After the resounding victories of far-right parties in Germany, their allies in Austria also won the elections. A pro-Russian nationalist party emerged victorious once again, as the 'Freedom Party' FPÖ led by Josef Kickl attracted nearly thirty percent of the voters.
A zookeeper in Nigeria was attacked and killed by a lion while bringing food to the animal in a wildlife park, witnesses say.
At least 43 people have been reported dead in various American states as a result of Helene. The storm caused significant damage before weakening.
Two 13-year-old boys in the UK have been sentenced to 8.5 years in detention for the murder of a 19-year-old man. This marks one of the youngest murder convictions in the country since 1993.
Three climate activists from the Just Stop Oil movement have thrown soup on two Sunflowers paintings by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery in London shortly after two other group members were convicted for the same act in 2022.
A 67-year-old British man was found dead in a vicarage in Kalmthout, Belgium, with traces of amphetamines and MDMA in his urine. A 59-year-old priest from the same town has been arrested pending autopsy.
Scientists in New Zealand have identified a new species of dragonfish capable of hunting in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Iran masterminded a large-scale cyber attack urging 15,000 Swedes to seek revenge against Quran burners, aiming to sow discord and influence public opinion.
A search operation in Bois de Boulogne in Paris ended with the discovery of the lifeless body of a 19-year-old student, largely buried. Family members had put up missing person posters and organized a search effort for the student who was last seen at her university campus.
PVV leader Geert Wilders will participate in the annual Lega meeting in Pontida with Matteo Salvini and Viktor Orban on October 6th.
The German left-wing government party SPD narrowly secured a victory in the state of Brandenburg, with their state premier Dietmar Woidke leading the way. The anti-Russian and far-right AfD party trailed behind by a percent in the exit polls. The outcome was highly anticipated as a close race.
After 73 years, Luis Armando Albino, who was kidnapped in 1951 at the age of six, has been found alive and well by his niece.
A New Zealand pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, who was abducted by Papuan separatists in early 2023 has been released and taken to a hospital in Timika for medical check-up.
