Republican senator Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary

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Result tees up marquee race in US midterm elections, which could decide if Republicans or Democrats control Senate

Incumbent Dan S Sullivan, the US senator, advanced in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary race for his seat on Tuesday alongside Mary Peltola, a former Democratic congresswoman.

With the top four candidates moving forward from Alaska’s open primaries to the general election, the Associated Press reported that Sullivan and Peltola, had qualified for the November’s general election.

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Burnham pledges to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas – UK politics live

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PM promises to mount ‘Covid-style campaign’ to get homeless people off streets in winter

New Scottish government policy on datacentres marks a “real departure”, the minister in charge has said.

Changes announced earlier this week mean the government has to be notified about applications to build datacentres above a 50 megawatt capacity, PA reported.

Roughly half the savings come from having to build much less grid, fewer pylons and less cables carving up the countryside. The rest of the savings come from lower wholesale prices, lower balancing costs and subsidies.

Basically, we’d pay a lot less money to switch wind farms off when it’s too windy, or for back up when it’s not windy enough.

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Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Dan Sullivan lead in Alaska primary for US Senate – US politics live

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Incumbent Sullivan is running for third term while Peltola is fighting to flip seat and aid Democrats retake control of Congress

Those unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.

No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went to the state supreme court earlier this summer. We’re talking about the Begiches. Nick Begich III, a Republican, is currently leading the race to represent Alaska in the US House of Representatives for a second term while Tom Begich, a Democrat, is advancing to the general election for governor in November.

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Live Updates: Iran says no interest in ceasefire, war must end fully as Trump downplays hope for a deal – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran says no interest in ceasefire, war must end fully as Trump downplays hope for a deal  CBS News
  2. Iran’s latest warning to the US signals the hardliners are just getting started  CNN
  3. 60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump stuck in quagmire as war drags on  washingtonpost.com
  4. Iran says it will escalate if US does not honour deal within weeks  Reuters
  5. Behind Peace Talks, Iran Hard-Liners Prepare for a Longer, Costlier U.S. War  WSJ
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Zelenskyy’s office is probed for corruption as fired defense minister demands elections – apnews.com

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  1. Zelenskyy’s office is probed for corruption as fired defense minister demands elections  apnews.com
  2. Ukraine anti-corruption team raids home of top Zelenskyy aide  Financial Times
  3. Zelenskyy sacks deputy head of his office amid reported corruption investigation – Europe live  The Guardian
  4. Zelenskyy fires presidential office deputy amid corruption probe  Euronews.com
  5. Anti-corruption agencies: MPs and presidential officials laundered US$3m to post bail for ex-energy minister  Українська правда
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France’s ‘aid in dying’ law comes into effect after constitutional approval

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Right to assisted dying established for patients with conditions assessed as incurable and causing unbearable pain

Legislation granting incurably ill adults the right to assisted dying has been formally adopted in France after the text was approved by the country’s highest constitutional authority and published in the official journal.

The law, known as a law on “end of life” or “aid in dying” rather than “assisted dying” or “euthanasia”, means France joins the small group of countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada to have legalised the practice.

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U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles – The New York Times

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  1. U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles  The New York Times
  2. Live updates: UAE halts trade with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles  CNN
  3. UAE's financial embargo on Iran after missile threat puts rivalry back in spotlight  Reuters
  4. UAE Says Iran Fired Two Missiles at Country as War Drags On  Bloomberg.com
  5. World in Brief: Governments’ borrowing costs jump; Iran fires missiles at the UAE  The Economist
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Russians pull billions from banks fearing Kremlin will seize savings for war – Euronews.com

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  1. Russians pull billions from banks fearing Kremlin will seize savings for war  Euronews.com
  2. Russians pull billions from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war  washingtonpost.com
  3. Panicked Russians mount run on banks as Ukraine ramps up drone attacks  AFR
  4. Putin Hit With Humiliating New Crisis as Russians Pull Billions From Banks  The Daily Beast
  5. Russians withdraw billions from banks amid fears Putin could seize deposits  The Telegraph
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Alaska athlete uses bear spray to fend off animal attack: ‘nightmare come to life’

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Klaire Rhodes was attacked by a brown bear in state park but spray helped her escape with ‘relatively minor injuries’

An Alaska marathon athlete used a repellant spray to fend off an attacking bear that officials say injured her while she ran on a popular trail recently – an encounter that she has since described as “a nightmare come to life”.

The particularly harrowing episode unfolded on 13 August, when a woman who later identified herself online as marathon winner Klaire Rhodes, 28, was running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail in Chugach state park, officials with Alaska’s fish and game department said. A brown bear on the trail attacked and injured her, according to the agency.

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South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction – apnews.com

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  1. South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction  apnews.com
  2. Trump wants South Korea to defend itself. His overtures to Kim Jong Un could delay that.  CNN
  3. After Trump Decree, U.S., South Korea Pare Back Drills That Angered Kim Jong Un  WSJ
  4. Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra  washingtonpost.com
  5. U.S. military drills with South Korea are cut short after surprise Trump order  NBC News
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Labour ‘could lose up to 50 seats’ to Greens if new drilling in North Sea approved

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Greens say analysis shows government failure to take bold climate action could lead to big gains for party at election

Labour could lose dozens of seats to the Green party if the government allows new drilling in the North Sea, according to internal research shared with the Guardian.

Green party analysis suggests up to 50 Labour MPs, including Andy Burnham’s key ally Louise Haigh, could lose their seats at the next election if the government fails to make urgent climate action a priority or allows new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea.

The Guardian’s climate forum 2026: On Tuesday 20 October, join Damian Carrington and our panel of experts, including Prof Andy Haines, Katie White, Asad Rehman, Shruti Suresh, Gareth Thomas and Amy Fairman, for a hopeful and solutions-focused evening. Book tickets here or at guardian.live

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