Heavy rains flood homes and crops in northern France

Days of heavy rains in northern France have caused local rivers to overflow and flood houses and fields, prompting the evacuation of residents, with some having to be airlifted to safety, Reuters reports.

Biden and Xi meeting set for next week

President Biden’s highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, senior US administration officials said, setting up a test of whether the two men can slow a downward spiral in relations at a moment of heavy global turbulence, CNN reports.

Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant

Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant – although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye, The Guardian reports.

Israel not planning to conquer, occupy or govern Gaza - PM

Israel’s prime minister says the country is not seeking to conquer, occupy or govern the Gaza Strip after its war with Hamas ends, BBC reports.

Portugal's president dissolves parliament and calls an early election

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Thursday that he was dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an early election, the announcement coming two days after Prime Minister António Costa resigned with his government tainted by a corruption scandal, Euronews reports.

US has struck Iran-linked site in Syria

The US, for the second time in recent weeks, has carried out strikes against a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said was used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, The Guardian reports.

This year 'virtually certain' to be warmest in 125,000 years, EU scientists say

This year is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the world's hottest October in that period, Reuters reports.

First F-16s sent to Romania to train Ukrainian pilots

The Netherlands on Tuesday sent its first five F-16 fighter jets to a Romanian air base where the planes will be used to train Ukrainian and Romanian pilots, the Dutch defence ministry said, AFP reports.

Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty

Russia on Tuesday formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for undermining post-Cold War security with the enlargement of the NATO military alliance, Reuters reports.

Ukraine's Zelensky says 'not the time' for presidential elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion, AFP reports.

Top commander’s aide ‘killed in front of son after birthday gift exploded’

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhnyi has revealed that his assistant and close friend has been killed in an explosion apparently caused by a birthday present, writes The Independent.

Russian air strikes wound eight in Odesa, damage museum, port, Ukrainian officials say

Russia launched a major air attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa late on Sunday, wounding at least eight people, setting ablaze trucks loaded with grain and damaging one of the city's principal art galleries, officials said, Reuters reports.