- Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out income tax rises at Budget BBC
- Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap The Guardian
- Labour fears of voter backlash grow as Reeves looks at income tax options Financial Times
- How Reeves could use income tax raid to soak the rich The Telegraph
- UK government stands by its pledge on income tax, minister says Reuters
Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza – The Guardian
- Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza The Guardian
- Hamas claims Palestinian factions have agreed to hand Gaza to technocrat committee The Times of Israel
- Palestinian factions start 'national dialogue', US appoints diplomat to monitor ceasefire Middle East Eye
- Will Hamas run Gaza post-war? Palestinian factions agree to handover administration Mint
- Palestinian factions agree to hand Gaza to technocrat committee Arab News
Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza
Administration will manage basic services ‘in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions’, says joint statement
The main Palestinian factions have said they have agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the running of Gaza after Hamas said it had received “clear guarantees” from mediators that “the war has effectively ended”.
A joint statement published on the Hamas website said the groups had agreed in a meeting in Cairo to hand “over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent ‘technocrats’, which will manage the affairs of life and basic services in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions”.
Continue reading...Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage fraud case
Speaking outside court, James accused Trump of using the justice department as a "vehicle of retribution".
Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer Temu
A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.
After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teenager was taken to Tauranga hospital in the North Island. “He disclosed ingesting approximately 80 to 100 5x2mm high-power (neodymium) magnets about one week prior,” said a report by hospital doctors in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
This article’s byline was amended on 25 October 2025 to correct the news agency it was attributed to. An earlier version incorrectly attributed it to Associated Foreign Press; however the correct agency was Agence France-Presse.
Continue reading...From government spin doctor to Cameroon president’s main rival
Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he won the election and is not concerned about being arrested or put in jail.
‘Can’t control’ US tariffs: Canada ‘stands ready’ to resume trade talks
Canadian PM Mark Carney says Ottawa “can’t control” US trade policy but will “stand ready” to resume talks.
Bosch warns production at risk as Nexperia dispute hits auto suppliers
China has banned exports of Nexperia's finished products which are widely used in car parts.
US consumer prices rise less than expected before Fed decision
The biggest increases came from the surging price of petrol, according to the report.
French court gives Algerian woman life sentence for murdering Paris schoolgirl – France 24
- French court gives Algerian woman life sentence for murdering Paris schoolgirl France 24
- Woman gets rare whole-life sentence for murder of French schoolgirl Lola Daviet BBC
- In a First for a Woman in France, Life Sentence Imposed for Murder of Schoolgirl The New York Times
- Woman in France sentenced to life in prison for rape, torture and murder of 12-year-old girl in Paris CNN
- French prosecutors demand maximum sentence for woman who murdered 12-year-old girl Le Monde.fr
Netanyahu and far-right ministers do damage control on West Bank vote and Saudi Arabia comments that angered Trump – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Netanyahu and far-right ministers do damage control on West Bank vote and Saudi Arabia comments that angered Trump Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Vance says he was "insulted" by Knesset vote on West Bank annexation Axios
- Vance says he was insulted by Israeli lawmakers' "very stupid political stunt" on West Bank annexation CBS News
- Can Israel annex the West Bank if the US says no? Al Jazeera
- Trump's White House East Wing demolition complete; Russian oil hit with U.S. sanctions NBC News
Rubio says lots of countries willing to join Gaza security force
The US secretary of state says Israel must be comfortable with participants, but it is unclear how such a force could be deployed without an understanding with Hamas.
What’s available, and at what prices, in Gaza’s markets
Take a walk with Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud through one of Gaza City’s main markets.
Spectacular downfall of Georgia’s ex-PM accused of having $6.5m in his flat
Irakli Garibashvili, who was a loyal lieutenant of Georgia's de facto leader, is accused of corruption.
Spectacular downfall of Georgia’s ex-PM accused of having $6.5m in his flat
Irakli Garibashvili, who was a loyal lieutenant of Georgia's de facto leader, is accused of corruption.
‘Occupation, expulsion and colonisation’: Israeli protesters block Gaza aid
Footage shows Israeli protesters blocking aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing. They say Hamas broke ceasefire terms.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces 55 new missions – KSLTV.com
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces 55 new missions – KSL NewsRadio
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces 55 new missions KSL NewsRadio
- The Church of Jesus Christ Announces the Addition of 55 New Missions in 2026 newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
- Church announces the addition of 55 new missions in 2026 Church News
- Church of Jesus Christ adjusts boundaries, adds 55 new missions KSL.com
- Church of Jesus Christ announces 55 new missions and one will be in Idaho East Idaho News
Who are the private donors funding Trump’s White House ballroom?
White House releases list of donors funding $300m construction on the site of the demolished East Wing.
Trump administration seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, Justice Department says – CBS News
- Trump administration seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, Justice Department says CBS News
- US says it now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31 AP News
- Liberia agrees to accept wrongly deported migrant Abrego, US says Reuters
- DHS, pressing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, says Liberia has agreed to accept him ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia The New York Times