Reuters World News Summary

I think when Saudi Arabia goes in, everybody goes in," Trump said in an interview broadcast on Friday on Fox Business Network. Family of Trinidadian man believed killed in US strike demands proof of drug trafficking Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean this week are demanding evidence to back up allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that those who died were trafficking drugs.

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UK regulator says BBC's Gaza documentary broke broadcasting rules

Britain's media regulator Ofcom said a BBC documentary about children's lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas-run government broke broadcasting rules. It said the failure to disclose the position of the boy's father was "materially misleading".

UN WFP says 560 tonnes of food entering Gaza daily but not yet reaching famine-hit north

The U.N. said on Friday 560 tonnes of food had entered Gaza per day on average since a ceasefire took effect but convoys were struggling to reach famine-struck Gaza city due to war-damaged roads and continued closures of key northern aid routes. With famine conditions in parts of Gaza, U.N. humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday thousands of aid vehicles would have to enter weekly to tackle a crisis marked by malnutrition, homelessness and a collapse of infrastructure.

Vatican visit by King Charles to show closening Anglican-Catholic ties

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next week in a visit seen as a sign of closening ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent separation. The British royals will arrive on Oct. 22 for the two-day state visit, which is only being made to the Vatican and not to surrounding Italy.

Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina sworn in as president

Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday to cheers, blaring trumpets and raised swords, days after taking control of the island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor. Ex-leader Andry Rajoelina, whom lawmakers impeached after he fled abroad at the weekend, has condemned the takeover and refused to step down while in exile, despite widespread defections in the security forces and the High Constitutional Court ratifying the army takeover within hours of it happening.

Picasso painting disappears en route to Granada exhibit

A 1919 Pablo Picasso painting has disappeared in transit ahead of its display at a temporary exhibition in the southern Spanish city of Granada, prompting a police investigation, according to the foundation organising the exhibit. The CajaGranada Foundation said in a statement late on Thursday that the missing piece - a small framed gouache titled "Still life with guitar" - was part of a larger shipment of artworks moved from Madrid to the Andalusian city for the exhibition "Still life. The eternity of the inert".

Hungary to ensure Putin can enter country for Trump meeting in Budapest

Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. Trump agreed on Thursday to a second summit on the war in Ukraine to be hosted in the Hungarian capital, saying it may happen in the next two weeks. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke with Trump on Thursday and talked to Putin on Friday, saying preparations "are going full steam ahead".

Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, adding that he would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in two weeks and that he thought things would be fine with China. "It's not sustainable, but that's what the number is," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network. "They forced me to do that."

US says India halves Russian oil imports, sources say no cuts seen

India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian sources said no immediate reduction had been seen, as President Donald Trump's administration presses New Delhi and other nations to buy less Russian crude. Russian oil is a main irritant for Trump in prolonged trade talks with India - half of his 50% tariffs on Indian goods are in retaliation for those purchases. His administration says Moscow is using petroleum revenue to fund its war in Ukraine.

Mourners injured in stampede at state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Odinga

A number of mourners were injured in a stampede at the state funeral of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday as a crowd surged to view his body, local broadcaster NTV reported, with thousands attending the tribute. Odinga commanded a passionate following in the East African nation and his memorial ceremonies have attracted huge crowds. Three people shot dead by security forces a day earlier when mourners breached a gate of the stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.

Polish court rules against sending Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

A Polish court on Friday ruled against handing over a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions and ordered his immediate release from detention. Although Warsaw had said the decision over whether Volodymyr Z. should be transferred to Germany was one for the courts alone, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said earlier this month that handing him over was not in Poland's interest.

Trump says he expects expansion of Abraham accords soon

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected an expansion of the Abraham Accords soon and hopes Saudi Arabia will join the pact that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab states. "I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in. I think when Saudi Arabia goes in, everybody goes in," Trump said in an interview broadcast on Friday on Fox Business Network.

Family of Trinidadian man believed killed in US strike demands proof of drug trafficking

Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean this week are demanding evidence to back up allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that those who died were trafficking drugs. Trump has ordered a large U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean and U.S. troops there have conducted at least six strikes on boats the administration says were involved in drug trafficking, without providing evidence.

Analysis-Ceasefire offers Israel opportunity to end its international isolation

A ceasefire in Gaza is raising hopes among many in Israel that the country can begin to repair its image abroad, after months of deepening isolation due to the toll of the two-year conflict. Public opinion in the West has shifted significantly since the war erupted following Islamist group Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.