{"id":158,"date":"2026-09-02T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:06:09","slug":"world-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"section-intro\">Global Civic Press World brings together our original reporting and a continuously refreshed international news stream.<\/p>\n<h2>Global Civic Press Originals<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/five-forces-reshaping-global-cities-2026\/\"><strong>Five Forces Reshaping Global Cities in 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/africa-urban-future-global-growth\/\">Africa\u2019s Urban Future Will Shape Global Growth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalcivicpress.com\/index.php\/asia-pacific-trade-routes-global-economy\/\">Why Asia-Pacific Trade Routes Matter to the Global Economy<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Latest World News \u2014 30 stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"feedzy-760cffed3f52c64a2fc4226c9a974226 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> BBC News - World<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvp8gzg4e143o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Catalonia&#039;s former rebel president can return to Spain, court rules\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ae13\/live\/2d561f90-cba4-11f1-9ee2-f74dfb8e54e5.jpg\" title=\"Catalonia&apos;s former rebel president can return to Spain, court rules\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvp8gzg4e143o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Catalonia's former rebel president can return to Spain, court rules<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 2:06 pm <\/small><p>The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxvgd0ymgzgyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/975c\/live\/8ec83c20-cb9c-11f1-93a7-b36f3083f4d3.jpg\" title=\"Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxvgd0ymgzgyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 1:44 pm <\/small><p>Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3lylj78777do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6002\/live\/ca68a640-cbae-11f1-821f-c5d07d801cca.png\" title=\"Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3lylj78777do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 1:42 pm <\/small><p>Former army sergeant major Robert Kabera was a popular YouTuber and singer, who had sought asylum in Uganda.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ck98zlzyqle3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Personal attacks fire up debate before Brazil&#039;s run-off vote\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/389a\/live\/fbd9f9b0-cb98-11f1-93a7-b36f3083f4d3.jpg\" title=\"Personal attacks fire up debate before Brazil&apos;s run-off vote\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ck98zlzyqle3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Personal attacks fire up debate before Brazil's run-off vote<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 11:41 am <\/small><p>The race heats up just days before the run-off between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing challenger.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6j9kwxxmxydo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Meloni calls emergency meeting after weekend of violent clashes\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/16d1\/live\/3cdb5c00-cba4-11f1-9ee2-f74dfb8e54e5.jpg\" title=\"Meloni calls emergency meeting after weekend of violent clashes\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6j9kwxxmxydo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Meloni calls emergency meeting after weekend of violent clashes<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 11:23 am <\/small><p>More than 200 people were detained during two days of rioting in the city, Italian media reports.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckd6d2l3dz4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdict\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8068\/live\/34a82040-c956-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg\" title=\"Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdict\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckd6d2l3dz4xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdict<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 10:33 am <\/small><p>Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie faces 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckj0ly6qnp1lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre &#039;in 30 to 60 seconds&#039;\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2ede\/live\/03f0b480-cbbd-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre &apos;in 30 to 60 seconds&apos;\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckj0ly6qnp1lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 9:40 am <\/small><p>The blaze that killed four men and injured dozens of others spread with alarming speed, accounts suggest.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2kez327gdko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/075f\/live\/77a0d170-cba0-11f1-9ee2-f74dfb8e54e5.jpg\" title=\"Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2kez327gdko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 9:38 am <\/small><p>Musk's announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmq5n8x106jdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Possible wreckage of Amelia Earhart&#039;s plane likely to be trees, say researchers\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3478\/live\/aeec8b30-c4d2-11f1-b8e5-dd3682886df5.png\" title=\"Possible wreckage of Amelia Earhart&apos;s plane likely to be trees, say researchers\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmq5n8x106jdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Possible wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane likely to be trees, say researchers<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 9:11 am <\/small><p>Researchers travelled to a remote Pacific Island to confirm whether an object first spotted on satellite imagery in 2020 solved the mystery of the pilot's disappearance.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmde83w13p00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens&#039; execution by Saudi Arabia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9cad\/live\/89e4af20-cb94-11f1-93a7-b36f3083f4d3.jpg\" title=\"Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens&apos; execution by Saudi Arabia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmde83w13p00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 8:17 am <\/small><p>Saudi Arabia said it executed two Bangladeshis last week for committing an \"indecent act\" in a mosque.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6jdmy872r7vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8151\/live\/7739cce0-cb8d-11f1-93a7-b36f3083f4d3.jpg\" title=\"Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6jdmy872r7vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 7:35 am <\/small><p>Videos showed gunmen firing shots at Shroff's car while it was moving slowly past a crowd.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cmn5vey19q3go?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8791\/live\/7abdd380-cadd-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cmn5vey19q3go?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 6:40 am <\/small><p>Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c680zdmn100lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Bomb threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/874b\/live\/3d27e8a0-cb94-11f1-93a7-b36f3083f4d3.jpg\" title=\"Bomb threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c680zdmn100lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bomb threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 6:29 am <\/small><p>The Airbus jet landed safely in Bulgaria and all passengers and crew aboard were unharmed, officials said.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm79plrvpl4vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1a2c\/live\/e6934370-cb7c-11f1-8d42-dd1c1e8413a3.jpg\" title=\"Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm79plrvpl4vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Funding shortages force World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 6:00 am <\/small><p>The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmpdgj8z8v2do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Australian Greens senator denies claims of misconduct towards women\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/eff2\/live\/f7cb4020-cb54-11f1-9097-8b5edc27827e.jpg\" title=\"Australian Greens senator denies claims of misconduct towards women\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmpdgj8z8v2do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Australian Greens senator denies claims of misconduct towards women<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 4:54 am <\/small><p>Jordon Steele-John says the timing of the claims is motivated by \"nasty political games\" within the Greens.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6pwgzkj8zzgo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b9f8\/live\/f9937b60-c943-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg\" title=\"Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6pwgzkj8zzgo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 19, 2026 at 12:06 am <\/small><p>Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwdd8z6gyy96o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/29eb\/live\/c667f2d0-c96f-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg\" title=\"EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwdd8z6gyy96o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 11:28 pm <\/small><p>The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been \"bundled together\" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9p8gz7zx4peo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4644\/live\/461bcc30-cb38-11f1-8a27-2de4c72fadc2.jpg\" title=\"Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9p8gz7zx4peo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 11:20 pm <\/small><p>The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/c84g166kz003o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Inside Chicago&#039;s battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5b06\/live\/086155e0-cb8d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"Inside Chicago&apos;s battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/c84g166kz003o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 9:00 pm <\/small><p>The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Chicago, where communities are battling a new wave of synthetic drugs.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cq70px6pjkg5o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgery\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/21f0\/live\/4a3b0720-cae5-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg\" title=\"Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgery\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cq70px6pjkg5o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pope Leo XIV thanks wellwishers in first event after cancer surgery<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 11:09 am <\/small><p>The Pope's first event since his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery saw him recite the traditional Angelus prayer from the balcony of the Apostolic Palace.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmx2wvyv5j17o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6a90\/live\/cf7329e0-ca0e-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\" title=\"A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmx2wvyv5j17o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 18, 2026 at 5:04 am <\/small><p>BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmy4xnyyg1lyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un&#039;s summer retreat\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a208\/live\/829d3600-c861-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.png\" title=\"Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un&apos;s summer retreat\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cmy4xnyyg1lyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreat<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 10:09 pm 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France<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 9:33 pm <\/small><p>Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c623dnn3xvpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The uncertain future of Canada&#039;s 30 rescued belugas\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a7e9\/live\/0fd9b790-c971-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg\" title=\"The uncertain future of Canada&apos;s 30 rescued belugas\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c623dnn3xvpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The uncertain future of Canada's 30 rescued belugas<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on October 17, 2026 at 1:18 am <\/small><p>An international rescue operation for the last 30 captive whales in Canada made headlines. 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