Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement
Protesting students have blockaded high schools again, demanding more resources for the school system
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Bulgarian PM says drone attack on 2 commercial vessels is 'blatant violation of international law'
Two commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the Black Sea, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev
Nigerian Air Force says plane carrying 25 crashed with no survivors in southern Ondo state
Officials say there were no survivors among 25 people on board a Nigerian Air Force plane that crashed in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
Germany's federal prosecutor's office says a former foreign intelligence chief has been arrested on espionage allegations
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on neutrinos
Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
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Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm
The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm
Far-right election win leaves migrants questioning their future in eastern Germany
The far-right Alternative for Germany party's recent election win in Saxony-Anhalt has sparked fear among migrants
Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun behind bars and to help with rehabilitation
Kenya’s Department for Correctional Services has introduced chess across the country’s prisons since 2024, in one of the most prominent institutional carceral chess programs in Africa
Nicaragua torture victim imprisoned for second time after being deported by U.S.
A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against that country's government was deported by the U.S. back to his country, where he was immediately imprisoned once again by authorities
Colombia launches joint task force to protect pipeline and fight ELN rebels
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has launched a joint task force that will fight rebel groups and drug gangs in the country's northeast
Lula seeks shake-up and Flávio Bolsonaro reaches for more support ahead of Brazil's election runoff
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will spend Monday trying to shake-up his campaign after losing the first round of national elections to Flávio Bolsonaro
Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insists his country must have access to the Red Sea
Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union intellectual property office in a bid to bolster protections against AI-generated deepfakes
ICC will unseal warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
The International Criminal Court says it is unsealing arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders on charges of crimes against humanity
Russian report says Siberian plague institute worker fell ill, died of unknown cause
Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week
Romania reports 2 dead and 11 rescued after fire onboard a vessel in Black Sea
Romanian authorities report that two people have died and 11 crew members were rescued after a commercial vessel caught fire in the Black Sea
Russia hosts consultations on Afghanistan, including with a Taliban delegation
Russia has hosted consultations on Afghanistan that included a delegation of the country's ruling Taliban government along with officials from China, India, Iran, Pakistan and other nations
South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and demands apology
South Korea’s military has concluded that North Korea planted mines that injured three South Korean soldiers at the border last month
Boat collision on the Congo River kills at least 30, dozens missing, officials say
Two boats collided over the weekend on the Congo River, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens missing
Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
Norway's government is proposing a temporary ban on AI glasses in certain public spaces
Thailand braces for more rain as death toll from recent flooding hits 31
Thai authorities have warned of more rain and flash flooding as the death toll from floods since mid-September has risen to 31
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to three scientists for their work on how the brain switches nerve cell activity on and off
South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and urges apology
South Korea’s military says it has concluded North Korea planted mines that injured three South Korean soldiers at their heavily fortified border last month, urging the North to apologize and remove other mines
Ukraine says attacks knocked out over half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine claims its long-range strikes have neutralized over half of Russia's oil refining capacity, impacting troop and equipment supply in the war
Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to searches
Britain’s Former Prince Andrew has filed a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences
Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced early elections after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis
The Nobel Prize week is kicking off in Stockholm with the medicine award
This year’s Nobel Prizes kick off with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm
Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election
Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy
On a remote Greek island, empty classrooms signal a crisis across Europe
Greece’s remote islands are becoming a warning sign of Europe’s population decline, as falling birth rates and youth migration threaten schools and local communities
Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed
More than 5,000 supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have begun a march toward Islamabad to demand his release