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Saturday, 17 October 2026
Trump scales back US-South Korea military drills, fuelling fears over alliance reliability52dSouth Korea reasserts denuclearization goal after its omission from US–South Korea diplomatic readout52dKim Jong-un calls for vigilance on domestic goals, ignores Trump's overtures52dArmenia announces historic intention to apply for EU membership52dVolkswagen announces second round of 50,000 job cuts as workers and unions push back52dWest African cyber-crime networks targeted in global crackdown52dMyanmar human rights situation at 'new low' as Rohingya abuses and illegal mining worsen, UN warns[Updated]52dKagame dismisses FDLR disarmament efforts as 'superficial'52dIsrael expels two Dutch officials over Netherlands ban on West Bank settlement imports52dIran moves to criminalise all contact with foreign media in sweeping crackdown52dIran posts $10 million bounty targeting Barron Trump in state media video52dUS launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' against Iran with sweeping new sanctions[Updated]52dTaiwan charges nine people for smuggling AI servers to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staff52dChinese artist Gao Zhen sentenced to three years in prison for satirical works depicting Mao52dMongolia signs 863 MW of data centre deals on sidelines of UN desertification summit52dUS vows 'economic D-Day' against Iran as Tehran threatens Gulf oil disruption[Updated]52dSpaceX announces $100 billion rocket launch facility on Louisiana coast52dLondon and Paris landmarks illuminate blue and yellow for Ukraine's 35th Independence Day52dUkraine strikes Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tambov region for the 20th time52dRussia deploys AI-enabled autonomous drone in attack that killed Ukrainian civilians, raising alarm over 'killer drones'52d