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President Lula wins reelection in Brazil while runner-up Bolsonaro protests, Benjamin Netanyahu prepares a full West Bank lockdown, Student List wins in Serbia's parliamentary elections, President Trump claims that he ordered the DOJ to block Alaska's Senate certification, a report suggests that 96% of the world's coral reefs face collapse by 2075, Venezuela's opposition marches for elections as a...

The US and Israel are reportedly weighing post-midterm strikes on Iran, the US accuses Canada of meddling in midterm elections, a judge orders Trump to give a deposition in a $10 billion BBC lawsuit, Austrian and Swiss women are freed after a Niger kidnapping, China and Djibouti call for free navigation in the Red Sea, Virginia State Sen. Lucas is indicted in a marijuana racketeering case, Neil Bu...

Vladimir Putin agrees to resume Ukraine peace talks, U.S. Congressional candidate Brad Lander is briefly detained in the West Bank, the U.N. suggests that over 250,000 are displaced in Yemen amid the Taiz siege, Burkina Faso reinstates the death penalty, critical PHP flaws force governments to pull sites offline, the Trump administration launches a $25M fund to pay fraud tipsters, a report claims...

The U.K. sends RAF Typhoons to support Saudi Arabia against the Houthis, Italy will send 500 troops to Milan amid demonstrations and looting, Pete Hegseth meets Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced Israel visit, Albertans vote to stay in Canada, President Trump urges New Mexico to rename itself "New America," a report alleges that India-based accounts promoted a Michigan senate candidate, Meta...

Emmanuel Macron rejects his interior minister’s resignation as curfews are announced across France, four are killed and dozens injured in a major fire at an Alberta military base, Donald Trump endorses Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the Oct. 27 election, an Australian lawmaker is in critical condition after a car attack, a Kenyan cult preacher is found guilty of 191 murders, Alberta votes in a separa...

Two Syrian pipelines are damaged in separate incidents, Delhi shuts down its Central Park amid ongoing protests, thousands march in Argentina over a university funding law, a report suggests that the White House ordered limits on Ukraine's Starshield access, Katie Zacharia is out as White House Press Secretary, the U.S. reportedly eyes an ad campaign amid low Afrikaner refugee demand, a teen kills...

Over a dozen are injured in a train-bus collision at France’s Channel Tunnel entrance, Trump calls off the planned livestream for the Fort Hood shooter's execution, a Trump administration probe seeks to deport and denaturalize Ilhan Omar, a school roof collapse in Pakistan kills over 30 children, U.S. plans for Iran allegedly include using the 'mother of all bombs,' the Houthis strike Yemen's pres...

Over a dozen are injured in a train-bus collision at France’s Channel Tunnel entrance, Trump calls off the planned livestream for the Fort Hood shooter's execution, a Trump administration probe seeks to deport and denaturalize Ilhan Omar, a school roof collapse in Pakistan kills over 30 children, U.S. plans for Iran allegedly include using the 'mother of all bombs,' the Houthis strike Yemen's pres...

The Saudi Crown Prince and the Iraqi Prime Minister meet amid regional tensions , President Trump pardons Alaska diesel shop owners at a rally, Iran allegedly sentences a woman to death over a social media post, Ukraine says its access to Starlink is disrupted, CVS will pay $315 million to settle opioid prescription claims, France and Chad sign a defense deal two years after their split, the U.S....

Pope Leo is diagnosed with lung cancer, Carney urges Alberta to stay in Canada ahead of its independence vote, Opposition protesters in Delhi march to the Supreme Court, the Kremlin says Putin is willing to suspend strikes on Ukraine to allow for an election, Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters after a death in Georgia, Anthropic warns AI could self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things devi...

Federal agents search the D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire, the UK prime minister says Russia interfered in the Brexit vote, the Djibouti migrant boat death toll rises to 139 with 84 still missing, a judge halts taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump, Hall and Woodford win the Nobel Prize for taming economic shocks, the White House re...

The Houthis claim an attack on Riyadh's airport, thousands are detained in Delhi over election chief protests, Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clash in a Michigan Senate debate, a powerful earthquake shakes Panama, South Africa's ‘Navi’ Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize , Anthropic's new policy bans "cruel behavior" towards Claude, the Pentagon plans to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's firin...

The U.S. reportedly opens talks with Myanmar's military rulers, Venezuela's Maduro is charged with the alleged torture of Americans, Canada moves to bar assisted dying for mental illness, a U.K. court rules the February raids on Andrew's homes were unlawful,  Moscow dismisses claims of a second case of pneumonic plague, the DNC sues to halt taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads, Africa launches its own cre...

High school classes are canceled and stun grenade use is halted amid the ongoing France protests, President Trump reportedly seeks to turn a Florida golf club into a new Camp David, the EU and Morocco hold security talks, Eritrean troops reportedly enter a northern Ethiopian town, a man gets 18 months in prison in the first U.S. streaming fraud case, a Reform UK internal inquiry clears aides over...

Trump says Iran could 'take out' LA or San Diego, Israel claims the FlyDubai co-pilot plotted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion airport, Haiti reportedly postpones its upcoming elections, Paramount takes over Warner Bros. in a $110 billion Hollywood merger, former German spy chief Hanning is arrested on treason allegations, the separatist Parti Québécois wins Quebec's election, the U.K. launches a...

Brazil heads to a presidential runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula, Spain's Sánchez calls a snap election amid protests over the housing crisis, the US pulls bombers from a UK base amid Iran terror plot fears, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84, Ethiopian forces seize Mekelle, Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, twelve are arrested after protests ove...

A lab worker reportedly dies of plague in Russia, 400 French schools shut down as violent student protests continue, G7 leaders, including President Trump, agree to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, a U.K.-Iranian national is arrested in the RAF Fairford investigation, Benjamin Netanyahu alleges that the FlyDubai co-pilot had an "Islamist Radical Indoctrination," a study reports that...

AI agents reportedly tried to hack Canada's national archives, the UAE opens a probe into the FlyDubai cockpit attack, a Tennessee death row inmate is hospitalized after surviving two lethal injections, Renee Good’s family sues the U.S. government over her death in an an ICE agent shooting, Rutte claims there's 'no imminent threat' to NATO from Russia, Brazil's intelligence agency alleges foreign...

A Flydubai flight is diverted after a cockpit stabbing, and a pilot is arrested, Prime Minister Burnham alleges "strong indications" of Iranian involvement in the U.K. RAF Fairford incident, while MI5 alleges that Universities are aiding PRC espionage research, the U.S. Treasury plans to auto-enroll 60 million kids in Trump accounts, Moonshot reviews Kimi AI after a bioweapon jailbreak is found, M...

The UAE confirms that Netanyahu met with Gulf envoys in Abu Dhabi, Burnham announces electoral reform plans at a U.K. Labour Party conference, OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra after it showed high levels of deception during testing, Trump launches an AI chatbot portal for federal services, Lindsay Clancy reappears in court for the first time since her murder mistrial, U.S. troops prepare to exit their...

OpenAI halts AI training after systems evade safeguards, Nvidia launches a platform to quarantine rogue AI agents in milliseconds, Trump offered to sell US weapons to China according to an envoy, Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., steps down, Serbia's president resigns , paving the way for him to be appointed prime minister, France's National Rally wins its first French Senate group,...

Five suspects are held in connection to a terror plot at a UK airbase, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan plan urgent defense talks, Denmark says Russia may strike a NATO nation in the "coming months," President Xi wraps up his three-day visit to the U.S., Costa Rica fires its Foreign Minister for not informing its President about the Shield of the Americas Meeting, New York sues Polymarket, the Wh...

Trump hosts Xi at the White House, Iran's Pezeshkian tells the U.N. his country is the "victim of terrorism," OpenAI agents breach an Australian Medicare portal, the White House reportedly considers a 90-day diesel export ban, a judge orders the White House to restore three outlets' press passes, Venezuela's Rodríguez promises elections will be held at the "right moment," Poland probes a fire at i...

A report alleges that Iran guided a Houthi blitz on Yemen's Red Sea coast, AI CEOs warn the U.N. Security Council of global risks, the Shield of the Americas coalition imposes sanctions on 24 criminal groups, the EU and the Philippines reach a preliminary free trade deal, the FBI probes hackers' claims of stolen agent and applicant data, Tigray forces seize Mekelle Airport amid rising tensions in...

Trump tells the U.N. General Assembly that Iran faces a choice between a deal or annihilation, the U.K. agrees to refuel Saudi jets as Houthi attacks escalate, Burnham meets Trump to discuss AI and geopolitics, the White House debuts a "Trump TV" YouTube livestream, El Niño hits record strength weeks before its expected peak, the EU delists two Russian businessmen from its sanctions list, Lindsay...