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New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): IGPL will award Pranavi Urs Rs 1 crore for winning the women's individual golf gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday. She is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in golf. In addition, the league will award Rs 25 lakh individually to the Indian women's team of Pranavi, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for winning silver in the team event.

As Latvia votes, its largest minority faces shrinking language rights, fractured representation, and little hope of a political reset Latvia's Russian-speaking population has reached a point that human rights advocates describe as critical. The country has completed its transition to Latvian-only education, Russian has all but disappeared from public communication, and the institution of 'non-citizens' - ethnic Russians denied a range of rights - remains in place.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia, 3rd October, 2026 (WAM) -- The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), led by its President, Hamid Saif Al Zaabi, participated in the sixth International Olympiad on Financial Security, held in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. Organised by Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service from 27 September to 2 October, the event brought together 700 students from 45 countries and marked MENAFATF's first participation in the Olympiad.

ALAMAIN, 3rd October, 2026 (WAM) -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said the Alamain Africa Business Forum serves as a strategic continental platform aimed at mobilizing efforts toward realizing the objectives of Agenda 2063, turning the aspirations of joint African action into tangible reality, and offering a unique avenue for the African business community to engage directly with heads of state.

(261003) -- ACCRA, Oct. 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the National Theater of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 1, 2026. On Thursday night, the performance of Ghana's National Symphony Orchestra wowed audience who converged at the forecourt of the National Theater, built for the West African nation from 1990 to 1992 under a China Aid project. TO GO WITH "Ghana National Symphony Orchestra dazzles audience to mark 2026 Theater Festival" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

Dubai [UAE], October 3 (ANI): Gulf Giants had a record-breaking afternoon at the International League T20 (ILT20) season five player auction, held in Dubai, twice setting a new benchmark for the tournament's most expensive player. The Giants first exercised their Right-to-Match option to retain Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 310,000 USD, making him the most expensive player in ILT20 Player Auction history.

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): India has reaffirmed its committment to ensuring the safety and welfare of its seafarers, primarily in risky waters, after five nationals were rescued from a strike in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal commended the rescue operation after the five nationals aboard the Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III were safely shifted ashore after the vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.

Dubai [UAE], October 3 (ANI): Sharjah Warriorz have completed their squad for the fifth season of the ILT20, putting together a well-rounded group that combines proven international experience with emerging UAE talent following the conclusion of the Season 5 Player Auction in Dubai. With newly appointed Head Coach Adrian Birrell at the helm, the Warriorz have assembled a 23-member squad more than capable of mounting a serious charge for the trophy, according to a release.

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) sees China as an important partner in building durable solutions and community resilience in Africa, drawing on China's experience in poverty alleviation and community development, a humanitarian official said.

ABU DHABI, 3rd October, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), headed by Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Division, will participate in the 153rd IPU Assembly and the 218th session of the Governing Council, hosted by the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania in Arusha from 5th to 9th October 2026.