- 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
Editor, agony uncle, crossword compiler – he even interviews himself. Our sketchwriter finds there’s no end to Farage’s talents
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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.
Continue reading...In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he’s nearly home – AP News
- In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he's nearly home AP News
- After 28 Years Walking Across the Globe, He’s Almost Home The New York Times
- World trekker Karl Bushby's final push home to Hull BBC
- Hull adventurer Karl Bushby's homecoming plans revealed BBC
- AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:46 p.m. EDT crossville-chronicle.com
Is time up for backyard fireworks? UK ministers weigh partial ban over noise concerns
Consultation follows growing calls from campaigners, vets and National Farmers’ Union for tighter regulation
As the nights draw in, the season of sparklers begins, with Diwali, Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve among the occasions typically celebrated with fireworks. But if campaigners get their way, this could be the last blast for bangers in the back yard.
In January concerns about the noise and availability of fireworks were aired in a parliamentary debate, with two petitions clocking up more than 180,000 signatures each, while earlier this month the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade closed a consultation on proposals including making louder fireworks only available to professional users.
Continue reading...Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election
The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.
Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election
The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2026 – Kyiv Post
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2026 Kyiv Post
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Stalled on the front lines, Russia hits Ukraine harder The Economist
- Russia unleashes killing spree against Ukrainian civilians on Thursday, targeting children, trains, and buses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,708) EUobserver
- Russia ramps up daytime strikes on Ukraine to force capitulation ahead of winter – ISW RBC-Ukraine
Suited and booted: How Joseph Kabila went from president to rebel leader
What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file to dismiss state charges, citing double jeopardy law
Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson following his federal guilty plea.
Mangione pleaded guilty on 14 August to federal charges in Thompson’s grisly death outside a Manhattan hotel on 4 December 2024. The shocking plea came less than a month before his state murder and weapons trial, which had been scheduled for 8 September.
Continue reading...On board a Spanish high-speed train in the aftermath of the system’s latest catastrophe – AP News
- On board a Spanish high-speed train in the aftermath of the system’s latest catastrophe AP News
- Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says The New York Times
- Why Does Spain Keep Having Deadly Rail Accidents? WSJ
- Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election BBC
- Spanish minister refuses to resign over second major train crash on his watch Reuters
Bulgaria votes as Russian attacks in Black Sea reach its shores – Financial Times
Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery – The New York Times
- Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery The New York Times
- British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history The Guardian
- U.K. PM Andy Burnham open to apologizing for slave trade but rules out financial reparations NBC News
- UK PM Burnham Says He Is 'Open' to Formal Apology for Slavery, but Rules Out Reparations U.S. News & World Report
- King visits Guyanese slave rebellion site on Caribbean tour BBC