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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an "energy ceasefire", hours after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy had pushed back against US pressure for a unilateral end to strikes on Russian refineries. In a social media post, Trump said the energy ceasefire would take effect immediately, but did not elaborate further. In an interview with Axios, Zelenskiy said Trump's post was the first he had heard of the deal, though a senior Ukrainian official told Reuters that Ukraine was ready to agree to such a ceasefire if Russia was. Trump, whose war in Iran has been blamed for high diesel prices that are weighing on Republicans' prospects at next month's midterm elections, had previously announced an energy ceasefire in Ukraine in mid-September, though neither side ever confirmed such an agreement was reached. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukrain...

Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after ​a flood in a river in the central part of the ‌country swept away several houses and infrastructure, but there were no reports of any casualties. Two women and three men were out of contact, the national disaster authority said. The ​army said a further 49 people, including a foreigner, had been ​rescued. They did not give the person's nationality. A landslide in Chumnubri ⁠village in Gorkha district, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Kathmandu, blocked ​the Budhi Gandaki River, leading to downstream flooding, authorities said. The Budhi Gandaki is ​a tributary of the Trishuli River, downstream from another tributary where a glacier collapse caused a catastrophic flood in August that killed 1,457 people, with thousands still missing. "We have asked ​villagers living along the river banks downstream to evacuate and remain safe," ​said Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, the Gorkha district's mo...

The Polish Interior Ministry announced Sunday that the police received a report about a possible assassination attempt targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski and Tomasz Siemoniak, the minister overseeing intelligence services, had ordered the initiation of actions in this matter, Karolina Galecka, Interior Ministry spokesperson, said on US social media company X. W związku z informacją, która wpłynęła do @PolskaPolicja i dotyczy możliwego zamachu na premiera @donaldtusk oraz wicepremiera, ministra obrony narodowej @KosiniakKamysz , minister spraw wewnętrznych i administracji @MKierwinski oraz minister koordynator służb specjalnych… pic.twitter.com/35LKumue4s — Karolina Gałecka (@K_Galecka) October 11, 2026 Representatives of the country's security services were also expected to hold an emergency meeting. Read: PM vows to deepen Pakistan-Poland ties Government spokesman ...

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside the US Capitol on Saturday to demand an end to Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip as well as a US arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and carried large signs denouncing the genocide in Gaza and Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. Some signs drew attention to the economic costs of US wars, linking military spending to high prices and low wages at home. Organised by the Palestinian Youth Movement and other pro-Palestinian groups, the rally and march marked three years since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023. Urging renewed pressure on Washington for its military and diplomatic support for Israel, organisers demanded an “absolute arms embargo and sanctions” on Israel. Nouhad Akkar of the Palestinian Youth Movement told Anadolu that the demonstrators are determined to hold elected officials accountable for US military ass...

China and the European Union have agreed to explore reducing tariffs on certain goods, strengthen cooperation on export controls, and address outstanding market access issues as the two sides seek to stabilise bilateral economic and trade relations. The agreements were reached during the second meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism, held in Beijing on October 8-9, according to a joint statement released on Friday. Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and European Commission Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič led the discussions, which both sides described as pragmatic and productive. The two sides reiterated their commitment to managing trade differences within the framework of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and making bilateral economic and trade relations more balanced. Read: China’s EV lead built on scale, policy and innovation They agreed to hold the mechanism’s third meeting in March 2...

United States President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Norway had been left with "an indelible stain, one that will never be forgotten," for not rewarding him with the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that he had "settled eight wars" and had deserved the honour. Trump's remarks came a day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a United Nations commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to Pillay and said, "I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else! In fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one ever heard of her other than the fact that she, very obviously, hates Israel." The US president added, "I don’t know what the woman has done," arguing again that he had "settled 8 Wars, with letters being sent from every president and prime minist...