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Indian actor Imran Khan, a 43-year-old US citizen, has been ordered to leave India by 28 October after attending a protest in Mumbai against election commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. A complaint about his presence at the rally led the authorities responsible for monitoring foreigners to issue a notice, according to the Indian Express and the Times of India, cited by Reuters.
Source: Daily Maverick
SOS Santé group will stop delivering babies at the Mont-Saint-Martin maternity unit in Meurthe-et-Moselle by the end of 2026 because its only permanent doctor is leaving. The facility will become a perinatal care centre, medication-based abortions will remain available and around 20 of its 34 jobs are at risk, French local media reports.
Source: L’essentiel
Navi Pillay denounced US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and evidence of a double standard towards international justice. The measures, which are due to affect the court’s technology and banking operations in six months, were announced by Donald Trump, according to AFP.
Source: IOL
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the resumption of strikes against Russian oil refineries after US pressure aimed at stopping them. He also denounced reduced intelligence sharing and Starlink satellite services, in an interview with the Financial Times.
Source: Egypt Independent
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is seeking nearly 900,000 euros in damages from Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in a defamation case. He accuses him of lying about responsibility for failures preceding the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, according to Exclusif.
Source: Senego
Eight NGOs have petitioned the Spanish Ombudsman to denounce the lack of transparency surrounding returns presented as voluntary of migrants to Morocco from Ceuta. Their action also targets the practices of the Spanish army and respect for fundamental rights, according to Le Monde.
Source: Le Monde
Donald Trump has announced the creation in Montana of a vast test site for autonomous weapons, space technologies, electronic warfare and hypersonic systems. The project is intended to strengthen US military capabilities, with no confirmed link to existing aerospace infrastructure, according to TimesLIVE.
Source: TimesLIVE
South African jurist Navanethem Pillay defended the UN commission of inquiry’s conclusion that genocide is taking place in Gaza. She said she was relying on the legal criteria defining the crime, despite accusations of bias and antisemitism, according to Le Monde.
Source: Le Monde
Brazil’s Senate has approved a reform reducing the working week from 44 to 40 hours, after its adoption by the Chamber of Deputies. The new standard, backed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is to be phased in over 14 months and could affect more than 37 million workers, according to the Daily Maverick.
Source: Daily Maverick
Two cargo ships sank in or near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit in attacks, as Iranian operations continued in the strategic area. The 21 crew members of the GFS Pride were evacuated without injury, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and maritime security sources.
Source: Caasimada Online
Speed restrictions imposed by SpaceX on Starlink terminals have disrupted several Ukrainian military operations, according to Serhiy Beskrestnov, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The limit, set at 160 km/h without prior notification to Kyiv, comes as Russian strikes have also left at least 600,000 people without electricity, the cited media outlet reports.
Source: Theghanareport
Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Kirovohrad oblast killed three people and injured six others, according to Andriy Raikovych, head of the regional military administration. The attack hit the region in central Ukraine overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, Le Monde reports.
Source: Le Monde
Emmanuel Macron believes the demands of French secondary school pupils are legitimate, while accusing political forces of exploiting their movement. The demonstrations drew 161,500 people according to the Interior Ministry, while unions put the figure at 480,000, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Real Madrid beat AS Roma 4-3 in the Champions League after trailing 3-1, thanks to three goals in the closing minutes. Carlos Espí, Endrick and Antonio Rüdiger scored in the comeback, according to reports from Cadena SER and Managing Madrid.
Source: Punch
Donald Trump says Russia and China would have much to lose by helping Iran and rejects reports of military or technical support from Moscow and Beijing. The US president believes any assistance would be limited, despite reports about missiles, air defence and sanctions evasion, according to La Presse.
Source: Lapresse
The Kremlin says exchanges with Ukraine are continuing over a possible energy truce, without new progress, according to its spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Moscow says it favours lasting peace and insists that its diesel supply agreement with the United States does not affect its position, La Presse reports.
Source: Lapresse
Saudi Arabia introduced in late July 2026 a one-year Umrah visa allowing multiple entries, replacing the single 90-day permit. The measure is boosting bookings by Afghan pilgrims and facilitating travel agencies’ activities, according to Arab News.
Source: Tuko
Hunger now affects 645 million people worldwide, an increase from 2018 that is putting the goal of eradicating it by 2030 further out of reach. Welthungerhilfe president Marlehn Thieme believes wars are worsening the food crisis and threatening global security, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
Source: Expresso das Ilhas
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