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Ukraine now has 20,000 of the little white dishes hidden away across the war zone.

The Thursday-to-Sunday visit -- the 39th international trip of Francis' papacy -- comes three years after his historic trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2019.

While many candidates have cited security as a concern, none have campaigned on a platform of reviving moribund peace talks with the Palestinians.

China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, with authorities brandishing snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines in an effort to stamp out emerging outbreaks.

Spanish gas regulator Enagas says the backlog at ports is expected to last at least until this week.

The election comes in a year that has seen violence flare in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with near-daily clashes in the occupied West Bank all summer.

Monday's attack on the Ukrainian capital comes after Russia pulled out of a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain shipments via a maritime safety corridor.

The latest advance by rebel fighters prompted the UN peacekeeping mission there to increase its "troop alert level" and boost support for the army.

Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction, followed by gunfire in an attack targeting Somalia's education ministry.

Security forces have struggled to contain the women-led protests that have evolved into a broader campaign to end the Islamic republic founded in 1979.

Military analysts believe the Ukrainians have about six weeks before the winter freeze makes any further advances much more difficult to pull off.

Auto giant Volkswagen said Friday its recovery in China was accelerating, but sounded a note of caution on geopolitical risks as concerns grow over German dependence on the Asian giant.

Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, after unleashing flash floods and landslides that left at least 72 people dead, officials said.

At least 168,500 Syrian babies have been born in Jordan since 2014, according to the UN, part of an estimated one million children born to Syrians in exile across the world over the same period.

Russia has been carrying out repeated strikes for more than two weeks now on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leading to the destruction of at least of one third of the network just as winter looms.

The clerical state has been gripped by six weeks of protests that erupted when Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest for an alleged breach of Iran's strict dress rules for women.

Putin: Russia battling 'Western domination' as Ukraine war grinds on

Musk sacked chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of safety, the Washington Post and CNBC reported citing unnamed sources.

They expressed "solidarity with the courageous Iranian women engaging in their right of peaceful assembly and advocating for their human rights."

A namesake of the Ukrainian leader, Zelensky served as a driver in the Soviet army and then worked in construction.

Last year, the IEA said there was "no clear peak in sight" in energy emissions.

Football Australia said the reported exploitation of migrant workers during stadium construction "cannot be ignored."

Earnings in its crucial memory chips division dropped, the company said in a statement, adding that "demand for consumer products remained weak".

Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh on Monday but authorities managed to get about a million people to safety before the monster storm hit.

Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest by the notorious morality police.

Addressing the nation outside Number 10 shortly after his appointment by King Charles III, Sunak conceded the country faced a "profound economic crisis."

Seoul and Washington have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang could be close to testing an atomic bomb for the first time since 2017.

Israel's cost of living crisis becomes election issue

The cartel's decision, weeks ahead of US congressional elections, has drawn intense criticism from the White House.