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World number one Rybakina withdraws from Pan Pacific Open with neck injury

Elena Rybakina expects to return for next month's WTA Finals in Indian Wells after withdrawing from the Tokyo quarterfinals.

Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history: What we know

The world’s largest crypto exchange halts withdrawals as the theft is linked to North Korean hackers.

Parts of Telangana receive rain on October 30; weather takes a turn in Hyderabad

Swedish academic says he has been barred from UK over event with Palestine Action founder

Andreas Malm was due to appear on a panel alongside a co-founder of the proscribed group next week.

KDF, GardaWorld signs MoU on military dog training and welfare

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has partnered with private security firm GardaWorld to strengthen the training and operational capabilities of military working dogs. The signing ceremony was presided over by Central Command General Officer Commanding Major General William Kamoiro and attended by GardaWorld Security Africa Country Director in Kenya Rishi Ahluwalia, alongside senior military officers and company representatives.

EXCLUSIVE: Detainees drank urine, sweat in NSCDC Niger cell before 33 of them died – Report

Detainees drank urine, sweat in NSCDC Niger cell before 33 of them died – Report. The committee said detainees had no drinking water, while officers ignored warnings about overcrowding and the risk of suffocation.

Qatari officials in Iran in bid to revive ceasefire deal with US

The mediation mission comes amid speculation about a potential resumption of hostilities.

Falana urges Nigerians to look beyond Abuja, hold states, LGs accountable

Mr Falana also criticised state authorities' continued control of local government finances, despite the Supreme Court's July 2024 judgment.

Constitution must guide judiciary where law is silent: CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the judiciary is now confronted with questions which were scarcely imaginable a decade ago

Electrocution behind 32 of 49 elephant deaths in Andhra’s Chittoor since 2015

Chittoor Collector Sumit Kumar orders 150 critical spots with low-hanging power lines to be fixed within a month

TVK has forgotten its promises: Edappadi Palaniswami

“Chaos prevails in every department. Many departments and the officials concerned are unable to implement the programmes due to lack of coordination,”says Mr. Palaniswami

First casualty retrieved from Eastleigh building collapse

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – Rescue teams have retrieved the body of the first casualty from the collapsed multi-storey building on 9th Street in Eastleigh, Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has announced. Hassan said the victim was a woman, expressing grief over the loss as the search for people still trapped beneath the rubble entered its eighth day.

BRS MLAs accuse Telangana CM of letting 1,000 tmc ft Godavari water flow to Andhra Pradesh

The Opposition MLA allege nearly 13,000 cusecs flowed down from Medigadda Barrage site on Friday

Binance reports $6.3bn security breach, pledges to cover losses

Binance said it expected to resume withdrawals within 48 hours, promising to provide further updates.

TRS names Akash Kolluru as Graduate MLC candidate

‘Mwezi wa Baba’: Oburu expected to address ODM’s Jacaranda rally via live link

ODM leader to address major party rally in Nairobi for the first time in three months.

Brazil's new anti-gang law: Can it curb organized crime?

A tough stance against organized crime? One year after a massacre that left more than 130 people dead, a new law aims to crack down on drug cartels in Rio's favelas.

Forget water features – a tiny pond will bring wildlife to your garden

You might think ponds are complicated things with liners, but you can make one from a washing-up bowl Do you remember the 90s, when everyone was obsessed with “water features”, mostly thanks to Charlie Dimmock? There have been a fair few naturalistic streams (such as A Rewilding Britain Landscape by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt, with beaver-gnawed twigs, which controversially won best in show in 2022), but scant fountains or burbling rocks.

Aid convoy enters besieged Ukrainian town Oleshky

Moscow and Kyiv have so far observed the six-day truce as evacuations from Oleshky get under way.

Dakar Rally 2027 to be held in Portugal, Morocco as Saudi hosting revoked

Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'.

Chopper with six on board crashes near Uttarakhand’s Joshimath

Rescue operations under way; the helicopter, belonging to a private company, was returning to Dehradun from Badrinath when it crashed around 2.20 p.m., officials said

Helicopter carrying six people crashes in northern Indian state

The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.

AFCON returns to 2-year cycle after CAF reverses quadrennial decision

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will cohost the next AFCON in 2027, with subsequent tournaments in 2028, 2031 and 2033.

Saudi Arabia reports interception of Houthi drone targeting Mecca

Houthis deny targeting the region of the Muslim holy city as hostilities continue to escalate.