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Thousands protest across Italy over living costs and military spending

Thousands have protested across Italy against rising living costs and increased military spending.

UFC champion Islam Makhachev says his next fight will be ‘one of last’

Makhachev, one of the best fighters in UFC history, wants to face the winner of next year's Prates vs Morales fight.

INDIA bloc Ramlila Maidan rally traffic curbs: Which roads to avoid, timing and more

For the INDIA bloc Ramlila Maidan rally on November 1, Delhi Traffic Police will impose restrictions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including key diversions and curbs on bus movements

Chennai Corporation directs engineers to undertake milling before relaying roads to prevent rise in levels

Repeatedly adding fresh layers of bitumen and raising road levels must be avoided, Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said

One Bar of Soap, 60 Seconds, ₦2m: Givanas Industry Unveils Miss Ivory Season 4

Givanas Industry has unveiled Miss Ivory Season 4, an online beauty contest with rewards of up to ₦2 million for participants who enter via social media.

Sh4,000 a month: The hard life of 80,000 retired civil servants

State bodies have cautioned that implementing these changes will face major fiscal challenges.

Meitei groups hold rally in Imphal; Manipur CM's resignation, abrogation of SoO truce pact sought

The march came days after militants ambushed 14 Meitei men and killed three of them, sparking protests in the State

Woman rams multiple vehicles, tries to run over cops in Mumbai; booked

The woman sped away after hitting a stationary car, knocking down a scooter, a motorcycle, and another car during her escape attempt, police official said

CPCB threatens to shut NCR industries yet to order pollution-control devices

In an October 30 letter, the Central Pollution Control Board asked authorities in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to issue show-cause notices to non-compliant units under the CAQM’s revised emission norms

Bay of Bengal weather system set to revive rain in Keralam from November 1

According to IMD, a low-pressure area formed over South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is likely to intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman Sea and Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday

BJP terms Musi Project public hearing a ‘farce’, demands dialogue with displaced families

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as new Chief of Air Staff

The IAF accorded a ceremonial guard of honour to the outgoing Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh at the Race Course Air Force Station before he handed over the baton to Ashutosh Dixit

Massive Gen Z protests set to sweep cities across Germany

Young people in Germany are taking to the streets in some 34 cities, calling for greater political say and a more hopeful future. The protests come amid a wave of youth demonstrations across Europe.

NACOC destroys cannabis farms in Nadowli District

The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in a joint operation with officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), has destroyed several cannabis farms at Siiru, a community in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region. The operation followed intelligence gathered by officers of the Ghana Immigration Service, which led the joint team to suspected cannabis cultivation sites in the community, located near the Black Volta.

Lebanon charges 13 over confiscated Hezbollah explosives

Group calls charges 'unjust', says weapons were meant to be used against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.

Why Sri Lanka’s tourism is thriving amid crises while Keralam struggles to regain lost ground despite its advantages

The two destinations offer comparable tourism experiences and products. Even amid adverse global conditions, Colombo has managed to surpass its pre-COVID foreign tourist arrival figures, while Keralam has struggled to regain momentum, achieving only around 70% of its pre-pandemic arrivals

Stalin urges CM Vijay to heed women’s protest over rising prices, law and order

“The women have rung the bell. The government, which is hunting down its critics and preparing for a show in the byelection, should pay attention to governance,” he said in a social media post

A UN protection force must be urgently deployed to Palestine

Israel is making Palestinian existence in Palestine increasingly impossible.

PM Modi inaugurates tourism, infrastructure projects worth ₹307 crore in Gujarat's Ekta Nagar

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stones for eight development projects worth ₹118.88 crore, taking the total outlay for the 31 projects to ₹426.71 crore

RSF senior commander defects, accusing Sudan group’s leadership of nepotism

In exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera, Siddiq Ander describes RSF as a 'purely family-based project'.

DMK women cadre protest across Tamil Nadu over price rise, law and order

DMK MP Kanimozhi accused CM Vijay of seeking children’s support to mobilise votes without ensuring their safety

Coastal Andhra Pradesh fisherfolk face severe financial crisis amid Cyclones and frequent weather bans

Repeated bans across four major weather alerts since June have caused cumulative losses exceeding ₹36 crore

Telangana farmers’ preference for veggies, spices over paddy continues in Yasangi 2026

High heat in the next few months may bring down horticulture produce by around 20%, which may drive demand, says Telangana Horticulture Department’s Director Shaik Yasmeen Basha

‘We’re looking at a 30-year run’: UK pair aim to complete world’s most complex board game

Decades from now, friends may become first people known to have finished The Campaign for North Africa “We have had a six-turn practice run. “Based on that, we are looking at a 20- to 30-year run for the full game,” said his gaming partner James Purcell.