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A wildfire that scorched 42,000 hectares in southwest France has finally been declared extinguished, two months after the country's largest blaze since 1949 broke out, authorities said Monday.

The Netherlands said Monday it regretted Israel's decision to revoke accreditation of Dutch diplomats based in the West Bank, the latest retaliation by Israel to mounting Western pressure over settlements.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and FC Barcelona have been summoned to appear before a Madrid court on November 25 for a conciliation hearing ahead of possible criminal proceedings for defamation against Perez, sources close to the case said on Monday.

Russian authorities on Monday seized the assets of German wholesaler and food retailer Metro -- the latest in a series of business takeovers linked to countries that back Ukraine.

Oil futures surged more than three percent Monday, while Wall Street dipped and European equities stalled after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's offer of a seven-day truce.

Bulgaria's traditional fruit spirit rakia sparked political controversy on Monday after the government proposed tighter rules on home production of the liquor.

AlgoQuant will deploy Liquid Mercury's institutional-grade trading technology to scale its multi-strategy investment platform and enhance execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.

After decades of shunning glittering skyscrapers and corporate office towers in favour of museums and memorials, while his peers conquered the planet, a Swiss architect is finally getting a star turn in the limelight.

UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced Monday the reopening of a scheme for refugees to settle in Britain as part of a renewed focus on "safe and legal routes" for vulnerable people to reach the country.

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were being released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot targeting it.

Pope Leo XIV warned on Monday that relations between nations were becoming increasingly uncivilised with people boasting of "lies and deceit", urging Europe to help break the spiral and foster respect in international ties.

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday finalized its rollback of US fuel economy standards that were meant to spur the transition towards electric vehicles and reduce planet-warming emissions from transport, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gases.

Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Monday won the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in recognition of her long-running advocacy work, months after being released following her latest arrest.

The United States said Monday that it has no plans to sell arms to China, after a US envoy said President Donald Trump asked Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons.

A French investigative website on Monday alleged in a report that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen denied the claims as "blatant falsehoods".

More than 80 people, mostly women, were missing Monday after being abducted by armed gangs in two separate weekend attacks in northern Nigeria, the latest mass kidnappings to rock the country.

Oil futures surged more than four percent before retreating from their latest peak on Monday, alongside gains for natural gas and diesel prices, after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's offer of a seven-day truce.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won javelin gold at the Asian Games on Monday to add to his growing collection and then set his sights on world and Olympic domination.

Cody Gakpo has pulled out of the Netherlands squad with an ankle problem, adding to Liverpool's injury problems.

Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 $ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs.

Elon Musk's Starship megarocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday after blasting off from Texas, in a major milestone for SpaceX's future plans, including trips to the Moon and Mars.

A blast that injured three South Korean military officers inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) last week was likely caused by North Korean landmines, Seoul's military said Monday.

Iran on Monday denied involvement in a suspected bomb plot at a UK airbase used by the United States, as counter-terror police said five men in their mid-20s arrested nearby were all London-based Britons.

Russian drones crashed into Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the historic heart of Kyiv on Monday, in the latest deadly daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital.

Roberto Mancini says questions about his contract during his time as Manchester City manager were the club's "issue, not mine", after they were reportedly found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges for breaching financial regulations.

Oleksandr Pokotylo is the chief engineer at the Poltava Locomotive Repair Plant and it's his job to help keep Ukraine's trains running -- a difficult task when they are increasingly the target of Russian attacks.

Berlin Marathon winner Tigst Assefa has undergone surgery in Munich on Monday after finishing Sunday's race with a torn Achilles, her manager confirmed.

Three migrants including a 10-year-old boy died on Monday off the French coast while trying to illegally cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said.

An Istanbul court convicted a popular Turkish comedian on Monday of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and another offence but ordered his interim release pending appeal, an AFP reporter in the courtroom said.

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar.

SGFX made its presence felt at Forex Expo Dubai 2026 with an experience-led approach that brought crowds to its stand and extended the brand’s visibility across the wider exhibition floor.

France prosecutors on Monday sought two years with an electronic tag and a five-year ban on public office for ex-culture minister Rachida Dati in a trial on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan group.