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China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
Oct 14, 2026 - World 
China’s customs agency says the country's exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier
Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests over run-down schools
Oct 14, 2026 - World 
Greta Thunberg has thrown her support behind high school protesters in France
‘How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’: why Indian voters are on the streets
Oct 14, 2026 - World 
Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist governmentLeaders of India’s Cockroach party jailedBorn into a small village in West Bengal, Shahida Fakir had always taken her vote for granted. That was, until it was suddenly taken away. She presented officials with her Indian birth certificate and family land documents from the village going back to 1962.Both her parents had been on the electoral roll going back decades, so she showed proof of that too. But when the final revised voter list came out in April, Fakir was not on it. Continue reading...
Saudi Ministry of Energy reports limited fire in building at Aramco compound targeted in attack
Oct 14, 2026 - World 
The Saudi Ministry of Energy says a limited fire broke out in an administrative building in Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, that was targeted in the country's Eastern Province
Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
Oct 14, 2026 - World 
FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defencesRussia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of spying, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova identified the reporter as Yuki Imai, from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, adding that he had been accused of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”. Continue reading...
