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Shutdown costs US economy $15 billion day, Treasury Secretary says

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the US economy about $15 billion a day in lost output, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, putting an estimate on its economic toll and urging Democrats to "be heroes" and side with Republicans to end it.

Oil use will remain subdued over remainder of 2025: IEA

Oct 16, 2025

Paris [France], October 16: Global oil demand saw in the third quarter...

WHO calls for greater investment in brain health, care services

Oct 16, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: Countries must scale up investment and care to...

Plane carrying US Defense Secretary makes unscheduled landing in UK due to windshield crack

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...

UN General Assembly elects 14 members to Human Rights Council

Oct 16, 2025

New York [US], October 16: The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday...

Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024: WMO warns

Oct 16, 2025

New York [US], October 16: Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere...

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Trump says Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine is "making him look very bad"

Oct 16, 2025

Washington [US], October 16: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over...

Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad

Oct 16, 2025

Moscow [Russia], October 16: Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed continued friendly relations between his country and...

Three hanged for armed robbery in Iran

Oct 16, 2025

Tehran [Iran], October 16: The Iranian judiciary has executed three men convicted of carrying out several...

NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe

Oct 16, 2025

Washington DC [US], October 16: NATO chief Mark Rutte said before a meeting with defence ministers...

Government shutdown halts pay for US air traffic controllers

Oct 16, 2025

Washington DC [US], October 16: More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and...

Microsoft to avoid French probe into search practices, Qwant says

Oct 16, 2025

Washington DC [US], October 16: U.S. tech giant Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab looks set to...

U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page

Oct 15, 2025

New York [US], October 15: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta (META.O), opens...

Nations pledge funds for Gaza's $70bn reconstruction, says UN

Oct 15, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], October 15: European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute...

Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings

Oct 15, 2025

Damascus [Syria], October 15: The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands...

Israel limits Gaza aid, keeps border closed as Hamas regains control

Oct 15, 2025

Jerusalem [Israel], October 15: Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut on...

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to four years for data theft, extortion

Oct 15, 2025

New York [US], October 15: A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider...

French PM Lecornu suspends Macron's pension reform

Oct 15, 2025

Paris [France], October 15: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has postponed President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension...

Racism allegations overshadow exploratory Czech coalition talks

Oct 15, 2025

Prague [Czech Republic], October 15: Exploratory talks on a future government in the Czech Republic are...

Explosion at farmhouse during police raid kills three officers in Italy

Oct 15, 2025

Rome [Italy], October 15: A large-scale operation to enforce the eviction of a farmhouse in the...

Biden, Clinton praise Trump for role in Gaza ceasefire

Oct 15, 2025

Washington [US], October 15: Former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton on Monday praised US...

Russia strikes Kharkiv hospital, UN convoy as Ukraine seeks US Tomahawks

Oct 15, 2025

Moscow [Russia], October 15: Russian forces have struck a hospital and a United Nations convoy in...

Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity measures

Oct 15, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], October 15: A general strike against proposed austerity measures in Belgium has grounded flights...

Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing at least 14

Oct 15, 2025

Caracas [Venezuela], October 15: At least 14 people have died after torrential rainfall led to the...

Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Odessa mayor Trukhanov

Oct 15, 2025

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stripped the mayor of the port city...

Prominent Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvaei dies

Oct 15, 2025

Tehran [Iran], October 15: The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at...

Iranian court hands long prison terms to 2 French nationals

Oct 15, 2025

Tehran [Iran], October 15: An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to long prison terms...

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