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October 10, 2025

Philippines rocked by damaging 7.6-magnitude earthquake

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said authorities were assessing the situation on the ground and search and rescue efforts were being...

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October 10, 2025

Weather tracker: South-east China swelters in summer-like heat

Inland areas have neared 40C, while in northern China a cold air mass clashed with warmth to produce heavy rainWhile northern parts of China felt...

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October 09, 2025

‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain hazardous isotope Caesium-137A large industrial zone on the outskirts...

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October 09, 2025

HSBC makes £10bn bet on Hong Kong as ‘super-connector’ for China and west

Deal will mean Hang Seng Bank’s shares are taken off local stock exchange as HSBC doubles down on Asian business

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October 09, 2025

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentinian court sentences man to 10 years for attempted assassination

Court in Buenos Aires sentences Fernando Sabag Montiel and accomplice over 2022 incident in which gun was pointed at former president but did not go...

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October 08, 2025

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report findsAn illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000...

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October 08, 2025

Jamaica imposes local curfews after two deadly shootings rattle the island

Shootings left six people dead, including a four-year-old, and nine others injured amid suspected gang violenceAuthorities in Jamaica ...

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October 08, 2025

Outgoing French PM says ‘there is desire’ to agree budget and talks down prospect of snap election – Europe live

Sébastien Lecornu speaks at the Matignon Palace and expresses optimism that parliament will not need to be dissolvedEmmanuel Macron’s second term is...

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October 07, 2025

Diplomacy’s lowest point: how the Israel-Gaza conflict was mishandled

In two years there have been many versions of a ‘day after’ plan for Gaza and many obstacles to overcomeGeorge Mitchell, the great US advocate for...

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October 07, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband tells court man convicted of rape knew she was sedated

Dominique Pelicot says Husamettin Dogan’s attempt to overturn conviction in the mass rape case ‘is indecent’Dominique Pelicot, who drugged his...

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October 07, 2025

Macron should announce early election, says former PM as France’s political crisis deepens

Édouard Philippe, a contender to succeed Macron, says situation is ‘distressing’ amid last-ditch efforts to get cross-party support for cabinet

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October 07, 2025

Indonesia school collapse: search for victims ends as 67 confirmed dead

Grief and confusion gripped East Java last week after foundational failures caused the Al Khoziny Islamic school to collapse during afternoon...

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