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Oct 17, 2026

Buildings and cars set on fire as cost of living protests rock France

Protesters have set fire to cars and buildings in France as demonstrations escalate.


Ukraine war: "Mothers of Kherson" opera opens in Poland
Oct 17, 2026

Ukraine war: "Mothers of Kherson" opera opens in Poland

"Mothers of Kherson" has opened at Poland's National Opera. The performance was co-produced with New York's Metropolitan Opera and created in close association with Save Ukraine, a group helping to bring back Ukrainian children who remain in Russia. More than four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the opera aims to "reawaken" global interest in the war.



Oct 17, 2026

Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank

Masked settlers have attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank, Belgium’s foreign minister says


Protests in France: "Two fires broke out in Place de la République"
Oct 17, 2026

Protests in France: "Two fires broke out in Place de la République"

Police and protesters clashed in Paris and other French cities on Saturday, with smoke from fires and tear gas filling the air at demonstrations nationwide against high prices, ahead of elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron. "Two fires broke out in Place de la République," reports France 24's Antonia Kerrigan from the ground.


Oct 17, 2026

Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was detained on his way to a protest called to demand the resignation of India’s top election official.


Trapped civilians in Russian-occupied city in Ukraine face starvation or ‘road of death’
Oct 17, 2026

Trapped civilians in Russian-occupied city in Ukraine face starvation or ‘road of death’

Moscow's forces seized the city on the very first day of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022


India-New Zealand FTA: Sheep meat gets zero duty, kiwi fruit at 15% as tariff cuts take effect October 20
Oct 17, 2026

India-New Zealand FTA: Sheep meat gets zero duty, kiwi fruit at 15% as tariff cuts take effect October 20

India has notified its first set of customs duty concessions for imports from New Zealand under the bilateral free trade agreement, with preferential rates taking effect on October 20. 



Oct 17, 2026

Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after successful lung cancer surgery


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