US man gets 30-year sentence for Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash
Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and antirepression movement.
Thousands gather at new Albanian antigovernment rally
More than 300 protesters and police were injured in the Albanian capital Tirana’s fiercest clashes in days.
Several people missing after multistorey building collapses in Kenya
Officials say building in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.
Thousands gather at final student-led rally ahead of Serbia election
The student movement aims to end Vucic’s 14 years of rule at Sunday’s vote, as he holds a rival rally across town.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro challenges Lula to expand release of personal records
Right-wing presidential candidate says he will release personal records if his opponent Lula meets his conditions.
UK Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate after Al Jazeera investigation
The UK’s Conservatives suspend former candidate Jack Ross after he was filmed discussing hiring contract killers.
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders free after a week in jail
Two top leaders of India’s Cockroach Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, have been released after a week in jail.
Published On 21 Oct 2026
The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion
The Gambia confirmed it received $2.5m from the sale of a US mansion belonging to former president Jammeh.
Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth
Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election
Brazil’s left-wing president says he will release bank, tax, and phone records if right-wing rival will do the same.
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