Month: October 2025
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Asia
North Korea fires ballistic missiles week before leaders meet in South Korea
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a week ahead…
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Business
Greek islands require €35 billion investment by 2035, study shows
Greece’s National Bank of Greece (NBG) announced this week that an estimated €35 billion investment in infrastructure is urgently needed…
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Europe
French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot
Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police…
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Europe
Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving…
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Britain
UK house asking prices stall ahead of November budget
Asking prices for British homes barely rose in what is usually a busy autumn sales period, according to a survey…
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Japan
Hardline Takaichi elected as Japanese premier, shattering glass ceiling
Takaichi’s election marks a shift to the right in Japan Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime…
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ceasefire
Vance visits Israel in effort to stabilise shaky Gaza ceasefire
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of…
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UK
Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit
A planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as…
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Britain
Britain posts record borrowing in first half of financial year
Britain’s borrowing in the first half of the financial year was the highest on record except during the height of…
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Europe
Italian football club under court control for mafia infiltration
Italian second-tier football club SS Juve Stabia has been placed under judicial administration for alleged mafia infiltration, Italian prosecutors and…
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