🇯🇴 Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said, with the king vowing retaliation for the rare attack on Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom. ➡️ u.afp.com/SykN

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 US First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and short of food. ➡️ u.afp.com/SykG

🤿 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.

🇧🇷 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.

🇨🇩 A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby -- one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvH

🇰🇪 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. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvV

🌍 Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul on Friday in an unprecedented format for talks on the Strait of Hormuz and crises across the Middle East. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvK

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

🇫🇷 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. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvE

🏃‍♀️ In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvL

🇲🇽 Mexican artisans preserve traditional decorations for Day of the Dead As Mexico prepares for the Day of the Dead, artisans in the town of San Salvador Huixcolotla continue to craft the "papel picado" decorations by hand despite growing competition from mass-produced versions.

🇬🇷 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.

🇧🇷 🗳️ Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will clash with his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro in a second and final televised debate on Friday, as both make a last-ditch effort to sway undecided voters. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvf

🏀 US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NBA superstar LeBron James for what he called disrespectful behavior during the playing of the national anthem. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvq

🇬🇧 Prince Harry's wife Meghan said Friday she was "deeply distressed" following accusations her father had possessed images of child abuse, adding she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous "troubling and disturbing" allegations. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvY

🇫🇷 France was on Friday bracing for a weekend of new protests after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, as President Emmanuel Macron sought to reclaim the initiative and restore order. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCv3

🇨🇳 Multiple people dead in Tibet earthquake China has ordered an "all-out" rescue effort in a remote area of Tibet after an earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more.

🇲🇾 Navigation app Waze has rejected Malaysia's allegations that it could exploit users' personal data, after the country banned civil servants from using the app over its Israeli links. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCvo