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Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging and raping his wife and inviting other men to rape her, admitted to his various criminal charges in court on Tuesday (September 17). Fiona Jones reports.

Parts of central Bratislava along the Danube River were submerged on Tuesday (September 17) following a flood wave that struck the Slovak capital overnight.

Ghana lost more than a third of its cocoa output to smugglers last year, with an official describing how it is being transported across borders in quarry trucks, palm oil barrels and even an oil tanker. David Doyle examines the issue.

Water levels in the southern Polish town of Nysa started receding on Tuesday (17 September), following a night of efforts by firefighters and residents to protect the town by building a wall of sandbags. Local residents Grzegorz Grochowski and Sabina Jakubowska explain the events of the previous night.

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested in Manhattan by federal agents on Monday evening based on a sealed indictment, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said. Syakir Jasnee reports.

Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

A lawyer for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance sought on Monday to convince a federal appeals court to block a U.S. law that would ban the short video app used by 170 million Americans as soon as Jan. 19, arguing that it violates free speech protections, but faced tough questions from the judges. Gabe Singer reports.

The U.S. Coast Guard began hearings on Monday (September 16) into the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard in June 2023 while diving to the century-old wreck of the Titanic. Ryan Chang has more.

A natural gas liquids pipeline caught fire in La Porte, Texas, on Monday (September 16), the city's Office of Emergency Management said, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses and prompting nearby evacuations.

A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, descended into chaos when one struggling candidate whacked another with a chair and was expelled.

Darek Krzysztan and his son Szymon were salvaging their belongings in Ladek Zdroj after a nearby dam burst, submerging the historic spa town in southern Poland. Angela Johnston reports.

In an industrial warehouse site in the outskirts of Calais in northern France, hundreds of Sudanese men are living in tents while waiting for an opportunity to cross the English Channel. One man said they are afraid of the dangerous – and sometimes deadly – journey, but have no choice but to attempt it. Arrthy Thayaparan has more.

In August 2023, Hanan al-Bayouk traveled from Gaza to Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem for a high-risk birth. Her triplets, born prematurely and underweight, are doing well, but she had to leave them shortly after they were born. Now, a year later and in Gaza, she does not know when she will be able to see them again because of the outbreak of war. Kristy Kilburn reports.

Britain and Italy agreed to intensify the battle against human traffickers, according to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after a meeting with her British counterpart Keir Starmer on Monday, with the two countries also pledging to deepen their security cooperation through NATO exercises, naval operations and defence initiatives. Diane To reports.

Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news program, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday (September 16) after admitting making indecent images of children. Rachel Judah has more.

Several houses were ablaze and more were under threat on Monday (September 16) by out-of-control wildfires burning in the central and northern regions of Portugal.

Germany reintroduced temporary border checks including at its frontiers with France and the Netherlands on Monday. It has toughened its stance on migration following a surge in arrivals and a rise in support for the opposition far-right and conservatives. Lucy Fielder has more.

More rivers in central Europe burst their banks on Monday (September 16) and over a dozen people have been killed in the worst flooding in at least two decades, with some authorities starting to count the costs and others preparing for waters rising further. Sean Hogan reports.

Peruvian firefighters have worked during the weekend to extinguish the blazes raging in the Amazon region for several days, as reported on Sunday (September 15).

The worst floods in three decades to hit Nigeria's Borno state are stretching government and aid agency resources, causing long delays for medical aid amid warnings of waterborne disease. David Doyle has more.

Kyiv on Monday (September 16) denied links to a man accused of trying to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, after it emerged that the suspect was a supporter of Ukraine who had said he wanted to recruit foreign volunteers to fight there. Zachary Goelman reports.

Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news program, arrived for sentencing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday (September 16). Edwards pleaded guilty in July to three counts of making indecent pictures of children.

The twin giant pandas at Hong Kong's Ocean Park celebrated their one-month birthday on Saturday (September 14), showing significant growth and development, according to updates from the park.

Hundreds of thousands were evacuated from their homes on Monday morning as the normally bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill by Typhoon Bebinca. Fiona Jones reports.

Police have detained 104 striking workers protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India as they were planning a march on Monday without permission, officials said. Francis Maguire reports.