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Israel says Rafah crossing to remain closed until further notice
(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed until further notice, shortly after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt announced that it would...
Oct 18, 2025
Gaza's Rafah border crossing to reopen on Monday, Palestinian embassy in Egypt says
(Reuters) -Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt will be reopened on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said in a statement on Saturday. The crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2...
Oct 18, 2025
Bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves at least 15 dead
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A bus accident in the northeastern state of Pernambuco on Friday night left at least 15 people dead after the driver lost control of the vehicle, Brazil's Federal Highway Police s...
Oct 18, 2025
Swiss backers of EU deal get boost from influential centre-right party
ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government received a boost in its efforts to pass the biggest overhaul of Swiss economic relations with the European Union in more than two decades when a centre-right pol...
Oct 18, 2025
Taiwan opposition party's firebrand new leader pledges peace with China
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, elected a firebrand new leader on Saturday who opposes increased defence spending but pledged to ensure peace with giant neighbour Chi...
Oct 18, 2025
Austria to back EU's new Russia sanctions, clearing hurdle
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Austria said on Saturday that it would agree to the European Union's latest sanctions package against Russia, in an about-face of its earlier stance and removing a key hu...
Oct 18, 2025
Cameroon-flagged tanker issued distress call off Yemen’s Ahwar, security firm says
(Reuters) -A Cameroon-flagged tanker issued a distress call on Saturday after an explosion onboard as it passed about 60 nautical miles south of Yemen's Ahwar, British maritime security firm Ambrey sa...
Oct 18, 2025
UKMTO says vessel hit by unknown projectile east of Yemen's Aden
(Reuters) -The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it received a report of an incident 116 nautical miles (214 km) east of the Yemeni port of Aden, in which a vess...
Oct 18, 2025
Flights suspended at Dhaka airport due to fire, The Daily Star reports
(Reuters) -A fire broke out in the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, forcing the suspension of all flights, local newspaper The Dail...
Oct 18, 2025
Repairs begin on Zaporizhzhia power plant lines after ceasefire zones established, IAEA's Grossi says
(Reuters) -Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a four-week outage, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Saturday. The...
Oct 18, 2025
