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Jensen Huang with Jenny Nordlow, chief executive of Sweden's Sferical AI, in Stockholm on Thursday

Looking towards Europe

AI is coming for every company, Nvidia boss says

The unprecedented heat in September came after Spain's hottest summer on record

Average temperature 22.5°C

Spain sizzles in hottest September on record: weather agency

De Luc Frieden huet sech zu Bréissel de Froe vun der Press gestallt.

No breakthrough in Brussels

EU budget talks remain deeply divided, says Frieden

The star-shaped white blossoms of Hanoi's milkwood trees have inspired songwriters and lovers, but city authorities began pruning them this week after complaints by residents of overpowering fragrance

'Under attack' from fragrance, Hanoi prunes its famous blossoms

International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief Amy Pope, seen here in 2023, warned of a lack of urgency globally about the risks that vulnerable communities are facing

Up to 40.5 million people

Millions may be forced to move as climate change hits South Asia: UN

Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia held her first press briefing on Tuesday

No comment from Chinese authorities

China tells Trump's press secretary to visit 'more often' after toilet comments

Demonstrators marching through Bangkok protested against projects like the World Bank-backed Pak Mun dam

'Stop destroying the poor'

Thai farmers, fishermen challenge IMF, World Bank at Bangkok rally

Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra

Regional pollution crisis

In Malaysia, frustration grows over Indonesia haze

People gathered outside a school a day after its roof collapsed, killing more than 30 students in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar

Dilapidated infrastructure

Families of children killed in Pakistan school roof collapse demand justice

Pushback to India's election commission revision that has reportedly stuck millions from the voter rolls has sparked protests

Millions at risk of 'disenfranchisement'

Why India's voter revision drive has stoked fear and anger

Um EU-Sommet goung et ënner anerem ëm de Budget vun der EU.

Contentious negotiations

Frieden urges ambitious EU budget but warns against unchecked spending

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke (C) along with Indian actor and activist Prakash Raj (R) and Indian lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan (L) in New Delhi on October 15, 2026

Seeking removal of election chief

India closes down New Delhi park ahead of 'cockroach' movement rally

Morning Roundup

Government weighs ban on Israeli settlement goods, funding approved for planned international school, and fog blankets Luxembourg

Aerial view of an island of Fiji.

Fighting drug trafficking

Fiji to deploy solar-powered Australian military drones at sea

Since taking over the World Bank in 2023, President Ajay Banga has led a push to focus on creating jobs as a means of fighting poverty

Ambitious plan to fight poverty

'Let us build': World Bank chief outlines jobs-led development agenda

Eurostar said the problem was with an overhead power supply line in the Channel Tunnel

Vehicle boarding area

Bus hits train near Channel Tunnel in France, 19 hurt

Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on 15 October 2026 in Bend, Oregon.

Stopped by armed bystander

Three children, one teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting

The Milwaukee Brewers celebrate completing a 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers to reach the World Series

Brilliant Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach World Series

Separatist groups have mobilized across Alberta to rally support behind independence for Canada's oil-rich province

Oil-rich province

Carney campaigns for Canadian unity before Alberta secession vote

Hypersonic missiles are hard to intercept because of their speed and because they can manoeuvre in mid-flight

Seoul dismisses Pyongyang's scepticism over hypersonic weapon test

Tourists wear protective masks while seated across Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on October 15, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia

Indonesian wildfires

Wong weighs haze prosecutions as Singapore air quality worsens

Supporters cheer US President Donald Trump at a rally in Kalispell, Montana, on stop in a campaign tour ahead of November 3 midterm elections

Ahead of midterms

The final lap? Two days on the campaign trail with Trump

Smoke from the Bryson Fire is seen over the Malibu Hills

High winds and low humidity

Brush fire prompts an evacuation order along Los Angeles coast

A reproduction of a wartime letter addressed to one of Napoleon's generals written in secret code in 1809, detailing the positions of French troops

In a matter of hours

'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

The draw for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup took place in May

While monitoring 'developments'

Saudi organisers say 2027 Asian Cup 'on schedule' after attacks

European officials do not hide their concerns that Le Pen is exerting influence over EU affairs

Both in Brussels

Le Pen looms large as Macron enters final months on EU stage

An insurgent right-wing movement of digital natives is fueling a social media campaign to get conservative Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to clinch victory in the runoff presidential election

Right-wing Brazil influencers on 'mission' to seal Bolsonaro win

A Mexican soldier and a member of a search team look for a missing person in Tepotzotlan in Mexico State in March 2026

More than 134,000 people

Using AI to help find Mexico's legions of missing children

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