A Dutch hostage has been killed in the Philippines.
The photographer was shot while trying to escape from militants during a clash with government troops.
Ewold Horn was held captive by the Abu Sayyaf group since 2012.
Half a dozen militants were also killed in the firefight, which broke out in the town of town of Patikul on Sulu.
Vance repudiates Iran war after US electoral defeat
US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday, blaming it for Republicans' election losses that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
90 million displaced people at risk from climate threats, UN refugee agency says
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people are living in countries increasingly exposed to climate-related droughts, floods and extreme heat, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery
Pope Leo left on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where he lived for decades as a missionary.
Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike
Nationwide demonstrations in France unfolded largely peacefully, despite some clashes with police in Paris and Lyon, on Thursday during a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.
UK doctor with Ebola returns from Congo to London for treatment
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working on the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo returned to Britain on Thursday, with health authorities saying the risk of the deadly disease spreading to the wider public remains low.
