidir Putin to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel into global markets.
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - Germany's development minister is seeking an exemption from the country's debt brake, a constitutional limit on government borrowing, for Ukraine funding, arguing that much of Germany's civilian support for Ukraine comes from her ministry's budget.
The announcement came days after Pyongyang said it had test-fired two types of cruise missiles from a submarine after weeks of friction with Seoul over a landmine explosion along their border.
Trump’s executive order comes as he has been warming towards Russia.
CHISINAU, Oct 16 - Moldova condemned Russia on Friday after five drones identified by its authorities as Russian crashed in the country in less than 24 hours.
Oct 16 - Missiles struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, while a Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile headed for the Red Sea city of Yanbu, a key Saudi oil hub that allows exports to avoid the Strait of Hormuz.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the service was being restored after the White House reportedly asked SpaceX to reinstate it.
Oct 16 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia, called Moscow's stance a \"parody\" of peace negotiations and welcomed the prospect of a greater role in talks for European allies he called \"real leaders\".
The UN Security Council “condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalatory Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and criticised attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not think either he or Elon Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access in a way that affected its military operations against Russia.
VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 - President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo he had agreed to cooperate after the pontiff asked him on Friday to help get vital supplies into the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, the Kremlin said.
Oct 16 - The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters, in a setback to US President Donald Trump's move to revive direct US-Beirut flights.
Sarah Helm, wife of Jonathan Powell, weighed in on novelist Sally Rooney’s books being pulled from British market over Palestine Action royalties.
Putin said the operation was in response to Ukraine’s 2024-25 incursion into Russia’s western Kursk region.
Authorities said repair crews restored electricity to many affected areas, but some areas may face blackouts for at least 24 hours as drone attacks continued, damaging trucks and buildings.
MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine and was ready to cooperate on the matter.
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his deep concern about the 'grave humanitarian situation' in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, according to the Vatican.
Sector boosted by surge in the production of semiconductors and related electronic components.
LAGOS, Oct 16 - More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force plane crash killed all 25 people on board, families say they are still waiting for answers as military teams search for wreckage and human remains in swampy terrain.
TAIZ, Yemen, Oct 16 - Ali Hassan and his family took shelter under a stairwell at a school in Taiz as Iran-allied Houthi forces closed in around them, tightening a siege of Yemen's third-largest city.
ROME, Oct 16 - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists, Italian prosecutors said on Friday.
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Oct 16 - For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decision this week to reduce services provided by satellite company Starlink to the military had an immediate impact.
BERLIN, Oct 16 - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on Friday reaffirmed their countries' steadfast backing for Ukraine, saying that Russia had shown no willingness to negotiate by intensifying its attacks.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - President Donald Trump said the US may have to target Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's nuclear program, as he aims to ensure Tehran does not get a nuclear weapon. In an interview with Newsmax on Thursday night, Trump also said he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war on Iran, which began in February with US-Israeli strikes.
MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber planes, escorted by fighter jets, carried out a planned flight over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Friday.
BUDAPEST, Oct 16 - Budapest and Kyiv agreed to put their relations on a new footing, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the leaders aim to calm tensions over minority rights.
GENEVA, Oct 16 - Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of hardship as attacks on critical infrastructure, damaged housing and rising living costs threaten to force more people from their homes, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
Russia seized local assets of four companies from France, Germany, Sweden and Belgium.
GENEVA, Oct 16 - Gains in tackling malnutrition in Gaza remain fragile and could be undermined by disruptions to supplies entering the Palestinian enclave, the UN children's agency UNICEF said on Friday, urging that all crossings remain open.
Oct 16 - The city of Taiz is rapidly emerging as the most important battlefront in Yemen's reignited civil war, pitting the Iran-allied Houthis against the internationally recognised government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition.
DAMASCUS/LONDON, Oct 16 - Iran has managed to export some liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel since July, despite a US naval blockade, shipping intelligence showed and people involved in security said.
LONDON, Oct 16 - A Norwegian teenager who flew to Britain to commit murder after being recruited online by a Swedish organised crime group linked to Iran was jailed on Friday for 20 years.
KYIV, Oct 16 - Russian drones killed at least three people across Ukraine early on Friday, hit two shopping centres and knocked out power to around 370,000 in the northwest after strikes on the energy grid, officials said.
NAIROBI, Oct 16 - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has named a caretaker government to stabilise the northern Tigray region and prepare for an election within six months, after fighting erupted between a rebel alliance and federal troops.
The Tsinghua-Philanthropy Asia Alliance Impact Summit brought together leaders from philanthropy, business, government and academia to explore how innovation and collaboration can help tackle challenges.
MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russia has publicly acknowledged a Ukrainian drone strike on a major oil refinery this week and broadcast images on state media, breaking with its usual practice in order to highlight an attack that US President Donald Trump has branded a \"disgrace\".
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 - The European Union will probably have to provide a new loan to Ukraine to help cover a budget gap for next year and keep up Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told Reuters in an interview on Friday.
SOFIA, Oct 16 - Bulgaria has formally asked NATO to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems to bolster its defences after a series of drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Friday.
European leaders are preparing for a world where Trump effectively sides with Moscow.
