The air force chiefs of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates met on October 19. They discussed joint exercises, related activities and prospects for cooperation.
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met heads of delegations from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states in Dushanbe on October 20. They were in the city to attend the Council of Heads of Government meeting.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed work at the Imam Maturidi memorial complex in Samarkand. A mosque was built, two mausoleums were restored, and a research centre and museum were established.
New Zealand has approved the deployment of Army officer Brigadier Grant Motley as Force Commander of the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Upon promotion to Major General, he will lead nearly 2,000 military and civilian personnel from 33 countries.
Work has begun on a protective wall around the historic Imamzadeh Yahya ibn Zayd Shahid Shrine in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pol Province. The project is estimated to cost more than AFN 300,000.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions investigated ultrafast magnetic dynamics in freestanding SrRuO3 films. The films demagnetized in about 1 ps, while an interfacial nanogap slowed their magnetic recovery.
The White House says illegal migration to the United States fell sharply during Donald Trump’s second term. In 2025, the country recorded its first negative net migration in at least 50 years.
Azerbaijan has begun pilot remote medical examinations at four penitentiary facilities. Consultations cover several specialties, including psychiatry and dermatology.
A delegation from the Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College visited Ethiopia’s Defence Command and Staff College. Talks covered professional exchanges, joint research and academic cooperation.
Afghanistan’s public health minister met a Russian delegation and representatives of the Russian Embassy. They discussed training medical professionals and exchanging expertise.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia. He toured a nature reserve and learned about the development of green computing capacity in a high-tech zone.
Benjamin Moya, 38, was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for murdering his girlfriend. He pleaded guilty and was declared unfit to possess a firearm.
Fundraising fairs supporting troops taking part in Russia’s special military operation are being held in 1,500 schools across the country. On October 17, representatives of Russia’s Ministry of Education and the People’s Front visited a fair at School No. 444 in Moscow.
Several infrastructure projects to rehabilitate residential areas at historic sites and ancient settlements have begun in Dawoodi Bala and Dawoodi Payin villages in Bamyan.
Researchers in China directly measured the Meissner effect in lanthanum hydrides superconducting near room temperature. At 155 GPa, the sample’s superconducting transition temperature reached 237 K.
A serviceman underwent complex open-heart surgery at the Main Clinical Hospital of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence. His condition is satisfactory, and he is recovering under medical supervision.
Ahmed Abdelhakim Yaref represented Algeria’s National People’s Assembly at a solidarity conference in support of the Sahrawi people. It took place in Algiers on October 18.
New Zealand police have moved the search for missing 47-year-old Erika Rodrigues Coelho near Queenstown to a recovery phase. Two specialist search dog teams have joined the effort.
A 46-year-old Perth man has been charged with allegedly recording a woman secretly and possessing and transmitting child abuse material. He was granted bail and was due back in court on 16 October.
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