🍾 Charles and Diana's wedding champagne to be auctioned A rare magnum of Dom Perignon vintage 1961 champagne, served at the wedding of King Charles III and Princess Diana in 1981, is set to go on auction in Denmark.

🇺🇸 A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "double-tap" military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, the White House said. ➡️ https://t.co/ptjiLwKwRk

🇱🇧 🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV has told a crowd in Lebanon that the Middle East needed new approaches to rejecting violence and overcoming divisions, while urging Christians in the region to "have courage". ➡️ https://t.co/HiPxBvt1MC

🇵🇸 Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the youngsters to a world far away from the destruction around them. ➡️ https://t.co/h8jdOuNNcx

📈 The world economy has been "surprisingly resilient" in the face of adversity this year, the OECD said as it raised its growth estimates for key economies, notably the US and the eurozone. ➡️ https://t.co/eyOhjyScOd

🇰🇪 Kenya's colourful matatus compete in a celebration of design and street culture Kenya's iconic matatus -- the brightly painted, music-blasting minibuses that dominate Nairobi's streets moving millions every day -- take centre stage at the Nganya Awards, where the flashiest

🇰🇷 📱 Samsung has launched its first triple-folding phone, a special-edition product with an eyewatering price tag placing it out of the reach of the average consumer. ➡️ https://t.co/ZTIfxMSgwZ

🇮🇩 🇱🇰 Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka are working to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed over 1,200 people in four countries. ➡️ https://t.co/IxVGypAtLF

🇷🇺 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine. ➡️ https://t.co/fduwCsshwd

🇬🇧 Faberge's The Winter Egg, considered one of the most beautiful creations by the legendary jeweller of Imperial Russia, could smash records when it goes under the hammer in London. ➡️ https://t.co/uqiMByNup1

🇦🇺 Australia mum channels grief into social media limits Mia Bannister's skin is inked with a eulogy to her teenage son Ollie, whose suicide after a battle with anorexia and online bullying pushed her to fight for world-first laws in Australia to get kids off social media.

Hong Kong firefighters save beloved pets. "I was so happy I was out of my mind,” says Jacky Lee after Jason, her 15-year-old grey poodle, was saved from the city’s deadliest blaze in decades https://t.co/auOCjo86w4

One year ago, South Korea's leader declared martial law, sending tanks to Seoul and soldiers to storm parliament as lawmakers fought to overturn the decree. AFP talks to three people who were there fighting to protect democracy, and whose lives will never be the same

'We chose it' For decades, the PKK has found sanctuary in mountains in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey. Even if fighting has stopped, the guerrilla lifestyle won't end. It will rather adapt to new "peaceful" ways, the commander says https://t.co/2pzSlx8pKV

Indonesia and Sri Lanka rush aid to hundreds of thousands left stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries https://t.co/JgSj5Fe6L3

EXCLUSIVE: Pacific island office enabling sanctions-busting 'shadow fleets' Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the Cook Islands to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data reveals

'Swept under': Indonesia flood victim tells survival story Pernandi returns to where his house used to stand after surviving deadly flooding in Indonesia. Relentless rains have caused floods and landslides across parts of Asia, with Indonesia and Sri Lanka the hardest hit. Much

Protesters and police clash in Bulgaria anti-graft demonstration. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Sofia and other major regional centres across Bulgaria in an anti-government protest, triggered by the draft budget for 2026 that protesters say is an attempt to

Pope brings message of hope to Lebanon. On Monday, the pontiff called on Christian and Muslim religious leaders gathered for an interreligious meeting to combat intolerance and violence https://t.co/Ap7WGcmiUp

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine https://t.co/MEMe7cytra