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Nigeria air force lowers plane crash toll to 25, civilians among victims

In one of the country's worst air disasters in recent years, the air force had on Monday — the day of the crash — said 32 people were on board an ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop that went down in a swampy area near a naval base in Ondo state.

Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit more Black Sea ships

A Bulgarian ferry that witnessed the explosion and rushed to the scene discovered overturned life rafts and life jackets near the ship that sank.

Ex-CIA official with gold, cash stash pleads guilty to fraud

David Rush, 49, who held a top secret security clearance at the Central Intelligence Agency, is to be sentenced on January 28 and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, the Justice Department said.

US woman who survived botched execution is 'conscious and speaking'

Pike's lawyers said that "against all odds" she was now "conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care".

Lula vows a fight but has few cards to play in Brazil election

"We need to sleep less and work more," said Lula, adding he was "convinced" he could still win a fourth non-consecutive term in office.

'Nobody seems to care': Russian city shrugs off plague reports

"If it were really serious, I think they would have shut everything down by now," one man, who did not provide his name, told AFP in the remote Siberian city of Irkutsk.

Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency

"I have a call scheduled, yes," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he had spoken to Putin on the issue yet, adding that it would happen "very soon."

Rubio in Greece to urge against Western civilisation 'decline'

Rubio, who arrived from Iceland on Tuesday, is set to meet Greek leaders including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis.

Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil's election runoff

The right-wing senator finished two percentage points ahead of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who faces an uphill battle to secure a fourth-term win on October 25, and cement his legacy.

American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain

The Stanford University scientist spoke to AFP about the Nobel Prize in medicine, which was awarded on Monday, for his work in optogenetics, a technique combining light and genetics, alongside German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel.

Russian officials say 'situation under control' after plague reports

Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region, sparked alarm.

Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk — UN climate chief

"Rising temperatures mean rising danger in pregnancy," he is expected to say.

Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens

Monday's medicine prize, to be announced at 11:30 am (0930 GMT), could go to research that paved the way for weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, Nobel watchers told AFP.

New lizard species discovered in Peru

The lizard measures between six and eight centimetres (2.4-3.2 inches) and has distinct colouration depending on sex.

UN says 5.8 million refugee children out of school

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said 44 percent of the world's 13.1 million school-age refugee children were out of school last year.

US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump

"Hello, America. Whatever you need from government, start here," reads the America.gov platform, which Trump launched on Tuesday in a bid to simplify access to government information and federal services.

Dangote to launch $16bn refinery in Kenya

Aliko Dangote created Africa's biggest oil refinery in his native Nigeria, and says the east African version will have a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day — larger than any in Europe. It is being built on the Indian Ocean coast at Lamu, where Kenya is also developing a major port.

African leaders to gather in Egypt for business summit

"A country in East Africa should be able to sign an agreement with a country in West, North or southern Africa through this platform." Saleh said the forum would become a biennial event under an African Union mandate, focusing on infrastructure, trade, agriculture, healthcare, mining, technology and renewable energy.

UN General Assembly concludes general debate

The Palestinian people and leadership should not be punished for demanding an end to the occupation or for turning to the United Nations, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, said Abbas.

El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants

Ants are disappearing from the table in Brazil, one Danish chef is opting for cocoa-free chocolate, and Japan is serving up warm-water fish, culinary stars disclosed at the Apapaxoa gastronomic festival on Mexico's Caribbean coast.