The UK has quietly assembled major global funds and allies for a three-day conference to discuss a way forward for Gaza's reconstruction, but how beneficial could the talks be without the key players in the ceasefire?

Sebastien Lecornu said he will freeze France's retirement age at 62, below most comparable countries, until 2027's election. This would leave President Macron unable to implement what he considers a core economic reform.

Iranian state media reported that they received lengthy first-instance jail sentences, without naming them. The only two French nationals known to be held in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, were detained in 2022.

"We have taken the power," Colonel Michael Randrianirina said in a national broadcast. President Rajoelina had fled the country after protests escalated over the weekend.

Police say they suspect a crime has taken place after the discovery of a body thought to be an eight-year-old boy missing since Friday. The discovery came after days of searches around his hometown in northern Germany.

As Africa faces democratic setbacks and Western aid dries up, some argue the West's influence was never as strong as assumed. Is it time to rethink who really shapes democracy on the continent?

Young people across South and Southeast Asia have grown up online, frustrated and impatient with their leaders. As jobs dry up and inequality widens, their protests are shaking even the most entrenched political systems.

The European Commission has said the three luxury brands conspired to maintain inflated prices by strongarming retailers on pricing. The practice is a breach of EU competition rules and hurts consumers.

A state-backed semiconductor association says it "firmly opposes" the Netherlands taking control of a European subsidiary of Chinese chip company Wingtech. The Dutch cited national security and availability concerns.

Israel has failed in its attempt to get the Court of Arbitration for Sport to force Indonesia to allow its athletes to participate in the world artistic gymnastics championships.

Reuters reported that Israeli authorities notified the UN that it would allow 300 trucks to enter Gaza, half the agreed number, from Wednesday. Plus, President Trump urges Hamas to return the bodies of dead hostages.

Israeli officials have voiced anger that only four coffins of Hamas hostages who died in captivity have been returned. The remains have already been identified. DW has more.

A canceled presentation on a military service breakthrough showed further signs of tension between the CDU and SPD. Meanwhile, inflation has risen to 2.4% in September, a second straight monthly increase. DW has more.

Only about 5% of German workers fear losing their jobs to AI, with few seeing it as a near-term threat, a poll shows. Meanwhile, inflation has risen to 2.4% in September, a second straight monthly increase. DW has more.

Already praised as one of the most promising young Swiss writers, Elmiger offers with "The Dutch Women" a nightmarish literary expedition into the heart of the jungle.

Russia's domestic intelligence agency says that tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's ties to an anti-war group amount to a plot to seize power. Twenty other prominent dissidents are also being investigated.

The new data center in India is set to become the biggest AI hub the tech giant will have anywhere outside of the US.

As the Southeast Asian country is featured at the book fair, here's a look at three of the Philippines' most important literary voices.

A proposed EU law designed to scan online communication to keep kids safe from online sexual predators has been shelved over worries it could undermine fundamental privacy rights.

The EU isn't gearing up to read your texts, but debate is raging in the bloc on how to keep kids safe from online sexual predators without busting privacy protections.