🇧🇷 Brazil's presidential candidates seek to disqualify each other Both candidates in the Brazilian election have called for the disqualification of their rivals over allegations of social media malfeasance.

🏏 An inspired Harry Brook scored the fastest double hundred in ODI history as England piled up 429-4 against Sri Lanka in the tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SC9t

🇲🇲 The son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded "fairly healthy" after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. ➡️ u.afp.com/SC9C

🇫🇷 🐄 French health authorities said that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. ➡️ u.afp.com/SC9r

🇮🇳 India celebrates colourful Mysuru Dasara festival Thousands of Indians dressed in colourful attire march down the streets of Mysuru in southwest India for the last day of the Mysuru Dasara festival.

🇫🇷 French authorities have imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests springing up in the wake of demonstrations last weekend that degenerated into the worst street violence in years. ➡️ u.afp.com/SC9a

🇫🇷 Paris suburban residents left stranded as metro closes amid curfew Nationwide cost-of-living protests in France devolved into clashes, vandalism of public buildings and looting over the weekend. Since then, authorities have ordered partial curfews in parts of Paris and other cities to prevent further scenes of violence, leaving some commuters stranded following public transport closures.

🇨🇳 🇪🇺 China has opposed "using Cold War mentality" to stoke conflict over the Arctic, after the European Union linked Beijing's cooperation with Russia in the region to security concerns. ➡️ tinyurl.com/bpa7n6ja

⚽ Enzo Maresca said it is his job as Manchester City boss to help Phil Foden rediscover his best form after the England international ended his long goal drought. ➡️ tinyurl.com/38jxwxp2

🇨🇦 'This is not defeat': Alberta separatists react after losing independence Separatists insist "this is not defeat" as Canada's province of Alberta rejects a plan to hold a binding independence referendum.

🇮🇱 🗳️ Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in plain black, speaks halting English and, reflecting the military culture that shapes him, responds in interviews in bullet-point lists. For some voters, the 66-year-old Eisenkot's lack of charisma may be one of his greatest assets. ➡️ tinyurl.com/yudbu2ax

🇬🇧 The local communities being pushed out by Britain’s padel boom Padel is surging in popularity across the UK, but the sport’s rapid expansion is creating tensions.

🪸 🐠 Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an "extremely high risk" of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. ➡️ tinyurl.com/433dx78b

🇬🇷 Greek students and teachers protest over education provision Inspired by demonstrations in France and other parts of Europe, thousands of Greek students protested around the country against the high cost of living, saying they face many of the same problems.

🚵 Edinburgh will host the most northerly Tour de France start in 2027 while the Pyrenees will provide the competitive finale of next year's route, which was announced in Paris on Thursday. ➡️ tinyurl.com/627rhsfv

🤿 Hong Kong hosts gruelling underwater hockey tournament Hong Kong's annual underwater hockey tournament, ominously advertised as "physical hell", drew a roster of hardcore enthusiasts from countries across Asia to the Chinese city over the weekend.

🇪🇺 Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. ➡️ tinyurl.com/y6eku6d7

🇫🇮 Finnish town braces for change from massive Google data centre With its cool climate and relatively stable and cheap electricity, Finland has seen a spike in data centre investments. But as dozens of the energy guzzling centres are now under construction and many more planned by companies including Google, Microsoft and TikTok, uncertainty around energy prices, grid capacity and environmental effects have sparked a public debate in Finland.

🇺🇸 🗳️ Republicans face Latino backlash ahead of midterms For nearly two years, Donald Trump's deportation drive has sowed fear in immigrant communities. Now, with midterm elections looming, many Latino voters who helped propel Trump to power in 2024 say they are fed up.