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26/10/2025

Independent left-wing politician Connolly wins Irish presidency in landslide Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday in a stinging rebuke to the recently re-elected centre-right coalition Read More

Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis Hundreds of Tunisians marched through the capital Tunis on Saturday to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, as protests that began there widen outside the southern city. Read More

UN cybercrime treaty to be signed in Hanoi to tackle global offences A landmark U.N. cybercrime treaty, aimed at tackling offences that cost the global economy trillions of dollars annually, is set to be signed in Vietnam's capital Hanoi by around 60 countries over the weekend. Read More

07/10/2025

Construction still in progress in Belem as Brazil readies to host COP30 Heads of state will begin arriving in the Amazon city of Belem in a month for the United Nations climate smmit, but the infrastructure meant to receive them remains unfinished. Read More

Mexico confirms new screwworm case in northern border state Nuevo Leon Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Monday another case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was detected in Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, marking the state's second confirmed case in about two weeks. Read More

Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive dispute over Ethiopian mega-dam Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia's giant Nile dam has worsened seasonal floods. Read More

06/10/2025

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet had been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas. Read More

Heavy rains kill at least 47 in Nepal, block roads Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods blocking roads, washing away bridges and killing at least 47 people since Friday in Nepal, officials said on Sunday. Read More

Lithuania's Vilnius airport reopens after disruption from smugglers' balloons Lithuania reopened air traffic at Vilnius airport, its largest and busiest air hub, on Sunday after hours of suspensions and diversions triggered by smugglers' balloons carrying contraband from neighbouring Belarus, officials said. Read More

04/10/2025

Social media star Fontenoy breaks world record cycling up Eiffel Tower Cyclist and social media sensation Aurelien Fontenoy became the fastest athlete ever to climb to the second floor of France's Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike, the monument's operator said on Friday. Read More

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