France moved three points closer to qualification for next year's World Cup with Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin all on target in a comfortable 3-0 Group D win over Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday. Mbappé is set to miss their next qualifier against Iceland on Monday after taking a knock to his ankle.

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, expressing frustration with new export controls placed on rare earth elements by China. Trump also cast doubt on whether he would meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during an upcoming trip to South Korea. 

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, freshly reappointed late on Friday just days after resigning, faces a race against the clock to deliver a 2026 budget bill by Monday and attempt to sway a fractious parliament, with opponents from left and right already vowing to shoot down his cabinet.

Just four days after resigning from the role, Sébastien Lecornu was reappointed as prime minister on Friday by French President Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing and now incoming premier will have to try and find, once again, a way out of France's worst political crisis in decades.

The French public is still waiting on Friday night for President Emmanuel Macron to announce a new prime minister as the end to his self-imposed 48-hour deadline quickly approaches. Macron held an emergency…

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday said improving public education and healthcare was a priority, but made no reference to the youth movement that has been staging nationwide protests for sweeping social reforms.

Cameroon's President Paul Biya is already the world's oldest head of state at 92 years old. He is also the favourite to win Sunday's presidential election, which would hand him an eighth term in power. 

Better public healthcare is a key demand for GenZ 212, the protest movement that has been out in force in Morocco since mid-September. The state of Morocco’s public hospitals – which are rife with shortages of medical supplies, corruption and absenteeism – has become a symbol for Moroccans frustrated with a decline in state services. Our team spoke to two doctors and a patient.

Israel and Hamas have begun to implement a deal providing for a ceasefire and the release of the 20 Israeli hostages still believed to be alive in Gaza – and the return of the bodies of 26 captives presumed dead. Here's what we know about the hostages still held by Hamas.

After two years of brutal war in Gaza, a ceasefire came into effect on Friday. Israel started pulling back its troops as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek back to their wrecked homes. While many felt a sense of relief, others erred on the side of caution as the future of the truce pushed by US President Donald Trump remains unclear.

President Emmanuel Macron has promised to appoint a French prime minister by “Friday evening” following the dramatic resignation of Sébastien Lecornu earlier this week. Macron is meeting with the leaders of France's mainstream political parties at the Élysée presidential palace as the country awaits its sixth prime minister in under two years. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

Lawmakers in Peru voted Friday to impeach President Dina Boluarte, who refused to appear before Congress for the overnight hearing. Boluarte, whose term has been marked by recurrent protests, has been criticised for failing to stem mounting crime in the South American country.

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday in Oslo, Norway, to one of 338 candidates, among them 244 individuals and 94 organisations. US President Donald Trump has been hinting that he deserves the prize for several months for his involvement in various global conflicts.

During the brutal 13-year Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad's regime imprisoned women for their real or presumed links to the “terrorist” opposition. Many endured rape, sexual violence, and torture during their incarceration. Here are the testimonies of some former Syrian women prisoners.

Branch 235, also known as the Palestine Branch, was one of the most notorious prisons run by the Syrian military intelligence services during the Assad era. Located on the outskirts of Damascus, its name, “Far Falastin", in Arabic, was enough to send shivers down the spines of Syrians. The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.

Ukraine reported a large-scale Russian assault on Kyiv early Friday, involving ballistic missiles and drone strikes that caused widespread power outages and injured at least nine people. The attack, which targeted critical infrastructure, is part of what officials say is an intensified Russian campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid.

New York Attorney General Letitia James — who led the civil fraud case that won a nearly half-billion-dollar judgment against Donald Trump — was indicted Thursday on federal bank fraud charges, becoming the second high-profile Trump critic to face prosecution in as many days.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington had bought Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion economic support program to help prop up the South American nation's faltering finances.

Gang violence broke out near Haiti’s National Palace on Thursday as the country’s fragile interim government convened a rare cabinet meeting in the heart of gang-controlled Port-au-Prince. The high-stakes gathering, described by officials as a symbolic attempt to reclaim authority, was marred by heavy gunfire, underscoring the deep insecurity plaguing a nation without a functioning president, congress, or recent elections.

Israel's government ratified a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Friday, setting the stage to end two years of devastating war in Gaza. The deal, brokered with US backing as part of President Donald Trump's peace initiative, promises to suspend hostilities within 24 hours and secure the release of Israeli hostages within 72 hours. The agreement marks the most significant step yet toward ending a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

The Israeli government approved Gaza's ceasefire deal early on Friday, roughly 24 hours after mediators announced the agreement to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.

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