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The prize was accepted by Nasrin Sotoudeh's daughter

Months after release

Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins Council of Europe's rights prize

Long queues and quick sales

Souvenirs fly off shelves ahead of Pope Leo XIV's Metz visit

Nigerian security forces are overstretched battling various armed groups across the country

Dozens kidnapped in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria

China's Jiang Zhichao walks under an umbrella

Filipino tennis star

Eala makes fast start as weather and transport woes hit Asian Games

North Korea has cracked down on defections to the South which are now fraction of pre-Covid levels

3 officers injured

Seoul says North Korean mines 'highly suspected' as cause of DMZ blast

Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the port of Calais, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets

Overcrowded dinghy

Boy among 3 dead in migrant Channel crossing accident: French authorities

Russian strikes are increasingly targeting Ukraine's railways

Targeted by Russian strikes

Wartime Ukraine works to keep its railways on track

Residents carry supplies while navigating floodwater in Bang Kapi district in Bangkok

8 deaths confirmed

Thailand floods affect hundreds of thousands, eight dead in Myanmar

Ex-minister Dati and fugitive businessman Ghosn are charged with corruption linked to the Renault-Nissan group

Corruption charges

French prosecutors seek two-year sentence for ex-minister Dati in graft case

Punishment not severe enough?

US prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

Leo urged 'courage in negotiation' and compromise to put an end to war in Europe

Pope urges Europe to help combat 'deceit and lies' in international ties

Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall in a small town off Mexico's Pacific coast

'Let's hope it doesn't hit so hard'

Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, threatens severe damage

Parts of Bangkok remain under water two days after authorities declared a city-wide flood disaster

As areas remain underwater

In kayaks or waist-deep in floodwater, shoppers return to Bangkok markets

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign

'Famima de hataraku?'

Japanese convenience store enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's disclosure last week that his country had sent two North Korean soldiers to the South, adding they were "not easy to capture alive", has sparked a row in Seoul

Seoul summons Ukraine envoy in row over North Korean POWs

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics

Chasing second gold

Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting guarantees Asian Games medal

Colombian police detain the wife of Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords

Shell company investigation

Colombian police capture wife, daughter of Ecuador drug lord

File picture of athletes at the Asian Games

'Embarrassing situation'

More Asian Games woes as bus takes Pakistan team to wrong venue

Sea Isle City, New Jersey, was battered by a powerful autumnal storm at the weekend

As interferences grow

Radio frequencies vital to Earth observation must be protected: UN

South Africa grapples with persistent gun violence

Still no motive

Death toll in South Africa bar shooting rises to 18

Between January and July, more than 202,000 hectares were razed by fire in Indonesia

Over 168,000 hectares affected

The wildfires choking Indonesia, sparking regional haze

The comedian was arrested on July 3, bringing protesters onto the streets with signs saying 'Deniz Goktas is not alone!'

'Deniz Goktas is not alone!'

Comedian on trial for insulting Erdogan in standup show

Opposition figure Claudia Macero was welcomed by relatives after returning to Venezuela from exile

Cheered on by hundreds

Aide to Venezuelan opposition leader returns from exile

Among 1,400 participants

Luxembourger wins medal at WorldSkills competition

Demonstrators shout slogans against India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 25, 2026. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been under scrutiny in recent months over the nationwide revision that has struck millions of names from voter lists since last year.

Amid controversy

Why India's opposition wants top poll official out

Fast and furious: India's 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

'The rain has ruined everything'

India, Pakistan on Asian Games collision course after cricket washout

The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seal, which do occasionally wander ashore

Nothing to seal here: NZ police help stranded pup home

Morning Roundup

Pope in Metz, Easyjet suspends Luxembourg-Lisbon, and scooter rider suffers memory loss

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