World

England declares severe drought for the first time

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Severe drought, the highest category, now covers parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex. The category was created after the 2012 drought and has never been used before.

Earth's vital signs reach record extremes, a climate report finds

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Seven of the 16 planetary vital signs tracked in the annual report are at record extremes, including sea level, ocean heat and the mass of the Greenland ice sheet.

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Britain threatens a visa ban on all Eritreans over migrant returns

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Thursday that all Eritreans could be barred from the UK unless Eritrea takes back more small-boat migrants and convicted criminals. Eritrean VIPs and officials have already lost fast-track access to UK visas.

India's election body orders a voter-list revision in 17 states

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The Election Commission says its Special Summary Revision in 17 states will add eligible voters, especially first-time electors, and correct errors in the rolls. Jan 1, 2027, is the qualifying date.

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Australia's Senate blocks a cut to health insurance rebates for older people

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The bill would have ended the higher private health insurance rebate for Australians 65 and older, saving the budget about 3 billion Australian dollars.

Marine Le Pen leads every poll for France's 2027 presidential election

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An Odoxa poll published Wednesday puts the National Rally candidate at 37 per cent in the first round, ahead of Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 18 and Édouard Philippe at 17.

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Ukraine says it destroyed six Russian bombers at an air base in Voronezh

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The Ukrainian Navy says Neptune cruise missiles hit the Borisoglebsk air base late on Oct 14, destroying six modernized Su-34M jets and flight-servicing equipment. Secondary explosions and fires followed, it said.

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Brazil's runoff could decide the fate of the Amazon

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Global deforestation fell 15 per cent in 2025, the largest drop this decade, according to the Forest Declaration Assessment. Most of it came from Latin America, where forest loss fell 33 per cent, led by stronger enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon.