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- United States : Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida · Trump announces an agreement with Putin on diesel · Washington sanctions the International Criminal Court · American-Ukrainian-European discussions in Miami · Russian diesel returns to American and global markets · Isaias kills four in the United States · Trump calls for a new president in Kyiv · American agreement on Russian diesel
- France : Return to Earth of astronaut Sophie Adenot · France's rates and debt under pressure · 2027 Budget: turbulent start in the Assembly · Lescure reassures the City on French debt · Raphaël Glucksmann wins the left-wing primary · The 2027 budget gets off to a bad start in the Assembly · The French government wants to correct Social Security accounts · Massive cyberattack against refrigerators in French supermarkets
- Russia : Trump announces an agreement with Putin on diesel · Russian diesel returns to American and global markets · American agreement on Russian diesel · Trump announces a Russian-Ukrainian 'energy ceasefire' · Trump criticized for his agreement on Russian diesel · Trump-Putin agreement on Russian diesel fuel: uproar in Washington · Russia: arrest of Japanese journalist for alleged espionage · Trump announces deal with Putin to import Russian diesel
- Saudi Arabia : A large-scale Saudi operation against the Houthis · Attack on Riyadh airport: 12 dead · Houthis strike Riyadh airport, 13 dead · Houthis against Riyadh: escalation continues · Attack on Aramco administrative site in Saudi Arabia · Houthis strike Riyadh and Aramco headquarters · Yemen: Houthis strike presidential palace and Riyadh · Saudi Arabia: Houthi attacks threaten oil exports
- Yemen : A large-scale Saudi operation against the Houthis · Attack on Riyadh airport: 12 dead · Migrant shipwreck off Djibouti: 139 dead · Houthis strike Riyadh airport, 13 dead · Houthis against Riyadh: escalation continues · Attack on Aramco administrative site in Saudi Arabia · Houthis strike Riyadh and Aramco headquarters · Yemen: Houthis strike presidential palace and Riyadh
- Ukraine : American-Ukrainian-European discussions in Miami · Trump calls for a new president in Kyiv · Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia: at least 20 dead · Trump announces a Russian-Ukrainian 'energy ceasefire' · Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy, without warning to allies · Starlink restricted and intelligence threatened: Zelensky says he feels 'betrayed' by Trump and Musk · Nord Stream sabotage: Germany officially accuses Ukraine at trial opening · Ukraine: Kyiv resumes strikes on Russian refineries, Trump criticises
- Panama : An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 strikes Panama · An earthquake shakes Panama and prompts EU fiscal action · Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 in Panama · Magnitude 7.7 earthquake · Magnitude 6.6 earthquake · Magnitude 6.0 earthquake · Magnitude 6.1 earthquake
- China : EU-China agreement to limit hybrid cars · EU-China agreement on hybrid car exports · Luxury slows: LVMH falls 5% in third quarter · Chinese brands invade the Paris Motor Show · Chinese exports accelerate by 36%
- Democratic Republic of the Congo : Ebola spreads to eastern DRC and Kenya · Kabila takes the lead of a movement allied with M23 · Joseph Kabila heads a politico-military movement in DRC · Thread · Kenya confirms a second Ebola case, with no large-scale spread · Ebola
- Indonesia : Orangutans rescued from Borneo fires · Toxic smoke haze in Southeast Asia · Giant fires in Indonesia plunge the region into toxic haze · Indonesia: worst forest fires in over a decade · Indonesia: stock market falls after MSCI downgrade signal
- United Kingdom : The United Kingdom must find up to 35 billion pounds · United Kingdom: Prime Minister accuses Iran and Russia · Argentina seizes maritime law tribunal over Sea Lion project · IMF raises forecast for United Kingdom and warns on debt · United Kingdom: growth surprises in August, +0.1%
- Germany : Germany: Labor Minister resigns, coalition weakened · Trial of former Ukrainian officer accused of Nord Stream sabotage · Nord Stream sabotage: Germany officially accuses Ukraine at trial opening · Saxony-Anhalt: Regional Parliament calls for end to support for Ukraine · France and Germany agree on European automotive industry
- India : Delhi locked down before a youth demonstration · India: leaders of the 'cockroaches' freed · India: the "cockroach movement" defies power · Thread · India: the "cockroach movement" defies power
- Iran : United States neutralizes cargo ship near Iran · Iran: Washington may consider largest non-nuclear bomb · Strait of Hormuz: ship attacks reach record · 15 new sanctions
- Kenya : Ebola spreads to eastern DRC and Kenya · Kenya confirms a second Ebola case, with no large-scale spread · Thread · Kenya confirms a second Ebola case, with no large-scale spread
- Mexico : Category 4 hurricane near Mexico · Storm Rachel kills at least eight in Mexico · Mexico: six Yucatán lakes closed after deadly amoeba
- Nepal : New flash floods in central Nepal · Floods in Nepal: more than 100 foreign hikers stranded · Nepal: Trishuli valley struggles to rebuild
- Vatican City : Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery for a lung nodule · Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung cancer surgery · Thread · Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung cancer surgery
- Pakistan : Pakistan: state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province · New crackdowns in Pakistan against Imran Khan's party · Pakistan: school roof collapse kills at least 33 pupils
- North Korea : North Korean ballistic missile launches · North Korea tests cruise missiles fired from submarines · North Korea: missile launch possibly from submarine concerns Seoul
- Argentina : Floods: Iguazú Falls closed to the public · Argentina seizes maritime law tribunal over Sea Lion project · Argentine inflation at 1.9% in September
- Namibia : Foot-and-mouth disease in Namibia, EU suspends imports · Internet outage (32% of traffic) · Risk score 23 → 31/100
- Singapore : Singapore's economy grows 5.4% in third quarter · Giant fires in Indonesia plunge the region into toxic haze · Smoke haze pollution: Malaysia and Singapore affected
- Brazil : Lawsuit against Shell for 2024 flooding in Brazil · Fires ravage Brazilian Amazon
- South Africa : The Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay · Return of anti-migrant violence in South Africa
- Israel : The Flydubai copilot was targeting Tel-Aviv airport · Elections in Israel: the left attempts to be reborn
- South Korea : North Korean ballistic missile launches · North Korea: missile launch possibly from submarine concerns Seoul
- Malaysia : Genting stock plunges historically in Malaysia · Smoke haze pollution: Malaysia and Singapore affected
- Italy : Pope Leo XIV hospitalized, his audiences cancelled · Thread · Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung cancer surgery
- Spain : Ceuta: Spain's King visits amid tension · King Felipe VI in Ceuta, enclave claimed by Morocco
- Morocco : Ceuta: Spain's King visits amid tension · King Felipe VI in Ceuta, enclave claimed by Morocco
- Albania : Albania: student protests turn violent, ministries attacked · Albania: third day of clashes demanding Edi Rama's resignation
- Papua New Guinea : Magnitude 6.2 earthquake · Magnitude 6.0 earthquake
- Zambia : Internet outage (43% of traffic) · Risk score 0 → 8/100
- United Arab Emirates : The Flydubai copilot was targeting Tel-Aviv airport
- Vietnam : An earthquake shakes Panama and prompts EU fiscal action
- Sudan : Drone strike in Sudan: 41 dead
- Djibouti : Migrant shipwreck off Djibouti: 139 dead
- Ethiopia : Ethiopian offensive in Tigray, tension with Eritrea
- Eritrea : Ethiopian offensive in Tigray, tension with Eritrea