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A nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 children with lead-tainted food. Li Huifang, who operated the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, in the Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison for producing and selling toxic and harmful food, according to Chinese state media. In July 2025, 247 pupils and staff at the nu...

A rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100 years ago to the day - the last time it was shown to the public. The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the "Grand Condé" was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and concealed in a hollowed-out apple. The diamond - one of few royal jewels to sur...

About 400 people were arrested nationwide, interior minister Laurent Nunez said. Mr Nunez said 110 marches drew about 550,000 people across the country. Organisers, including the CGT labour union and students’ organisations, said about 800,000 demonstrators took to the streets. Mr Nunez described troublemakers as “extremely violent, radical far-left groups” whom, he said, sought confrontations wit...

Tens of thousands of people marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis in Portugal, increasing pressure on the center-right government. Portugal's biggest union, CGTP, which called the rally, said "many tens of thousands" packed one of the capital's main avenues. Police gave no crowd estimate. Protesters say l...

A smiling Pope Leo left hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican four days ‌after surgery for lung cancer, an illness that has prompted speculation about how his 17-month papacy might change. The pope walked unaided to his waiting car, waving to well-wishers outside Rome's Gemelli Hospital. He stopped to speak to a 13-year-old girl named Varvara from Ukraine who has b...

A Mexican ⁠judge ⁠has sentenced ​three men to 158 years ⁠and nine months in prison each for ⁠the murder of ​two Australian ‌brothers ‌and their American friend during ‌a 2024 surf trip to the state of Baja California. The ‌defendants were declared guilty a week ​ago of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft ⁠with violence, crimes committed against ​Australian ​brothe...

With the rallies promising a fraught six month run-in to the country's presidential election, Paris authorities banned protests in the heart of the capital. The country's Yellow Vest movement, which eight years ago staged street protests against Macron's government, called Saturday's "yellow and youth" demonstrations. It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pen...

Donald Trump blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect, as a row with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky deepens. The sanctions were passed by the Congress and signed into law the president in September. But Trump issued an executive order Friday night saying that suspending some was in the US national interest, prompting a backlash from US lawmake...

The Russian defense ministry said on Saturday its forces had taken control of eight more Ukrainian settlements, including the town of Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region, news agency Interfax reported. The ministry also said it had struck Ukrainian drone storage sites and transport infrastructure used by Ukraine’s armed forces over the past 24 hours. Ukraine's General Staff said on Satur...

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday that its forces intercepted and destroyed four drones. "We intercepted and destroyed four drones over the past few hours in the Riyadh, Eastern and Southern regions," spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote on the US social media platform X. No additional details were immediately available. Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis se...

Poland scrambled military aircraft on Saturday as Russia launched fresh strikes on western Ukraine. Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace as Russian attacks targeted areas near the NATO member’s eastern border, according to Poland’s armed forces. The precautionary move came as Washington and Warsaw increasingly appeared to be moving in different directions over Russia...

Indirect talks between Iran and the US are continuing through mediation by Qatar and Oman, an Iranian lawmaker said Saturday, as Tehran-Washington tensions remain high, according to local media. Yaqoub Rezazadeh, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told the ILNA news agency that both sides had presented conditions through the mediators. “We have pre...

The leader of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) youth movement, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained by police on Friday and then later formally arrested as authorities cracked down on fresh anti-government protests in the Indian capital. Dipke was detained before a planned Friday evening demonstration he had called in central Delhi, urging supporters of the movement to come out and hold up the Indian flag....

The government on Friday kept its price caps on fuel products unchanged for a fourth consecutive period amid elevated international oil prices and continued tensions in the Middle East, the industry ministry said. The maximum prices at which local refiners can supply gasoline, diesel and kerosene to gas stations will remain unchanged at 1,784 won (US$1.30), 1,773 won and 1,380 won per liter, respe...

A Ukrainian soldier led a team of divers that, acting on the order of state authorities, laid explosives on the bed of the Baltic Sea to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a court has heard. On the opening day of his trial in the German city of Hamburg, Serhii Kuznetsov, who was a special forces officer with the Ukrainian military at the time of the pipeline attacks in 2022, was accused by pro...

Apple's first foldable smartphone is manufactured exclusively in China and Chinese app developers are crucial to iPhone Duo's success, Tim Cook, Apple's executive chairman, said in a recent exclusive interview with China Daily in Beijing. The remarks underline the great importance of China to United States tech companies such as Apple, as China is not just a huge market, but also an in...

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Zagreb on Saturday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation, economic ties and international developments. The meeting took place at the government headquarters during Wang’s official visit to Croatia, the Croatian government said in a statement. Both sides expressed satisfaction with their friendly relatio...

Iran is open to talks with the United States but wants “credible guarantees” against new attacks first, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday, adding that Washington now holds the choice on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran does not accept coercion, threats and intimidation and will not relinquish its sovereign rights under pressure. But it remains ready for dialogue based on mutu...

In celebration of 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh, the special collection will feature 20 limited-edition drinkware and lifestyle pieces. These include tumblers decorated with honey-inspired details and a ceramic beehive mug, the beverage chain said in a statement on its website on Oct 12. The collection also features collectible Starbucks Bearista keychains and phone straps, each dressed as one of t...

Elon Musk allegedly slashed ex Ashley St. Clair’s monthly child support by $80,000 after she publicly revealed she’d secretly given birth to his 13th child. According to claims made in the new documentary “Musk,” St. Clair, 28, was offered $15 million and $100,000 a month in child support in exchange for signing an NDA that would keep her relationship with Musk secret — a deal she previously said...

Google’s News AI pilot has expanded to more than 400 media publications worldwide , with CNN, the Financial Times, Forbes, and Axios among its newest partners. Announced on October 15, 2026, the expansion highlights how technology companies and news organizations are negotiating new ways to work together as artificial intelligence reshapes the media industry. Under the program, Google pays partici...

Meta may have a powerful advantage in the AI race that goes beyond its models: an established advertising business and billions of users across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. As Meta expands its AI capabilities, its existing platforms and advertising infrastructure could help it bring AI products to users and turn improved recommendations, engagement, and ad targeting into revenue. Unlike Open...

Tesla has unveiled its redesigned next-generation Roadster, featuring SpaceX-developed thrusters and a demonstration that appeared to take the electric sports car beyond conventional driving. The reveal included dramatic mid-air manoeuvres, with Elon Musk saying production is planned for 2028. The futuristic vehicle could become one of Tesla’s most ambitious projects yet, but questions remain abou...

US President Donald Trump has ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran, saying the United States does not need them as the conflict continues. In a Thursday interview with Newsmax, Trump also clarified that the “Mother of All Bombs” is a powerful conventional weapon, not a nuclear bomb. Trump’s remarks followed reports that US military planners were considering the possible use of the GBU-43/B...

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre has warned that the threat to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz remains “severe,” with further attacks considered “highly likely” under current conditions. According to the latest advisory issued on behalf of the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), eight attacks involving projectiles of unknown origin were reported against...