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It was the second consecutive day of protests

Second night of violence

Government buildings torched in violent Albanian protests

Ousmane Dembele (L) celebrates with Achraf Hakimi after scoring Paris Saint-Germain's second goal in their 4-2 win away to Manchester City

PSG beat Man City in Champions League thriller, Barcola hits Liverpool hat-trick

Overnight attacks saw Kyiv face a barrage of powerful ballistic missiles and attack drones

Due to energy ceasefire

Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as missiles hit Kyiv

The World Bank and IMF are holding their annual meetings in Bangkok this week, although Bessent has skipped the gathering and sent his deputy instead

Comment appears directed at China

US Treasury chief urges stronger IMF role against 'distortionary policies'

Pope Leo entered hospital smiling and waving

Lung cancer diagnosis

In Chicago, pope's hometown, Catholics express shock and support

Investors are awaiting the release of key US consumer price data, which is due later in the day

Previous day losses

US stocks fall after hot inflation report as leading AI shares tumble

The northern Peruvian city of Chiclayo, where Pope Leo XIV served eight years as archbishop, is praying for the pontiff's speedy recovery and hoping he will be able to visit as planned next month

Tour to be confirmed

Chiclayo prays for recovery and return of the 'Peruvian pope'

Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries

'No casualties or fatalities'

Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks

It is Leo XIV's first hospitalization since becoming pope last year

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation

Soaring gasoline prices have contributed to accelerating inflation in the United States ahead of November's midterm elections

Soaring gasoline prices

US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom

Violent incidents broke out on the sidelines of Paris demonstrations on Tuesday

Three weeks of protests

Macron says French student protesters 'exploited' by political forces: spokeswoman

Two ships were hit off the Bulgarian coast on October 6, followed by another two on Tuesday

At the Black Sea

Ukraine war reaches shores of Bulgarian fishing village

Russian jet-powered drones have caused major damage

Growing tensions with US

Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

A man tries to contain a forest fire in Amazonas, Brazil

'Deliberate criminal activity'

Brazil probing 'criminal' origin of forest fires: minister to AFP

A UK ban on supporting Palestine Action means books by Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer be sold in Britain

Best-selling Irish author

Sally Rooney books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban: publisher

Turkish riot police stand guard outside pro-opposition Halk TV in Istanbul during a raid on the channel's headquarters

Pro-opposition Halk TV

Govt takes control of Turkey's most-watched news channel

Disgraced comedian

UK prosecutor tells jury Russell Brand a 'sexual predator'

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal for Al-Nassr against Neftchi Fergana after the game was delayed by an attack on Riyadh

Dangerous escalation

Saudi league postpones three matches after Houthi attacks

India has launched a clampdown on protests against the revision of voter rolls

Jailing youth 'an act of cowardice'

India sends 'cockroach' leaders to jail after protest

The EU wants to ramp up its data centre capacity

Increased data centres?

EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook

Orelien was accused of using AI to write his French-language novel about migration, which was set to be translated in more than 20 countries

'Slander and heresy'

Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial

A daylight robbery in October has placed security standards at the Louvre under scrutiny

Creaking and over-capacity

Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

Long lines stretch from petrol stations on tourist hub Bali as fuel shortages bite

Officials urged people to stay calm

Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island

Fires in parts of Indonesia have sent thick haze across the region

Forest fires raging

Indonesia haze spikes Singapore pollution, shuts East Timor schools

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe believes Kenya's efforts to battle doping will be helped by staging the 2029 world championships

On Nairobi visit

Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe

An imam walks past graffiti sprayed on the wall of a mosque following a reported arson attack by Israeli settlers in Mikhmas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 14, 2026.

Graffiti and arson attack

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank

Damaged houses lie partially submerged in sludge along the banks of the Budhi Gandaki river after floods in Nepal

Unleashed tsunami-like wall

Nepal flood triggered by rock and ice avalanche: report

A person watches a news feed running a Russia's FSB security service footage of the operation to detain a Japanese journalist accused of espionage, on a smartphone in Moscow on October 13, 2026

Suspicion of espionage

Japan summons Russian ambassador to protest journalist's arrest

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