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• Colombian president calls for regional unity over U.S. missile strikes in Caribbean October 8, 2025
  BOGOTA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday urged Latin American countries to stand united following U.S. missile strikes on vessels in the Caribbean. Petro accused White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller of orchestrating the missile strikes based on the "false claim" that Colombia's anti-narcotics strategy had failed. "They decertified […]
• Ghana president honors university for FISU World Cup football triumph October 8, 2025
  ACCRA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's president John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday presented a cash reward of 500,000 Ghana cedis (40,000 U.S. dollars), to the University for Development Studies (UDS) for winning the FISU University Football World Cup in China. Making the donation to the team, President Mahama commended the university for its feat, calling […]
• Botafogo defender Bastos to miss rest of season October 8, 2025
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Botafogo defender Bastos is set to miss the rest of the 2025 Brazilian top flight season due to complications from a knee injury. The 34-year-old Angolan underwent surgery on his left knee in July in the hope that he would resume training in October. But the center-back has […]
• Argentina boss says World Cup squad still open October 8, 2025
  MIAMI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said Tuesday that places in his 2026 World Cup squad were still open as the Albiceleste prepares for friendlies against Venezuela and Puerto Rico. He said the matches would be used to test new players ahead of the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. […]
• Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba to retire at end of MLS season October 8, 2025
  MIAMI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba has announced his retirement after a professional career spanning almost two decades. The 36-year-old former Barcelona and Spain left-back is under contract with Inter Miami until December 2027, but said he will step away at the end of the current MLS season. "The time has […]
• Bringing a Howitzer to a Knife Fight: US Armada Off Venezuela October 8, 2025
  Washingtons escalating regime-change offensive against Venezuela uses drug interdiction conflated with combatting terrorism as a pretext for the expansion of imperial militarism.By Roger D. HarrisDonald Trumpboastedstriking small boats off Venezuelas Caribbean coast to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water. Claiming destruction of enough drugs to kill 25,000, he called theextrajudicial murd
• Why Its Time to Retire Global North and Global South October 7, 2025
  Decolonizing our worldview requires decolonizing our languageterms like Global North and Global South obscure complexity and uphold colonial hierarchies.The term Global South gained popularity in the 1990s as a neutral alternative to Third World, which had become outdated and derogatory. Paired with the terms Global North, these labels were intended to describe economic divides: the […]
• Team Vitality, MOUZ, FURIA advance to playoffs at ESL Pro League 22 October 7, 2025
  (Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Team Vitality, MOUZ and FURIA were the third, fourth and fifth teams to advance to the playoff stage at ESL Pro League Season 22 with their victories Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.In the Round 4 High matches of Stage 2, Team Vitality blanked G2 Esports 2-0, MOUZ […]
• The Monroe doctrine is back dressed up as a war on drugs October 7, 2025
  The Caribbean deployment is less about cocaine and more about control, reviving Americas oldest imperial playbookPresident Donald Trump has hinted that US forces could soon move from sea to land operations in Venezuela, expanding what he called "a war on terrorist drug cartels."Speaking at a Navy anniversary ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, Trump said American forces […]
• "Under PM Modi's leadership Bihar has developed a lot": Ramdas Athawale exudes confidence of NDA win in Assembly polls October 7, 2025
  New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale expressed confidence on Tuesday that the National Democratic Alliance will win the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar. He claimed that the State has seen 'a lot of development' under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 'Under the leadership of PM Modi, Bihar has developed […]
• "INDIA alliance will perform well in Bihar": Congress MP Deepender Hooda ahead of assembly polls October 7, 2025
  Jhajjar (Haryana) [India], October 7 (ANI): Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Tuesday exuded confidence in the INDIA alliance victory ahead of the forthcoming Bihar assembly polls. Expressing concerns over the addition and deletion of voters in the Bihar electoral rolls following the completion of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Congress MP accused the BJP of […]
• "Everything has been finalised": VIP President Mukesh Sahni on seat sharing in Mahagathbandhan for Bihar polls October 7, 2025
  Patna (Bihar) [India], October 7 (ANI): Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) National President Mukesh Sahni, one of the allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, said that things about seat-sharing in the alliance have been finalised and they will soon hold a press conference to announce the decision. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Sahni said, 'Everything on seat […]
• Congress CEC likely to decide on Bihar poll candidates on October 8 October 7, 2025
  New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian National Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) it set to meet on October 8 (Wednesday) to decide on the candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, will be held virtually with various CEC members and senior leaders of the party set […]
• Trump reportedly calls off diplomatic efforts with Venezuela October 7, 2025
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, reported The New York Times on Monday, citing U.S. officials. During a meeting with senior military leaders on Thursday, Trump instructed Richard Grenell -- the special presidential envoy leading negotiations with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro […]
• Peru caretaker Barreto looks to future talent October 7, 2025
  LIMA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Interim Peru manager Manuel Barreto said Monday that he would use his team's friendly against Chile to test new players with a view to prepare for the 2030 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Among the uncapped players named in Peru's squad for Friday's clash at Estadio Bicentenario in Santiago are midfielder […]
• Colombia calls up defender Ditta for soccer friendlies October 7, 2025
  BOGOTA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defender Willer Ditta has been recalled to Colombia's squad for friendlies against Mexico and Canada in the United States, the Colombian football federation said on Monday. The 27-year-old replaces Cagliari center-back Yerry Mina, who withdrew with an unspecified injury. Ditta, who plays his club football with Mexico's Cruz Azul, has […]
• Sosa to miss Paraguay friendlies October 7, 2025
  BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras forward Ramon Sosa has been ruled out of Paraguay's friendlies against Japan and South Korea due to a thigh problem. The 26-year-old sustained the injury in Palmeiras' 3-2 victory over Sao Paulo in Brazil's Serie A on Sunday. "Ramon was diagnosed with a muscle edema in his left […]
• China's Wang Chuqin breaks new ground in table tennis ranking points October 7, 2025
  BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Chuqin became the first male paddler to break the 10,000-point barrier in the current ranking system with the release of the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings on Tuesday. The ITTF applied changes to its world ranking regulations in 2022, with a player's ranking now essentially […]
• Trump breaks off diplomacy with Venezuela NYT October 7, 2025
  The move could pave the way for an attempt to force President Nicolas Maduro out of power, the report saysUS President Donald Trump has ordered his diplomats to stop making overtures to Caracas, paving the way for a "potential military escalation" or an attempt to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power, the New York […]
• EU set to double tariffs on foreign steel to help struggling sector October 7, 2025
  The EU doubled tariffs on foreign steel on Tuesday, hiking levels on imports to 50 percent. This comes as the bloc moves to rescue the European steel industry from decline.The EU moved Tuesday to doubletariffson foreignsteeltaking a leaf from US PresidentDonald Trump's book to shield the bloc's strugglingindustryfrom a flood of cheap Chineseexports.Urged to act […]