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Dancers at Notting Hill Carnival — archival illustration of living heritage.
Culture · 18 Oct 2026

British scholar highlights inclusion in living heritage inventories

Heritage professor Rodney Harrison highlighted the diversity of Britain's intangible heritage in a UCL article published on October 16 ahead of its…

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Circuit of the Americas in Austin viewed from space in 2018 — archival image.
Sports · 18 Oct 2026

Formula One heads to Austin for United States Grand Prix

Formula One's next scheduled round is the United States Grand Prix in Austin from October 23 to 25, according to its official 2026 calendar.

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Swedish parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén — archival photograph.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Swedish speaker continues talks on forming a new government

Swedish parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén said on October 16 that informal talks with party representatives would continue after telephone discussions…

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong — archival official portrait.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Australia welcomes Iraq allowing Robert Pether to leave

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed Iraq's decision to let Robert Pether leave the country in an October 12 statement, saying he could now…

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RAF Fairford — archival view of the airfield.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Thirty-two foreign ministers back UK position on Fairford incident

Foreign ministers from 32 countries issued an October 12 statement backing Britain's attribution of Iranian involvement in the September 27 incident at RAF…

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam — official portrait from 2023.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Thailand and Singapore discuss energy and digital cooperation

Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul discussed stronger regional cooperation in energy and the digital…

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Reykjavík waterfront and Harpa — archival photograph from Iceland.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Singapore announces five-year Arctic cooperation programme in Iceland

Singapore's Minister of State Gan Siow Huang announced an enhanced five-year Arctic cooperation programme during her October 8–10 visit to the Arctic Circle…

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Republic Square in Podgorica, Montenegro — archival photograph.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Montenegro provisionally closes three EU accession chapters

The EU and Montenegro provisionally closed three accession chapters on October 12, covering economic and monetary policy, statistics, and social policy and…

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Thomas Byrne during an election campaign — archival photograph.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Irish initiative advances EU conclusions on democratic participation

At the Irish presidency's initiative, the EU Council adopted conclusions on October 13 encouraging citizen participation and civil society involvement in…

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Beirut port in 2003 — archival photograph predating the port explosion.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

EU establishes mission to support Lebanese security institutions

The EU Council established a support mission for Lebanon on October 12 with an initial three-year mandate, focused on advice and training for the army and…

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International Criminal Court building in The Hague — archival photograph.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

EU urges Washington to reverse International Criminal Court sanctions

The EU urged the United States to reverse announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court in an October 10 statement reaffirming support for the…

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Taiz, Yemen — archival photograph.
Politics · 18 Oct 2026

Yemeni foreign minister seeks firmer European response on Taiz

Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zouba discussed developments in Taiz and the impact of military escalation with EU ambassador Patrick Simonnet in a call…

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