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Israel votes on Tuesday 27 October in a deeply divided election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking re-election, pressing former President Donald Trump for more support and facing a corruption trial in which he denies the charges, while former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot emerges as his leading challenger and security, Iran, and the Gaza aftermath dominate the campaign. Alex and Jordan prev...

Chancellor John Healey has pledged more than one billion pounds in extra funding for social and affordable housing ahead of his first Budget on 28 October, taking the ten-year programme past 40 billion pounds, as NHBC registrations fell 13 percent in the third quarter to 26,231 homes against the 1.5 million homes target, while the Your First Home scheme offers a 2.5 percent deposit plus a 20 perce...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham told ITV's Good Morning Britain on Monday that there would be no British general election any time soon, saying his focus is on governing and closer ties with the European Union and that Britain is starting to regain its momentum. Alex and Jordan explain Burnham's message, why he ruled out an early vote, and what it signals for Westminster.

Marine Le Pen launched her 2027 French presidential campaign on Sunday in Orléans before about 8,500 supporters, promising zero-tolerance policing, tougher immigration rules, and border controls, while a poll put her at 32 to 33.5 percent against Jean-Luc Mélenchon's 17 percent and her candidacy remains clouded by an EU funds conviction appeal that could be ruled on by early April 2027. Alex and J...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after almost a year away in exile, having left about a month before the United States seized Nicolás Maduro, and she is expected to push for elections sooner than former President Donald Trump had in mind. Alex and Jordan discuss Machado's return, the election timing question, and what it means for Venezuela's transi...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff with about 51.8 percent of the vote against Flávio Bolsonaro, securing a fourth term, while Bolsonaro refuses to concede and seeks an annulment, leaving Lula to face a conservative Congress, high debt, and a divided country after more than a million supporters rallied beforehand. Alex and Jordan cover the result, the contested aftermath, a...

Russian strikes injured six people across Ukraine overnight according to reports on 26 October, with four injured in Zaporizhzhia according to Governor Mykhailo Semikin and two more in Chernihiv, while Russia also hit a Kharkiv power station, a warehouse, a Khmelnitskiy power station, Chornomorsk port infrastructure, and a cargo vessel bound for Odesa. Alex and Jordan report the overnight attacks...

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a trilateral meeting of United States, Ukraine, and Russia officials in November, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming preparations and the meeting expected in the United Arab Emirates following US envoy Steve Witkoff's talks with Zelensky in Oslo and with Vladimir Putin, while Zelensky said territory is a red line for leaders only. Alex and Jo...

The United States has pressed Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries, arguing they add to high energy prices ahead of the midterms and amid the Iran war, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would halt them if Moscow stops hitting power infrastructure or if the US allows Starshield over Russia or supplies Patriot missiles. Alex and Jordan break down the American request, Zele...

Iranian officials confirmed on 25 October that indirect messages with the United States continue through intermediaries even though formal negotiations remain stalled, with Tehran rejecting Washington's demands for complete surrender and President Trump saying there would be no strike that day. Alex and Jordan explain the stalled talks, the back channel keeping communication alive, and what it mea...

A new Siena poll finds only 28 percent of voters satisfied with Democrats and 36 percent approving of President Donald Trump nine days before the midterms, with low favorability for Chuck Schumer at 25.6 percent and Hakeem Jeffries at 27.5 percent, yet Democrats remain competitive in red-state Senate races in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas. Alex and Jordan unpack the numbers and the mood of the ele...

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are campaigning in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, Georgia, Florida, and Michigan, while former President Barack Obama and Kamala Harris counter for Democrats in Ohio, Michigan, Nevada, and Mississippi ahead of the November 3 midterms that will decide control of Congress. Alex and Jordan map the final battleground push and what is at stake.

Tropical Storm Vance, sitting 315 miles off Mexico's southwestern coast with 70 mph winds, is sending moisture north for a wet Halloween weekend, with a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat across more than 20 states and two to three inches of rain expected, locally four to five inches. Alex and Jordan explain the forecast and the safety advice for the weekend.

Flooding along Utah's San Juan River forced evacuations in Bluff, Montezuma Creek, and Aneth on October 24, with the river near Bluff at 19.6 feet and forecast to crest near 29.5 feet early Monday, potentially a record, while flash flooding in Hurricane damaged around 80 homes and 50 RVs. Alex and Jordan cover the evacuations, the school shelters, and the flood outlook.

In an update on the October 24 shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, six victims remained hospitalized by Sunday morning, five had been released, and one was in critical condition out of 12 injured including six children, with no arrests yet. Alex and Jordan give the latest on the victims, the police appeal for photos and video, and counseling support from F...

Democrat Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash on Saturday during her Alaska Always Tour, forcing her campaign to reschedule stops in Fairbanks and Bethel days before the vote in her toss-up race against incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. Alex and Jordan cover the crash, the disrupted schedule, and the state of the Alaska Senate race.

Reports published on October 26 say Republican activist Scott Presler has been accused of committing voter fraud in Pennsylvania, with details still emerging and no verdict reached. Alex and Jordan report the allegations carefully as reported, explain why Pennsylvania matters, and note what remains unverified.

A federal appeals court ruled two-to-one on Friday that President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment to the Los Angeles area last year was unlawful, finding the administration overstepped its authority. Alex and Jordan discuss the ruling, the dissent, and what it could mean for future presidential use of the Guard at home.

The Justice Department has sued to block certification of Alaska's Senate election if Republican Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola, arguing a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot could confuse voters, a pre-emptive move defended by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Alex and Jordan explain the lawsuit, the ballot confusion claim, and what it means for one of the nation's c...

President Donald Trump said Sunday there would be no US strike on Iran that day, even as CNN reported major American strike plans are ready if he orders them and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran and its allies could attack ahead of Israel's election. Alex and Jordan break down the standoff, the reported strike plans, and what happens next for the region.

Four people had been rescued by Sunday evening after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday in Eastleigh, Nairobi, while missing-person reports remained disputed and a row grew between Governor Johnson Sakaja and MP Babu Owino over approvals. Alex and Jordan report the rescue effort and the unresolved approval questions.

Nigeria convicted 653 terrorism suspects out of 1,060 brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja in the 11th phase of mass trials, with 880 cases disposed of by Friday, seven acquittals and 27 discharges reported as interim figures. Alex and Jordan explain the scale of the largest phase yet and the fairness questions that remain.

Thousands attended Sunday funerals in Karak for eight victims of the Greek Orthodox church funeral attack, with a ninth victim to be buried on Monday, after the death toll rose to nine and a manhunt for the unidentified gunmen continued. Alex and Jordan report the mourning, the disputed wounded figures, and what investigators have and have not confirmed.

Algeria's parliament unanimously approved deploying army units to Madama in northern Niger, which would be the country's first foreign deployment since 1973, though no troops have officially deployed yet. Alex and Jordan explain the rapid thaw in Algiers-Niamey ties and what the Sahel security move could mean next.

British Transport Police arrested a man in his 40s on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after a man was stabbed at Brixton Underground station on Saturday afternoon, leaving the victim with injuries described as neither life-threatening nor life-changing. Alex and Jordan explain what police have confirmed so far, why an arrest is not a charge, and what detectives are asking witnesses t...