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Oct 16, 2026 - World

In his address to the World Bank Annual Meeting plenary in Bangkok, Ajay Banga highlighted India's growing role in international development financing.

Oct 16, 2026 - World

The NDTV World Summit 2026 will be held in New Delhi on October 22 and 23. This year's theme is "A World Between Orders".

Oct 16, 2026 - World

One teacher and three children killed after Griffin J John II, 16, barged into elementary school and began shootingOregon elementary school shooting: what we know so farThe 16-year-old who barged into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed a teacher and three children was a former student at Silver Rail elementary, officials confirmed in a Friday press conference.The shooter, identified as Griffin J John II, climbed over a fence and onto the school’s property before shooting through a set of locked doors to enter the building. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - World

The unpopular president is rallying to support Republican nominees ahead of midtermsSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn Maine, Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for US Senate, and Susan Collins, the five-term Republican incumbent traded barbs on Thursday in their final debate ahead of the November midterms.This was the fourth showdown between the pair. Collins has tried to cast Jackson as an inexperienced state lawmaker, and attempted to yoke him to the former nominee, Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race earlier this year following allegations of rape and sexual assault (which he still denies). Meanwhile, Jackson accused his opponent of corruption, and castigated her for her “moderate” persona in Congress. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2026 - World

The US Coast Guard was assisting Mexican authorities in the search efforts with a helicopter, fixed-wing plane and a cutter, an official said.