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Five-time Grammy Award winner and newly cemented Hollywood Walk of Fame honouree Angelique Kidjo was in Johannesburg for a jazz festival

'We have to be focused'

Singer Angelique Kidjo urges Africans to 'create together'

The protests sometimes turned violent

Clashes between French teens, police as school blockades intensify

Marine Le Pen has vowed to counterattack

Bardella accusations

France's Le Pen defiant after top ally hit by antisemitism claims

Rihanna, one of the world's most popular pop stars, has not publicly commented on the shooting

For attempted murder

Alleged Rihanna mansion shooter mentally fit for trial, says judge

OpenAI withheld its latest model from a planned public release after it did not sufficiently satisfy safety measures, amid heightened concerns regarding AI safety following several security incidents by rogue AI agents

OpenAI unveils low-cost AI model, a day after shelving Astra upgrade

With 'Misssion: Impossible' behind him, Cruise says he is taking on his most challenging role yet

Riskiest role in decades

Tom Cruise trades stunts for satire as toxic tycoon 'Digger'

Hurricane Polo flooded streets in the Mexican town of Puerto San Carlos, on Baja California peninsula, but did not create the devastation some residents had feared

'Rain, but no loss of life'

Hurricane Polo sweeps over Mexico's Pacific coast

Lula has made sovereignty a key plank of his campaign, amid pressure from Trump, a Bolsonaro ally who has backed several right-wing candidates in Latin American election

'What Happened to Hawaii'

Brazil's Lula turns to Bad Bunny tune to criticise Trump ahead of polls

Nigerian dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, 32, danced non-stop for seven days in a bid to break the record for the longest individual dance marathon

Nigerian dancer eyes world record after seven-day marathon

FINMA wrapped up its enforcement proceedings against the Swiss private bank, which has its headquarters in Zurich

Suspected anti-money-laundering breaches

Swiss regulator concludes Julius Baer bank probe

Protesters have set up a tent camp in the heart of Madrid to press their demands for affordable housing

Spain aims to ban evictions until 2030 amid housing protests

Brazil's patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, is revered in the deeply religious country

Political flashpoint

Brazil's patron saint pulled into latest election scrap

The Eiffel Tower attracts millions ebvery year

At behest of Hindu visit

Paris Eiffel Tower says chief to step down after uproar over removing women staff

Spain's dynamic economy is less dependent on fossil fuels but is suffering higher inflation because of spiralling energy costs

Spiralling costs

Spain to cap gas price hikes, extend fuel discounts

Friday's forum is expected to bring together more than 20 heads of state and government representatives in the Mediterranean city of Alamein, alongside business leaders, bankers and development institutions

African leaders to gather in Egypt for business summit

Five staff hospitalised after carbon monoxide leak at supermarket

The head of NATO said Russia is 'failing' to shake allies' support for Ukraine

'Reckless campaign'

Estonia slams Russian 'sabotage' after arson attack on defence company

Gold medallist An Se-young celebrates on the podium

Badminton world number one

'Like a dream' for An as Games organisers 'sorry' for latest mix-up

The conflict in Yemen has forced at least 145,000 people from their homes this month alone

145,000 people displaced

Yemen health system at 'breaking point': WHO

Brazil's Danilo Santos (R) and Australia's Jackson Irvine compete for the ball during the international friendly football match between Australia and Brazil at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on September 29, 2026.

In front of 52,000 people

Brazil come from behind to beat Australia 4-2 in friendly

Last year, 7.1 million people visited London's Natural History Museum, featuring 'Hope' the blue whale

Cash-strapped sector

UK decides against charging foreign visitors for museums

Police arrest two after body found at Arlon train station

September is the peak of Thailand's rainy season, but this year felt worse for many in Bangkok

City-wide disaster declared

Thai capital cleans up after deadly floods

Indonesia's Daniel Marthin (L) and Leo Rolly Carnando celebrate their victory over China

Beaten finalists

China badminton 'still strong' despite Asian Games slump

Estonia's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, said there was 'certainty' that Moscow was behind the arson attack

Milrem robotics

NATO, EU allies rally to Estonia after 'sabotage' blamed on Russia

The Turner painting "Rome, From Mount Aventine" is a particularly well-preserved work which even has traces of the artist's fingerprints

'Exceptional' Turner painting shown in Rome before sale

Families demanding justice in Cameroon for murdered women want the law to recognise femicide as a separate crime to murder

Families demand justice for Cameroon's 'nightmare' wave of murdered women

Protesters have set up a tent camp in the heart of Madrid to press their demands for affordable housing

Following mass protests

Spain aims to ban evictions until 2030 amid housing protests

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