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Pope Francis has wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium by praising victims and demanding that sexually abusive clergy be judged, after facing strong criticism that the Catholic Church was failing to face up to the problem.

Norway has opened the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, marking a significant step towards launching what its operator calls the first commercial service for CO2 transport and storage.

Police in South Africa are hunting for suspects after 17 people including 15 women were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a remote town in Eastern Cape province.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used the United Nations General Assembly to criticise Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But as Erdogan tries to lead opposition to Israel, Turkey is finding itself increasingly sidelined in the region.

Tunisia's parliament has approved a law stripping its top court of its authority to rule on electoral disputes, nine days before the presidential election. Opposition groups fear the move is aimed at ensuring President Kais Saied remains in power.

World News Day is shining a spotlight on the embattled media industry as fresh challenges continue to shake its foundations – from dwindling ad revenue and AI disruption, to growing distrust and the rise of disinformation. With traditional news outlets struggling to survive, the future of journalism is unclear.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the number of Paralympians in the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner”, great music, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above…

The head of the Paris police, Laurent Nuñez, has said he is in favour of extending the use of controversial AI-powered video surveillance trialled during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The system showed promising results, according to law enforcement, but has drawn criticism from rights groups over potential abuse of…

France's new "top cop" – the incoming Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau – has been quick to set out his three priorities: "Order, order ... and order".