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Rays will face Brewers in World Series to produce a first-time champion
The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980.
Reese stars as Dream win first WNBA Finals match
Atlanta Dream win their first ever game in the WNBA Finals as they beat the Golden State Valkyries 79-65 to level the series at 1-1.
Voters in Alberta support remaining in Canada — TV
As many as 76.4% of voters supported staying in Canada
Hegseth reportedly meets Netanyahu during secret visit to Israel
Meeting said to have been held at Ovda airbase, where US jets are stationed; US defense secretary confirms previously unannounced visit to region to meet troops, but doesn't speci…
Reuters: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff plans to attend Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky in Norway and meet Putin in Russia
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet soon with Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, Reuters and Axios correspondent Barak Ravid reported, citing sources.
Statue of Soviet dissident and Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn removed from waterfront in Vladivostok, Russia, for relocation to a park
A monument to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn has been removed from Korabelnaya Embankment in central Vladivostok. It will be installed in the Park of Faith and Hope in the coming d…
Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity
Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results showed early Tuesday, delivering a victory for supporters …
‘You have to dance like everybody else!’ Burkina Faso in full colour – in pictures
Sanlé Sory is said to have taken a million photographs over six decades, documenting rapid change in his home country. A new exhibition looks at the moment he embraced colour Cont…
Three people killed in Russian attack on Kyiv region as rescuers search debris at industrial building
Russian forces struck a building used for manufacturing and storage in the Obukhiv district of Ukraine’s Kyiv region overnight on October 20. The building caught fire, the State E…
Russia’s FSB security service publishes dramatic videos of political arrests. A human rights group says roughly a quarter of the arrest scenes it examined were staged.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Federal Security Service, or FSB, began posting far more short videos online showing the detention of people facing political pr…
Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada, CBC projects
Projection delivers a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unityVoters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process …
Russian air defenses down 136 Ukrainian drones overnight — top brass
On duty air defenses intercepted the Ukrainian UAVs over 14 Russian regions
My son has disappeared off the face of the earth fighting for Russia
Nathan Stobbart’s family say he faced deportation from Russia if he did not join the country's army.
Russia, Oman to sign roadmap for deeper security cooperation
The document aims to further improve the bilateral legal and treaty framework
Trump says he can tighten sanctions on Russia at any time if no deal is reached
The US leader also stressed that most of his fellow Republicans understood his decision not to invoke the legislation for now
Christiane Amanpour announces she’s leaving CNN after 43 years
Veteran reporter and anchor gives no reason for her departure, to be completed by May 2027, which coincides with changes at network as it comes under new owner, Paramount's Skydan…
Russian pipeline gas exports to China up 3.7% in January-September
According to the published statistics, Russia is China’s largest supplier of pipeline gas
No clarity yet on timing of Xi Jinping’s next visit to Russia — Peskov
Chinese President Xi Jinping last visited Russia on May 7-10, 2025
Rahmon receives SCO prime ministers, including Mishustin
The SCO prime ministers posed for a group photo with the Tajik leader in the foyer of the Palace of the Nation
AfD hit by cyberattack, over 400,000 emails leaked online — Bild
According to newspaper, unidentified hackers breached the party’s email accounts and published materials online
‘The last bastion is gone’: the US right idolised Orbán’s Hungary. Can they recover now he has fallen?
Over the past decade, Hungary has been a beacon for the ‘postliberal’ right, with pro-Trump thinkers making regular pilgrimages to Budapest. Now Orbán is gone, how will the moveme…
Witkoff hopes to visit Russia after meeting Zelensky in Oslo — Axios reporter
US Presidential Special Envoy intends to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the proposals developed jointly with Ukraine and European partners
King Charles sends Aung Sang Suu Kyi books, says Myanmar government
Nay Pyi Taw has released rare photographs of Suu Kyi receiving the books along with a sealed letter.
Board of Peace official to ToI: Up to 500 Moroccan troops are trained for Gaza force
Official says the US-led training began in August, also reports modest progress on UAE-backed reconstruction efforts, hopes for more cooperation from Israel after election