October 18, 2026

17:56

France: Paris, Lyon and Marseille count the cost after violent protests

16:45

Pope Leo XIV thanks faithful for prayers at first appearance since surgery

16:45

Russia: Huge flames and smoke rise over St Petersburg after drone strikes

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15:30

IMF annual meeting: Developing nations need greater digital connectivity

14:52

Cameroon's opposition MRC elects its first female president, Tiriane Noah

11:59

Smashed storefronts, burned buildings: France wakes up to aftermath of violent protests

10:45

Nigeria's Army Chief of Staff visits troops in Borno after deaths of 15 soliders

09:58

Sudanese gold miners describe deadly airstrike that killed 72

08:32

DRC accuses ex-president Kabila of planning 'general attack' on the country

October 17, 2026

16:16

Egypt's President Sisi will step down when term expires in 2030

15:10

Senegal's Macky Sall withdraws from race for UN top job

14:36

Frontline workers in DRC receive Ervebo vaccine amid growing Ebola outbreak

11:46

All seven candidates to lead UN receive Security Council veto in informal poll

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