Month: October 2026

Oil prices slipped from a five-month high on Monday as ​investors took profits after US President Donald Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia that may lead to more ‌Russian fuel exports. Brent crude futures fell $2.29, or 2.08%, to $107.57 a barrel by 0619 GMT after settling at its highest since May 19 on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $99.46 a barrel, down $1.95, or 1.92%, after closing at its highest since September 17 on Friday. Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving key sanctions…

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The family of slain Karachi businessman Mir Raza has demanded that the Sindh government make public a judicial commission’s report into his death. Mir Raza’s parents and their counsel, Jibran Nasir, made the demand while speaking to the media outside the Sindh High Court in Karachi on Monday. They also called for a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the case, accusing police of negligence and alleging that they had wrongly treated Raza’s death as a suicide. Nasir said the judicial commission had submitted its report to the Sindh government…

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The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on Sunday with a celebration of the changing seasons, as the brand’s ​signature angel-winged models swept down the runway in elaborate flower-petal, snowflake and gleaming ‌metallic creations. “I actually did the four seasons, and then I added in a second Winter spot,” Adam Selman, the show’s executive creative director, told Reuters on the pink carpet ahead of the event. “So you’ll see ​Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter one and Winter two, with PINK in the middle,” he ​said, referring to the lingerie…

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Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta, says he has cut back on meals as rising prices have put food staples beyond his reach. “I used to be able to get rice, tempeh and tofu for 7,000 to 8,000 rupiah ($0.39 to $0.44). Now ​it’s 15,000 rupiah,” said Yasin, who earns 200,000 to 300,000 rupiah a week, beside the minimarket where he watches over parked motorcycles. Global food inflation is poised to accelerate in the coming months and persist well ‌into 2027, as war-related shipping disruptions and El…

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Indian actor Tiger Shroff escaped a shooting in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening, while two people, including his driver, were injured in the attack, prompting police to launch a manhunt for the assailants. The 36-year-old actor was in a car leaving a football club when gunmen opened fire at close range. Maharashtra police have registered a case against three unidentified individuals and formed 15 teams to track them down. A purported social media post attributed to members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened…

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The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during ​a youth match, killing a man and a 6-year-old boy, was ‌released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday. Investigators interviewed the 34-year-old woman, whom authorities have not publicly identified, and consulted ​with the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office before releasing ​her, the Wichita Police Department said in a statement. Police ⁠said toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle ​were still underway. The Chevrolet pickup truck had been parked near…

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Flames that killed four Canadian soldiers and left 19 people ​in critical condition began with a smouldering grass fire that quickly grew in an Alberta base’s training area where ‌personnel were carrying out exercises, officials said on Sunday. Officials said 39 people were in hospitals as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on home soil. Winds up to 96 kilometres per hour fed the ​blaze, which began around 4pm MDT…

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