Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian version of Starlink

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Russia plans to build own version of US billionaire’s satellite communications to help attack Ukraine

Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk’s genius and said he was in touch with Starlink’s controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine.

The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the Earth-orbiting network built by Musk’s SpaceX with Russia’s gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet constellation.

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The banker, the basketball star, the cardiologist and the chemist: meet Serbia’s potential new leaders – Reuters

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  1. The banker, the basketball star, the cardiologist and the chemist: meet Serbia's potential new leaders  Reuters
  2. Serbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the Media  The New York Times
  3. Student-led movement ousts Serbia's right-wing ruler in historic election  PBS
  4. What Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policy  Al Jazeera
  5. 'Committed To European Integration': Student List's Srdanovic On Serbia's Post-Vucic Future  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Nigeria’s Ebola Patient Evacuated as Investigators Press for Answers – The New York Times

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  1. Nigeria’s Ebola Patient Evacuated as Investigators Press for Answers  The New York Times
  2. Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria (October 27, 2026)  U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria (.gov)
  3. First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland  CNN
  4. Swiss woman with Ebola evacuated from Nigeria to Geneva  Reuters
  5. European health agency sends experts to Nigeria as Ebola cases spread  Euronews.com
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Putin woos African leaders as Moscow seeks to expand footprint in Africa – France 24

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  1. Putin woos African leaders as Moscow seeks to expand footprint in Africa  France 24
  2. Putin woos African leaders, says Russia a better partner than 'colonial' West  Reuters
  3. Putin woos African leaders at a Moscow summit aimed at expanding Russia-Africa ties  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Putin Claims Russian Firms Looking to Expand Manufacturing Across Africa  The Moscow Times
  5. ‘Economic incentives are limited’: What does Russia really offer Africa?  Al Jazeera
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Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loom – Axios

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  1. Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loom  Axios
  2. Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war  Yahoo
  3. Iran sees only unacceptable ideas in latest mediation to end war, official says  Reuters
  4. Iran to respond to Qatar offer allowing IAEA inspetion in Iranian nuclear sites  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Iran rejects Qatari peace ideas as Trump leaves door open to new strikes  Iran International
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Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter After Prince Albert’s Cousin, 29, Found Dead in Monaco Park – Yahoo

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  1. Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter After Prince Albert’s Cousin, 29, Found Dead in Monaco Park  Yahoo
  2. Prince Albert II’s cousin Antoine de Massy dies aged 29  Monaco Life
  3. Prince Albert of Monaco Mourns Royal Relative’s Death at Age 29  People.com
  4. Man detained after Prince Albert of Monaco’s relative found dead - National  Global News
  5. Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter Following Death of Young Monaco Royal  Town & Country Magazine
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Why is Donald Trump Jr. so cozy with a Russian oligarch? – Daily Kos

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  1. Why is Donald Trump Jr. so cozy with a Russian oligarch?  Daily Kos
  2. Donald Trump Jr. Hunted In Mongolia With Russian Oligarch Umar Kremlev Who Bankrolled His Wedding, Report Says  Forbes
  3. Inside Donald Trump Jr’s Mongolian hunting trip with a Kremlin-linked businessman  Financial Times
  4. Don Jr.’s Hunting Trip Reveals He’s Closer to Putin Ally Than We Knew  The New Republic
  5. Trump Knifes His Own Son in the Back Over Bonkers Wedding Scheme  The Daily Beast
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Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial – AP News

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  1. Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial  AP News
  2. Russell Brand takes the stand at his rape and sexual assault trial  CBS News
  3. Russell Brand says friends abandoned him after 'devastating' sex crime allegations  Reuters
  4. Russell Brand Tells Court He ‘Misused’ His Fame, but Says Sex Was Consensual  The New York Times
  5. Russell Brand Takes Stand in Rape Trial, No One Else Testifying  Variety
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Iran war’s cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion – AP News

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  1. Iran war’s cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion  AP News
  2. Iran war costs rise to $47 billion, U.S. military estimates  The Washington Post
  3. Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers  The New York Times
  4. Official Price Tag of Iran War Jumps to $47 Billion as Trump Says It Will End 'Whenever I Want It To'  Common Dreams
  5. Eight months into the conflict, the U.S. war with Iran gets a revised price tag  MS NOW
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UK budget: Healey accepts smaller fiscal buffer after global shocks hit economy – Reuters

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  1. UK budget: Healey accepts smaller fiscal buffer after global shocks hit economy  Reuters
  2. Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures  BBC
  3. UK Treasury offers $130 one-off payment to 20 million households and energy bills relief in face of Iran war shock  Fortune
  4. U.K. Budget Ducks Hard Choices Amid Market Concerns Over Debt  WSJ
  5. The thwarted Budget of a thwarted government  Financial Times
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‘Noah’s Ark remains’ found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place: report – New York Post

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  1. ‘Noah’s Ark remains’ found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place: report  New York Post
  2. ‘Charred Remains’ Found at Boat-Shaped Mound Near Mount Ararat Are Possibly From Noah’s Ark  Yahoo
  3. Charred Wood Recovered from Deep Inside Durupınar Noah's Ark Site, Radar Results Verified at Eastern Turkey Noah's Ark Symposium  markets.businessinsider.com
  4. Researchers searching for Noah's Ark obtain more than 400 samples and announce new results  infovaticana
  5. Can Carbon-14 Tests on the Durupinar Wood Show It Was Noah's Ark?  Ancient Origins
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US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses – Reuters

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  1. US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses  Reuters
  2. Treasury sanctions 10 North Koreans and Russians over IT worker fraud scheme  CBS News
  3. U.S. imposes new North Korea sanctions amid stalled diplomatic talks  NBC News
  4. OFAC Designates Facilitators of North Korean IT Worker Schemes Targeting US Businesses  TRM Labs
  5. EU, US, allies urges North Korea to abandon nuclear, missile programs  Anadolu Ajansı
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Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence

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Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’

An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.

The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident, was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred him from using social media for two years, Nili said.

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Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures – BBC

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  1. Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures  BBC
  2. Britain’s defensive budget did little to tackle deeper problems  The Economist
  3. UK government accused of ‘stealth’ £1.5bn rise in business rates  Financial Times
  4. Healey Defends Scale of UK Budget And Warns Hard Decisions Ahead  Bloomberg
  5. Key measures in UK finance minister Healey's first budget  Reuters
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Houthis strike Yemen’s Aden airport after evacuation warning – Reuters

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  1. Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning  Reuters
  2. Iran war updates: Houthis attack Aden, missile debris falls on Mecca  Al Jazeera
  3. Yemen accuses Houthis of firing missiles at camp for displaced people near Aden  Vatican News
  4. Iran-backed Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Yemen’s Aden airport  The Times of Israel
  5. New explosions heard near Yemen's Aden airport  Breakingthenews.net
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Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation – New York Post

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  1. Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation  New York Post
  2. Travel Influencer Emma Marie Laurent, 24, Dies After Van Is Swept Away by Rushing River  People.com
  3. Travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation  AOL.com
  4. Travel influencer Emma Marie Laurent dies during dream vacation  The Express Tribune
  5. Travel influencer, 24, drowns after truck she was riding in swept away by swollen river on ‘dream holiday’  The Sun
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