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As our days shorten and temperatures drop, chlorophyll in leaves breaks down, revealing the autumnal tones of yellow and orange, while some leaves develop brilliant reds. Check out the fall splendour in Canada.

The El Niño weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels ‌around the globe like a "wrecking ball" causing floods and droughts, UN officials said on Wednesday.

A new analysis shows some progress in Prime Minister Mark Carney's use of French in public addresses.

A Mississauga man serving a 40-year sentence for terror-related charges in the U.S. was sentenced to an additional 50 years in federal prison in relation to an assault against two corrections officers, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday.

Pope Leo will not ‌need any further therapy after undergoing ​lung cancer surgery ​last week, his doctors said in ​a statement released by ‌the Vatican on Wednesday.

Developers behind the PHP programming language released a fix on Wednesday after a security vulnerability was brought to light. The PHP developers urged people to implement the fix as quickly as possible, and some governments took sites offline as a precautionary measure.

Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion US after a jury found it misled consumers about data privacy.

Air Canada customers who book their flights by phone are now paying $30 per passenger for the privilege.

If your feed is full of late '90s nostalgia and crying emojis, blame Dancing with the Stars, which during Tuesday's live dedication show, saw Julia Stiles pay tribute to her 10 Things I Hate About You co-star Heath Ledger.

The Pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week

Draft joint statement says Canada will be treated as an ‘associate member’ of the bloc, outlines trade and defence co-operation

Putin has agreed to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks as soon as next month, Kremlin says

Latest outbreak has become fastest-growing, most geographically widespread in history, African health officials say

Female dusky shark is successfully guided back to sea after a month and two failed rescue attempts, oceans ministry says

France’s mountain of debt will make it difficult to address the concerns of the protesters wreaking havoc across the country

The shark, which was named Bukang-i, was first spotted in the canal on Sept. 18, drawing more than a million visitors.

Parisians voiced mixed views on a second night of partial curfews on Tuesday, as police patrolled the capital after weekend riots and looting plunged France into one of its worst periods of unrest in years.

Developers of PHP programming language release new fixes to vulnerabilities that had quietly been lurking in software for years

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said there 'has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath' of the looting in Paris and other French cities amid protests. Adding it has led to comments that are 'as unacceptable as they are stupid' from foreign leaders. Asked by a reporter if he was referring to Trump, Macron replied: 'Among others.'

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

The U.S. embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert on Wednesday about possible further attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia

Victoria Police allege that the incident was targeted, after a white Toyota Landcruiser struck Helen Haines outside her office on Monday.

The Russian leader has agreed “in principle” to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on the planned trip.

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman's body, according to police.

Developers ​of the PHP programming language said they had identified two critical vulnerabilities, and urged ​users to update their sites as soon as a fix was released.

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

In Lyon, one of France's largest cities, authorities also renewed a curfew in the city center from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., saying no disturbances had been recorded overnight.

Amin Yousefijam was a key member of a crime group that illicitly exported materials to Iran, the Immigration and Refugee Board ruled.

The penalty, one of the largest levied against the tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

Also, Democrats lead in polls, but still face image problems. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.

The looting of stores belonging to brands like Dior, Celine and Hermès has exposed a crack in the glossy facade.

Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.

From Barack Obama to Donald Trump, ideology has infused the interpretation of the federal law banning sex discrimination on college campuses.

The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

Ukraine says it still doesn’t know why the military satellite internet service, a sister to Starlink, was abruptly throttled, leaving troops vulnerable to Russian attacks.

At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.

Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter results.

Asked if Elon Musk ordered the slowdown, Trump said, "I don't know who did it, but I was not involved."

Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn allegedly helped finance and conceal Epstein's sex trafficking, which included abuse at his Zorro Ranch, a lawsuit says.

CoreWeave shares are down 29% in October, and the spreads in its credit default swaps are widening.

Treasury yields steadied as investors await more data for insights into the U.S. economic picture.

Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties related to Cambridge Analytica scandal in New Mexico.

Elon Musk’s planned SpaceX share gift through Trump Accounts could be the start of a broader philanthropic push, says Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that naval mines had prevented three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has said the streamer needs new avenues for growth and to improve execution around its content strategy.

President Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine for surging diesel prices that are hurting Republicans' election chances with the midterms just two weeks away.

The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

Russia says it is "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and US President Donald Trump says the world is "the closest we've been" to ending the war.

Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury.

Manchester United suffer a heavy defeat to a Como side playing just their third ever game of Champions League football, as Nico Paz stars for the hosts to pile the pressure on Michael Carrick.

Early on Thursday morning local time, South Korea's oceans ministry said the shark had been successfully guided out of the canal.

Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes blames head coach Michael Carrick for the tactics that led to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Como in the Champions League.

President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.

The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

Michael Glover left a note on MP Henry Tufnell's office door and claimed he knew where he lived.

The Conservative leader is set to make a speech on Thursday

Trump has continuously berated journalists, particularly women, for asking questions about controversial moves made by his administration

Parents were shocked by how many students were infected with the stomach bug in such a short amount of time

Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply

The arrests come as the Trump administration has increased restrictions on both legal and illegal immigration

The Hillsborough law derives its name from the 1989 disaster where 97 Liverpool fans were killed in a crush at the Sheffield stadium

The New Orleans Saint are scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on Sunday

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend region

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti following an attack Sunday, threatening a more severe attack if they are not released alive and unharmed

Foreign Office (FCDO) minister Lord Wood of Anfield to announce a new package of support to disrupt people-smuggling networks