Gulf crude exports returned to pre-war levels in September, with producers increasingly relying on alternative routes and ship-to-ship transfers to bypass Hormuz. Iranian exports remain below the pre-war average.

A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, just before departing for China, with the US officials accusing her of spying on Taiwan's president's son.

Following a suspected terrorist plot targeting the UK's Fairford airbase, the US Air Force withdrew all its B-1 planes from the site.

Populist Flavio Bolsonaro has secured a thin lead over incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the next president of Brazil will be decided in the runoff round, according to the country’s electoral court.

Bosnia-Herzegovina's three-member presidency is set to be dominated by nationalists from the three major ethnic groups, including Zeljka ​Cvijanovic, backed by disqualified Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik.

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters have begun a trek to Islamabad to demand he be freed as Pakistan's political leadership remains in deadlock. The government has set up roadblocks to keep protesters at bay.

An Anthropic report says the AI model Claude was used in pro-Russian campaigns in the Central African Republic. Similar allegations were raised for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan and Mali.

An Anthropic report says the AI model Claude was used in pro-Russian campaigns in the Central African Republic. Similar allegations were raised for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan and Mali.

US President Donald Trump has chosen members to lead a new AI task force to coordinate the administration's response to the rapidly evolving technology.

Authorities warned of extreme danger around Barcelona and Girona, with rivers at risk of overflowing and residents urged to stay indoors.

Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking on incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. Polls show the first round of voting will likely lead to a runoff.

The Japanese government has lodged an official protest with Washington after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa — where incidents involving US service personnel are not uncommon.

Polls have opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where voters are taking part in parliamentary, presidential and local elections.

Three women journalists say police officers sexually harassed them as they covered protests demanding the resignation of India's election chief. Meanwhile, LGBTQIA influencer Mad Sandhu was shot dead in Amritsar.

Latvia's prime minister, Andris Kulbergs, looks set to retain power after his party appeared to score the country's biggest election victory since independence.

Nearly half of Germans view former Chancellor Angela Merkel as better suited to handle Germany's challenges than current Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Also, today is the last day of Oktoberfest in Munich. DW has the latest.

As air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Chancellor Merz called on President Putin to end his "senseless war" and announced new measures to support Ukraine, including plans for joint Ukrainian-German drone production.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to announce a new raft of measures to support Ukraine, including military aid and plans for the joint production of interceptor drones.

Reports indicate Ethiopian government forces have made advances against a northern rebel group. Renewed fighting has raised fears the conflict could spill over into the wider region.

One person has died and two others have suffered burns in a fire near the main access route to the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu.