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Pix of the Day, 30th October, 2026 - Across the world

Last year, scammers launched a deepfake videos of popular Nigerian social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse , through a fraudulent Facebook campaign. The cybercriminals superimposed a fabricated AI-generated audio on a genuine video…

Lagos fashion week is back - returning this week for its 15th edition. This year's event is focused on circularity and sustainability - and ensuring African creators reap the benefits of their work.

Egypt has sent an aid convoy of 62 trucks carrying more than 780 tonnes of relief supplies to Gaza, ahead of the winter season.

South Africans head to the polls next week, with basic services, crime and unemployment among the key issues shaping the local elections.

Coffee with a side of alpacas? At a zoo near Islamabad, visitors can enjoy drinks and snacks while watching, feeding and petting the animals. The attraction features ten imported alpacas, a first for Pakistan according to the zoo.

A first body was recovered Friday from the rubble of an 18-storey building that collapsed a week ago in Nairobi, as 16 people remain missing.

A 15-year-old boy originally from Ghana has died after being shot near his school in New York City, as police search for three teenagers in connection with the killing.

Halloween has arrived at Prague Zoo, where meerkats are exploring pumpkins stuffed with worms and cheetah cubs are discovering seasonal toys. Four days of activities will bring treats to 14 animal species.

Thousands of protesters marched through Rome, Italy, on Friday, 30 October, during a general strike called by the left-wing Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union.

Fuel shortages and soaring petrol prices are putting daily life and businesses under severe pressure in Malawi. In the capital, Lilongwe, drivers and motorcycle taxi operators are spending hours, and sometimes days, in queues as they wait…

IOC President Kirsty Coventry has toured the Youth Olympic Village in Dakar, just two days before the start of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

The French army says two fighter jets and a transport aircraft will soon make a stopover in Chad where they will carry out "training activities".

King Charles the Third’s visit to Guyana is bringing renewed attention to Britain’s colonial past and growing calls for an apology over slavery.

Nine orangutans rescued from devastating wildfires in Indonesian Borneo have returned to the forest after weeks of rehabilitation. Among them are four mothers with their young, including three females expecting another baby.

Flowers have been placed at Patrick Stewart's Hollywood Walk of Fame star following reports of the British actor's death at 86. Visitors gather in Los Angeles to remember his celebrated screen roles.

Gallimard has been caught in legal battles over accusations that French-Algerian writer, Kamel Daoud, plagiarised a women's life in his novel 'Houris'.

The Africa Cup of Nations will maintain its two-year cycle after a U-turn from the Confederation of African Football. Earlier this month, CAF announced the Africa Nations League as a new biennial competition. It said AFCON would move to a…

Donald and Melania Trump welcomed children in Halloween costumes to the White House on Thursday. The couple handed out sweets, posed for photographs and watched Air Force One fly overhead.

The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee says, however, it will likely be a "multi-city" bid that would propose some events are held in other cities.

Haiti’s government has announced new election dates as the armed gangs who terrorize the country continue to fight against Haitian police and soldiers, who are now backed by the recent arrival of more than 2,000 troops from El Salvador.

South Africa has selected Durban to lead its bid for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics, as the country seeks to become the first in Africa to host the Games.

A 33.4-metre Catrina has broken a Guinness World Record in Mexico City. Towering over the Zócalo, the giant skeleton is surrounded by thousands of marigolds ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations.

As opposition politicians meet to explore options for a coalition, the PM has accused Arab-led parties of election fraud.

Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged. For the first time since May, the MSF-run facility has no confirmed cases under treatment, although the wider outbreak continues.

With the virus in three Congolese regions bordering the country, the authorities have also launched awareness campaigns.

A Russian strike on Chernihiv killed two 15-year-old girls and injured 25 people, local officials say. Meanwhile, a US-brokered ceasefire in southern Ukraine is allowing demining work aimed at opening humanitarian routes.

Spain is mourning 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision near Toledo. As King Felipe VI visits a hospital treating the injured, rescuers continue searching the wreckage and a minute of silence is held at the crash site.

In Cameroon, the “Bring Back Our Sons and Brothers” collective organised a peaceful march on Wednesday, 28 October, to the Russian embassy. They are calling on Russia and the Cameroonian government to work together to dismantle networks…

Libya's central bank on Thursday said unidentified individuals raided its headquarters in Tripoli, hours after parliament said it had accepted a request from its governor to resign.