Alberta votes on whether to start the process of leaving Canada
Edmonton, 16 October. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking at a rally for national unity, urged Albertans to reject separation in the vote on…
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Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital after lung surgery
Rome, 17 October. Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli hospital and returned to the Vatican on the fifth day after surgery in which the lower lobe of his…
Mass protests against the rising cost of living sweep France
Paris, 17 October. A nationwide day of protests against the rising cost of living and cuts to education spending took place in France on 17 October…
Bank of England governor walks out of IMF meeting as Siluanov speaks
Bangkok, 17 October. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, together with counterparts from France, Germany and several Scandinavian and Baltic…
No candidate for UN secretary-general wins backing of all five veto powers
New York, 17 October. In a straw poll in the UN Security Council none of the seven candidates for secretary-general won the support of all five…
Two days before the deadline: Trump waives Graham law tariffs and sanctions
By an order of 16 October 2026, the US president waived the tariffs and the sanctions provisions of the Lindsey Graham law listed in it, two days…
Trump waives tariffs and part of the sanctions in the Graham law
US President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday, 16 October, under which the tariffs and the sanctions provisions listed in it of the law named…
Starlink and Starshield: who throttled speeds remains disputed
From 14 October Ukrainian military personnel reported restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Starlink; according to Meduza, some combat…
Putin and Pope Leo XIV speak by phone: the two accounts differ
Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on 16 October.
China rejects taking part in nuclear disarmament talks
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on 16 October that asking Beijing to take part in such talks is unfair and unreasonable: China's…
Burnham offers Scotland deeper devolution
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in his first major speech in Scotland since taking office, proposed that John Swinney's government work together to…
Yandex data centres: company denies reports on insurance
From 8 to 11 October, Ukrainian drones, according to Russian media, attacked Yandex data centres in the Ryazan, Kaluga and Vladimir regions three…
Yemen: coalition says it intercepted drones and missiles; Houthis hit near Aden
The Saudi-led coalition said on 16 October that it had intercepted three drones over the south of the country and Riyadh and two cruise missiles over…
Novak: first Russian diesel shipments to the US in two to three weeks
Moscow, 15 October. The first shipments of Russian diesel fuel to the United States are possible in two to three weeks at the earliest, Russian Deputy…
IEA to speed up release of remaining 100 million barrels
Paris, 15 October. Member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed at a meeting to speed up the release of the remaining roughly 100…
EU leaders fail to agree 2028–2034 budget
Brussels, 16 October. EU leaders at a summit in Brussels failed to agree the seven-year budget for 2028–2034 of €1.76 trillion. European Commission…
Online IIN registration for foreigners to resume soon — egov.kz
Since 2021 it has been possible in Kazakhstan for a foreigner to obtain an IIN (individual identification number) online. But literally yesterday news…
Snake bites man on the buttock while he sits on the toilet
In Malaysia a snake bit a man on the buttock as he sat on the toilet playing on his phone, VRKNews.kz reports.
Nobel Prize sum in 2021 to be about $1.2 million
The monetary component of the Nobel Prize in each category this year, as last year, will be 10 million kronor ($1.19 million). VRK News reports this…
April Fool's joke ends in mass riots in Belgium. Video, photo
Dozens of people were injured as mass riots were broken up in Brussels' Bois de la Cambre park, where more than five thousand people had gathered as a…
