Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Moscow targeted electricity and oil and gas facilities 76 times in the week since Donald Trump announced a supposed "energy ceasefire".
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Trump rallies on Republican turf as midterm fears mount
With 15 days until the November 3 vote, Trump's rally on the outskirts of Wichita called for voters to show up and support Senator Roger Marshall, who is locked in a dead heat with Methodist megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton.
Australian lawmaker loses leg after car attack
Prime Minister Albanese said the attack was a "test of our character" and led an outpouring of support for Haines, widely praised for her efforts to increase transparency in politics and crack down on corruption.
North Korea warns 'grave situation' prevailing along border
North Korea has rejected claims it was behind an explosion that injured three soldiers last month inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer area that has divided the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.
UN experts urge Israel to protect West Bank olive farmers
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. About 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank, alongside three million Palestinians.
Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting grip France on day of protests
The widespread unrest follows weeks of student protests and deepens political uncertainty as the country readies for elections in six months' time to replace President Emmanuel Macron.
Saudi Arabia executes five people on terrorism charges
The five Saudi nationals were convicted of "joining a foreign terrorist organisation", opening fire on security forces and "providing support" for "terrorist operations inside the kingdom".
19 dead, 25 hurt in stampede at India religious gathering
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the tragedy in a short statement on Facebook.
Kenya's Ebola cases rise to nine, all in one cluster
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on October 6. The index patient, a Kenyan national who had been residing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), arrived in Nairobi on October 3.
Long March legacy takes root in greener landscapes of revolutionary heartlands
Changting's transformation epitomises a broader greening trend in China, which marks a national tree-planting day annually. Official data showed that between 2021 and 2025, China accounted for roughly one-quarter of the world's increase in green vegetation, while its forest and grass coverage rate exceeded 56 percent in 2025.
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.
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