ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, Afghan state media and a Pakistan security source said on Tuesday. Read full story

(Reuters) -Ukraine targeted Moscow with drone attacks for the second night in row, the Russian defence ministry and Moscow's mayor said on Tuesday. Read full story

LONDON (Reuters) -Billionaire investor and philanthropist Bill Gates called on world leaders on Tuesday to adapt to extreme weather and focus on improving health outcomes rather than temperature reduction targets ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) -Among the gifts offered up by Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi to U.S. President Donald Trump in their first meeting on Tuesday was a putter used by Shinzo Abe, his golfing buddy and the country's late leader. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. air travel turmoil deepened as nearly 7,000 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday, with air traffic controller absences surging as the federal government shutdown reached its 27th day. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) -A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to go on trial on Tuesday, three years after the assassination of Japan's longest-serving premier stunned a nation where gun crime and political violence are rare. Read full story

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday filed a motion asking for a review of last month's Supreme Court ruling sentencing him to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a coup to remain in power after the 2022 presidential election. Read full story

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday to discuss strengthening cooperation, North Korean state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Read full story

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia police said on Tuesday two people were killed in an explosion at an underground mine in the far west region of the state of New South Wales. Read full story

VALLETTA (Reuters) -Malta announced tax cuts for parents of two or more children on Monday, in a government bid to counter its demographic decline. Read full story

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding reelection win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that was largely expected after his strongest opponents were deemed ineligible. Read full story

(Reuters) -A Sudanese paramilitary force is battling the last pockets of resistance in a Darfur city that has endured a brutal 18-month siege and where a full takeover would entrench a geographical division of the country between rival military factions. Read full story

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -The candidate for Chile's ruling leftist coalition, communist Jeannette Jara, leads voters' preferences ahead of the first round of the presidential election, but could lose in a runoff against either of two right-wing opposition candidates, a poll showed on Monday. Read full story

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine is rushing to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern transport hub of Pokrovsk as about 200 Russian troops have infiltrated the city in small groups, Kyiv's military said on Monday. Read full story

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan and Pakistan officials will meet in Istanbul on Monday for a third day of talks after failing to clinch a lasting peace, three sources familiar with the matter said, as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated an offer to mediate. Read full story

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court has issued another formal arrest order for Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on suspicion of "political espionage", state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Monday, stepping up a long-running opposition crackdown. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defences shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow and downed nearly 160 more over other regions in attacks that killed at least one and injured five others, Russian officials said on Monday. Read full story

Bringing on artificial intelligence as a collaborator can make coding feel more accessible to those with little training in it, but there are trade-offs. Read full story

American companies led by Alphabet Inc's Waymo have drawn much of the limelight with driverless cars deployed almost entirely on home soil. Now that some are beginning to look abroad, they'll have to share roads with Chinese companies quietly making plenty of progress. Read full story

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The party of Argentina's President Javier Milei's has achieved a victory in Sunday's midterm election, local media reported, virtually tying with the Peronist opposition in the key Buenos Aires province. Read full story

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda was elected to be the left's 2026 presidential candidate on Sunday after a primary vote by the Historic Pact, a leftist coalition that brought the country's current president, Gustavo Petro, to power in 2022. Read full story

DOUALA (Reuters) -At least four people were killed by gunshots in opposition protests in Cameroon's commercial capital Douala on Sunday, according to the campaign of presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, who is seeking to oust veteran leader Paul Biya. Read full story

(Reuters) -Venezuela's government issued a statement on Sunday condemning what it claimed to be a military provocation by Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Read full story

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon on Sunday conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the presidential election, he said in a statement, as partial results showed Ouattara with a large lead in many localities. Read full story

(Reuters) -Russian anti-aircraft units downed a second Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow on Sunday, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Read full story

(Reuters) -Slovakia will not take part in any European Union programme aimed at financing military help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said the U.S. will not lose any taxpayer funds in financial support measures for Argentina, saying the U.S. was backing a Latin American ally as it holds a key election. Read full story

DOUALA (Reuters) -Hundreds of opposition supporters barricaded roads and burned tyres in Cameroon's commercial capital on Sunday, as protests intensified a day before the announcement of presidential election results. Read full story

(Reuters) -Kosovo's parliament failed to elect Albin Kurti as prime minister on Sunday, increasing the likelihood that a snap election will be called to break a political deadlock following an inconclusive parliamentary vote in February. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered cruise missile named the Burevestnik, Russia's top general told President Vladimir Putin in remarks released on Sunday. Read full story

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentines vote on Sunday in legislative elections that will test support for President Javier Milei's free-market reforms and deep austerity measures anddetermine whether he has the backing to continue his economic overhaul. Read full story

(Reuters) -Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday. Read full story

(Reuters) -Three people were killed and 29 injured, including six children, in a Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv that destroyed two high-rise apartment buildings, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Read full story

VALENCIA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday and called for conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over his handling of flash floods that killed 229 people a year ago. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was increasing tariffs on Canada by an additional 10% "above what they're paying now," as he reacted again to an ad by Canada's Ontario province, a day after it was aired during the World Series broadcast. Read full story

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Catherine Connolly, an independent lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president on Saturday after winning 63% of the first preference vote for the largely ceremonial role. Read full story

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. Read full story

VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders urged other party leaders on Saturday to reconsider their refusal to work with him after an election on October 29 that will determine the Netherlands' next coalition government. Read full story

KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan's defence minister said on Saturday he believes Afghanistan wants peace but that failure to reach an agreement during talks in Istanbul would mean "open war," days after both sides agreed to a ceasefire following deadly border clashes. Read full story

PARIS (Reuters) -The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability. Read full story