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Yesterday afternoon, a violent, fast-moving fire swept through the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Base in Wainwright, Alberta.

An incident at one of Canada's busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire and left some killed and injured, according to Canada's defense minister.

Paval Khadzinski has been going to the Church of St. Roch for as long as he can remember, and an ancestor who lived in the 19th century was buried at the Catholic cemetery next to the sanctuary in a central Minsk neighborhood called Zalataya Horka, or Golden Hill.

The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) commander outlined how Africa is where operational problems are defined, solutions are tested in realistic conditions, and results are shared across the Army during the 2026 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Oct. 14.

Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denounced the grave impact on the human rights of the Cuban population of the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. He made the remarks during the interactive dialogue with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in the Third Committee at the 81st session of the General Assembly.

Moscow launched a wave of ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv overnight and into the morning, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20 others, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had once again received no advance warning from its Western partners about the launches.

No one can benefit from the mainland's development while colluding with "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday, while condemning the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for threatening and intimidating Taiwan entertainers who express patriotism.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 9,000 confirmed Ebola cases since May, as preparations for a vaccine trial near completion.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) squadrons have been delivering for the country during a busy operational period - across New Zealand, the Pacific and the near Asia-Pacific region.

On Wednesday morning, October 14, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected aerial targets operating near the town of Vylkove, on the Ukrainian territory, close to the border with Romania.

The Philippines underscored the importance of upholding the rule of law and strengthening maritime cooperation in addressing emerging challenges to the regional maritime order during the 18th South China Sea International Conference held in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 07 -- 08 October 2026. The conference was hosted by the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

An Aramco administrative building in eastern Saudi Arabia has been targeted, triggering a fire, Saudi Arabia's energy ministry says amid warnings from Yemen.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, have held a phone conversation to review the latest regional developments, including the situation in Yemen.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at a House of Representatives committee session Tuesday that Japan and the United States have launched senior working-level consultations following the alleged murder of a local woman by a U.S. Marine stationed in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, public broadcaster NHK reported.

A Japanese correspondent who was detained on suspicion of espionage has been transferred to Moscow and placed in custody, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday.

Commenting on claims by the head of the UK's MI5 accusing China of conducting alleged espionage activities against the UK while releasing the agency's annual threat assessment update, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said that the intelligence official's claims concerning China were completely fabricated and malicious slander, which China firmly opposes and strongly condemns.

Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met Alexandr Kurenkov, minister of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, who paid a courtesy call on him, at the Pyongyang Assembly Hall on October 13.

The Chinese PLA Navy on Wednesday sent the Liaoning Carrier task group to the waters of the Western Pacific to conduct training, which is organized in accordance with annual routine training plan, aiming to test and improve the group's realistic training level and continuously enhance the capabilities to execute missions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in Beijing on Tuesday, during which the two leaders announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Togo community with a shared future for the new era.