The French government says that Zambia has reached a deal with China and several other government creditors to restructure $6.3 billion in loans

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two days, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war

Watch live as Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, opens for the 188th time in Munich, Germany, on Saturday (16 October). The festivities, which go on for two weeks until 3 October, will kick off with a traditional keg tapping ceremony at noon local time. Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter will tap the first barrel of Oktoberfest beer in the Schottenhamel Festhalle. The long-standing tradition, dating back to 1950, involves the mayor of Munich attempting to insert the tap in as few blows as possible to fill up the first beer glass, which then given to the incumbent Bavarian state premier. Mr Reiter shares the current record for the perfect tapping ceremony - two blows - wih former mayor Christian Ude. After the tapping ceremony, 12 gunshots will be fired to signal to the other festival tents that Oktoberfest is officially open and they can start serving beer. On Sunday, thousands of people dressed in traditional costumes will parade through the city. Read More Ukraine war: ‘Significant losses’ for Putin as Kyiv vows more drone strikes UK officially bans Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group as terrorist organisation The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece's breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions

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Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans, who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the state and they were “duly elected and qualified” electors, are set to argue that their criminal charges should be moved from state to federal court

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As the Biden administration heralds the forthcoming release of five U.S. citizens detained by Iran, it’s also confronting questions about the price being paid to bring them home

The three biggest US carmakers should sit down with the United Auto Workers union and “negotiate a contract