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Video. Pope Leo XIV wraps up four-day France visit in the city of Metz

Video. The American pope was escorted to the airport of the eastern border city of Metz by President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.

Powerful nor'easter batters parts of East Coast

Cleanup efforts are underway after a powerful nor’easter battered parts of the East Coast, bringing dangerous waves, flooding and damaging winds from New England to New Jersey. The storm also knocked out power for many. Jeffrey Brown reports.

World

Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant

Row comes amid rising division and a tendency towards cynical political posturing in Northern Ireland

Three migrants die in Channel crossing as boats become more overcrowded and risky

Emergency crews gathered at the port of Calais after three migrants died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain. Two women in their thirties and a 10-year-old boy, believed to be Eritrean, died in what appears to have been a crush aboard an overcrowded dinghy.

At UN, Denmark says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved

The security agreement signed by the U.S., Denmark and Greenland last week “strengthens the defense of Greenland, the NATO area, and the American continent."

World

Turkey stand-up comic set for release after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been sentenced to almost 19 months, but is set to be released due to time served.

Business

Apple, Amazon face revived UK consumer lawsuit over product sales

LONDON, Sept 28 : Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal allowed part of a revived consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed on Monday over claims they restricted competition.The lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon agreed in 2018 to limit which sellers could offer Apple and Beats-branded products on Am

Business

Apple and Amazon face revived UK consumer lawsuit over product sales

LONDON, Sept 28 : Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday allowed part of a consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed over claims they restricted competition in the sale of Apple products on Amazon's UK marketplace.The lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon agreed in 2018 to limit which sellers c

Photos: Russian drone strikes pound civilian targets across Kyiv

Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.

UK police release suspects on bail after RAF arrests, investigation ongoing

British police officials say that suspects arrested over a 'terror' incident at a RAF base were released on police bail.

World

Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims

Culture secretary criticises Reform leader after he tried to link suspected bomb plot to small boat crossings

Spain's housing crisis: key points after protests over Maricarmen

The eviction of Maricarmen has brought thousands onto the streets, reigniting debate on housing access in Spain as prices soar and supply lags behind.

Spain's housing crisis: key issues behind the Maricarmen protests

Maricarmen's eviction has prompted thousands to take to the streets and reignited concern over housing in Spain, where sale prices soar, rents climb and supply falls short in pressured areas.

World

Ukraine: People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone

The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.

World

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault

Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack

France puts out largest wildfire since 1949

A wildfire that scorched 42,000 hectares in southwest France has finally been declared extinguished, two months after the country's largest blaze since 1949 broke out, authorities said Monday.

Business

UK needs plan in case of 'unprecedented' AI job losses, says minister

Kanishka Narayan says one of his top priorities is to have a plan in place if job losses are as bad as some fear.

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars

Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars.

World

Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England

Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powers

World

Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets

Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged food

Sport

Europe’s top-flight clubs to get share of £185m from Club World Cup

Europe will share the money in a 50-50 split with the rest of the world and the decision is likely to be confirmed after a Fifa meeting in October

World

Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy

Moscow’s jet-powered drones pummel Ukraine’s capital in switch to daytime attacks

Sicily: Mount Etna ash disrupts Catania flights again

A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has been disrupting flights to Catania in Sicily for several days. Italy and Europe's most active volcano, Etna has impacted air travel several times this summer.

World

What Marine Le Pen’s senate wins mean for the far-right in France’s presidential elections

The National Rally quadrupled its number of seats in the Senate and the election was hailed a wild success by Marine Le Pen. James C. Reynolds explores what this means for French politics