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Ukrainian held in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia as Merz warns of more cases 23 October 2026 at 11:42

Ukrainian held in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia as Merz warns of more cases

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23 October 2026 at 11:42

A German court has ordered a Ukrainian citizen held on suspicion of spying for Russia

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High winds knock out power to thousands in southwest England as first of 2 major storms sweep in 23 October 2026 at 11:34

High winds knock out power to thousands in southwest England as first of 2 major storms sweep in

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23 October 2026 at 11:34

High winds have knocked out power to thousands of people in southwest England as the first of two major storms expected to hit the U.K. this weekend swept in from the Atlantic

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Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico 23 October 2026 at 10:18

Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico

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23 October 2026 at 10:18

Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico

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Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region 23 October 2026 at 09:13

Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region

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23 October 2026 at 09:13

Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and collapsed hundreds of homes

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Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery 23 October 2026 at 09:01

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery

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23 October 2026 at 09:01

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Tuesday for a major interfaith peace gathering because he is continuing to recover from thoracic surgery he underwent last week, the Vatican said Friday

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Israel’s military says it killed 2 men who had launched an attack in the occupied West Bank 23 October 2026 at 07:44

Israel’s military says it killed 2 men who had launched an attack in the occupied West Bank

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23 October 2026 at 07:44

Israel's military says its soldiers shot and killed two men who launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank

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Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by 23 October 2026 at 05:50

Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by

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23 October 2026 at 05:50

Taiwan shut down schools and offices and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi began brushing by the island

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Photos show festival on Myanmar's Inle Lake after the end of monsoon 23 October 2026 at 03:08

Photos show festival on Myanmar's Inle Lake after the end of monsoon

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23 October 2026 at 03:08

A few days after the monsoon rains subside, Inle Lake, nestled among picturesque mountains, becomes the setting for one of Myanmar’s most important Buddhist festivals as sacred golden images glide across the water.