Plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower sparks criticism
Plans by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been condemned by designer Gustave Eiffel's descendants and provoked a backlash from some Parisians.
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Stock markets mostly fall on China woes
Major stock markets mostly fell Monday as more weak Chinese economic data offset optimism over an expected US interest-rate cut.
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Scholz urges German parties to isolate far right
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday urged parties to avoid collaborating with the far right, after the AfD made record gains in two regional polls and his own coalition suffered a heavy defeat a year before a general election.
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Swathes of China, Japan log record summer temperatures
Swathes of China logged the hottest August on record last month, the weather service said, as Japanese authorities announced that 2024 had been its warmest summer since records began.
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Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change: UN
Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Monday.
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Norway's electric car sales set new world record
Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August -- a new world record -- statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest of Europe stagnate.
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Putin says Ukraine border incursion will not stop Russian advance
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that his army was rapidly advancing in east Ukraine, citing this as proof that Kyiv's cross-border incursion into the Kursk region was failing.
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No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden tells parents
Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday.
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Indonesia prepares to welcome Pope Francis
Indonesia readied on Monday to welcome Pope Francis, rolling out a papal stamp, a large billboard and a life-sized cutout of the pontiff before his arrival in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.
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Israelis go on strike for Gaza deal after hostage deaths
Strike action brought parts of Israel to a halt on Monday in a bid to raise pressure on the government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, after the military recovered the bodies of six captives that the health ministry said had been "murdered" by Hamas.
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