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More than half a million Israelis aged 18 to 22 will be voting for the first time in October

Security at the centre

October 7 scars push Israel's first-time voters to right

Tens of thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across India's capital, with multiple layers of yellow metal barricades blocking roads leading to Jantar Mantar

Barricades blocking roads

India deploys police, restricts transport ahead of major protest

Waves have battered the boardwalk and beachfront houses in Long Beach

Water cascading through streets

Powerful waves lash California coast as storm threatens more damage

Debra (R) and Martin (L) Robinson, the parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered during a surfing trip in April 2024, said they were heartbroken but pleased with the verdict

Botched robbery

Three Mexicans convicted in murders of Australian, US surfers

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2026

Easing sanctions

Trump hails Russia deal to release diesel as midterms loom

Britain's Prince Harry recently returned to the United Kingdom after years living in the United States amid a row with his family

Despite the beer in his hand

Prince Harry booed at English rugby match

US President Donald Trump said there had been 'productive' talks with Iran

Stocks rise as Trump says Russia to release diesel to world markets

The city of Manaus has been choking on smoke from wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon

Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city

The investment fund crisis sent Turkey's Borsa Istanbul stock exchange tumbling last week

Scandal coverage

Turkey jails 2 journalists pending trial for fund crisis 'misinformation'

Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries

Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands

Investigators say the victims were targeted by a group of men who communicated on the popular messaging platform Discord

Macabre ultra-violence

Indian jailed in France for leading sadist Nazi cult that tortured girls

People check their mobile phones outside the maternity ward of Panama City's Santo Tomas hospital, after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country

Panic in the capital

Tsunami alert after major earthquake rocks Panama

The attempted hijacking of the flydubai plane was foiled by passengers and the captain

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor

Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan made 89 in a four-wicket T20 win over Sri Lanka

Farhan leads Pakistan to T20 win over Sri Lanka

Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, who is wanted by the United States, has been expelled by Montenegro

Mikhail Zvinchuk

Montenegro expels popular Russian war blogger wanted by US

The ICC said the unsealing of the warrants could 'promote cooperation by the international community'

'Assault on the rule of law'

US sanctions: a 'test of resilience' for ICC

Two former directors of the plant are to stand trial

Contamination concerns

Activists hope trial will stop 'forever chemicals' at Italy plant

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) welcomed Venezuelan opposition figure Dinorah Figuera (L) to the State Department

'Support the process'

Rubio calls on all Venezuela opposition figures to join talks with govt

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook (R)

Looking for firing grounds

Trump forms panel to probe US Fed governor Lisa Cook

Australia's Nic Maddinson was bowled by South Africa's Marco Jansen on day one of the first Test

Australia struggle against South Africa quicks in first Test

Clashes erupted between protesters and foreign nationals in Durban and Johannesburg

Second day of unrest

Clashes in Durban as fresh anti-migrant riots erupt in South Africa

The United Nations said it was watching the events 'with concern'

Large-scale demonstrations

France students plan more protests, UN 'concerned' over violence

The Ethiopian army has pushed back Tigrayan rebels from the northern region's capital over the last week

Mutual accusations

Eritrea, Ethiopia trade barbs as Tigray rebels retreat

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, centre, has vowed steep spending cuts if elected next spring

Volatile context

Massive debt puts France in a bind as investor doubts deepen

Toxic smoke from fires in Indonesia have forced school closures in Malaysia

Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze

The rise of artificial intelligence was hotly debated at the Frankfurt Book Fair

'Human-authored' book labels gain ground amid AI scandals

Tobias Rausch, centre, after his election as president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt

BMW pulls car lease offer from German far-right politician

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) hope to make diplomatic headway before November's midterm elections

Seeking unified proposal

US leads fresh Ukraine peace push with Miami talks

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