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Fears grow in DRC as former President Joseph Kabila joins rebellion 

17 October 2026

Goma, DR Congo – Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suffered another setback after for...

Search continues for 11 missing after boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coast 

17 October 2026

News|US-Mexico Border The search continues for 11 people still missing after a boat capsized off Mexico’s Baja Califor...

Iran says two tankers catch fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz 

17 October 2026

News|Energy Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million ...

Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones as Egypt weighs sending help 

17 October 2026

News|Houthis The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it intercepted and destroyed four drones over R...

US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalist 

17 October 2026

United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has demanded Israel prosecute and jail those responsible for the attack...

Iran war live: Tankers hit in Hormuz; Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats 

17 October 2026

Video Duration 00 minutes 21 seconds play-arrow00:21 Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz By Kr...

Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France 

17 October 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans have taken to the streets in separate, uncoordinated demonstrations to protest agains...

Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots early 

17 October 2026

Rallies organised by the No Kings network opposed to United States President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities a...

At least 17 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India 

17 October 2026

News|Construction A “stampede” during a Hindu religious festival in eastern India has killed at least 17 people and ...

Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’ 

17 October 2026

Israeli drone attacks killed at least six Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to Palestinian medic...