- Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose Reuters
- Arab states warn Iran of individual, collective retaliation over attacks - WSJ Iran International
- United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran AP News
- Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- Gulf States Fear Fiercer Iran Retaliation If US Strikes Bloomberg.com
Russian Army Suffers Record Losses in Ukraine as Land Gains Slip – Bloomberg.com
- Russian Army Suffers Record Losses in Ukraine as Land Gains Slip Bloomberg.com
- Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 2,100 over past day Ukrinform
- "Enough to fill 200 Moscow Metro carriages": Zelenskyy reports record Russian losses in October Українська правда
- Russia suffers record 54,400 casualties in October, Ukraine says — and 2.1M since war began New York Post
- Russia suffers highest monthly combat losses since war began, Ukraine says TVP World
Record reward offered for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin dubbed “Chubby Jos” – CBS News
- Record reward offered for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin dubbed "Chubby Jos" CBS News
- Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord Jos Leijdekkers BBC
- Prosecutors raise reward for arrest of “Bolle Jos” to €2m DutchNews.nl
- Dutch police offer £1.6m reward for help finding cocaine kingpin on the run The Independent
- Reward for information leading to arrest of Dutch drug kingpin to rise to €2 million NL Times
Ryanair says it may freeze workers’ pay and raise airfares
The airline says fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028 unless there is an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
Uganda has been helping Somalia battle an insurgency led by the al-Shabab militant group since 2007.
Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia – Reuters
Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial – The New York Times
Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial The New York Times
Map Shows Russia Losing Ground Amid Heaviest Casualties Since Start of War – Newsweek
‘I have two days until the food in my fridge runs out’: Thousands of Russian emigrants left scrambling after Serbia shuts down Alta Bank, freezing their savings – Meduza
Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua during global political turbulence – New York Post
- Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua during global political turbulence New York Post
- Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua at time of global political turbulence AP News
- Carney to meet with King Charles and Commonwealth heads of government Global News
- Commonwealth secretary-general pitches group as 'alternative' to U.S. trade CBC
- Antigua and Barbuda prepare to host Commonwealth summit Yahoo
Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation – AP News
- Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation AP News
- Belgian government in crisis after budget talks collapse Reuters
- Belgium's king considering PM's resignation, palace says Euronews.com
- Belgian King calls for political responsibility as he considers PM De Wever's resignation The Brussels Times
- Prime Minister Bart De Wever offers King Filip his resignation VRT
Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack – The Guardian
- Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack The Guardian
- New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe Reuters
- If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech? BBC
- Supermarkets across Europe hit by new fridge cyberattacks NBC News
- Supermarket Freezers Across Europe Hit With Another Cyberattack Gizmodo
Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app
Residents in Kyiv also warned of chemical attack and street-to-street fighting in false message sent by unknown party
Unknown hackers have targeted Ukraine’s nationwide emergency alert mobile app, sending residents in Kyiv a warning that they were at risk of an imminent nuclear strike.
The app reported a high possibility of nuclear radiation late on Sunday. It also wrongly warned of a chemical threat to the Ukrainian capital and street-to-street fighting. The messages were written in English with spelling mistakes, as well as in Ukrainian.
Continue reading...‘An icon of Soviet space exploration’: The Russian stray dog that beat humans into orbit – BBC
Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians – Financial Times
Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.
Donovan Marx farm attack: Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured – BBC
- Donovan Marx farm attack: Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured BBC
- South African police arrest 5 after farmer is shot, ears cut off in violent robbery AP News
- ‘We never called for literal killing’ — Malema defends ‘Kill the Boer’ chant Daily Maverick
- EXCLUSIVE: State Department accuses politicians of endangering Afrikaner lives after gruesome farm attacks Fox News
- MP in hot water over farm attack remarks; Day 1 of special voting: Today’s top 7 stories News24
“Give Unconditional Apology, Undertaking Not Enough”: High Court To Imran Khan – NDTV
- "Give Unconditional Apology, Undertaking Not Enough": High Court To Imran Khan NDTV
- Court extends actor Imran Khan's stay in India after he apologises for protesting, LiveLaw reports Reuters
- 'Why not accept Indian citizenship?': Bombay high court questions Imran Khan over SIR protest as actor's OCI status takes centre stage The Times of India
- Imran Khan Apologises After HC Says OCI Holders Can't Protest Rediff
- Bombay HC extends stay on actor Imran Khan’s ‘Leave India Notice’, seeks unconditional apology over SIR protest The Hindu
Oleshky humanitarian operation credited to Melania Trump was actually negotiated by Russian and Ukrainian intelligence agencies, Le Monde reports – Meduza
- Oleshky humanitarian operation credited to Melania Trump was actually negotiated by Russian and Ukrainian intelligence agencies, Le Monde reports Meduza
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- ‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories The New York Times
- A brief ceasefire opens a perilous escape window from Kherson’s riverside kill zone AP News
- Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire CNN
Netanyahu and Eisenkot Seek Shot to Be Israel’s Premier – The New York Times
- Netanyahu and Eisenkot Seek Shot to Be Israel’s Premier The New York Times
- Eisenkot or Netanyahu? Undecided parties hold key to Israel's next government Ynetnews
- Israel election: When will government be formed, who will lead it? Al Jazeera
- The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble The Atlantic
- Netanyahu lost his majority, but can the opposition form a government? A look at possible paths ahead The Times of Israel