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A man uses a large plastic tube to wade through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok

Days of heavy rain

Bangkok declares disaster after homes flooded, roads submerged by heavy rain

A giant clay sculpture of Pope Leo XIV's head takes shape in a workshop in northern Lima

Ahead of November visit

Giant statue of Pope Leo XIV takes shape in Peru workshop

Japan's Yuki Kurihara competes in the Puyo Puyo Champions final

Puyo Puyo Champions final

Japan schoolboy, 11, wins gold while empty seats blight Asian Games

Pope Leo made his way to Place de la Concorde for a giant open-air mass

As tour continues

Huge crowds cheer Pope Leo along Champs-Elysees ahead of Paris mass

Gender-based violence is endemic in South Africa

East of Johannesburg

Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of killings

The Mefistofele opera premiered in Milan in 1868 and was last shown at the Bolshoi in 1909

Rare Italian opera returns to Moscow after nearly 120-year hiatus

The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is on a four-day trip to France

600,000 believers

Pope to celebrate giant Paris mass after 'peace' appeal

Believed to be American tourist

Body recovered from collapsed building in Athens

OpenAI is making its ChatGPT online search tool more appealing to shoppers as it faces criticism over its decision to shift to a for-profit structure from its original establishment as a nonprofit entity

OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error

Voters cast their ballots inside the Arlington County Courthouse on 18 September 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

How Americans can vote from Luxembourg and why it matters

The classes were introduced eight years ago under a conservative-far-right government

Disputed program

Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school

South African women are taking extra precautions when out exercising after the bodies of nine women were found, one of them a runner

Nine bodies found

S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

The US and China agreed to communicate on AI incidents after a Washington summit short on breakthroughs

Pageantry but limited progress

China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

Nepali flood survivor Kabir Maharjan, who was rescued from a hydropower project tunnel, takes part in an interview with AFP at his home in Kirtipur on September 25, 2026, after being discharged from hospital.

'Life is precious'

Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Fires are currently burning within habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's orangutan population

Bornean orangutans

Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

China's Chen Yujie celebrates after winning the women's 100m final

'Now I am the champion'

New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold

North Korea weightlifters are targeting a gold rush at the Los Angeles Olympics, their first Games for 12 years

First time in 12 years

'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush

The trial of TikTok in Alabama comes as social media companies face a wave of litigation across the United States over the harm their apps allegedly cause young users

As more suits pend

TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta

Players from Brazil's Chapecoense football team visit a memorial at the site of the squad's plane crash in Colombia, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident on Mt. Cerro Gordo

Ahead of the 10th anniversary

Brazil team returns to Colombian site of doomed jet crash

Some of the aging oil infrastructure in Venezuela would be better fit for a museum than a working oil field

'Taking a new direction'

Venezuela's oil cradle pins hopes on US energy deals

Internationally renowned chefs gathered at the Apapaxoa gastronomic festival on Mexico's Caribbean coast

Ahead of droughts and heatwaves

El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants

Even as US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping 'are making nice,' analysts say both sides remain locked in fierce competition

Strategic rivalry

US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds

Pope Leo XIV is on an official four day visit to France

'I can't, I've got the pope'

'Leo, Leo': Young Catholics give pope rockstar welcome in France

Gambling has exploded in Brazil in recent years, dragging many into debt, and opinion polls show strong voter opposition to the industry

Plunging many into debt

Lula bans sports betting days ahead of Brazil's election

Min Woo Lee and Ryan Fox celebrate their victory in a foursomes sweep as the International team took control of the Presidents Cup

Internationals take 7-3 Presidents Cup lead after foursomes sweep

A Guatemalan conservation worker releases a group of tropical gar fry raised in captivity into a lagoon as part of a program to ensure the survival of the country's 'fossil fish'

Guatemala ensures survival of vulnerable 'fossil' fish

A furious row has engulfing Dolly Parton's estate, with the manager of the late country music star accusing her nephew of making violent threats

US celebrates Dolly Parton day on 9/25

Patrick Vieira has been hired as Senegal coach after mixed results with various clubs

Africa Cup of Nations

Senegal draw in Vieira debut, Nigeria survive scare as Cape Verde crash

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