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Priscilla Monroy Confirms Separation from Alberto Cowboy After Four Years

Priscilla Monroy, a behavioral therapist and former participant in 'Big Brother Brazil' (BBB) season 26, has officially ended her four-year relationship with Alberto Cowboy. In a social media statement released on Friday, Monroy emphasized that the primary focus of the separation is safeguarding their five-year-old daughter amidst the emotional transition.

Russell Brand Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault; Faces Custodial Sentence

Former comedian Russell Brand was convicted on Friday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. The jury cleared him of two additional rape charges and one attempted indecent assault, but the judge indicated an immediate custodial sentence is inevitable as sentencing proceedings begin Monday.

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Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones

Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks.

Serbia on track for high turnout as students challenge ruling party

Serbian voters turned out in large numbers on Sunday in what is set to be the nation's most fiercely contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic.

パックン、亡き妻への思いを「徹子の部屋」で初告白

パトリック・ハーランが26日放送の「徹子の部屋」に出演し、昨年46歳で亡くなった妻への思いと支えてくれた友人への感謝を語る。

なえなの、貯金900円時代に和田アキ子から受けた気遣いを明かす

なえなのがABEMA番組で、貯金が900円だったころ、和田アキ子にボートレースへ誘われ20万円勝ったエピソードを語った。

INORAN、アレルギー症状悪化で「INORAN BAR」を11月1日に延期

LUNA SEAのギタリストINORANが体調不良のため、10月25日予定の生放送を11月1日に延期した。

日本シリーズの逆転劇に「VIVANT」視聴者も一喜一憂

DeNAとソフトバンクの日本シリーズ第2戦が接戦となり、直後に放送予定だった「VIVANT」の開始時刻を巡って視聴者の反応が相次いだ。

Shock and grief in a Jordanian village after church attack

Workers were cleaning the last traces of blood from St George's Church in Jordan's Hammoud the day after a deadly attack, when visitors arrived to express their solidarity amid an atmosphere of shock and grief.

'Call of Duty' North Korea invasion edition tops sales charts in South

The latest instalment of the "Call of Duty" video game franchise, featuring a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea, has topped sales charts in the would-be target, even as real-life border tensions are ratcheting higher.

France extends detention of suspected racist shooter

Police found a copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" at the home of the man suspected of a gun attack in the Paris suburbs that killed one person and wounded five, a source close to the investigation told AFP Saturday.

Thousands gather at new Albanian anti-government rally

Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd.

France protests: Latest developments

Hundreds of protests were held in France Saturday as nationwide anger grows over the cost of living, with security forces massing to prevent a repeat of violence that marred demonstrations last week.

Seen and heard at France protests

AFP has deployed reporters, photographers and video journalists in cities across France to document massive cost-of-living protests expected to take place nationwide Saturday.

Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect arrested

German police said Saturday they had detained a suspect following a fire at Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat, known as the Eagle's Nest, in the state of Bavaria.

'How is it possible?': Students protest Indonesian haze

Hundreds of students protested late Friday in Indonesia's Palangkaraya, demanding the government do more to tackle a wildfire crisis that has shrouded their city and the wider region in toxic haze for months.

Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms

Lobsterman Steve Train starts every workday before dawn about $1,000 in the hole, a hike in expenses driven by soaring fuel costs that are hammering Maine's flagship maritime industry ahead of US midterm elections.

Rescuers search for seven people in Nairobi building collapse

Rescuers were searching for seven people feared trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya's capital on Friday, the interior minister said.

Macron condemns 'racist terrorist attack' after deadly shooting near Paris

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five -- including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times -- in the Paris suburbs Friday, in what the French presidency condemned as a "racist terrorist attack".

Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five -- including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times -- in the Paris suburbs Friday, with prosecutors investigating a potential "terrorist" act.

Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site.

Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded four in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Friday, authorities said, with at least two victims from immigrant backgrounds and prosecutors investigating the case as a potential "terrorist" act.

Waze rejects Malaysia's data security claims after civil servant ban

Navigation app Waze rejected on Friday Malaysia's allegations that it could exploit users' personal data, after the country banned civil servants from using the app over its Israeli links.

Ukraine says two soldiers died after arrested girl sent Russian poison

Ukrainian police said Friday they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died.

Study Finds Lower Rates of Overweight Among Vegan-Fed Cats

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2026 / A large-scale survey published in Frontiers in Animal Sciencehas found cats fed vegan diets had lower rates of obesity and related health problems, than those fed conventional meat-based diets.

Swiss supreme court upholds Guatemala ex-police chief sentence

Switzerland's supreme court announced Thursday it had rejected the appeal of former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen, jailed for 14 years over the 2006 extrajudicial killings of seven jail inmates.

Grabbing a bargain: Japan's claw machines cash in on inflation

With one eye on her baby in a pushchair, Minae Kamata operates an arcade machine in a Tokyo suburb, manipulating a claw to grab not a stuffed toy but a pack of toilet paper.

Focus turns to firms as Indonesia fire haze worsens

After months of fires in Indonesia that have caused thick regional haze, attention is turning to whether companies can be held accountable for the blazes and resulting air pollution.

New Global Initiative Seeks to Modernize Health Workforce Mobility

Global Competency Record concept aims to help qualified professionals move more efficiently between countries while supporting informed workforce decisions

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet.

UN experts urge Meta to safeguard political expression in Brazil election

United Nations rights experts on Wednesday urged Meta to protect political expression in Brazil's presidential election race, which has become mired in allegations of social media malfeasance.

South African rugby player's death due to 'aortic dissection'

South African lock Hyron Andrews, who was found dead in his team's hotel ahead of a Champions Cup match in France, died due to a "tear in the aorta", his franchise Lions announced on Wednesday.

'Public health crisis': Indonesians seek fire relief from state

Residents of Indonesian Borneo urged the government on Wednesday to do more to combat the wildfires consuming vast tracts of land and emitting a foul haze that has sickened thousands and curtailed daily life for months.

President berates countries that 'insult' Indonesia over wildfires

Indonesia's president railed Wednesday against "countries that like to insult" his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighbouring countries.

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