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Tourists can walk along the surface of Tuz Golu salt lake in Turkey as water levels have hit a crisis low

Turkey's Salt Lake, life in the shadow of drought

Photos from the Vatican Media showed Pope Leo XIV leading a mass at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome

From hospital, pope pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city

Debra (R) and Martin (L) Robinson, the parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered during a surfing trip in April 2024, said they were heartbroken but pleased with the verdict

Mexican killers of Australian, US surfers await sentencing

Brazil's left has mobilized with massive student-led demonstrations, with supporters wearing the red of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers' Party

Still in the race

Brazil's left rallies as Lula closes gap before runoff

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was convicted of two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution

Following recent allegations

Sean 'Diddy' Combs transfered to smaller US prison

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro Lario warned of rising food prices hitting small-scale farmers and vulnerable consumers

Food crisis 'looming' after global energy shock, UN agriculture fund says

Hyron Andrews (R), pictured wearing the colours of South African club Sharks in 2022

S.African rugby player dies in France ahead of Champions Cup game

A presentation in Kigali of the proposed F1 circuit in Rwanda

Contentious choice

'Sportswashing' or investment? Rwanda F1 stirs debate and doubts

Hundreds of protesters marched in Delhi's capital against the country's electoral commission despite heavy security measures

India detains top 'cockroach' leader as hundreds protest in capital

Police clashed with protesters in Turin on a national day of marches

Alongside farmers and truck drivers

Italy braces for 'autumn of discontent' as students protest

Iga Swiatek is bidding for a place in next month's WTA Finals

Setting up Polish clash

Swiatek moves into Wuhan semi-finals

Tourists wear protective masks while seated across Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on October 15, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia

Schools closed and respiratory complaints

Singapore puts seven Indonesian firms on notice over toxic haze

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez (left) criticised the club's transfer business

Club hierarchy criticism

Man Utd have 'moved on' from Martinez outburst, says Carrick

Tesla's Elon Musk unveils what he calls a "flying" car

'Will probably work'

Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'flying' car

France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026

France's summer wildfires could cost insurers up to 563 mln euros

Insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a criminal offence in Turkey

Gaming the system

Homeless man insults Erdogan to get bed in jail: report

Protesters in the western city of Nantes on Friday

Structural issues

France's high-school student woes in numbers

'We want teachers to be paid, not dilapidated schools': one poster during recent protests

Unwelcome spotlight

'Real inequality': France's education divide laid bare by protests

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh (R) appeared alongside IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (L) during a "fireside chat" at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank

Against strong economic shocks

Fed's Warsh surprised by world economy's 'resilience'

'The Mothers of Kherson' is a co-production between Warsaw's National Opera and New York's Metropolitcan Opera

US–Poland co-production

Opera on Ukraine's children aims to 're-awaken' concern for war

Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia gave a rocky first performance at the podium

Trump's new press secretary admits failing bar exam

Jensen Huang with Jenny Nordlow, chief executive of Sweden's Sferical AI, in Stockholm on Thursday

Looking towards Europe

AI is coming for every company, Nvidia boss says

The unprecedented heat in September came after Spain's hottest summer on record

Average temperature 22.5°C

Spain sizzles in hottest September on record: weather agency

De Luc Frieden huet sech zu Bréissel de Froe vun der Press gestallt.

No breakthrough in Brussels

EU budget talks remain deeply divided, says Frieden

The star-shaped white blossoms of Hanoi's milkwood trees have inspired songwriters and lovers, but city authorities began pruning them this week after complaints by residents of overpowering fragrance

'Under attack' from fragrance, Hanoi prunes its famous blossoms

International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief Amy Pope, seen here in 2023, warned of a lack of urgency globally about the risks that vulnerable communities are facing

Up to 40.5 million people

Millions may be forced to move as climate change hits South Asia: UN

Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia held her first press briefing on Tuesday

No comment from Chinese authorities

China tells Trump's press secretary to visit 'more often' after toilet comments

Demonstrators marching through Bangkok protested against projects like the World Bank-backed Pak Mun dam

'Stop destroying the poor'

Thai farmers, fishermen challenge IMF, World Bank at Bangkok rally

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