France reports more than 1,800 arrests after cost-of-living protests turn violent
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says over 500 police, gendarmes and firefighters were hurt as looting and arson followed Saturday's marches
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Deaths and injuries reported after fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta
Canada's defence minister confirmed deaths and injuries after a fire at the Alberta base but gave no toll and no cause
Trump waives Graham Act sanctions and tariffs on Russia before they take effect
An executive order dated 16 October suspends 500% duties on Russian goods and penalties on buyers of Russian oil, citing US national interests
Burnham hosts Zelenskyy as UK speeds up air defence missiles and presses allies on Russia
The UK will bring forward £10m of a £45m missile package for Ukraine's winter needs and is urging partners to adopt a ban on services for Russian LNG like its own
UK to shield Falklands investors from Argentine sanctions under trade protection law
London will use Protection of Trading Interests legislation so UK firms cannot be forced to comply with Argentine measures over the Falklands
Global multidimensional poverty rises to 1.2 billion, first increase since 2010
A UN and Oxford index finds 51.5 million more people in acute multidimensional poverty than in the previous update, and more than half of the 1.2 billion poor are children
Riyadh airport hit again as death toll from Saturday's Houthi strike rises to 13
A projectile hit a terminal at King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, a day after an attack there killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 309
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure
Kyiv says it is ready to stop hitting Russian energy sites if Moscow does the same. The terms, the duration and Russia's position remain unclear
Attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures 309, Saudi aviation authority says
Saudi Arabia says four of its citizens and eight foreign nationals died at King Khalid International Airport. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen's Houthis
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president, blames Zelenskyy over diesel prices
The US president attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy a day after announcing a deal for Russian diesel that Kyiv says will help fund Russia's war
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes central Panama, damaging hundreds of buildings
Panama's civil protection agency reported 27 people with minor injuries and no deaths after Friday's quake in the centre of the country
UK restates support for Ukraine after US and Russia agree diesel supply deal
Downing Street said it will keep sanctions pressure on Russia after Donald Trump announced Russian diesel supplies and the US eased sanctions
Eight US allies say they strongly disagree with US sanctions on the ICC
Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK backed the court after Washington sanctioned it on 9 October
ICC rejects US sanctions imposed on the court as an institution
The US State Department designated the International Criminal Court on 9 October 2026. The court called it an unprecedented step and said it would continue its work.