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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Former Afghan soldiers fear deportation from Iran
https://www.voanews.com/a/former-afghan-soldiers-fear-deportation-from-iran/8213778.html |
| 2. | WHO Trains 551 Health Workers to Improve Addiction Treatment in Afghanistan
https://www.khaama.com/addiction-treatment-afghanistan-health-workers/ |
| 3. | Male University Enrollment in Afghanistan Falls by One-Third, UN Report Says |
| 4. | 291 Afghans released from Pakistani prisons return home
https://pajhwok.com/2026/10/22/291-afghans-released-from-pakistani-prisons-return-home/ |
| 5. | Afghanistan’s Wakhan Transit Road Is a Long Shot to Connect with China |
| 6. | EU Calls for Unconditional End to Girls’ Education Ban in Afghanistan |
| 7. | Afghanistan’s 14 Oil Refineries Attract Nearly $260M in Investment |
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Middle East |
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| 8. | WTI Oil rallies above $99 as the Middle East war threatens to complicate further
https://www.mitrade.com/au/insights/news/live-news/article-2-2184388-20261022 |
| 9. | Middle East Output to Shrink 1.3% in 2026 on War Disruptions, IMF Says |
| 10. | Mediclinic Middle East Joins Hub71+ Lifesciences To Advance Healthcare Innovation In Abu Dhabi |
| 11. | Gold slides toward $4,090 as Middle East tensions fuel inflation fears |
| 12. | One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia |
| 13. | What does the UAE own in the UK? Football clubs, London landmarks and billion-pound assets
https://www.middleeasteye.net/what-uae-own-uk-invest-manchester-city |
| 14. | Gaza’s breast cancer patients face a deadly wait for treatment amid Israel’s genocide |
| 15. | Top European, Mideast diplomats to meet in Istanbul Friday: Turkish diplomatic source |
| 16. | Iran’s Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response |
| 17. | Iraq denies presence of Houthi bases on its territory
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261022-iraq-denies-presence-of-houthi-bases-on-its-territory/ |
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Africa |
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| 18. | Second Tanzanian opposition figure faces death penalty after treason charges |
| 19. | South Africa water crisis: Over 500 fall ill amid contamination fears |
| 20. | Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya |
| 21. | Gambia to pay victims of Yahya Jammeh’s rule from proceeds of his seized US mansion |
| 22. | Tigray resumes daily life amid fears of wider war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/tigray-resumes-daily-life-amid-fears-of-wider-war |
| 23. | Drone attack in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region kills at least 153 |
| 24. | Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches West Africa |
| 25. | Uganda export earnings up 36% in August on higher gold receipts |
| 26. | 15 Years Later, Gaddafi’s Legacy Still Reaches Far Beyond Libya |
| 27. | Kenyan cult leader found guilty over 190 children starved to death in the hope of ‘meeting Jesus’
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/19/africa/paul-mackenzie-shakahola-kenya-intl |
