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A fire described by officials as deliberate has badly damaged the historic town hall in Limoges, as anti-government protests and clashes continue across France.
Doctors judged the 71-year-old pope fit for discharge after removing part of his right lung to treat adenocarcinoma, but results of tests on whether the cancer has spread are still pending.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced that Lebanon will take part in US-backed trilateral talks with Israel on 20 October, according to Anadolu Agency and Daily Sabah. Israel and the United States have not confirmed the talks in the reports reviewed by Vocemundi.
Kenya has confirmed four more Ebola cases, three of them health workers, bringing its total to seven, and Al Jazeera reports that the cases are linked to the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch to keep his WBO heavyweight title, his second win over Wardley in about five months.
A stampede at a Durga Puja pavilion in Kolkata, in India's West Bengal state, killed at least 17 people on Saturday, and police linked it to heavy crowds and rainfall.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt would take any measure to defend Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests it, amid Houthi attacks on the kingdom, and asked parliament to hold an emergency session to authorise such assistance.
Romanian military pilots shot down two drones over the Black Sea on 17 October 2026, and the reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not identify where the drones came from.
Daniel Dubois meets Fabio Wardley again at the O2 Arena on Saturday, five months after stopping him in the 11th round of their first fight.
Kartal, back from a six-month back injury, saved six set points to beat Jelena Ostapenko and reach her first WTA 1000 final, where she will face Maja Chwalinska, who beat an injured Iga Swiatek.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual 'masakaki' offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, according to CGTN and the South China Morning Post. She is not expected to visit in person, those outlets and The Japan Times report.
This week: nuclear remarks on Iran, a North Korean torpedo test, a Yasukuni offering, Mexico's online rules for minors, a Delhi lockdown and Brazil's election.
Pedro Neto scored both reported goals in Chelsea's Premier League win at Everton, while goalkeeper Emi Martínez was carried off with a head injury after a collision with Jarrad Branthwaite.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a supertanker struck a mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 17 October 2026, while US Central Command says the strait has been cleared of mines and is controlled by the US and its partners.
Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina came from a set down to beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters, and will play Daniil Medvedev or Rafael Jodar in Sunday's final.
England's defeat in Perth leaves them needing results from their remaining group games against France and Papua New Guinea to reach the semi-finals.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on 17 October 2026 that his term will end in 2030 and that the constitution will not be changed to extend it, according to Anadolu Agency and Daily Sabah.
Students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists mobilised across France on Saturday, 17 October 2026, after weeks of school-related demonstrations, with officials saying beforehand that they feared unrest.
Bangladesh has recorded 1,147 measles deaths, mostly young children, according to WHO figures, as reports cite vaccination gaps, unreliable data and a hastily prepared emergency campaign.
Gloucester and defending champions Bordeaux Begles drew their opening Investec Champions Cup pool match at Kingsholm, which began with a silence for Lions lock Hyron Andrews.