- Finland’s Stubb Rebuts Report on Putin Slavic History Lecture Kyiv Post
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Finnish president says he conveyed two messages from Zelenskyy to Putin Українська правда
- Pragmatic or pointless? Europe’s rift over whether to pick up the phone to Putin The Guardian
- Norway and Finland hold rare call with Putin to discuss ending war BBC
Iran Targeted US Air Defenses Then Hit Aircraft and Buildings on Mideast Bases, AP Analysis Finds – Military.com
Starmer says UK must get closer to Europe as US relationship changes
Shift in dealings with Washington not likely to reset once Trump leaves Oval Office, former PM says
The UK and other European nations must draw closer together as the US becomes a less-reliable partner, Keir Starmer has said in his first significant political intervention since leaving No 10.
The former prime minister warned European leaders of the threat posed by Russia, among others, and said the shift in relations with Washington during Donald Trump’s presidency was not likely to reset once he leaves the Oval Office. He accused them of being caught out by these new realities twice already.
Continue reading...Ukraine hits Putin with kamikaze drones launched from weather balloons sparking chaos at Russian airports – The Sun
- Ukraine hits Putin with kamikaze drones launched from weather balloons sparking chaos at Russian airports The Sun
- Ukraine sends drones towards Moscow, Russia strikes Kharkiv, officials say Reuters
- All Moscow airports shut amid drone attack on Russian capital Українська правда
- Russia Downs Record Total of Ukrainian Drones Amid Summit Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine and Russia bombard each other as Melania Trump ceasefire holds Yahoo
Taipei mayor gets angry reception at Pride after gay bar raid – Reuters
Merz ‘surprised’ by Asian pushback to ‘Made in Europe’ plan for car industry – POLITICO.eu
- Merz ‘surprised’ by Asian pushback to ‘Made in Europe’ plan for car industry POLITICO.eu
- Merz Sees Mounting Concern in Asia Over EU ‘Buy European’ Rules Bloomberg.com
- Germany's Merz to relay Asian partners' protectionism concerns to Brussels Reuters
- Takaichi presses Merz not to leave Japan out of 'Made in Europe' EV subsidies Nikkei Asia
- Japan Wants EU EV Policy Changes by Nov: 1 Deadline [2026] shattered.io
Ancient ‘rusty treasure’ emerges from river with enough iron to forge 500 swords – Fox News
Watch: Blood donors get a Halloween fright in Thailand
Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.
Fallon Sherrock pulls off shock defeat of world darts No 1 Luke Littler in live TV battle
The 15th amateur to challenge Littler in Netflix stream on Friday evening, Sherrock was ‘lost for words’ after winning £501,000 prize
The name of the programme was Beat Luke Littler and Fallon Sherrock did just that.
On one of the biggest nights of the year for British TV and Netflix, there was much at stake: not just £501,000 to any of the 20 amateur challengers who managed to beat Littler in a single leg of darts, but also the jeopardy of whether audiences would choose to watch the streamer’s first UK live entertainment event – or the final of BBC juggernaut The Celebrity Traitors.
Continue reading...Russia’s Warplanes Are Burning, Crashing, and Disappearing—13 Lost in Five Weeks – UNITED24 Media
- Russia’s Warplanes Are Burning, Crashing, and Disappearing—13 Lost in Five Weeks UNITED24 Media
- Satellite imagery confirms destruction of two Su-34 jets at Marinovka airfield in Russia – photos Українська правда
- Intelligence data: How many Su-34 fighter-bombers has Russia lost, and how many remain in service? Ukrinform
- Satellite Images Confirm Destruction of Two Su-34s by Neptune Missiles Мілітарний
- Ukraine destroys Iskander-M missile launcher in Russia's Kursk Oblast, General Staff says The Kyiv Independent
Mexico comes alive during annual Day of the Dead celebrations – AP News
- Mexico comes alive during annual Day of the Dead celebrations AP News
- Elder Andersen calls Mexico’s Day of the Dead ‘meaningful and beautiful’ Church News
- Mexico City unveils world’s tallest Catrina for Day of the Dead Mexico News Daily
- World’s tallest Day of the Dead sculpture erected in Mexico City Popular Science
- In Mexico City, Day of the Dead parade inspired by 007 Yahoo
Drone photo award winners: Far-out landscapes. Ship recycling. Rugs, rugs rugs! – NPR
Iran court sentences 21-year-old protester to death – Iran International
- Iran court sentences 21-year-old protester to death Iran International
- January Protester Sentenced to Death for Second Time in Tehran IranWire
- Cleric arrested in Iran protests sentenced to death twice Iran International
- Iran sentences three January protest detainees to death, including former IRGC member Hengaw
- Iran: Concern over High-Level Repressive Coordination; Secret Death Sentences, Judicial Concealment - Iran HRM Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM)
Drones and Neptune Missiles Strike Kamensky Rocket Fuel Plant – Kyiv Post
- Drones and Neptune Missiles Strike Kamensky Rocket Fuel Plant Kyiv Post
- Ukraine’s Neptune Missiles Hit Russia Where Its Rockets Are Born, Damaging Four Factory Workshops UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine strikes Russian rocket fuel plant with Neptune missiles and drones – General Staff Українська правда
- Ukraine hits plant producing fuel for Russian multiple-launch rocket systems in Rostov Oblast, military says The Kyiv Independent
- FM spox: Ukraine’s strikes on legitimate military targets in Russia are response to Russian terror Ukrinform
‘Looks like Mars’: Toxic smog from Indonesia wildfires sparks health crisis, protests – NBC News
- ‘Looks like Mars’: Toxic smog from Indonesia wildfires sparks health crisis, protests NBC News
- Indonesia sends oxygen bus to aid residents choking on forest fire haze Reuters
- Indonesia’s air pollution deaths surged by 42% in September as government resists declaring 'karhutla' a national emergency Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
- Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report Al Jazeera
- Indonesia Rain Set to Ease Toxic Haze in Singapore, Malaysia The Spokesman-Review
CCTV and zip ties: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted
BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed.
Nigel’s ‘chiselled cheekbones’ make the news – Reform’s the Reformer, digested by John Crace
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Continue reading...Avanti West Coast paid out £20m in ‘delay repay’ passenger refunds this summer
Intercity train operator’s compensation bill likely to top £70m this financial year amid rise in claims across network
Avanti West Coast paid out more than £20m to passengers in just three months this summer in refunds for disrupted journeys on Britain’s main intercity rail network.
The intercity operator paid out almost as much in a four-week period to 25 July – £9.3m – as its annual profits for each of the past two years. It repaid a further £12.2m in the subsequent eight weeks.
Continue reading...US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete denuclearisation’ of North Korea – Al Jazeera
- US, South Korea, Japan call for ‘complete denuclearisation’ of North Korea Al Jazeera
- United States-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- North Korea says sanctions don't work to deny its status as nuclear weapons state Reuters
- U.S., South Korea and Japan vow ‘complete’ denuclearization of North Korea The Japan Times
- U.S., UK, Canada and EU turn up pressure on North Korea to surrender nuclear arms; 2 African nations have also condemned Pyongyang Business Insider Africa
Storm warnings for Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane as cold front ‘packs a punch’
BoM predicts hail, damaging winds and possible flash flooding across Victoria, NSW and parts of Queensland into Sunday
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Storm warnings are in place for multiple capital cities across Australia’s east and south-east as a severe weather front sweeps across the country.
Heavy rain, winds and thunderstorms are forecast to hit Melbourne and eastern Victoria throughout Saturday afternoon as a cold front meets warm, humid air.
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