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S. Korea- U.S. commanders vow to strengthen forces' combined readiness against possible N. Korean provocations.
North blew up parts of inter-Korean roads and railways Tuesday .
North has accused the South of flying drones over Pyongyang multiple times this month .
The three countries have recently deepened security ties in the face of evolving North Korean military threats.
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Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in northern Gaza killed at least 15 people, including five children.
The Israeli military said the strike targeted dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants.
Israel has repeatedly struck tent camps and schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza .
Israel 's offensive has killed over 42,000 Palestinians , according to Gaza ’s Health Ministry .
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Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape.
Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports about the alleged rape in the eastern city of Lahore went viral on social media.
Sexual violence against women is common in Pakistan , but it is underreported because of the stigma attached to it.
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Chinese markets gained after officials in Beijing announced the government was expanding financing for housing projects to try to turn around a slump in the property market.
In Hong Kong , the Hang Seng index gained 0.9% to 20,460.86 , while the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.1% at 3,205.95 .
In Tokyo , the Nikkei 225 index lost 0.6% to 38,950.18 after the government reported Japan 's exports fell 1.7% from a year earlier in September .
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Australian states and territories have been under pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.
Last year the NT became the first jurisdiction to lift the threshold to 12 years old .
It has argued that returning the age to 10 will ultimately protect children.
Doctors, human rights organisations and Indigenous groups disputing that logic.
The NT already jails children at a rate 11 times higher than any other jurisdiction in the country.
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South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022 .
Prosecutors had sought a five-year prison term for Kim Kwang-ho , former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency .
The verdict by the Seoul Western District Court drew angry responses from grieving relatives.
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Finland marks the 'Night of the Homeless ' theme day on Thursday 17 October .
The annual event is linked to the UN 's International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
In Finland , the day has focused on homelessness since 2002 .
There were about 3,400 homeless people in Finland at the end of last year .
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Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters.
Hasina fled the country to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violent protests in which hundreds of people died.
Prosecutors say Hasina , her close aides and security agencies were responsible for killing protesters.
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Premier Giorgia Meloni said she was "very proud and satisfied" of the 2025 budget bill.
Meloni also thanked her deputy premiers, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini .
The government's draft budgetary plan ( DBP ) arrived at the European Commission on Wednesday .
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Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market.
Espoo , Finland -based company reported a net profit of 358 million euros ( $389 million ) for the July-September period.
Nokia ’s sales were down 8% at 4.3 billion euros ( $4.7 billion ) compared with $5.1 billion a year earlier .