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Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’ after cancer operation

Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while post-surgery tests show his progress is “normal”, his doctors said Wednesday. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in Tuesday’s operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics […]

Macron says French student protesters ‘exploited’ by political forces: spokeswoman

French President Emmanuel Macron believes the students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have “legitimate” grievances but are also being “exploited” by political forces, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday. The leader, who is in his final six months of office, has asked the government to come up with “concrete responses” to […]

Ukraine war reaches shores of Bulgarian fishing village

After a series of drone attacks on ships off the coast, the conflict in Ukraine has taken on a new immediacy for residents of Krapets, a tiny Bulgarian Black Sea fishing village. When Stefan Irinkov, 82, heard a loud bang in the early hours of Tuesday, he thought little of it — until he learned […]

Restrictions expose Ukraine’s Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

Restrictions reported by Ukraine on its use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have exposed Kyiv’s reliance on the technology for both offensive and defensive operations in its fight against Russia’a invasion, analysts and observers say. A senior Ukrainian official, who asked not to be named, told AFP on Wednesday that Starlink data communication […]

Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’ after lung cancer operation

Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while post-surgery tests show his progress is “normal”, his doctors said Wednesday. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in Tuesday’s operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics […]

Brazil probing ‘criminal’ origin of forest fires: minister to AFP

Brazil is probing possible “deliberate criminal activity” behind surging fires in the Amazon, as well as possible links to a tense election period, Brazil’s environment minister told AFP. The northwestern state of Amazonas, home to a huge chunk of the world’s largest rainforest, has recorded almost double the wildfires so far in October as in […]

Hot US inflation data dents Wall Street stocks

A hotter-than-expected inflation reading dented Wall Street stocks on Wednesday, while the dollar and bond yields pushed higher as investors pencilled in a higher chance the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates later this month. The consumer price index (CPI) was up more than analysts expected in September, rising 3.7 percent on a year-on-year basis, […]

India sends ‘cockroach’ leaders to jail after protest

Two leaders of India’s youth-led movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police clamp down on protests against the election commission. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating voter rolls […]

EU takes a page from Ireland’s AI playbook

The European Union wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland, an early adopter of the technology, which has rolled out the red carpet for data centres despite local backlashes. Ireland showcased the role it aims to play in the technological revolution as it hosted an international AI summit […]