In eastern Afghanistan, a Pakistani airstrike killed a shepherd and five of his family members. Islamabad has sought to pressure the Afghan Taliban into acting against armed groups attacking Pakistan, but the bombings and diplomatic deadlock have raised fears of a protracted conflict.
Abdulraouf Shahed and his son visited the graves of their relatives, killed in a Pakistani airstrike on October 1, 2026, at the Pashad cemetery in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, on October 5, 2026.
The war has revolutionized the Ukrainian intelligence community, just as it has been undermined by inter-agency rivalries. Its rising power has raised questions about civilian authorities' oversight of its activities.
Thirty-two ministers were sworn in before King Mohammed VI on Friday, October 16, but 40% of them were already in office. Women, meanwhile, lost ground in the government hierarchy.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco stands alongside Prime Minister Fatima Zahra El Mansouri and members of the government appointed on October 16, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, on October 16, 2026.
High school students have staged protests in recent weeks against higher university registration fees, but Interior Minister Bernard Quintin blamed the troubles on 'organized violence.'
Cars from the French, Belgian and Polish missions had brought diplomats to visit Taybeh, a largely Christian village in the occupied West Bank, when settlers descended to stop Palestinians from gathering olives, witnesses said.
An Israeli settler moves with his donkey toward the Palestinian-Bedouin compound belonging to the Kaabneh family on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, October 1, 2026.
Facing the prospect of defeat in the midterm elections on November 3, American President Donald Trump chose to sacrifice Ukrainian civilians, clinging to the illusion that buying Russian diesel will lower fuel prices at the pump in the US.
Abhijeet Dipke, 31, was detained on Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital's central Connaught Place district.
Anti-government protests, held daily for four and a half months, have taken a new turn with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Edi Rama. This is unprecedented in Albania since the fall of the communist dictatorship in 1991.
Several Western media outlets have reported that their correspondents or special envoys have been denied entry into the country. Some, such as photographer Heidi Levine, have been assaulted by settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Heidi Levine, a photojournalist for the Washington Post, speaks with journalists at the hospital after being attacked by Israeli settlers in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on October 16, 2026.
Since Yemen's civil war flared back to life in July, the pro-Iran Houthis have repeatedly struck Saudi targets including Red Sea tankers, oil facilities and Riyadh's international airport, where 13 people were killed in a single attack last week.
This screengrab taken from a UGC video posted on social media on October 15, 2026, shows smoke rising near the Maasheq lighthouse following a Houthi missile attack on the Yemeni government's presidential palace in the interim capital of Aden.
To qualify for subsidies, vehicles must be produced in EU countries with at least 70% European components – a lower threshold than before, but one that could disadvantage the Renault brand.
Invited to the European leaders' summit in Brussels on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky, weakened by what he called the 'betrayal' of Donald Trump, asked his allies for an additional €70 billion in aid for the year 2027.
The seizures were carried out in several operations across the Caribbean and the Atlantic this month, authorities said Friday. In a joint statement, the French military and a senior local official said the biggest bust resulted in five arrests in Martinique, a French overseas territory.
During an exchange at the summit, Poland, Italy and Denmark pushed for the adoption of a text that characterized irregular migration as a 'challenge' to societies. The proposed text also criticized initiatives that 'encourage' migrants to travel to Europe, a thinly veiled jab at Spain. The text failed to secure the support of all 27 EU member states.
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks at a press conference at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2026.
Without naming her directly, the French president criticized the far-right leader, who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election. Le Pen laid out plans to cut France's aid to Ukraine and its contribution to the EU during a visit to Brussels on the eve of an EU leaders summit.
Katie Zacharia's gaffe-filled stint came as US President Donald Trump flies around the country trying to boost Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections.
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia departs after holding her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2026.
Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer, was hospitalized, with doctors saying she had suffered from 'lacerations.' The Israeli police said it opened an investigation into the incident.
Photojournalist Heidi Levine speaks to journalists after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 16, 2026.
France and Germany have agreed to ease EU pollution rules for new cars and to let Britain count as 'made in Europe.' The pact will need backing from other EU states and the European Parliament to become law'
The cost of living has remained high for a large portion of Americans, a situation that could have been avoided if the president had not ventured into disastrous economic and international policies, explains Nicolas Chapuis, Le Monde's New York correspondent, in his column.
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