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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney faces new political challenges after a separatist election win in Quebec

'Canada strong'?

Quebec separatist win rattles Carney's unity push

Carles Puigdemont was accused of using public funds to organise the 2017 independence referendum

Arrest warrant lifted

Exiled Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain

Senior batter Harmanpreet Kaur resigned as India's captain from all three international formats after recently leading the team to their second successive Asian Games gold medal

Mandhana named India women's team captain after Kaur quits

A Moscow recruitment ad for the Russian army offering a starting salary of 5.200.000 rubles ($61,360)

Accused of using fake job ads

Caribbean tourism hotspot loses men to Russian war machine

'We're not just a bunch of blokes running about playing games,' says commander Jess Nielsen

Danish reservists practice war games to respond to 'aggression'

Dutch model Kate Van Berne presents a creation during the Christian Dior Women's Spring/Summer 2027 collection fashion show

Nine days of shows

Paris Women's Fashion Week: the key trends

India's Varun Chakravarthy (L) and captain Shreyas Iyer during the T20 international against Afghanistan in New Delhi on September 13, 2026

Bhuvneshwar returns to India's T20 squad for New Zealand tour

Shakira performs during the halftime show of the 2026 World Cup final

In Barcelona court

Shakira, Pique return to court over children visit arrangements

Novak Djokovic won the China Open after his opponent Alex de Minaur retired from the final

39-year-old Serbian

'Destined' Djokovic wins China Open, extending unbeaten record

Eighteen crew members have been rescued

Ukraine accuses Russia

Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit more Black Sea ships

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella presenting their 'counterbudget' plan to tackle France's debt load

Far-right presidential candidate

Le Pen vows drastic cost savings to prevent French 'default'

Iceland has regained its status as a strategic player

Influence in Arctic region

Iceland is 'critical outpost' for security, says Rubio during visit

Health Minister Aden Duale confirmed Kenya's first death from Ebola

Fell ill one month ago

Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death

France's Economy, Finances and Industry Minister Roland Lescure (L), France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and France’s junior Minister for Public Accounts David Amiel leave after the weekly cabinet meeting (Conseil des ministres) during which the 2027 state draft budget (PLF) and social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2027 were presented, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 1, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Until end of week

French secondary schools suspend formal lessons nationwide amid student protests

The Indonesian seamen were among 17 crew rescued a week ago when maritime police from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia stormed the Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 tanker that was hijacked in April

Held hostage for five months

Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal

Many minors involved

Student protests turn violent in Arlon and Liège, dozens arrested

Abstract Expressionism at work

Cultural experience

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts 'homecoming' show for Willem de Kooning

Novak Djokovic won the China Open after his opponent Alex de Minaur retired from the final

Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires

The World Bank noted that the El Nino weather phenomenon -- forecast to hit a new peak intensity this year -- could disrupt agriculture and hydropower in the entire region

High energy prices included

World Bank forecasts modest growth for Latin America, highlights climate risks

Romania's inflation rate is running around three times higher than the EU average

Fuelled by wars in Iran and Ukraine

IMF warns cost-of-living shocks cause 'lasting deterioration' in affordability

Supporters of the jailed former prime minister began the protest march on Sunday, demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan

Jailed former PM

Pakistan PM urges Imran Khan supporters to end protest march

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Russian President at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on August 18, 2026

Myanmar leader to visit Malaysia after migrant returns begin

The AfD's Tobias Rausch (L) is expected to become the new speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt assembly, while the party's leader in the state Ulrich Siegmund (R) hopes to be elected premier

Following landslide election victory

Germany's AfD poised to preside over state assembly for first time

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella presenting their 'counterbudget' plan to tackle France's debt load

Le Pen vows drastic cost savings to prevent French 'default'

There were scuffles with police in Paris

10 internal investigations launched

'Eats through a straw': French teens wounded in high school protests

A woman holds up a placard reading 'US military out' during a protest against the killing of a woman in Okinawa allegedly committed by a US Marine Corps member, in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. A woman's murder allegedly committed by a US Marine in Okinawa is a "heinous crime", Japan's premier said on October 5, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage.

Rekindled controversy over military presence

The alleged murder by US Marine on Okinawa: five things to know

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, President of COP31 negotiations, attend a Pacific Pre-COP31 leaders event in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on October 6, 2026

Tuvalu govt adviser says Australia overstepped in pre-COP visit

MPG Tubes faces a challenge to heat metal without producing greenhouse gas

Fell faster than expected

German factory orders plunge as recovery still fragile

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