Libre News of The World Express Edition. Thursday the 23rd of October 2025

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Saudi and Pakistani forces intercepted drug-trafficking boats in a major Arabian Sea operation, acknowledged by U.S. CENTCOM (Arab News). Iran ratified the UN convention against terror financing to improve access to global banking (Tehran Times). Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalibrated his strategy amid peace-deal pressure and coalition tensions (The Jerusalem Post). France and Slovenia signed a long-term nuclear-energy cooperation agreement during President Macron’s visit to Ljubljana (Total Slovenia News). The World Food Forum Youth Action on Green Agri-Heritage launched in Rome, promoting sustainable farming systems (FAO Newsroom). A Málaga court acquitted two priests and a journalist of hate-crime charges tied to criticism of radical Islam (El Mundo). Portugal mourned former Prime Minister and media pioneer Francisco Pinto Balsemão, who died at 88 (Público). Greece proposed banning protests at Athens’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, citing respect for national symbols (Kathimerini). The UK’s inflation rate held steady at 3.8% in September (The Guardian). Police Scotland reduced child biometric-data collection by 7.5% (The Scotsman). In Sri Lanka, imported-vehicle prices fell by up to Rs 1.5 million following Japanese price cuts (VivaLanka).

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