Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new three-page national security doctrine on Sunday, shifting the country's defense strategy from containment and defense toward proactive prevention and the early neutralization of threats.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday announced a "large-scale judicial operation" to hold accountable those involved in recent violence, as the government moved to restore order after nationwide protests over the weekend spiraled into some of the worst street unrest the country has

The death toll from a Houthi missile attack on a military base in Yemen's southeastern oil-rich province of Shabwa on Monday has risen to 53, with more than 200 others injured, the local government of Shabwa said in a statement.

For hundreds of thousands of children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), getting an education was already an uphill battle amid decades of armed conflict and displacement.

Gatherings and demonstrations throughout the French city of Marseille will be banned from noon to 8 p.m. local time Monday (1800 GMT), the police prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhone in southern France said in a post on X.

Autumn scenery in Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok

Russian forces conducted overnight strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises and other facilities in Kiev and the surrounding region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

On October 17, a foreign blogger shared a video on social media: At the Chinese Cultural Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, a local young man named Peter sold Sichuan-style braised pork buns from a tricycle.

Türkiye's second-largest lake has become a stark symbol of a growing water crisis, with drought and intensive groundwater use threatening an ecosystem that supports wildlife, industry and tourism.

Chinese actress Bai Lu on Monday canceled her fan meeting in Bangkok scheduled for Sunday, citing risk warnings following recent alleged missing, scam incidents in Thailand, and pledged to compensate eligible fans for related flight and hotel cancellation or change fees.

China's economy grew 4.6% in the first three quarters of 2026, official data showed on Monday. China's growth potential is still among the highest in the world, driven by its strengths in higher education and fostering creative thinking, says Kaushik Basu, former senior vice president and chief

Kenya has confirmed its eighth case of Ebola, Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth announced on Sunday.Out of 38 people tested on Sunday, a 49-year-old patient attendant at Nairobi Hospital tested positive for the virus.

Fires in Indonesia burned through over 1.9 million hectares between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analysing satellite imagery said on Monday.

A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in a potentially deliberate act, police said. The driver was arrested.