USA Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies aged 84 The first black American to head the US armed forces, Powell is remembered by many for his controversial support for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. 18/10/2021
Myanmar Myanmar junta leader says over 5,000 anti-coup protesters to be freed Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking for the first time since being excluded from the upcoming ASEAN summit of south-east Asian leaders. 18/10/2021
Romania Romania's Dacian Cioloș unveils new cabinet ahead of parliament vote Romania's prime minister designate is going to ask MPs to vote in favour of a government made entirely of members of his own USR party, which has just 80 seats in parliament. 18/10/2021
United Kingdom Man admits organising footballer Emiliano Sala's fatal flight in court David Henderson was accused of acting in a reckless or negligent manner that could have endangered the plane, which crashed into the English Channel in January 2019. 18/10/2021
World Facebook plans to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build 'metaverse' Facebook says the five-year investment in a new computing platform is "a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry." 18/10/2021
Belarus French ambassador ordered to leave Belarus, embassy says France's embassy did not give a reason for Nicolas de Bouillane's expulsion by the Belarusian foreign ministry. 18/10/2021
Hungary Hungary: Opposition chooses Márki-Zay to run against Orbán next spring The independent mayor won Sunday's opposition primary race, heading a six-party opposition coalition to lead a challenge to Hungary's right-wing populist leader. 18/10/2021
United Kingdom Hope, conflicted morality as Newcastle fans welcome Saudis It was a day of celebration even before kickoff against Tottenham on Sunday at St. James’ Park with Newcastle under Saudi ownership. 17/10/2021
France March commemorates massacre of Algerians in Paris Demonstrators in Paris marked 60 years since the police killed dozens of Algerian protesters. 17/10/2021
Germany German Greens vote to support formal coalition talks in party congress Germany's Greens voted in a party congress to support formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals. 17/10/2021
Austria Cross-border medical centre set up for Austrian and Czech patients Where the iron curtain once prevailed, doctors and interpreters now care for patients from both Austria and the Czech Republic. 17/10/2021
India Heavy rains, landslides leave 18 dead in south India Torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala. 17/10/2021
Iran Court upholds new 1-year prison sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe An Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran to another year in prison, her lawyer said on Saturday. 17/10/2021
Haiti US religious group says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti, a religious group said. 17/10/2021
no comment Members of Spanish military monitor lava temperature on slopes of La Palma volcano. Members of Spanish military in protective suits monitor lava temperature on slopes of La Palma volcano 17/10/2021
Russia Russia reports highest daily number of COVID-19 cases Russia reported its highest daily number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic as the epidemic worsens in the country. 17/10/2021
United Kingdom Spotlight on politicians' safety after fatal stabbing of British MP Amess was stabbed at a constituent meeting known as a surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday and died at the scene. In 2016, MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed while on her way to a surgery. 17/10/2021
USA Robert Durst hospitalised with COVID-19, his lawyer says New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who was sentenced in a two-decade-old murder case, has been hospitalised after contracting COVID-19. 17/10/2021
USA NASA spacecraft takes off to visit asteroids around Jupiter A NASA probe called Lucy was launched into the sky to start a 12-year mission to explore asteroids, believed to be "fossils" of the early Solar System. 16/10/2021
France Macron calls 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protest 'inexcusable' French President Emmanuel Macron said the deadly police crackdown on a 1961 Algerian protest was "inexcusable" but did not issue a formal apology. 16/10/2021
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