Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

Government and business websites around the world were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming language.

A Garda investigation has been launched after two bodies were discovered in Ireland.

A drone strike on a fuel depot in a disputed region on the Sudan-South Sudan border has killed at least 153 people.

A man has been arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation costing the US Postal Service $126m (£94m).

An Australian MP hit by a car has had both of her legs amputated, her husband has said.

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, the country's health ministry has said - as the virus continues to spread internationally. 

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a shark attack at a popular beach on South Africa's southeastern coast, local authorities said. 

A man has been arrested after a fire at the town hall of Limoges, according to French media.

Four soldiers from El Salvador are unaccounted for after being attacked by heavily-armed gangs in Haiti.

Demonstrators in Albania have set fire to government buildings and banks, smashed shop windows during the latest clashes with police as they demand the prime minister's resignation.

Police have charged a man after an Australian MP was hit by a vehicle, causing her to undergo a leg amputation.

Alberta ‌has voted to remain part of Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation.

An Australian MP has had a leg amputated after a man allegedly drove into her and reversed to hit her a second time.

Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low - indicating that next month's midterm elections could be punishing for the Republicans.

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been photographed receiving books and letters from the King Charles, officials said.

An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.

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European football chiefs have sent a list of 42 questions to FIFA, demanding answers about Gianni Infantino's alleged "conflicts of interest" over business dealings with the Trump family and the World Cup sell-off attempt.