Political leaders must give "concrete hope" to future generations that they are taking the radical steps neededto tackle climate change when they meet at COP26, Pope Francis said in a message released in Friday.
China published rules on Friday that require its globally systemically important banks to beef up capacity to absorb losses to head off financial instability.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been advised by doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, with the 95-year-old monarch avoiding official visits and only undertaking light duties during this time, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
China's President Xi Jinping will participate in the Group of 20 (G20) leaders' summit in Rome on Oct. 30-31 via video link, according to a notice from China's foreign ministry on Friday.
The Canadian economy most likely underperformed expectations in the third quarter amid ongoing supply chain woes and a brutal drought, official data suggested on Friday, prompting analysts to forecast the Bank of Canada could move slower on rate hikes.