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Verstappen leads tributes to Red Bull founder Mateschitz
Verstappen leads tributes to Red Bull founder Mateschitz

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen led the tributes on Sunday to Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who turned the energy drink into a worldwide success and pumped money into a title-winning F1 team and several football clubs.

Underground life endures near Ukraine front
Underground life endures near Ukraine front

Sergiy Miliutin was meant to be handing out competition awards to children at a nuclear bunker instead of sitting at his desk dealing with emergencies as his south Ukrainian city slowly lost its lights. Miliutin sounded philosophical as he munched on his meat wrap while tapping away at his phone to see which districts of the city needed emergency help.

Sunak makes second bid to become UK's first Hindu PM
Sunak makes second bid to become UK's first Hindu PM

Rishi Sunak looked set for at least several years in the political wilderness after helping topple ex-prime minister Boris Johnson but then losing to Liz Truss in the summer's Conservative leadership contest. Sunak failed in the summer leadership contest to convince the grassroots he was a better option than Truss.

DR Congo troops clash with M23 rebels
DR Congo troops clash with M23 rebels

Fresh clashes between the army and M23 rebels have erupted in eastern DR Congo, officials said on Sunday, breaking a period of relative calm between the two sides. The frontline between Congolese troops and M23 rebels had been calm in recent weeks.

Far-right Meloni to take over as Italy's first woman PM
Far-right Meloni to take over as Italy's first woman PM

Giorgia Meloni formally takes over as Italy's first woman prime minister on Sunday, a day after being sworn in as the leader of the country's most right-wing government since World War II. The handover of power from outgoing premier Mario Draghi to Meloni will take place at Rome's Chigi Palace and a first cabinet meeting will follow shortly afterwards.