Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan has nominated diplomat Luca Niculescu as prime minister in a renewed attempt to end a protracted political crisis that has raised debt costs and pressured the country's investment-grade rating.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Monday warned that Ebola infections were rising sharply in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, urging authorities to expand treatment capacity.

France on Tuesday test-fired a strategic ballistic missile without a nuclear warhead from a submarine off the coast of Finistere in western France, French media reported.The missile was launched from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant and landed in the North Atlantic Ocean,

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan, including indiscriminate aerial bombardments and drone strikes, while criticising external actors accused of supplying weapons, military equipment and fighters to the warring parties.

Malaysia's economy is projected to grow 5.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision of 0.7 percentage points following stronger-than-expected activity in the first half, fueled by strong growth in global artificial intelligence (AI)-related activities, the World Bank said on Tuesday.

Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

Three years after the Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, fighting has largely subsided under a fragile ceasefire. But the hardest questions – who controls the enclave, whether Hamas will disarm, and how Israel will lift restrictions on Palestinian life – remain unresolved.

Three people sustained minor injuries in attacks targeting two airports in southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's statments on the idea of possible Iran attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked fierce condemnation from California government leaders, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Afghanistan's western Herat province has exported its domestically produced batteries to Arab countries, the provincial government office announced in a statement on Monday.The Green Energy Plus plant has dispatched its fourth consignment of locally manufactured batteries, valued at 2 million U.S.

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October 7 marks three years since the conflict began. Gaza is now devastated, with rubble strewn across much of the territory. Nearly 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 174,000 injured, while around 90% of Gaza's civilian infrastructure has been destroyed.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reopened the debate over Britain's relationship with the European Union, putting eventual membership among the options.

Yemen's internationally recognized government launched military operations on Sunday to reclaim areas controlled by the Houthi militant group, seeking to restore stability as the region works to prevent conflicts from spreading beyond the Middle East.