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Global stock markets marked time Monday as traders awaited key earnings reports, notably from chip giant Nvidia, amid concerns the US Federal Reserve could hold off on further rate cuts this year.

The Louvre Museum said Monday that it was closing one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building.

Coaxed and tugged by rangers, a blindfolded giraffe totters into the specialised vehicle that will transport it away from an increasingly hostile environment to a new home in Kenya's eastern Rift Valley.

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to weigh in on a policy of turning away migrants before they can cross the US-Mexico border to present an asylum claim.

More than 22 million people, many of them children, could die preventable deaths by 2030 due to aid cuts by the United States and European countries, new research said Monday.

Steve Clarke says his Scotland players are already "legends" as he prepares for a winner-takes-all shootout against Denmark on Tuesday, with automatic World Cup qualification at stake.

South Africa said Monday the surprise arrival of 153 Palestinians on a plane last week indicated "a clear agenda to cleanse Palestinians" out of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel.

Former Paris Saint-Germain women's footballer Kheira Hamraoui filed a 3.5 million-euro ($4m) claim against the club on Monday, alleging that she was forced out after she was brutally attacked with an iron bar.

France captain Kylian Mbappe on Monday claimed 240 million euros ($278m) in damages from Paris Saint-Germain in an escalating dispute over the status of his contract and how his former club treated him.

Two long-lost organ pieces written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were unveiled in Germany on Monday in a discovery described as a "great moment for the world of music".

Global stock markets fell back Monday as traders awaited key earnings reports notably from chip giant Nvidia and amid concerns the US Federal Reserve could hold off on further rate cuts this year.

Barcelona will finally return to their reconstructed Camp Nou stadium against Athletic Bilbao on November 22 in La Liga, the club said Monday, after more than two years in exile.

The UN's climate chief urged ministers on Monday to avoid any "stonewalling" and speed up negotiations at COP30 talks in Brazil, with nations divided on key issues with five days left in the gathering.

YouTube star Jake Paul will face former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Miami next month, Matchroom Boxing announced on Monday.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 fighter jets and other hardware, including drones, in a boost for Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion.

Indian anti-terrorism investigators presented a suspect linked to last week's deadly car bomb in New Delhi in court on Monday, one of three men now accused of involvement in the suicide attack.

Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, topped up its order of Boeing 777X planes on Monday despite years of delays, delivering a vote of confidence to the US manufacturer at the Dubai Airshow.

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight YouTube star Jake Paul in a professional bout in the United States next month, Matchroom Boxing announced on Monday.

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity on Monday, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read out the verdict.

The eurozone economy will grow less than expected next year, the EU executive predicted on Monday, as risks from international trade and geopolitical tensions weigh on the single currency area.

Decades after Darfur was the scene of some of the 21st century's worst atrocities, Sudanese exiles say the nightmare has returned as images of fresh bloodshed emerge from the region.

Stock markets struggled on Monday on concerns the US Federal Reserve could hold off on further rate cuts this year and fears of a tech bubble.

The death toll from three landslides that hit Indonesia's Java island since last week has risen to 18, with more than 30 people missing, a disaster official said on Monday.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other hardware, a boost for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

Indian anti-terrorism investigators on Monday presented in court a suspect linked to last week's deadly car-bomb in New Delhi, one of two men accused of involvement in the suicide attack.

A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read out the verdict.

Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile's presidential run-off after topping the first round of voting in an election dominated by fears of violent crime.

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, whose autocratic rule was ended by a mass uprising she tried to crush, had her downfall sealed on Monday when she was sentenced to be hanged for crimes against humanity.

Rugby chiefs on Monday officially launched the Nations Championship, a global competition featuring 12 of the strongest teams that will crown a winning nation and decide the sport's dominant hemisphere.

The EU on Monday cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2026 as risks from international trade and geopolitical tensions weigh on Europe's economy.

Switzerland's economy contracted in the third quarter of the year, suffering from high US tariffs which abruptly curtailed exports across the Atlantic, the economy ministry said on Monday.

A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, with cheers breaking out in the packed court as the judge read out the verdict.

A Singapore court sentenced an Australian man to nine days in jail on Monday for rushing film star Ariana Grande at the Asian premiere of "Wicked: For Good" last week.

US actor Tom Cruise received an honorary Oscar on Sunday evening, the first golden statue of his decades-long career, to a standing ovation from Hollywood's elite.

Chinese media and ordinary citizens expressed outrage Monday towards Japan, as an escalating diplomatic spat threatens to wreck relations strained by historical grievances and strategic rivalry.

Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP.

Japanese tourism and retail shares dived on Monday after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot in a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

With Victor Wembanyama out and Stephon Castle lost to a hip injury, the San Antonio Spurs still managed to cruise past Sacramento 123-110 in the NBA on Sunday.