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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:02:50 GMTFlavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil
Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.
The 45-year-old entere...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:14:49 GMTTwo hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia
US-based operator Villa Vie Residences announced on Tuesday it had "suspended operations in Cambodia" as it worked to address "extraordinary increases" in fuel costs following the Iran war.
The 200-metre (656-foot) Odyssey left Northern Ireland in ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:32:43 GMTIndia vows action after first cheetah shot dead
The environment ministry said it had ordered a "high-level team for an on-ground investigation" into the shooting of the 19-month-old male, treating the incident with "utmost gravity".
The India-born cheetah -- whose mother was among those introduc...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:10:54 GMTS.African activists push back on data centre rush
In the maze-like community of Barcelona, there is no piped water or sanitation in the small metal homes that bake in the heat, and older residents pay boys a few rands to go to the tap for them.
The prospect of a water- and power-hungry hyperscale ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:10:50 GMT'Now or Never': Ethiopia influencers push for Eritrea invasion
The Ethiopian army has advanced right up to the border after repelling an offensive by rebels in the northern Tigray state, who were supported by Eritrean troops.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly said that securing a base on the Red Sea is...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:46 GMTChina says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark
Mocking former leader Mao -- blamed by historians for millions of deaths -- is taboo in China and the French player's remarks saw him become the latest foreign sports figure to anger Beijing.
In a clip of a video interview with French show The Brid...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:28:45 GMTJudges set to rule on Australian mushroom killer's appeal
Patterson, 52, was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef-and-pastry meal laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
A judge sentenced her to life imprisonment, eligible for parole a...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:46:46 GMTRays win thriller to thwart Brewers in World Series
Tampa Bay's Ben Williamson singled a ground ball to right field in the bottom of the 12th inning to complete a thrilling comeback at Tropicana Field that ensures a game five on Wednesday.
"Just shows the resiliency of this group," Williamson said a...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:34:46 GMTReigning champ Knicks earn first win against Pistons
The Knicks, who broke a five-decade title drought in June but had lost their three opening games this season, overcame another slow start at Madison Square Garden to pull clear in the second half.
They avoided the ignominy of being the first reigni...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:22:52 GMTTrump tamed after US midterms? Europe doubts it
From the battlefields of Ukraine to the boardrooms of Europe, Trump has sent multiple shockwaves across the continent since returning to power last year.
During a head-spinning 22 months, the mercurial leader has turned spectacularly on Kyiv, impos...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:06:47 GMTRunners swap streets for shopping malls as haze chokes Singapore
Smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia has sent air quality in the city-state plummeting to its worst levels in more than a decade in recent weeks, cancelling outdoor activities.
Those seeking exercise, including runners training for intern...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:10:45 GMTUK set for cautious budget as borrowing costs climb
It could prove to be a tall order for Prime Minister Andy Burnham's new administration as rising inflation and borrowing costs -- largely a consequence of the US-Iran war -- increase the government's debt pile and heap pressure on businesses and ind...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:44:52 GMT'They don't care about us': Trump food aid cuts leave Americans struggling and angry
"It's just been hard. It's been really raw," the 67-year-old told AFP, declining to give her family name so that two children she cares for, ages nine and 13, would not discover how the refrigerator is stocked.
Until last year, Christine relied on ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:36:48 GMTPalestinian protest leader says movement reshaping US politics
"The American public is finally changing, is finally looking at the Palestinian as an equal human," the 31-year-old said in an interview with AFP one week before crucial midterm elections -- and just as Israel held its own election.
Khalil rose to ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:24:47 GMTTuvalu has 'limited' power to halt its fossil fuel investments: NZ govt papers seen by AFP
Few countries are more exposed to climate change than Tuvalu in the South Pacific, an atoll chain reckoning with rising seas, acidifying oceans and outbreaks of tropical disease.
Tuvalu has in recent years emerged as one of the world's most vocal c...