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Last updated: October 18, 2026, 07:46 AM PHT
Last updated: October 18, 2026, 07:46 AM PHT
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1Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank
Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon — October 18, 2026, 06:15 AM PHT -
2Pope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 01:37 AM PHT -
3No further action against government adviser's wife over Palestine Action post, police say
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 04:24 AM PHT -
4Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases
Pranav Baskar and Brian O. Otieno — October 18, 2026, 03:41 AM PHT -
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6The Papers: 'French protests become violent' and SAS men 'arrested for murder'
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7Hurricane Trudy strengthens to category 2 as it heads toward Mexico
Associated Press — October 18, 2026, 07:24 AM PHT -
8At least 2 dead after vehicle drives through soccer game: Police
ABC News: Top Stories — October 18, 2026, 07:24 AM PHT -
9Two people, including child, killed after person drives through soccer game in Kansas
Guardian staff — October 18, 2026, 07:22 AM PHT -
10Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones as Egypt weighs sending help
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 07:21 AM PHT -
11NYC Subway Shooting in Midtown Leaves Man Dead
Maia Coleman and Wesley Parnell — October 18, 2026, 07:09 AM PHT -
12Manifest: From reality TV to Wembley Arena in one turbulent year
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 07:07 AM PHT -
13The playground murder: Trauma, loss and a love that endured
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 07:04 AM PHT -
14Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon
Patricia Mazzei — October 18, 2026, 06:54 AM PHT -
15In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies
Tim Balk — October 18, 2026, 06:51 AM PHT -
16New York City police seek suspect in fatal subway station shooting
Keely Aouga — October 18, 2026, 06:45 AM PHT -
17After School Shooting in Bend, Ore., a Community Tries to Recapture Its Identity
Anna Griffin and Maia Spoto — October 18, 2026, 06:29 AM PHT -
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19Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreat
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 06:09 AM PHT -
20Unrest Mars Day of Protest in France, as Student Movement Turns National
Catherine Porter — October 18, 2026, 06:06 AM PHT -
2117 Dead, Dozens Injured After Stampede at Indian Religious Event
Pranav Baskar — October 18, 2026, 05:39 AM PHT -
22How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 05:33 AM PHT -
23Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor
Alan Rappeport — October 18, 2026, 05:18 AM PHT -
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25Photos: No Kings rallies in US urge midterm voters to cast ballots early
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 05:08 AM PHT -
26Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 05:02 AM PHT -
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28Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests
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29Ten killed in fire at beach resort in Bangladesh
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 04:50 AM PHT -
30Reform activist suspended after reportedly saying Muslims cannot be British
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 04:49 AM PHT -
31Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo
Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev — October 18, 2026, 04:45 AM PHT -
32Protesters allege police brutality as violent clashes rage on in Albania
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
33Al Jazeera reporter harassed, struck on head amid France protests, looting
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
34Looters seize on massive French protests to raid and vandalise shops
FRANCE 24 — October 18, 2026, 04:15 AM PHT -
35Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed
Michael Gold — October 18, 2026, 04:14 AM PHT -
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37Iranian TV airs video said to show tanker explosion in Hormuz
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 04:02 AM PHT -
38Mexican Judge Sentences 3 Men to 159 Years Each in Surfer Killings
Maria Abi-Habib — October 18, 2026, 03:58 AM PHT -
39At least 17 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 03:48 AM PHT -
40Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions, Zelenskyy condemns it as 'wrong'
US Top News and Analysis — October 18, 2026, 03:35 AM PHT -
41Trump waives Graham Act sanctions on Russia, drawing backlash from some lawmakers
ABC News: Top Stories — October 18, 2026, 03:28 AM PHT -
42Albanian police fire rubber bullets as protests against Rama escalate
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 03:26 AM PHT -
43Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 03:19 AM PHT -
44At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 03:19 AM PHT -
45More than 400 arrested as police clash with protesters across France
Kim Willsher in Paris and William Christou — October 18, 2026, 03:15 AM PHT -
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48Hundreds rally in Kyiv to demand the resignation of Mayor Vitali Klitschko
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 03:04 AM PHT -
49Will the EU come to Ukraine’s rescue in war against Russia?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 03:03 AM PHT -
50ICE agent who crashed into man in Texas was targeting suspect who died years ago, family says
Associated Press — October 18, 2026, 03:01 AM PHT -
51Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’
Nadeem Badshah and agency — October 18, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
52Plover, not a fighter: protected bird 12th man on Tasmanian cricket ground as staff mow around nest
Ima Caldwell — October 18, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
53Almost all NSW homes destroyed in black summer bushfires were within 100 metres of flammable vegetation
Graham Readfearn Climate and environment correspondent — October 18, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
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55Haaland nets double as Man City go six points clear at the top
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58What to Know About the Violent Protests in Albania
Fatjona Mejdini and Lynsey Chutel — October 18, 2026, 02:57 AM PHT -
59Is the US Embassy in Jerusalem for Israel or America?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 02:41 AM PHT -
60Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 02:26 AM PHT -
61Swinney's emotional explanation for his commitment to independence
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 02:11 AM PHT -
62Six homes burned and two firefighters injured in fast-moving California wildfire
Keely Aouga — October 18, 2026, 02:10 AM PHT -
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65U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe
Anton Troianovski and Jim Tankersley — October 18, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
66Weak Links Start to Show in A.I. Borrowing
Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland — October 18, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
67Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
Salman Masood — October 18, 2026, 01:58 AM PHT -
68India and West Indies denied a thrilling finale as rain hits final T20
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 01:42 AM PHT -
69The World’s Oldest Shipwreck? Maybe, but ‘We’re All Excited by Maybe.’
Alan Yuhas — October 18, 2026, 01:41 AM PHT -
70Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake
ABC News: Top Stories — October 18, 2026, 01:38 AM PHT -
71Trump faces bipartisan backlash over Russia sanctions waiver
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 01:24 AM PHT -
72Jerusalem Daily: Israeli settlers attack farmers and journalists
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 01:18 AM PHT -
73🔴 Live: Chaotic scenes as organisers of French protests claim 800,000 have taken to streets
FRANCE24 — October 18, 2026, 01:18 AM PHT -
74Al Jazeera reports from Paris as protests turn violent
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 12:56 AM PHT -
75Why are Latin American countries building closer ties with Israel?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 12:54 AM PHT -
76Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor
Elisabetta Povoledo — October 18, 2026, 12:52 AM PHT -
77Egypt’s el-Sisi vows to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 12:49 AM PHT -
78Yemen Fighting Rages as Civilian Toll From Houthi-Saudi Conflict Worsens
Ismaeel Naar — October 18, 2026, 12:46 AM PHT -
79Semiconductor market to remain solid ‘at least through next year,’ South Korea finance minister says
US Top News and Analysis — October 18, 2026, 12:45 AM PHT -
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81Investors are buying up vast tracts of timberland across U.S. in one of market's longest-term bets
US Top News and Analysis — October 18, 2026, 12:31 AM PHT -
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85Chelsea's Martinez taken to hospital for 'precautionary tests'
BBC News — October 18, 2026, 12:02 AM PHT -
86Buildings and cars set on fire as cost of living protests rock France
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 18, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
87Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4×4 vehicles to charge student protesters
Diane Taylor — October 18, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
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89Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days
Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent — October 17, 2026, 11:57 PM PHT -
90Protests in France: "Two fires broke out in Place de la République"
FRANCE24 — October 17, 2026, 11:53 PM PHT -
91Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest
Anupreeta Das — October 17, 2026, 11:50 PM PHT -
92SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’
Patrick Greenfield — October 17, 2026, 11:45 PM PHT -
93AI stocks plunge. Inflation heats up. Where we're still finding opportunities
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 11:42 PM PHT -
94Trump’s pause on Russia sanctions is ‘reward’ for Putin, Zelenskyy says
Andrew Roth in Kyiv — October 17, 2026, 11:38 PM PHT -
95Neto’s brace fires Chelsea past Everton but Martinez head injury mars win
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 17, 2026, 11:25 PM PHT -
96Ilhan Omar’s lawyers demand the return of property seized in house raid
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — October 17, 2026, 11:20 PM PHT -
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9816 People Rescued in Pacific Ocean Off Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard Says
Remy Tumin — October 17, 2026, 11:15 PM PHT -
99Software’s new consolidator gets big vote of confidence from Berkshire
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 11:11 PM PHT -
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102'Dead money’ for a decade: Why this hedge fund approach may deliver an advantage over bonds
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
103France: "We've seen extremely high tensions between protesters and law enforcement"
FRANCE24 — October 17, 2026, 10:46 PM PHT -
104France: Students, unions and Yellow Vests unite against austerity
FRANCE24 — October 17, 2026, 10:45 PM PHT -
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106Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 09:51 PM PHT -
107Will Paramount’s creation of Skydance test France’s cultural exception?
Ella ARWYN JONES — October 17, 2026, 09:43 PM PHT -
108Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation
Angela Giuffrida in Rome — October 17, 2026, 09:41 PM PHT -
109Dancing Salaryman Pokes Fun at Japan’s Buttoned-Down Culture
Jiwoong Hong and Louise Delmotte — October 17, 2026, 09:37 PM PHT -
110Trump's student loan overhaul could lead to more bankruptcy filings, former judge says
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 09:30 PM PHT -
111Isabel Allende wins €1m Spanish literary prize under pseudonym
Emma Loffhagen and Ella Creamer — October 17, 2026, 09:01 PM PHT -
112Japan’s ‘Dancing Salaryman’ Can’t Stop Grooving
Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno — October 17, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
113‘We’re not playing games’: Parents launch playground protests to fight school field sell-off
Steven Morris — October 17, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
114'Everyone laughed' when he started a pumpkin farm—now it brings in $2 million a year
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
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116Katie Zacharia 'transitioning out' of press secretary role, sources tell ABC News
ABC News: Top Stories — October 17, 2026, 08:54 PM PHT -
11750 Years In, What’s the Point of U2? Bono and the Edge Have Answers.
David Marchese — October 17, 2026, 08:50 PM PHT -
118Berkshire shares buck market sell-off, rally to highest since Buffett said he would step down as CEO
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 08:46 PM PHT -
119This Is One of the Saddest Facts About the Cornell Rape Case
Emily Bazelon — October 17, 2026, 08:46 PM PHT -
120Fires and clashes rock France amid massive nationwide protests
FRANCE 24 — October 17, 2026, 08:31 PM PHT -
121How Bally Bagayoko, a 53-Year-Old Mayor, Became the Face of France’s Youth Protests
Catherine Porter — October 17, 2026, 08:23 PM PHT -
122A Calgary Crowd Rallies for Canada as Alberta’s Vote on Secession Nears
Ian Austen — October 17, 2026, 08:14 PM PHT -
123Nursery owner in China jailed for life after hundreds of children poisoned
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 08:11 PM PHT -
124Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 07:57 PM PHT -
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126UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor — October 17, 2026, 07:57 PM PHT -
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128Iran live updates: Trump admin prepares options, including 'mother of all bombs'
ABC News: Top Stories — October 17, 2026, 07:45 PM PHT -
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133Rare pink diamond goes on display in France 100 years after amateur heist
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136Teacher fought US school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 05:58 PM PHT -
137Katie Zacharia leaving White House role less than five days into job
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 05:14 PM PHT -
138Corporate Tax Revenue Falls Even as Profits Soar Under Trump
Andrew Duehren — October 17, 2026, 05:02 PM PHT -
139WATCH: Rhode Island farmer sets new record for world's biggest pumpkin
ABC News: Top Stories — October 17, 2026, 04:34 PM PHT -
140‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza
Aseel Mousa — October 17, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT -
141He Was a Top Voice on Palestinian Liberation. Filmgoers Are Listening.
Sara Aridi — October 17, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT -
142Some companies give AI to everyone. This CEO is doing the opposite
US Top News and Analysis — October 17, 2026, 01:00 PM PHT -
143Trump administration threatens to prosecute local California election workers
ABC News: Top Stories — October 17, 2026, 12:09 PM PHT -
144Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 11:11 AM PHT -
145Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters
Mujib Mashal — October 17, 2026, 10:53 AM PHT -
146Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers
Kat Wong with agencies — October 17, 2026, 10:52 AM PHT -
147Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 10:33 AM PHT -
148Actress Selma Blair says she 'did not intend to harm anyone' in plane altercation
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 09:55 AM PHT -
149Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns
Kat Wong — October 17, 2026, 09:49 AM PHT -
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151WATCH: Authorities: Fatal alligator attack in Winter Garden, Florida
ABC News: Top Stories — October 17, 2026, 09:04 AM PHT -
152A thousand slogans echoed here – but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 08:41 AM PHT -
153Judge throws out child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 08:38 AM PHT -
154Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 07:54 AM PHT -
155Why people who have never smoked are getting hooked on vapes
BBC News — October 17, 2026, 07:49 AM PHT