In briefBuck is a mascot for New Zealand's largest state-owned commercial bank Kiwibank.Kiwibank's latest ad has created an internet storm over Buck's apparently alluring appearance.New Zealand has long had a reputation for its sheep.With about five of them for every person, they're woven into the country's national identity and occasionally
Nirit Eylon immigrated to Australia 21 years ago. This month, for the first time, she’s flying back to Israel specifically to vote.The country does not allow citizens living abroad to vote from outside its borders.But with an election many view as the most consequential in its history fast approaching, estimates
The United States calls for dialogue as regional East Africa tension escalates.East African neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again perilously close to all-out war.Territorial disputes have dogged their relations since Eritrea gained independence in 1993.They fought a bitter war between 1998 and 2000. And despite a truce, they
Trump advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her press secretary role due to media backlash over her credentials.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for the job,
Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.By AFP
Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades
Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has returned to Novi Sad, the northern city where 16 people died in a train station tragedy almost two years ago that set off a wave of anti-government protests
Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988
Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo
Police reviewing social media post by writer Sarah Helm, wife of Burnham’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026British police are reviewing a social media post by the wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in which she appears to endorse Palestine Action, a
In messages that appear to be directed at the American public, Iran has been highlighting the cost of the war that the United States and Israel launched against the country ahead of the United States midterm elections.Iranian officials have published articles in state-affiliated outlets stressing the disastrous impact of the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia’s ambitions extend beyond eastern Ukraine, saying its drone attacks threaten NATO. Speaking after an EU summit in Belgium, he also took a jibe at US President Donald Trump for saying he is harder to deal with than Putin.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct
In briefBuck is a mascot for New Zealand's largest state-owned commercial bank Kiwibank.Kiwibank's latest ad has created an internet storm over Buck's apparently alluring appearance.New Zealand has long had a reputation for its sheep.With about five of them for every person, they're woven into the country's national identity and occasionally
Nirit Eylon immigrated to Australia 21 years ago. This month, for the first time, she’s flying back to Israel specifically to vote.The country does not allow citizens living abroad to vote from outside its borders.But with an election many view as the most consequential in its history fast approaching, estimates
The United States calls for dialogue as regional East Africa tension escalates.East African neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again perilously close to all-out war.Territorial disputes have dogged their relations since Eritrea gained independence in 1993.They fought a bitter war between 1998 and 2000. And despite a truce, they
Trump advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her press secretary role due to media backlash over her credentials.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for the job,
Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.By AFP
Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades
Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has returned to Novi Sad, the northern city where 16 people died in a train station tragedy almost two years ago that set off a wave of anti-government protests
Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988
Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo
Police reviewing social media post by writer Sarah Helm, wife of Burnham’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026British police are reviewing a social media post by the wife of National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in which she appears to endorse Palestine Action, a
In messages that appear to be directed at the American public, Iran has been highlighting the cost of the war that the United States and Israel launched against the country ahead of the United States midterm elections.Iranian officials have published articles in state-affiliated outlets stressing the disastrous impact of the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia’s ambitions extend beyond eastern Ukraine, saying its drone attacks threaten NATO. Speaking after an EU summit in Belgium, he also took a jibe at US President Donald Trump for saying he is harder to deal with than Putin.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct