Around half of households in the Ukrainian capital region are without power following Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, while the country's state gas company warns of a long, cold winter.
WorldUS Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz and EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas are in Jordan for talks on emergency aid to Gaza.
ConflictsBenin's President Patrice Talon assures that the situation is under control after an attempted coup. At the same time, Nigeria has carried out airstrikes in Benin, and the West African Cooperation Organization Ecowas announces that soldiers from neighboring countries are being deployed.
ConflictsThe ceasefire in Gaza has reached a “decisive moment” and cannot be called a ceasefire in practice, Qatar’s prime minister said during a mediation conference. At the same time, the roadmap for peace requires Hamas to give up its weapons, which the group has not done.
ConflictsNew clashes broke out on Friday along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Four civilians were reported to have been killed, according to Afghan authorities.
WorldFive people, including two children, have been killed in an airstrike on Gaza, the territory's civil defense told AFP. The attack comes after five Israeli soldiers were wounded in a gunfight with militants in Rafah.
ConflictsIranian director Jafar Panahi, who earlier this year was awarded one of the film world's most prestigious awards, has been sentenced to one year in prison, his lawyer said.
TV & filmLawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal against the 27-year prison sentence against the ex-president that was upheld by the country's Supreme Court earlier this week.
WorldThe Israeli military says it has found the bodies of nine Palestinians killed in the dismantling of Hamas' tunnel system in southern Gaza.
ConflictsExtreme monsoon rains have caused brutal flooding in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The death toll has now topped 300 and continues to rise.
WorldNarges Mohammadi is permanently banned from leaving Iran, the Nobel Prize winner said in a message to her children, who live in France.
WorldFour journalists are acquitted in a widely criticized trial surrounding the major protests in Istanbul earlier this year.
WorldMilitary commanders in Guinea-Bissau say they have taken full control of the country. Both the president and an opposition leader have reportedly been arrested.
World politicsUS sanctions against Russian companies could hit Serbia's energy sector hard. The country's only oil refinery is expected to shut down on Tuesday, AFP reports.
BusinessThe burglars struck at the homes of football star Alexander Isak, among others, and made off with over 15 million kronor. Now three of them have been sentenced to repay a smaller portion of the sum: one pound, or more precisely 12.50 kronor each, reports the BBC.
FootballThe countries at the UN climate summit COP30 in Brazil agreed on an agreement on Saturday. Cautiously positive reactions are mixed with harsh criticism in the aftermath. "The agreement is far from what science requires," says Mary Robinson, the UN's former envoy for climate issues.
SwedenUkraine and the United States meet in Switzerland for talks on the US peace plan proposal. European leaders emphasize that borders must not be changed by force. President Donald Trump also opens up for changes to the draft.
World politicsTwo words risk causing a potential agreement between the world's countries to collapse. Sweden is among the countries demanding that the issue of fossil fuels be addressed in the documents. A new draft could be in the works late Friday.
SwedenGunmen reportedly abducted several students and staff from a Catholic school in western Nigeria early Friday. A Christian organization said more than 200 students and teachers were abducted.
WorldEurope is taking the news of yet another Russian-American peace plan for Ukraine with great skepticism – but also calm. We have seen this before, notes EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
ConflictsAustralia is withdrawing from the race to host next year's climate conference COP31, the country's climate change minister Chris Bowen confirmed, according to Australia's ABC. Turkey will therefore host the conference.
Swedish politicsViolence continues in the West Bank. An Israeli man has been killed and three people have been injured in a stabbing attack in Gust Etzion, south of Jerusalem. In the northern West Bank, a journalist covering a demonstration was shot.
WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to Turkey to reportedly breathe life into the US-led peace talks with the aggressor Russia.
WorldThe UN Security Council has voted in favor of the peace plan for the Gaza war brokered by the United States. Of the 15 countries on the council, Russia and China abstained, but no country voted against the proposal, which gives the green light for an international peacekeeping force.
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