Serbia votes as students seek to unseat Vucic in snap election Oct 24, 2026 09:03PM

By Ivana Sekularac and Edward McAllister

BELGRADE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Serbia ‌votes on Sunday as a ​mass student protest ​movement seeks to unseat long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vucic who has held power first as prime minister and then as president for more than a decade. 

The snap parliamentary elections, called by Vucic in September, come after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and ‌creeping... (continue reading...)


Sydney's new international airport opens to passengers Oct 24, 2026 08:28PM

SYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - ‌Sydney's new A$5.6 ​billion ($3.94 ​billion) airport opened to passengers on Sunday after more than a decade of planning, in ‌what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said was a ⁠milestone for the country's most populous city.

The new Western Sydney International ‌Airport in Badgerys Creek, about ‌60 km (37.3 miles) west of central Sydney, will operate 24 hours a day, giving airlines access to a ​fast-growing and ethnically diverse... (continue reading...)


Bulgaria votes for president in wake of deadly Black Sea drone strikes Oct 24, 2026 08:03PM

By Alex Lefkowitz

SOFIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - ‌Bulgarians vote in ​presidential ​elections on Sunday as Russia's war in Ukraine spreads to the waters off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.

Polls place acting President Iliana Iotova, 61, and ‌ex-caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, as leaders in a race ⁠of 27 candidates. 

While the presidency is largely ceremonial, Sunday's vote has taken on added significance after ‌a series of... (continue reading...)


Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport Oct 24, 2026 07:55PM

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's ‌Iran-aligned Houthis ​on ​Sunday renewed their warning against using Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, hours after ‌the airport announced it will designate two terminals ⁠for flights following a suspension earlier this month.

Houthi military ‌spokesperson Yahya Saree said the ‌airport remained a "military target" and operations targeting the airport will continue, warning all airlines, airport ​staffers and travellers... (continue reading...)


Abuse survivors approve $800 million settlement with Archdiocese of New York Oct 24, 2026 07:41PM

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - ‌Survivors of ​clergy ​sexual abuse have agreed to an $800 million settlement with the Archdiocese of ‌New York, lawyers said on Saturday, to ⁠resolve claims brought by approximately 1,300 people.

• The ‌Catholic Archdiocese of New ‌York agreed to the payment in May, one of the largest payouts in a ​wave of lawsuits over clergy sex abuse in the US.

• Jeff Anderson & Associates, which ⁠represents 300 abuse... (continue reading...)


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