326 result(s) for “International”
Sri Lanka chased down 169 with room to spare after Kusal Mendis and Kamindu Mendis put on a 98 run stand. Pakistan’s lower order rescued the hosts to 168 for 8 but the bowlers could not defend under lights, leaving Pakistan to take the T20 series 2-1 but question marks over death bowling and fielding remain.
The Department of Justice, working with international law enforcement and major tech firms, announced coordinated disruptions that included arrests, seizures and the largest takedown yet of fraudulent social media accounts used in global scam operations targeting U.S. victims.
Spain’s global pop star Rosalía has been awarded the 2026 National Prize for Contemporary Music, a recognition that punctuates a year of high‑profile releases, an ambitious Lux tour and debates over artistic identity that have kept Spanish popular culture in the international spotlight.
The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Anticipation Summit opens in Geneva on October 14, bringing scientists, diplomats and private sector leaders to discuss how to prepare policy for near term scientific breakthroughs in AI, biosecurity and climate technologies.
The International Monetary Fund raised its 2026 growth forecast for the United Kingdom to 1.3 percent, offering a near-term boost to the Treasury ahead of the October budget, but the Fund cautioned that higher energy costs and rising long term interest rates are likely to slow growth in 2027.
The Financial Conduct Authority and the National Crime Agency carried out coordinated searches in London and Manchester on October 13, 2026, detaining three people and seizing dozens of devices as part of an investigation into alleged insider dealing and linked money laundering.
The Back to the City festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in Newtown on October 10, bringing generations of South African and international hip hop talent together, paying tribute to kwaito pioneers, and underscoring the event’s role as a cultural engine for Johannesburg.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines publicly supported Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s decision to suspend direct military communications with Beijing, saying past exchanges failed to build trust and were used to mask coercive actions in the South China Sea.
Israeli troops carried out daylight raids on the offices of at least two Palestinian nongovernmental organisations in Ramallah and deployed snipers at the Palestine Medical Complex courtyard, officials and local media reported on October 13, 2026. The action, which included confiscation of equipment, intensifies scrutiny of Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian civil society.
Laika’s stop motion epic Wildwood had its first public screening at the BFI London Film Festival, drawing heavy UK industry attention and spotlighting the festival and London as a premier launch platform for major international films.
The Busan International Film Festival passed the 50,000 attendee mark in its opening week and the Asian Contents and Film Market concluded on October 13. Organizers are set to announce winners of the new Busan Awards, a change that gives the festival fresh influence over which Asian films will gain international sales and awards-season positioning.
Thousands of young demonstrators rallied against a contested revision of voter rolls, prompting a large police operation in New Delhi that detained hundreds and drew criticism from rights organisations. The Supreme Court will hear related petitions this week.
A widening anti corruption and law enforcement campaign in Kyiv is targeting organised fraud call centres and the officials who sheltered them. Recent raids, prosecutions and a parliamentary law strengthening penalties mark a rare coordinated push to dismantle an industry investigators say generated hundreds of millions in illicit proceeds.
A parliamentary committee held a high profile session in Westminster on 13 October 2026, pressing AI labs and the UK AI Security Institute on pre release testing, incident reporting and whether existing powers are sufficient to control frontier models.
On the sidelines of the IMF World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan expects growth above 4 percent this fiscal year and plans to privatise five to six state-owned entities that could fetch over $1 billion, part of a broader reform push tied to IMF commitments.