A reliable source familiar with the meeting held on Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, between the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, and t...

Following the public controversy over the contested oil revenue figures published by the Central Bank of Libya and the National Oil Corporation, the A...

Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.

A Mexican judge sentenced the three men for the 2024 murders a week after they were found guilty.

Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.

Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

Woman killed, five civilians injured in Houthi shelling and sniper fire Houthi shelling and sniper fire killed a woman and injured five civilians, including a woman and a young girl, in the Sabir al-Mawadim district southeast of Taiz, Al Jazeera reported, citing Yemeni media report. Citing a statement from the Taiz Human Rights Centre, the report said that the casualties occurred during an attack targeting residential properties and villages in the al-Shaqab area.  Disabled Saudi-backed Yemeni government soldiers gather at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz on 3 October 2026. (AFP)

Canada condemns Houthi strikes on Maashiq Palace in Aden Canada has condemned the Houthi strikes on Maashiq Palace in Yemen’s Aden, which killed five people and wounded others. “We offer our condolences to the victims’ families and wish those injured a speedy recovery,” the Canadian embassy in Saudi Arabia said in a post on X. In a separate post, it called for “an immediate de-escalation of hostilities”.

Hundreds of thousands of ⁠people are expected to ​demonstrate across France on Saturday as students, trade union members and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to protest rising cost of living and ​the country's fraying social model. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky's relationship with US President Donald Trump deteriorated after the US eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal.

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer.Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to harvest their olives in West Bank towns on Friday. Palestinian authorities said they recorded attacks in eight villages, and injuries among at least 20 people. Continue reading...

At least six people were injured when a group of masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, in a coordinated movement across the area to disrupt the annual olive harvest by burning cars and trees. Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was injured by settlers as she was covering the harvest. There has been a surge of settler violence against Palestinians over the past month, with at least 170 attacks since 27 September, around the start of the annual olive harvest, according to Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group.Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank Continue reading...

Delegates reportedly walked out of an IMF steering committee meeting in response to a speech by a Russian official. The incident underscores ongoing tensions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fires in Indonesia have caused toxic haze across Southeast Asia, prompting the highest alert from ASEAN’s climate and fire monitor. The Singapore-based center activated Alert Level 3, indicating severe conditions.

Kenya has confirmed its third Ebola case, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly virus across East Africa. The Health Ministry says the latest patient is a 65-year-old woman and a close relative of the country’s first two cases. She had been in quarantine since October 6.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the decision has divided the political class and reignited debate over democratic pluralism in the country.