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Witkoff in Russia for Putin meeting after ‘positive’ talks with Zelenskyy 

21 October 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in St Petersburg for talks with Russian le...

‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors 

21 October 2026

Paris, France — Enzo, 17, said a police officer grabbed his arm as another struck him from behind with a baton. With h...

Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff 

21 October 2026

Both candidates for the Brazilian presidency have called for the disqualification of their rivals over allegations of so...

Far from fringe: How Israel’s mainstream parties vote with the far right 

21 October 2026

Israelis head to the polls on October 27 in the first election since the genocide in Gaza and the wars on Lebanon and Ir...

Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests 

21 October 2026

Italy has approved the deployment of troops and tougher legal penalties in a bid to quell cost-of-living protests in the...

Portugal cost-of-living protesters pour back into camps cleared by police 

20 October 2026

Thousands of protesters have returned to two central squares in Portugal for demonstrations against an intensifying hous...

Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says 

20 October 2026

Faecal bacteria are contaminating water in wells and sinkholes in Mexico’s Yucatan state, which are a vital source of ...

UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters 

20 October 2026

UN experts have called on the Indian government to stop the use of “excessive force” in the wake of the crackdown on...

US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation 

20 October 2026

A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 30 years in a United States prison for his role in a human-smuggling operation th...

King Charles welcomes Omani sultan, hails peace efforts in UK state visit 

20 October 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Britain’s King Charles III has welcomed Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq for a state visit...