A temporary ceasefire has taken effect around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, opening the way for a humanitarian mission to reach residents trapped there for years. The pause in fighting began at 3 a.m. Kyiv time on Tuesday, October 27, and was …
Key takeaways Petrol rises by Rs1.54 to Rs379.25 a litre and diesel by Rs2.16 to Rs395.82 from October 27, under the latest OGRA revision. Officials cite global market movements, while government levies and dealer margins are unchanged. Prices rise from Tuesday Pakistan has raised the …
Key takeaways Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up rig sank off the coast of Gabon on the night of October 24, 2026, after a seabed failure during pre-drilling operations. Of the 115 people on board, 110 have been safely accounted for and five remain missing, with …
Serbia’s student-backed opposition has won a landslide parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year grip on power. Vucic conceded defeat late on Sunday, after a snap election that turned nearly two years of street protests into a governing majority. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Serbia’s student-backed list won 139 …
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s presidential runoff and overturning a first-round defeat that had made him the underdog. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) declared Lula mathematically elected on Sunday night, 25 …
Shadab Khan struck an unbeaten 113 to rescue Pakistan from certain defeat and secure a one-wicket victory over England in the ODI tri-series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Chasing 242, Pakistan had collapsed to 154 for nine before Shadab and last …
India’s east coast is bracing for a powerful cyclone. A weather system over the Bay of Bengal — already being referred to as Cyclone Arnab — is forecast to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach the Andhra Pradesh coast on the morning …
Key takeaways: Pakistan reopened the Gabd-Rimdan crossing with Iran on Saturday after a week-long suspension. Trucks carrying LPG and essential food can move again, with only consignments noted on or before 16 October cleared at first. Pakistan has reopened its Gabd-Rimdan border crossing with Iran, …
Two powerful earthquakes struck the sea off Vanuatu on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for the South Pacific island nation before monitors declared the threat over within the hour. The larger tremor, revised to magnitude 6.9, hit at 1:31 p.m. local time, followed about four …
Kenya has confirmed its second death from Ebola, as health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo began vaccinating the first participants in a trial for a vaccine against the strain behind the outbreak. Both announcements came on Friday — and underline the biggest gap …