- Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research AP News
- Russians locked out of bank accounts and apartments as Ukraine hits data centers NBC News
- Did Ukraine's data center strikes affect Russia's bot army? We now have better evidence. Mashable
- Data centres need protection from drone warfare Financial Times
- Data Centers in the Crosshairs Foreign Policy
No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy
Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.
North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South
Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions
Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries.
The statement, carried by the state news agency KCNA on Thursday, came a day after she said the loudspeakers would be in operation along the whole border from some time in October.
Continue reading...Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey – The Times of Israel
- Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey The Times of Israel
- Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east Reuters
- What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why are the EU, Egypt opposed? Al Jazeera
- Egypt and Israel make rare united stand against oil-rich Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey over Mediterranean oil and gas exploration rights Business Insider Africa
- Why Libya’s embrace of Turkey’s maritime deal reshapes the Mediterranean alignment - analysis The Jerusalem Post
US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling ahead of midterms
Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the claim, noting that US initiated trade actions against Canada.
Live: France will ban ‘illegitimate’ protests in coming days, says Macron – France 24
- Live: France will ban 'illegitimate' protests in coming days, says Macron France 24
- Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases The Guardian
- France’s Emmanuel Macron says ‘illegitimate’ protests will be banned as cities block demonstrations NBC News
- What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France The New York Times
- France's riot chaos fuels Farage's warning that mass immigration failures could haunt another country next Fox News
UK’s gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns – BBC
- UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns BBC
- U.K. Committee Report on Defense in the High North USNI News
- UK’s Royal Navy has ‘serious’ anti-submarine warfare gap, committee finds Defense News
- "Glaring gaps" in U.K.'s Arctic defense leave it and NATO open to Russian attacks, British lawmakers say CBS News
- Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn The Guardian
One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia – WSJ
- One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia WSJ
- Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave The New York Times
- Three Killed in Attacks on Aramco Oil Field, Saudi Airport Bloomberg.com
- Attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport kills two people Al Jazeera
- One killed, eight injured after latest Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd airport | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Similar withdrawals from UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain reported as concerns grow about restart of war on Iran after US midterm elections
The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield.
Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown. The state department spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, said: “The safety and security of department personnel and their families remain our highest priority.”
Continue reading...One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport
Injured immediately transported to hospitals as aviation authority says updates will be forthcoming.
World leaders warn against security flaw found in PHP computer programming
AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by more than 70 percent of websites.
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack – The Guardian
- Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack The Guardian
- Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent Reuters
- 'Like a biblical battle': WP journalist wounded in West Bank credits Palestinian youth with rescue The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by West Bank settlers on journalist and diplomats PBS
- The Violent Settlers Bringing Shame on Israel The Free Press
Iran war live: IRGC vows invasion as defence doctrine turns ‘offensive’
Iran's IRGC threatens to invade any country that attacks it under a new 'offensive and asymmetrical' doctrine.
German youth plan France-style mass protests – DW.com
- German youth plan France-style mass protests DW.com
- German student initiative calls for nationwide protests as police warn of radicals Anadolu Ajansı
- Police Prepare for Large-Scale Youth Protests The Berliner
- Youth demos in solidarity with French students expected in Germany on Oct 31 IamExpat in Germany
- Student-led nationwide protests are expected in Germany on October 31 at 2:00PM; expect disruption and possible escalation. SafeAbroad
Kim Jong Un death rumors are spreading again. Is there any evidence? – Snopes
- Kim Jong Un death rumors are spreading again. Is there any evidence? Snopes
- Kim Jong Un: Why do rumours about his death keep coming back? BBC
- Nearly all North Korean websites go offline in mysterious outage NK News
- Kim Jong Un death rumors exploded online. Then North Korea released these photos Cleveland.com
- Truth behind Kim Jung-un's 'death notice', hospital pic and 'brain haemorrhage' Daily Star
US accuses Canada of election interference ahead of midterms
Washington cites Canadian tariffs, political meetings and anti-Trump ads as evidence of attempted election interference.
The real reasons there are so few young politicians in the US
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
What happened during Witkoff and Kushner’s latest meeting with Putin
The latest round of negotiations comes amid growing concerns in Kyiv the US is backing away from its support of Ukraine.
Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say – Al Jazeera
- Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say Al Jazeera
- Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand CNN
- Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive AP News
- Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches West Africa Reuters
- Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say BBC
See Super Typhoon Champi’s giant eye as it swirls across the Pacific – The Washington Post
- See Super Typhoon Champi’s giant eye as it swirls across the Pacific The Washington Post
- Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills Reuters
- Super Typhoon Champi becomes one of 2026's strongest storms as it heads toward Taiwan and eastern China Yahoo
- Super Typhoon Champi, Churning Over Pacific, Becomes Strongest Storm of 2026 The New York Times
- Champi slams Guam after rapidly intensifying into violent typhoon, bringing life-threatening conditions FOX Weather