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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play next to Sukkahs, a temporary structures built for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy

3:49 PM on Sunday, October 5

Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, is getting underway

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Friday Oct. 3, 2025, before a round of consultations with political parties ahead of the announcement of the new government. (Alain Jocard, Pool Photo via AP)

France’s new prime minister names a government that might not last long

2:35 PM on Sunday, October 5

France's new prime minister has named a government, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as defense minister

A view of a damaged buildings shows the aftermath of an hours-long militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somali government forces end a 6-hour siege at a major prison, killing all 7 attackers

11:35 AM on Sunday, October 5

Somali government forces have ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison near the president’s office in Mogadishu

Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa waves as he enters a polling station where electoral college members are voting in a parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria holds first elections since Assad's ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition

9:51 AM on Sunday, October 5

Syria has held its first parliamentary elections since Bashar Assad was ousted nearly a year ago

Palestinian women bake bread in a clay oven, using plastic for fire, at a UN school used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible Gaza ceasefire

9:38 AM on Sunday, October 5

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday as hopes are rising for a possible ceasefire in Gaza

People march during a pro-Palestinian protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Hundreds of thousands march across Europe in support of Palestinians

8:50 AM on Sunday, October 5

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities have marched in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla's attempt to reach Gaza

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla give the peace sign after arriving at Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

7:08 AM on Sunday, October 5

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards

Police remove a protester taking part in a demonstration organised by Defend our Juries, in support of Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square, London Saturday Oct. 4, 2025. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)

UK says it will restrict repeated protests after 500 arrests at pro-Palestinian vigil

5:07 AM on Sunday, October 5

The British government says it will give police stronger powers to restrict repeated protests

An elderly woman reacts next to the house destroyed by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

At least 5 people are killed in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine

4:40 AM on Sunday, October 5

At least five people were killed after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure

Rescuers carry the body of a newly recovered victim of a building that collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 49

3:04 AM on Sunday, October 5

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies over the weekend alone after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week

Nepalese army personnel transport survivors after a flood in Jhapa district east of Nepal, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Nepal Army via AP)

Nepalese villages are swept away by heavy rainfall and landslides, leaving at least 44 dead

1:36 AM on Sunday, October 5

Severe rainfall in Nepal has triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and flooding, killing at least 44 people on Sunday

This NOAA satellite image taken at 5:20 p.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, shows Tropical Storm Priscilla in the East Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

5:13 PM on Saturday, October 4

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

Mexican authorities say they arrested an alleged local leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

4:52 PM on Saturday, October 4

Mexico’s Security Ministry says they have arrested an alleged local leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in Mexico City

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army shows war-damaged and destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Jack Guez/Pool Photo via AP)

International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's army

12:47 PM on Saturday, October 4

International journalists have been given a rare and limited glimpse of Gaza City under the supervision of the Israeli military

People attend the annual thanksgiving celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Thousands celebrate Ethiopia's thanksgiving festival

10:37 AM on Saturday, October 4

Thousands have gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival

A woman wears the flag of Israel wrapped over her back as she attends a vigil for the victims of the attack on at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

UK police given more time to question 4 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack

5:11 AM on Saturday, October 4

U.K. police have been given extra time to question four people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England

People attend a rally calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urges a ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. ahead of the second anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'

4:33 AM on Saturday, October 4

Israel's prime minister says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks in Egypt on a new U.S. plan to end the war

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

2:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

9:45 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

FILE - From left, Japan's chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi walk into the stage for a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Japan's governing party is choosing a new leader Saturday to succeed Ishiba

9:19 PM on Sunday, September 21

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

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