Violent police raids in Rio de Janeiro kill at least 64 people
• Oct 28, 2025, 5:57 PM
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At least 64 people were killed and 81 arrested in northern Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raid on the city's main drug-trafficking gang. As many as 2,500 heavily-armed officers, backed by armoured vehicles, helicopters and drones, took part in the operation.
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The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?
• 9:35 AM
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First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cue for a second partition of the country. The massacre o
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Trump arrives in South Korea ahead of highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi
• 8:39 AM
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US President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of a highly-anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump said he expected “a lot of problems to be solved” during their first face-to-face meeting in six years, implying tha
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Live: Israel says resuming ceasefire after new strikes on Gaza kill more than 100
• 6:36 AM
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Israel on Wednesday said it had resumed the Gaza ceasefire after having carried out a series of overnight air strikes that killed more than 100 people, including scores of children. Israel said the strikes were aimed at Hamas targets in retaliation for t
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France are out of Nations League as they draw against Germany
• 6:24 AM
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France drew (2-2) against Germany in semi-final return leg and are out of Nations League. Germany will face Spain in the final.
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Low turnout mars Tanzania's presidential election as opposition barred from race
• 4:07 AM
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The presidential election in Tanzania is being marred by low turnout as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s grip on power have either been jailed or disqualified from the race. Protests have also been banned, and some voters say they
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Dutch voters head to polls in high-stakes election testing populism’s grip
• 2:08 AM
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The Netherlands votes Wednesday in a pivotal national election that will determine whether the country doubles down on the anti-immigration populism of Geert Wilders or shifts back toward centrist politics. The result is seen as a bellwether for the stre
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Report warns climate change is causing millions of preventable deaths each year
• 12:56 AM
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An influential new Lancet report has warned that climate change is taking a devastating toll on global health, with policy failures contributing to millions of avoidable deaths annually. The study urges world leaders to act swiftly to protect lives as ex
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