US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices.

Pedro Sánchez kicked off his 29 November campaign in the so-called "lucky city" of Dos Hermanas in Seville before some 5,000 people.

Some 140,000 voters are choosing between five rivals for the Socialist nomination, hoping to influence France's 2027 presidential election; after a cyberattack, voting now runs until Sunday 6pm.

Without explicitly referring to the scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer, the Pope reiterates the Church’s opposition to the death penalty. In the US, Vice-President Vance says he will not watch the execution by firing squad, which is due to be live-streamed in December

Andrej Babiš, the country's billionaire populist PM and founder of the Agrofert food and chemicals group, will be hoping his party can make gains in the 81-seat Senate.

Ireland proposes cutting the next EU budget by 8%, with global cooperation and competitiveness taking the deepest cuts, while agriculture and cohesion funding is reduced by only 3%. It also includes a €55bn-a-year package of own resources. EU leaders will discuss the plan on 15-16 October.

Ukrainian national police said Russian forces had targeted residential areas of Zaporizhzhia with five guided aerial bombs early on Saturday, with two of them striking blocks of flats.

Russia's rapid escalation has thrown into doubt the European Union's multiple support programmes for Ukraine. Diplomats concede it is only a matter of time before leaders address the contentious matter.

As “armed, masked escorts” lead migrants from Belarus into Latvia, the Latvian Border Guard is seeking greater powers to “protect Latvia’s security.” The interior minister supports the proposal.

The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished.

After leaving Royal Lodge in February, Prince Andrew moved to a property on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, which is privately owned by King Charles III.

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič described the deal as marking the end of the “first phase” of negotiations. Brussels is pushing for a fundamental rebalancing in trade relations with Beijing.

141 of France's 3,700 high schools were closed on Friday, according to the Education Ministry.

A rare double waterspout formed off the coast of Marsala in western Sicily on 9 October, before moving inland and causing significant damage.

Antinori dates back to 1385 and is one of Italy's most renowned winemakers. The company has reportedly warned customers to look out for offers of its wines coming from outside of official channels.

Police and protesters clashed in Brussels on Friday as tens of thousands of people rallied separately in the Belgian capital against rising living costs and budget-tightening measures introduced by the government.

Zelenskyy announced on Friday that Ukrainian forces had also carried out a strike on a "major" Russian oil refinery in Omsk, as well as striking another refinery in Ukhta.

Continued Russian LNG imports undermine the credibility of the EU’s promise to sever its energy ties with Moscow, particularly as Russia continues its war against Ukraine.

The Netherlands wants EU police data-sharing with trusted non-EU countries, including candidates, to be terminable after a ‘radical change of regime’.