At nearly 91 years old, the American filmmaker is shooting his 51st film, backed by €3 million in funding from Madrid's city hall and regional government. The aim is to boost the capital's international profile as it grapples with a housing crisis.
During a press conference with Woody Allen, alongside actors Peter Vives and Alexi Wasser, who star in his upcoming film being shot in Madrid at the Teatros del Canal in the Spanish capital, October 1, 2026.
'On the Saudi Trail of 9/11' (4/4). After a quarter of a century, the deadliest terrorist attack in history has yet to result in a single trial. More than 10,000 plaintiffs, either victims or their families, have grown impatient and outraged that investigative reports are only being declassified in dribs and drabs. The White House and the Department of Justice have come under particular criticism for inaction.
The US president launched into a lengthy tirade about France at a midterms rally Monday in Kansas, saying it was being 'conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists.'
French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) group MP Marine Le Pen at the French National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house, in Paris on October 20, 2026.
Locked in a fierce battle for market supremacy, delivery platforms are simultaneously eroding restaurants' profit margins and draining their dine-in clientele.
Ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso last carried out an execution recorded in 1988, according to Amnesty International, which had urged the country not to bring back capital punishment. Junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced plans last year to reinstate it.
One week before the October 27 elections, far-right parties are trying to outdo Likud. Weakened by the trauma of October 7 and pulled further right by more radical rivals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could lose a third of its 32 seats in the Knesset.
A bill aimed at regulating surrogacy is set to be debated in parliament in the coming months. The minority ruling coalition will need to find allies to get the legislation passed.
Africa's most populous country detected its first Ebola case on Tuesday, as Kenya declared its ninth case. Since a major Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, the deadly viral hemorrhagic fever has spread to other countries across the continent.
Two bills to liberalize abortion laws, backed by pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk's governing coalition, were voted through on October 20, though conservative-nationalist President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto them.
Polish Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula speaks during a debate on liberalizing access to abortion at the Polish parliament, Warsaw, Poland, April 11, 2024.
Under a new plan announced Tuesday, Brussels wants to bolster surveillance in the region by enhancing satellite monitoring and setting up a 'maritime security' hub.
More than 75% of voters in the oil-rich province voted on Monday to remain in Canada. Alberta's separatist movement, fueled by lingering resentment toward Ottawa, differs from that of Quebec, where the independence debate has recently resurfaced on the political stage.
Supporters of the "Forever Canadian" group, who want Alberta to remain part of Canada, react to the referendum results in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on October 19, 2026.
Demonstrators clash with police during an anti-government protest organized by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan, on October 17, 2026.
Tributes and flowers outside the electoral office of Helen Haines, who was deliberately struck by a car outside her office, in Wangaratta, Australia, October 20, 2026.
On Tuesday, the yield on the French government bond rose to more than 150 basis points above the comparable German bond, considered the European benchmark of creditworthiness.
France is not the only country where the cost of living is driving people into the streets. Images of protests, some violent, are multiplying across Europe. Italians have been called to a general strike on November 20, while similar actions are planned for November 11 in Spain and Portugal.
Lula's campaign has alleged that the US tech giant is suppressing the incumbent president's online content. His party has filed complaints with the Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Supporters of Brazil's President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold masks depicting Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with red horns during a demonstration in front of Meta's headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 19, 2026.