The US State Department has approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of up to 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine, funded entirely by allies through the JUMPSTART programme and the EU Ukraine Support Loan.
Why do Malaysians scan a QR code to pay for food, groceries and everyday purchases instead of using cash or cards? The answer lies in one shared QR standard, small traders who can accept it with just a printed code, and phones that are already part of daily life.
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A record 47.9 million Americans have already voted in next week’s US midterm elections, passing the 2022 record of 45.9 million, with battleground Senate races driving the surge ahead of Election Day on November 3, 2026.
Why do so many Rwandans pay with mobile money instead of cash or bank cards? This Explained guide looks at basic phones, local agents, and everyday trading to explain the shift.
Russia vetoed a US-drafted Western Sahara resolution on October 30, 2026, and a rival Russian draft also failed, leaving the UN mission MINURSO’s mandate due to expire on October 31, 2026.
Former Salvadoran president Tony Saca, 61, was released on October 29, 2026, after completing a 10-year sentence for diverting and laundering more than $300 million in public funds during his 2004-2009 presidency, his lawyer said.
World Cities Day 2026 meets in Fuzhou under the theme ‘Regenerating the City: Adequate Housing for All’ as UN-Habitat warns up to 3.4 billion people lack adequate housing.
More than 300,000 people displaced since early March remain internally displaced in Lebanon, the UN said on October 30, as continued military activity in the south makes return difficult and $91 million in humanitarian funding supports displaced people and returnees.
A glacial lake outburst in Bhutan’s Gasa district sent a surge down the Mo Chhu river system, putting the Sankosh on red alert and moving more than 10,000 people to safety in West Bengal and Assam.