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Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been re-elected leader of the country's Democrat Party

Thailand ex-PM Abhisit reinstated as conservative party leader

The king, who is still undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer, has previously visited the Vatican on five occasions as Prince of Wales, and has met three popes

Not seen in centuries

King Charles III to pray with pope during Vatican visit next week

'I will... no longer use my title,' Britain's Prince Andrew says after new allegations of sexual assault against him

Bombshell announcement

UK's disgraced Prince Andrew gives up royal title

A protester holds a bow and arrow during a demonstration outside the US embassy in Bogota, Colombia

Denouncing Trump's right-wing agenda

Anti-Trump protesters fire arrows at Colombian police, injuring four

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) at the White House on October 17, 2025

Following US talks with Putin

Trump tells Zelensky to 'make a deal' as Tomahawk plea misfires

Chinese leaders will gather at the Great Hall of the People on Monday for four days of discussions to formulate economic strategy for coming years

Four days of closed-door discussions

Chinese leaders to hash out strategic blueprint at key meeting

A chartered flight was sent to Cambodia to collect the 64 South Koreans, who were arrested on the flight

Alleged involvement in cyberscam operations

64 South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest

Venezuelan troops patrol at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge at the Colombia-Venezuela border area

Response to US aggression

Trump says Venezuela's Maduro offered 'everything' to ease tensions

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer said he plans to continue his pro-democracy activism from his exile in the United States

'We have to be proactive'

Exiled dissident encourages Cubans to stay and fight

An armed Palestinian man looks at an excavator reportedly digging for the bodies of Israeli hostages

Following Netanyahu vow

Hamas gives Israel another hostage body, vows to return rest

Irakli Garibashvili served as Georgia's prime minister from 2021 to 2024

Targeting associates of Georgian Dream

Sign of internal shakeup as Georgia raids home of ex-PM, others

Former US national security advisor John Bolton leaves federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, after pleading not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information

Former national security advisor

Trump foe John Bolton pleads not guilty to mishandling classified info

Dozens were injured at Nyayo stadium during the state funeral

Two dead in stampede at Kenya funeral for opposition leader Odinga

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says there are ongoing talks on the formation of a stability force in Gaza

Disaster response specialists

Turkish experts await Israeli go ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza

Newly sworn-in President Michael Randrianirina said his inauguration marked a historic turning point for Madagascar

Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar president

The 301-page report, submitted Thursday to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, calls on France to officially request forgiveness

301 pages submitted to Senegal president

Report calls French massacre of WWII African riflemen premeditated, covered up

Michelle Bolsonaro addresses a demonstration during her husband's trial

Wife of convicted ex-president

In Brazil, Michelle Bolsonaro leaves it to God, and Jair

Relatives offer prayers during a funeral ceremony in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province after the cross-border clashes

Uncertainty in the air

Temporary Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire nears end

Italian paramilitary forces stand guard in front of Ranucci's house after the car bombing

Outrage as bomb destroys Italian investigative journalist's car

Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar looks on as he attends a vote on his dismissal during a plenary session at the parliament in Ulaanbaatar

After youth-led protests

Mongolian PM out after four months in office

The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to 2.5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, who have perished in conflicts since the late 19th century

Plan to be first woman prime minister

Japan's Takaichi avoids war shrine visit as prospects of becoming PM brighten

Russian exiled dissident Vladimir Osechkin has uncovered abuses in Russia's prison

Refugee reveals abuses

France charges four over plot against Russia dissident

A man lit candles during a vigil for demonstrator Eduardo Ruiz, who was shot dead by police during an anti-government protest in Lima

Peru to impose state of emergency in capital after wave of violence

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, pictured here in 2015, was the architect of a landmark Japanese apology for World War II crimes

Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WW2 apology, dies aged 101

Morning Roundup

Trump to meet Putin, Luxembourg launches Cardiac Arrest App, and dogs legally cargo

Police in Trinidad and Tobago told AFP they are investigating whether two citizens were among six people killed in a US strike after reports by residents of Las Cuevas village

'This is the Caribbean, peace and love': Trinidadians on US boat strikes

Leopoldo Cerdeira's luxury cars recently transported a FIFA delegation visiting Mexico

Safety for hire: security firms cash in on World Cup in Mexico

The Tomahawk has been a mainstay of the US armed forces for over four decades

'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine

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