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South Korea to recall Ukraine envoy in diplomatic row over POWs 

08 October 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Kyiv following a recent revelation by Ukraine ...

Two killed after building partially collapses in Turkiye’s Istanbul 

08 October 2026

At least two people have been killed after a seven-storey building in Turkiye’s Istanbul partially collapsed, official...

Canadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature 

08 October 2026

Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body has announced. Ca...

‘This is a crisis of hope’: Echoes of 1968 as France’s students rise up 

08 October 2026

The scale of protests raging across France over the education system, attracting hundreds of thousands of pupils, teache...

King David Hotel bombing to consulate row: A timeline of UK-Israel tension 

08 October 2026

The British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem has ceased operating under that name after Israel ordered it to...

Has Israel shut the UK consulate in East Jerusalem 

08 October 2026

The British government has said it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed the signage ...

Photos: Protests erupt after 87-year-old evicted woman dies in Madrid 

08 October 2026

The death of an 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home ignited nationwide outrage has intensifie...

Italian law to give election winners bonus seats: Why that’s controversial 

08 October 2026

Italy’s parliament is voting on Thursday on a new electoral law that would make it easier for election winners to form...

India to Turkiye, can new proposals to broker Russia-Ukraine truce succeed? 

08 October 2026

Ukraine says it has received proposals from India, Turkiye, Egypt and the United States to broker talks with Russia. The...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 12 people 

08 October 2026

A Russian attack on two buses has killed at least 33 people and wounded 18 others in eastern Ukraine’s city of Kramato...