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Turkish experts to help find hostage bodies in Gaza
Turkish experts to help find hostage bodies in Gaza

Turkey has deployed dozens of disaster relief experts to search for the remains of hostages still missing in Gaza, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday to bring all captives' bodies home.

October 16, 2025

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Athletes' parade at Winter Olympics' opening ceremony to be held across event sites
Athletes' parade at Winter Olympics' opening ceremony to be held across event sites

Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics will conduct their traditional opening ceremony parade across sites in the four event clusters which will host the sprawling Milan-Cortina Games, organisers announced on Thursday.

October 16, 2025

Billionaire Ronaldo tops Forbes footballer rich list again
Billionaire Ronaldo tops Forbes footballer rich list again

Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo once again topped the Forbes highest-paid footballers list for the 2025-26 season, as one of three members of the top 10 plying their trade in Saudi Arabia.

October 16, 2025

Kenya security forces fire on mourners for politician Odinga
Kenya security forces fire on mourners for politician Odinga

Tens of thousands of Kenyans fled in panic on Thursday when security forces fired on mourners who had gathered in a stadium to see the body of opposition leader Raila Odinga, repatriated from India on Thursday.

October 16, 2025

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In the doghouse: flying canines count as cargo, EU court rules
In the doghouse: flying canines count as cargo, EU court rules

The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that a dog travelling in an aeroplane's cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.

October 16, 2025

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Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire holds after deadly border clashes
Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire holds after deadly border clashes

A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border clashes.

October 16, 2025