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European stocks rebound after Trump-fuelled slide
European stock markets rebounded slightly Monday after heavy pre-weekend falls as US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with China.
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Trio wins economics Nobel for work on tech-driven growth
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth.
Politics
Israel welcomes last 20 surviving hostages
Israel said the last 20 surviving hostages returned home on Monday after two years in captivity in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Israeli lawmakers after brokering a ceasefire with Hamas.
India sense Test series clean sweep despite West Indies fightback
India needed just 121 runs to win the second Test and sweep the series 2-0 after bowling out the spirited West Indies for 390 on Monday.
Politics
Hundreds celebrate in Madagascar as president due to address nation
Soldiers and security forces joined hundreds celebrating in Madagascar's capital on Monday, hours before President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation following weeks of protests and growing calls for his resignation.
Sports
Paris Masters prepares for bow on 'second biggest court in world'
The Paris Masters debuts in its new La Defense Arena home this month, with the vast showpiece court second only in size terms to the US Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium on the current global circuit.
Sports
South Africa 112-2 after Noman's double strike in Pakistan Test
South Africa recovered from spinner Noman Ali's double strike to reach 112-2 at tea on the second day of the first Test in Lahore on Monday in reply to Pakistan's 378 all out.
Campbell, Hope hit tons as West Indies lead by 91 against India
A defiant West Indies battled to 361-9 at tea on day four of the second Test against India after gritty centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope took the visitors into the lead on Monday.
Politics
Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages
Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza.
Politics
China detains prominent 'underground' pastor in crackdown
The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors.
Sports
Ancelotti ready to make World Cup history with Brazil
No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was "always a first time" as he eyes glory with Brazil.
Sports
Muthusamy takes six as Pakistan collapse to 378, South Africa 10-0
South Africa left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy took 6-117 on Monday, including three wickets in four balls, as Pakistan collapsed from 362-5 to 378 all out on day two of the first Test in Lahore.
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Muthusamy takes three wickets in an over as Pakistan 378 all out
South Africa left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy took 6-117 on Monday, including three wickets in four balls, as Pakistan collapsed from 362-5 to 378 all out on day two of the first Test in Lahore.
Politics
Tears, joy in Israel as Hamas hands over first hostages
Hundreds of people gathered on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke that Hamas had handed over the first hostages to be released on Monday after two years of captivity in Gaza.
Sports
Campbell hits maiden Test ton as West Indies defy India
Opener John Campbell hit his first Test century as a defiant West Indies moved 18 runs from making India bat again on day four of the second Test on Monday.
Hamas begins handing over Israeli hostages
Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, sparking cheers of joy in Tel Aviv where a huge crowd was gathered to support hostage families.
Economy
River boat users pay heavy price for DR Congo's dearth of roads
The cemetery in Mbandaka, a river port city in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the final resting place of many victims of the country's repeated river boat accidents.
Politics
From waste to runway: Kenyan designers transform used clothes into art
In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs -- proof that even trash can dazzle.
Technology
Scientists probe Tajik glacier for clues to climate resistance
Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last?
Politics
Latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire
A Red Cross convoy was on its way to pick up a first group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli military said Monday.
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'I know it's immoral': Child workers still common in Pakistan
From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.
Economy
IMF meetings to begin under fresh cloud of US-China trade tensions
The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors gets underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats from the world's two largest economies.
Economy
China trade beats forecasts in September as tariff fears rise
China's trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington.
Sports
Gordon rushed back from NRL into Wallabies northern tour squad
Rugby league defector Carter Gordon was rushed back into the Australia squad named Monday to tour Japan and Europe, bolstering Australia's depleted playmaking stocks.
Economy
AI tools 'exploited' for racist European city videos
Daubed in Arabic-looking graffiti, London's Big Ben is shown smouldering above piles of rubbish and crowds dressed in traditional Islamic garb in an AI-generated, dystopian vision of the British capital.
Sports
Chiefs rebound with NFL win over Lions, Ravens lose again
The Kansas City Chiefs righted the ship with a convincing 30-17 NFL victory over the in-form Detroit Lions on Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens remained in free-fall.
Sports
Mariners beat Jays to open MLB AL championship series
Bryce Miller and three Seattle relief pitchers baffled Toronto batters to spark the Mariners over the Blue Jays 3-1 in Sunday's opening game of their Major League Baseball playoff series.
Economy
Asian equity markets drop after Trump reignites tariff row
Asian markets sank Monday after US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with China by threatening last week to impose 100 percent tariffs on goods from the country.
Sports
Australia's Cummins admits he may not be fit for first Ashes Test
Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was "probably less likely than likely" to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope.
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Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court
A trial involving five major carmakers opens at London's High Court Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade.
Weather
Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?
Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.
Weather
Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?
This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda?