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Pope urges concessions for peace amid Ukraine war

METZ: Pope Leo said on Monday that negotiators seeking to end war in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace, as efforts to end Russia's bloody war in Ukraine continue to fail. The first...

Pope Leo XIV (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shake hands during a meeting at the Robert Schuman Conference Centre in Metz. — AFP

Five nationals arrested in explosives case near UK airbase

Armed police officers work on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, Britain. — Reuters

Sweden faces political deadlock after failing to form new govt

Sweden's Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson gives a press conference in Stockholm. — AFP

UK police probe explosives offences incident near air base

Armed police man a roadblock while posted at an entrance to RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England. — AFP

Spain PM Sanchez vows action as housing protest grows

Demonstrators camp with tents to protest against evictions and the housing crisis in front of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid on the Puerta del Sol plaza in Madrid. — AFP

4 American tourists among six killed in Athens building blast

Emergency personnel work after an old building partially collapsed in the Plaka area of central Athens. — AFP

Pope Leo XIV celebrates giant Paris mass in landmark visit

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the Papamobile as he rides down the Champs-Elysees Avenue on his way to the Place de la Concorde, Paris. — AFP

5 missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens

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Daytime Russian attacks kill 5 in Kyiv

Firefighters run at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine. - Reuters

What is a 'super El Niño' and how will it affect the weather?

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Teen opens fire outside Türkiye school

Children look at a high school where a gunman opened fire wounding eleven people and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir, on September 22, 2026. A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Türkiye on September 22, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, a minister said. The incident happened around 8:00 am (0500 GMT) in Turgutlu in Manisa province, near the western resort city of Izmir, the regional governor's office said. (Photo by Ilker ERAY / AFP)

Russian fresh strikes kill 4 in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian firefighters are working at a destroyed warehouse following a recent Russian drone strike in Kyiv. — AFP

Merz promises to defend democracy amid setbacks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement after first exit polls of the Berlin and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania state elections, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. — Reuters

Putin’s party secures record majority as Kremlin tightens grip on power

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters

Delays at some UK airports due to latest air traffic control failure

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Chile's Bachelet withdraws from race to lead UN

Michelle Bachelet Jeria speaks with the media, at UN headquarters in New York City. — Reuters
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