Stockholm announces British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel "The Remains of the Day" , has won the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize. The 69-year-old author reacts to the news in London.

Thousands of migratory birds spend their wintering period along the banks of Agamon Lake in the Hula Valley Nature Reserve in northern Israel. The Hula Valley is home to a unique migration sanctuary for hundreds of millions of birds migrating from Europe and Asia to Africa and back during the spring and autumn seasons.

Deep beneath the Antarctic ice, a unique underground vault has opened to preserve glacier ice collected from mountain ranges around the world. The first-of-its-kind sanctuary is destined to house an invaluable archive of fast-disappearing records of Earth's climate for centuries to come. Ice cores are drilled from deep within glaciers and contain preserved material that can give indications of ancient weather patterns.

French farmers continue their protest against the European Union's trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, even after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised an "emergency bill" to help alleviate their woes.

Young women may be powering the boom in popularity in Formula 1 -- but a woman hasn't competed at the highest level of motorsport since 1976. AFP meets four of the world's most promising young female drivers, all vying for a future in F1. Skye Parker, Zoe Florescu Potolea, Ivonn Simeonova and Alexia Danielsson have been selected for a pioneering driver development programme that's committed to finding F1's first woman world champion.

Customers cook and eat ramyeon, or Korean instant noodles, in a viral restaurant in Seoul that offers a massive collection of the staple food featured in the global hit Netflix movie "K-pop Demon Hunters". South Korea's instant noodle export surpassed 1.5 billion US dollars in 2025, hitting a record high, according to figures released by the customs service.