A tanker left Russia’s Baltic port of Primorsk overnight, after loading nearly 300,000 barrels of diesel at the oil terminal there. It was due to reach New York around November 7. Picture for illustrative purposes.

Tanker with Russian diesel heads to New York

Agreement is seen as attempt by Trump to lower US fuel prices ahead of mid-term elections

Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris

12-year-old among victims in random shooting near Paris

Police officers intervene on a site of a petrol station where a man opened fire from his car, killing one person and injuring four others according to police sources, in Trappes, Paris' suburb on October 23, 2026.

France unrest: UAE citizens urged to avoid gatherings

France braces for unrest as UAE issues caution for Emirati nationals

France braces for unrest as UAE warns citizens to stay vigilant

Meghan distressed over abuse claims against father

Meghan blocks father from children amid troubling allegations

Meghan Markle

Military aircraft to help fight future wildfires: UK PM

UK equips military aircraft to combat wildfires amid climate challenges

A forest fire in the UK, which has faced widespread droughts, extreme heat and resulting wildfires each summer in recent years.

EU ‘inviting disaster’ with carbon tax on steel: Goyal

Higher steel costs may impact European infrastructure and global trade, says Goyal

India's Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

150,000 rally in Belgrade as Serbia heads to poll

Anti-corruption movement gains momentum in Serbia's tense political landscape

Supporters of Serbia's student-led movement attend the final campaign rally of the student-backed election list in central Belgrade on October 22, 2026, ahead of the country's snap parliamentary elections on October 25.

Europe cannot defeat Russia strategically: Putin

Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin

US offers mixed messages on Ukraine's Starshield access

Capitol Hill reacts to Starshield disruptions impacting Ukraine's drone operations

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions before his meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Monet's 'Iris' fetches 50m euros at Paris auction

The sale comes in the year marking the centenary of Monet's death on December 5, 1926

(FILES) This photograph shows French painter Claude Monet's "Iris", 1924–1925, during a preview of 28 Impressionist works of the Schlumberger Collection unveiled ahead of the October 22, 2026, sale at Sotheby's auction house in Paris on September 17, 2026. It is the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in France: "Iris", a monumental painting by Claude Monet from the end of his life, was sold for 50 million euros (including fees) on October 22, 2026, in Paris. The Sotheby's auction room held its breath for nearly 45 minutes as bidders battled it out over the telephone. This painting by the master of Impressionism was on public display for the first time as part of the sale of the Schlumberger family’s collection. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change

A diverse coral assemblage is seen after a 2024 bleaching event at Pompey Reef in the northern Great Barrier Reef, far North Queensland, Australia, on Jan. 1, 2025.

France reports first human Shamonda virus case

Human infection ‘an exceptional case involving severely immunocompromised patient’

The Shamonda virus, which belongs to the Orthobunyavirus group and is typically transmitted to animals by small biting insects, was first detected in Europe this summer. Picture for illustrative purposes only.

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