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Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico pushed back against an online conspiracy theory that he had secretly checked into an Ohio mental health facility

US Senate candidate

Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu

Jair Bolsonaro remains the leader of his political movement and selected Flavio Bolsonaro to run for president in his place

Serving time for coup

Brazil presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for 'positivity' and hope

British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

Brazilian Catholics revere the country's patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida

Brazil's patron saint reappears in polarized election campaign

Announcing the 2026 Nobel economics prize winners Robert Hall and Michael Woodford at the Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday

Monetary and fiscal policy

Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Pope Leo XIV says the lump in his lungs was caught early

Recovery to last a week

Pope to enter hospital on Tuesday for lung operation

In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on October 12, 2026, Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a statement in the House of Commons

Improving relations

'Status quo' with EU 'not good enough', UK PM says as summit date set

Intermarche was one of the groups affected

Over 300 shops affected

French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack

Riot police stand behind burning trash as protesters and high-school students gather outside a high school in Toulouse, France

130 high schools remain closed

France braces for fresh student demonstrations as Macron calls for 'respect'

Rikers jail in New York has long had issues of violence, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions

Missed deadline

New York's notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said they were still waiting for details about the supposed deal

Moscow attacked six sites

Zelensky doubtful on Russian acceptance of Trump's 'energy ceasefire'

Indian security personnel detain demonstrators in New Delhi

Alleged misconduct

Thousands march in India's capital to demand election chief resign

The PTI-ruled province was placed under emergency rule following days-long anti-government demonstrations in which thousands of Khan's supporters marched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in protests that also voiced anti-government grievances fuelled by harsh economic conditions

Anti-government demonstrations

Pakistan detains hundreds from ex-PM Khan's party as protests falter

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi media ministry shows the moment King Khalid International Airport was hit by a strike

Energy minister

Saudi says resilience tested, vows response after deadly airport attacks

The El Nino phenomenon triggers changes in weather that can exacerbate man-made global warming

Gaining exceptional strength

Super El Nino could make 2026 record hottest year: climate monitor

Concerns about AI safety have escalated in recent months

In Trump U-turn

UK retains early access to test latest US AI models

The move from the top military commander comes as NATO seeks to send a message to Moscow to halt what Western officials say is a 'hybrid' campaign of sabotage and interference against Ukraine's backers

Top NATO commander warns Russia any attack would be 'futile'

Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said the two Renoir paintings were recovered last week during a search of a home in the southern town of Clermont-l'Herault

Taken in September

Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France: prosecutor

Displaced UNHCR says millions of refugees risk losing vital assistance due to budget cuts

UNHCR sounds alarm on funding crisis

People walk through sludge along the banks of the Budhi Gandaki river in Nepal, a day after a flash flood

Five people missing

Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood

Germany's labour minister Baerbel Bas criticised 'public attacks' from the chancellor's party when she resigned

Subject to 'outrageous' attacks

Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

A member of Mexico's National Guard stands on the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk as waves crash against the shoreline

Downgraded to Category 3

Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall

Pupils are comforted by their parents as they leave Joseph-Lakanal high school after a headmaster was injured by a hunting rifle shot and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France, on 12 October 2026.

Headmaster shot in French school, teen arrested: police

The IMF and World Bank kicked off their Annual Meetings in Bangkok on Monday bringing together top economic policymakers from around the world

High-level closed-door meetings

Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings

Manchester United striker Bryan Mbeumo (R) wins a duel with Tottenham Hotspur defender Marcos Senesi at Old Trafford.

African players in Europe: Mbeumo ends goal drought as United draw

The farm produces rice today in an area protected for its wildlife biodiveristy

Golden fields between Milan and Turin

Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

Last week's protests brought tens of thousands of people out on the streets across France

Scheduled for Tuesday

France's high school students plan fresh protests

New Zealand has long been known for having more sheep than people -- with a ratio of 4.5 sheep to every person as of 2025

Uncharitable references to stereotypes

NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

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