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Pope Leo's trip is the first papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI's in 2008

First Papal visit since 2008

Pope Leo in France: the issues on the table

Soft-spoken, calm, and methodical, the pope who turned 71 this month has gradually revealed a more vocal side

Finding his voice

Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims as he arrives to lead the weekly general audience at The Vatican on September 16, 2026

Packing for a pope: behind the scenes on foreign trips

Estimates put the number of American adults who identify as transgender at around one percent

Only 1% of US population

Republicans find transgender issues a powerful political weapon in midterm campaigning

Actor Tenzing Dalha (L) and Thinley Lhamo (R) attend the premiere of "Tenzing" in Toronto

Apple TV production

In 'Tenzing', a Sherpa mountaineer gets his due

Austria's Jurij Rodionov (L) celebrates with his teammates Lucas Miedler, Neil Oberleitner, Lukas Neumayer and Joel Schwärzler after he defeated Belgium's Zizou Bergs to qualify for the Davis Cup finals

Czechs beat USA to qualify for Davis Cup finals

Previous threats by US President Donald Trump brought thousands out to protest in Greenland

Sovereignty preserved

Denmark hails 'binding' Greenland deal with Trump

Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall

Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu has said the government plans adjustments and cuts worth 54 billion euros ($62 billion)

Cuts and adjustments planned

France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry

Brighton stunned Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday

Arsenal thrashed by Brighton, sorry Spurs lose again

US President Donald Trump is adamant that the growth of artificial intelligence should not be hindered despite multiple safety warnings

Dismissing industry warnings

Trump says will not tolerate attempts to slow AI growth

Nine women have been found murdered in the Kempton Park district east of Johannesburg since July

'Taking away our freedom'

'It has to stop': runners protest women's murders in S.Africa district

A bicycle taxi travels down a street in Havana during a widespread power outage

Triggered by US fuel blockade

Cuba works to restore power after another blackout

Army personnel inspect following an explosion inside the police headquarters at Kohat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 18, 2026

Explosions and gun shots

Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2024 that Switzerland was not doing enough to fight climate change

'It's really the time to act'

Thousands protest inaction over climate crisis in Switzerland

Jorge Martin (L) moved back in front of Marc Marquez in the MotoGP title race after winning the sprint at Spielberg

'I was pushing like hell'

Martin wins Austrian MotoGP sprint after Acosta crash

Austria's Jurij Rodionov (L) celebrates with his teammates Lucas Miedler, Neil Oberleitner, Lukas Neumayer and Joel Schwärzler after he defeated Belgium's Zizou Bergs to qualify for the Davis Cup finals

South Korea, Austria qualify for Davis Cup finals

Tottenham remain without a Premier League win this season

'Fragile' Tottenham beaten by Aston Villa despite late rally

The sale is due to take place Monday at Paris auction house Drouot

'These are personal items'

Brigitte Bardot widower slams sale of star's belongings

Russia has intensified attacks against Ukraine as its full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year

Targeting energy, defense sectors

Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions

Former Inter Milan and Italy forward Sandro Mazzola has died aged 83 years

'One of the greatest footballers in history'

Inter Milan and Italy icon Mazzola dies aged 83

Naomi Watts says that, with roles she's getting into her 50s, she's proof that 'things have changed' for formerly youth-obsessed Hollywood

San Sebastian Film Festival

UK actor Naomi Watts honoured at Spain film festival

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya

More participants than the Olympics

Japan emperor declares Asian Games open after turbulent build-up

Malaysia will send aircraft and dozens of firefighters to help tackle blazes in Indonesia, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said, after receiving approval from Jakarta

Aircrafts on the way

Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires

Benelux foreign ministers discuss EU ties and Arctic security in Norway and Iceland

Around 4,000 Asian Games athletes and officials will be housed on the Costa Serena, which is almost 300m long, weighs over 100,000 tonnes and has 1,500 cabins

Dogged by problems

Indians living in Japan on stand-by to house Asian Games athletes

Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to rename the institution as the Trump-Kennedy Center, a move later reversed by a judge

Temporary closure?

Protesters form human chain at Kennedy Center after Trump threat

At buy-back sites sites across the Chinese capital, queues of people waited for staff to appraise their drones

Designated buy-back sites

Drone owners rush to offload devices ahead of Beijing ban

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