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Oct 17, 2025 - World

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for gender or religious reasons in public

Oct 17, 2025 - World

The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the U.S.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

UN official says: ‘Whether meningitis … diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work’. This live blog is closedGaza aid still critically scarce, say agenciesWe’ve got a bit more from the UN’s World Food Programme on the situation in Gaza.WFP spokeswoman Abeer Etefa told a media briefing in Geneva that, from Saturday until Wednesday, around 230 trucks with 2,800 tonnes of food supplies crossed into Gaza. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2025 - World

Police in France detained four people suspected in a plot targeting exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, who exposes abuses in Russian prisons, France's national anti-terror prosecution office said.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

UN urges opening of all crossings with aid deliveries at less than half of agreed frequency, as WHO issues disease alertAid remains critically scarce in Gaza one week into the ceasefire, humanitarian agencies have warned, as Israel delays the entry of food convoys into the territory. The Israeli government and Hamas continue to trade blame over violations of the truce.The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had brought about 560 tonnes of food a day on average into Gaza since the ceasefire began, but it was still below what was needed. Continue reading...