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China's Zhao Renjie competes in the men's 10m platform final

'Inconveniences'

China extends 52-year unbeaten record as Games organisers say sorry

Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return to Portugal's Nuno Borges during their men's singles first round match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 30, 2026.

Tense tie-break

Djokovic grinds out opening-round win at China Open

Diesel prices have hit record highs in France and several other EU countries

Exceeding ECB's targets

Energy costs spark inflation surge across Europe

Orangemen and supporters gathered at a church after being stopped by police from marching to Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland

Standoff enters fourth day

Northern Ireland police probe blockade of disputed parade

West Indies' John Campbell plays a shot during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on September 30, 2026.

West Indies pile up record 405-7 in second ODI against India

The woman had married her husband when she was just 12

Plea to international community

'Do something,' begs Iranian woman after death sentence over protests

Transboundary haze is a recurring problem in Southeast Asia, but this year's episode has been particularly severe

Unwanted accolade

Haze pushes Kuala Lumpur, Singapore into world's most polluted cities

Dangote said Africa needed to stop exporting raw materials and start creating finished products

Africa's wealthiest man

Dangote's $16bn Kenya refinery 'new chapter' for Africa

Ireland's Heimir Hallgrimsson says Sunday's game with Israel will go ahead

'Trying to focus on the football'

Ireland coach Hallgrimsson confirms second Israel game will go ahead

The Iraqi government believes the coalition's withdrawal removes the excuse powerful Tehran-backed militant factions have used to retain their weapons

Deployed in 2014

US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

Diesel prices have hit record highs in France and several other EU countries

Energy costs spark inflation surges in France, Italy

Workers razed ten units in the prison 'villa' compound

Indulgently furnished

Indonesia razes poolside prison 'villas' where whisky, TVs seized

The investment fund crisis erupted in mid-September, rattling the stock market

Investment fund crisis

Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund crisis grows

The threat of AI imitation has roiled Japan's storied animation industry

Following high-profile case

Japan court rules human voice is protected in TikTok AI case

Ivorian authorities have clamped down on illegal gold mining

As industry booms

Ivory Coast clamps down on harmful illegal gold rush

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces early last year have been transferred to Seoul

Impact to be seen

What we know about the North Korean POW dispute

'The work starts today'

Morocco names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri first woman PM

North Korea and South Korea played last week at the stadium in Shizuoka

Still 'aiming for full stadiums'

Asian Games crowds in spotlight as 998 see hosts in 50,000 stadium

Trier stabbing investigation

Motive behind fatal Trier student stabbing remains unknown

Rising Thai teen rock Nene Royal put in a brief appearance in Bangkok on September 30, days after winning the 2026 edition of "America's Got Talent"

'America's Got Talent'

Thai teen rocker Nene aims to tour, write music... and return to school

Fridman sanctions case

Luxembourg’s role in Fridman delisting sparks international debate

People watch a 3.5-metre shark trapped in an artificial waterway in the southeastern port city of Busan

Unlikely celebrity

Lost shark becomes viral star in South Korea

Cleaners enter a temporary container hut during a press tour in Nagoya

Over 17,000 athletes

Nagoya mayor says sorry for Asian Games 'inconveniences'

North Korea faces a slew of international sanctions over its weapons and nuclear programs, which ban its citizens from being issued work visas abroad among a litany of other restrictions

North Korean leader 'extremely obese': Seoul spy agency

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is hosting counterparts from G20 countries in Milwaukee for two days of talks

'Unfairly targeted'

G20 trade officials meet under shadow of tariffs, overcapacity

Mahathir Mohamad looks at the casket of his wife, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, during her funeral ceremony on September 28

Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir in hospital for observation

The "Fat Dogs of Delhi" contest, in the style of Alaska's annual Fat Bear Week, has turned Instagram into a virtual polling booth, attracting nearly 100,000 followers

India's fat dog vote goes viral

This handout photo from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) shows Oaka, undergoing training to become Australia’s next koala detection dog

Saved over 100 koalas

Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

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