As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.

The festival, which commemorates the triumph of good over evil, is celebrated with different rituals across India.

Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.

It comes after the country's interior minister admits that police "lost control" in some cities.

The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.

The two top tennis pros married in 2021 and have one child together.

The two top tennis pros married in 2021 and have one child together.

The serviceman was surrounded by landmines and enemy drones so a ground rescue was not possible, Ukraine's military says.

A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

Serhii Beskrestnov says there has not been enough time to warn people about incoming missile attacks.

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.

The platform said since the weekend it had "taken immediate action to idenitify and remove listings linked to looting".

The apparent attack on MP Helen Haines suggests the worst fears of politicians and public figures appear to have been realised.

The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.

Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used as a training centre for new recruits.

Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used as a training centre for new recruits.

Obama says federal agents' search of the Democrat's home was an effort to intimidate a Trump critic.

France is used to protests but the violence and damage seen across the country is shocking many people.

JR West has unveiled multifunctional railway maintenance machinery, including a heavy-duty single-arm robot and a mass-produced humanoid robot, as part of efforts to address labor shortages and reduce workplace accidents in railway maintenance operations. (News On Japan)