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India restricts transit in capital as youth Cockroach movement challenges government

It all started as a bit of online satire by a few young people fed up by corruption. Clearly though, the Cockroach movement's no longer a laughing matter for India’s government which has shut transport and blocked rallying points in the capital to quell the momentum of youth-led mobilization that's already down the education minister over rampant school exam cheating and is now spearheading the protests against the culling of names from voter rolls, with the electoral commission chief accused of bias.

World· Developing

Benjamin Netanyahu rules out preemptive strike on Iran before upcoming election

JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election but also warned Tehran and its proxies against striking Israel. "It is not convenient for us, it's no good," Netanyahu said in an interview on Israel's Army Radio, when asked about the possibility of a preemptive strike and allegations by his political rivals that he was seeking a military confrontation ahead of the election.

World· Developing

Ukraine reports frontline Starlink disruptions following political pressure from US

Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately. The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations and the sudden restrictions on the high-speed terminals on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

World· Verified

Saudi Aramco site in Dhahran struck as Houthi cross-border assaults intensify

By Timour Azhari and Menna AlaaElDin RIYADH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - An administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was attacked, causing a limited fire, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday as fighting between Yemen'sIran-allied Houthis and the kingdom intensified. Authorities responded to the incident late on Tuesday and took necessary measures, the ministry said, adding that there were no injuries or deaths.

World· Verified

Kyiv received no partner alerts before Russian ballistic strikes, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president’s comments on ‘particularly vile’ strikes come after US threatened to halt intelligence sharing Europe live – latest updates Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday as “particularly vile”. He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine’s western allies “helps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues”. Continue reading...

World· Verified

China court condemns three Myanmar border crime syndicate leaders to death

A Chinese court sentenced three members of a criminal gang to death on Tuesday for operating a network of brutal scam centres in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, while jailing dozens more. China has stepped up cooperation with Southeast Asian nations to crack down on a vast industry that has flourished in […]

World· Verified

UK to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Andy Burnham pledges accelerated military aid

Prime minister reiterates UK backing after the Ukrainian president’s latest round of difficulties with Donald Trump Andy Burnham will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday as the UK seeks to further underline its support for the Ukrainian president, in contrast to his difficulties with Donald Trump. The UK prime minister said his message to Zelenskyy and his country would be: “We are with you for as long as it takes.” Continue reading...

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