Violence against women is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago.

Trump has announced he will run for president in 2024.

Russia’s retreats from the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

Another year, another climate summit...

Benjamin Netanyahu returns to power as head of Israel’s most right-wing government ever after winning this week’s national election.

Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn.

Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.

Putin claims Ukraine might use a dirty bomb. There has also been speculation that Russia is planning to explode a dirty bomb in Ukraine itself and pin the blame on Ukrainian forces.

Rishi Sunak, 42, will officially become the new prime minister of the UK.

Liz Truss has resigned after 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history.

The invasion of Ukraine is not going well for Putin; in a desperate attempt to turn things around, he might just be crazy enough to use nuclear weapons.

October 4 is World Animal Day. Humans have a strange relationship with the animal world: we eat some of them (after they spend a short life in often cruel conditions), we keep some of them at home as treasured companions, and we travel around the world to see some of them in the wild. Here are some of our favourite cartoons featuring animals.

Occupied regions of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in what the rest of the world considered to be fake referendums.

Italian far right set to take power with Giorgia Meloni first female Prime Minister.