A Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.

The Pope has undergone surgery to treat lung cancer.

Formula One is set to return to Africa for the first time in more than three decades after Rwanda signed a 10-year deal to host the race.

Two adults who died alongside two children following an arson attack at a home in Ireland have been named as Philip and Kim English.

Pope Leo has cancelled all planned public events until Tuesday 20 October, ahead of surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs.

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation" campaign.

A former Irish Olympic swimming coach has been jailed for indecently assaulting four girls and the attempted rape of one of them.

Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan will "vehemently defend" the case against him and plans to seek bail, his solicitor says.

Paris' oldest covered food ‌market has been "completely destroyed” after a fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning, authorities said.

French police have detained a 14-year-old pupil after a shooting at a school near Marseille.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of striking a Ukrainian power plant and energy facilities after Donald Trump claimed an "energy ceasefire" was in place.

Dozens of miners have been killed in an airstrike in the border region between Sudan and Egypt, according to a human rights group.

At least 13 miners have been killed in an airstrike on the border between Sudan and Egypt, a medical group has said.

The president of Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Pope Leo is expected to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday, the Vatican has said, after a nodule was discovered on his lung.

Four people have died after Hurricane Isaias smashed into the US Gulf Coast.

A boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.

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