Who actually controls Ukraine’s access to Starlink?
President Zelensky says limits to the technology continue to affect Ukrainian forces, while US officials and Elon Musk offer conflicting accounts of who controls it.
Why is Israel increasing its presence in the Balkans?
In the Balkans, leaders are deepening ties with Israel through defence, surveillance, and political backing. But why?
Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region – AP News
Macron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris
Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl
Emmanuel Macron has condemned racism in French society after a gunman opened fire from a car west of Paris on Friday, killing one person, wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four others in what the president called a “racist terrorist attack”.
Macron arrived at the scene of the drive-by shooting in Trappes on Friday night, saying he was deeply saddened by what he called the “premeditated” attack. The 12-year-old girl, who was shot eight times, is being treated in hospital.
Continue reading...Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan
At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.
Xi Jinping gathers China’s top communist cadres with focus on discipline – Financial Times
- Xi Jinping gathers China’s top communist cadres with focus on discipline Financial Times
- The Spring and Autumn of Chinese Politics Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- China’s party elite gathers with purges and promotions in mind The Economist
- In Focus | What will China’s fifth plenum mean for the root-and-branch corruption drive? South China Morning Post
- How China's October 26 to 29 Communist Party plenum works Reuters
Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud
Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it.
Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says – Al Jazeera
- Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says Al Jazeera
- Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels NPR
- Hospital in Yemen’s Taiz warns of collapse in days because of Houthi siege Al Jazeera
- Major Yemeni City Running Out of Food and Water as Houthis Encircle It The New York Times
- Water rationing, rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen's besieged Taiz Reuters
‘Generation Right’: Israeli youth show strong support for the right
Some three quarters of Jewish first-time voters identify as right or centre-right, higher than rest of Israeli society.
US discreetly moves diplomats and families from multiple Middle Eastern countries as intel warns of Iranian plots – CNN
FCC Democrat warns broadcasters to resist Trump’s media pressure tactics
Democrat Anna Gomez warns broadcasters against yielding to the Trump-era FCC's claims of fake polls and news distortions.
Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says
More than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October.
Why is the UK at the forefront of AI-driven job cuts?
AI-linked job losses in the UK are running at twice the rate of US and Germany.
Why is Trump questioning Ilhan Omar’s name?
A Justice Department filing listed a different name for her, prompting Trump to call for her resignation.
Indiana police officer arrested for using Flock cameras to search wife’s details
Justin Craig charged with official misconduct and fraud, after searching plates of wife and ‘previous acquaintance’
An Indiana police officer has been arrested on allegations that he misused Flock cameras hundreds of times in a case involving his wife and a previous acquaintance of hers.
Justin Craig of Georgetown police department, was charged with official misconduct and two counts of fraud. Documents show that he searched his wife’s license plate more than 80 times and that of a “previous acquaintance” of hers nearly 250 times, the news outlet WLKY reported.
Continue reading...Freed US citizen was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say
Ukrainians held alongside the American say they witnessed beatings and sexual humiliation by Russian guards during his detention.
Trump and Burnham discuss North Sea oil, Ukraine and Falklands – Reuters
- Trump and Burnham discuss North Sea oil, Ukraine and Falklands Reuters
- Trump says Burnham is 'getting it done' after Jackdaw decision BBC
- PM call with President Trump of the United States: 23 October 2026 GOV.UK
- Donald Trump tells Andy Burnham the UK will become 'very rich' by drilling in the North Sea Sky News
- Trump praises Burnham for defying ‘liberal’ principles on North Sea The Telegraph
Russia, Ukraine agree to Melania Trump-brokered localised ceasefire
President Trump says it was First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative that led to a ceasefire in Oleshky.
Trump’s broken promises: economy, war and ICE
Mehdi Hasan debates ex-Trump adviser Steve Cortes on the economy, Trump’s immigration policies and Islamophobia.
Tigray rebels urged to disarm as commander vows to fight Ethiopia’s gov’t
Rebel commander pledged to continue fighting government-allied forces who seized Ethiopia's Tigray capital.