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1. 02

   Russia's missiles cut power to 550,000 homes

   Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Ukraine's energy sites overnight into Monday, and 10 of them hit, Zelensky said. [11] Power went off in about 550,000 homes, and at least one person was killed. [11] Ukraine's air force counted 269 attack drones as well, and said it stopped 243 of them. [11] Zelensky said there was again no early warning from Ukraine's partners. [11] Zelensky says only the US has the intelligence to warn Ukraine when Russia fires ballistic missiles. [23]

   Why it matters — The National called it one of Russia's broadest air attacks in months. [24] Without a warning, people in Kyiv and other cities have no time to reach a shelter before a missile lands.

2. 03

   Zelensky says the US is holding back Patriot missiles

   Zelensky told US senators on Monday that the US defence department is delaying Patriot missiles, the interceptors that can stop ballistic missiles. [12] He said European allies have already paid for them, and one shipment only needs the signature of the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth. [25] An adviser, Serhii Beskrestnov, told the BBC that Ukrainians have died because US warnings of Russian missiles still come late or not at all. [23] US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been 'no pause' in sharing. [26]

   Why it matters — Ukraine depends on the US for both the missiles that stop ballistic attacks and the warnings that let people take cover. [12] The row comes as Trump has eased sanctions on Russia and attacked Zelensky in public. [12]

3. 04

   A drone strike kills 80 at a Sudan transport hub

   A drone hit a transport hub in al-Dibab, a town in Sudan's West Kordofan state, on Sunday evening, killing 80 people. [10] They had gathered there after market day to find rides home. [27] A witness said the drone struck twice, 10 minutes apart. [10] The Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group that controls West Kordofan, blamed Sudan's army. [27][10] On Monday a drone attack in Khartoum, the capital, killed three children aged two, four and six. [28]

   Why it matters — Sudan's war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces began in April 2023. [10] More than 160 people were reported killed by drones in western Sudan in four days. [27]

4. 05

   The UN food agency cuts help for 500,000 in Gaza

   The World Food Programme, the UN's food agency, will stop giving monthly food to half a million people in Gaza because it has run short of money. [13] It will still reach 1.1 million, about half of Gaza's people. [13] Families still on the list get one food parcel instead of two. Cash payments fall from 1,250 to 750 shekels a month, about $400 to $240. [13] Its funding has fallen by more than half since 2025. [29] Community kitchens will hand out 150,000 hot meals a day instead of 250,000. [30]

   Hot meals a day before250,000

   Hot meals a day now150,000

   Why it matters — Nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million people are still displaced, and two in three rely on food aid. [30] The agency's acting head, Carl Skau, said the cut is 'only because we have less funding', not because needs fell. [31]

5. 06

   Egypt's parliament delays its vote on helping Saudi Arabia

   Egypt's parliament put off until 26 October a vote on letting its army help defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis. [9] Egypt's constitution needs two-thirds of its 596 members, 398 votes, to send troops into combat abroad. [32] An opposition party told its members to abstain, saying parliament had not been told the mission's aims, length, cost or risks. [9] No troops would go automatically, and Saudi Arabia has not formally asked. [32]

   Why it matters — Saudi Arabia holds $10.3 billion in deposits at Egypt's central bank, $5.3 billion of it due this month. [32] Egypt's economy also leans on money sent home by Egyptians working in Saudi Arabia. [9]

6. 07

   Pakistan says it gives Saudi Arabia 'whatever support is needed'

   Pakistan's army spokesman, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said Pakistan is giving Saudi Arabia 'whatever support is needed' against Houthi attacks, without saying what. [33] Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a pact in August that treats an attack on one as an attack on all. [33] He said the alliance is 'purely defensive'. [34] On Monday Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, met Saudi Arabia's new ambassador and praised the pact's progress. [35]

   Why it matters — He said no alliance makes public the details of its support, so outsiders cannot tell what Pakistan has sent. [34] Pakistan says it is also talking to Iran, which backs the Houthis, to calm things down. [33]

7. 08

   France orders night curfews after its riots

   France's government told mayors on Monday they may order curfews where they need them, after a weekend of riots and looting. [36] Paris police banned anyone from two areas from 11pm to 6am, Place de la Republique and the Les Halles shopping district. [14] Four northern cities, including Lille, got curfews from 8pm. [14] More than 2,500 people were arrested and about 1,000 police were hurt over the weekend. [37] The interior minister, Laurent Nunez, admitted that police 'lost control' in some cities. [37]

   Why it matters — The protests began last month with students asking for better schools, then grew into anger over prices. [36] Unions have called a new day of strikes and rallies on 5 November. [14]

8. 09

   France tells resale sites to remove looted goods

   France's digital minister, Anne Le Henanff, told online marketplaces such as Vinted and eBay to take down listings of goods stolen in the weekend's looting. [38] Ministers called in Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Meta, TikTok and Leboncoin for a meeting on Monday evening. [38] Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a new law will make those who damaged property pay for it. [36] Nearly 200 Paris police investigators are studying video to find looters, many of whom did not cover their faces. [39]

   Why it matters — Vinted said it had already removed suspect listings and stepped up its checks. [38] Strangers raised more than 88,000 euros in a day for Hassan, a Paris phone-shop owner whose three-month-old shop was looted. [40]

9. 10

   Italy sends 500 soldiers to Milan

   Italy's deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, said 500 soldiers will go to 'defend Milan' after two days of unrest. [15] Several hundred hooded protesters, many thought to be under 18, set bins on fire and looted shops after a peaceful march about public services and prices. [15] Police said 23 of the 32 people arrested on Sunday were minors. [41] Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is expected to approve new security rules as early as Tuesday, including holding minors before trial, Corriere della Sera reports. [41]

   Why it matters — Milan's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said the trouble seemed to come from an 'international scenario' that 'feeds itself'. [41] India's embassy in Rome told Indian citizens in Italy to avoid crowds. [42]

10. 11

    Kenya convicts a cult leader of 191 murders

    A court in Mombasa, Kenya, found preacher Paul Mackenzie guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. [43] He told his followers to starve their children to death so they could 'meet Jesus'. [43] Twenty-eight other cult leaders were also convicted. [43] More than 400 bodies were found in Shakahola forest in 2023, and only 26 could be identified. [44] Mackenzie will be sentenced on 6 November. [43]

    Why it matters — Stephen Mwiti, who lost all six of his children in the forest, said he was glad everyone was convicted. [43] Investigations into the other deaths are still going on. [44]

11. 12

    An Australian MP loses a leg in a car attack

    Helen Haines, an independent member of Australia's parliament, lost a leg after a car hit her outside her office in Wangaratta, in Victoria, on Monday. [45] Witnesses say the driver did a U-turn, rammed her against a car, reversed and hit her again. [45] A 43-year-old local man, Brendan Nugent, was arrested at the scene. [45] A counter-terrorism team is investigating, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it 'wasn't an accident'. [46]

    Why it matters — Australia recorded 1,067 threats or harassment cases against people in high office last year, up from 951. [45] A barber from next door, Ricky Jefferies, pulled the driver out and held him until police came. [45]

12. 13

    Benny Gantz quits Israel's election

    Benny Gantz, a former Israeli army chief and defence minister, pulled his Blue and White party out of the 27 October election. [20] Polls had shown it below 3.25%, the share a party needs to win any seat. [20] A Channel 12 poll found 6.5% of voters backing parties below that line, whose votes would elect nobody. [47] Two polls on Monday gave Gadi Eisenkot's camp 51 and 55 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority of the 120. [48][47]

    Why it matters — Members of Netanyahu's coalition called on other small parties below the line to quit too. [49] Eisenkot's camp falls short because some of its parties refuse to work with Arab parties. [48]

13. 14

    Israel's army goes on highest alert before the vote

    Israel's army chief, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, put the military on its 'highest state of alert' and cancelled soldiers' leave from Thursday. [50] He said the army's job is to let the 27 October election happen 'on schedule and safely'. [50] More troops were sent to the occupied West Bank. [51] Netanyahu warned Israel's enemies not to test the country. [50]

    Why it matters — It is Israel's first national election since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023. [52] A leave freeze keeps soldiers on their bases instead of at home during the vote. [51]

14. 15

    Israel arrests 10 over settler attacks

    Israeli police said they detained 10 people in a rare dawn raid on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. [53] It followed a weekend attack on Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, whose vertebrae were broken. [54] Settlers also attacked a convoy of European diplomats near Taybeh, a Christian village. [53][54] The raid was carried out with the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic security service. [55] Netanyahu called it an 'alleged attack' and spoke of 'unproven allegations', despite video and Levine's visible injuries. [53]

    Why it matters — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, both condemned the attacks. [53] Arrests of settlers for violence against Palestinians and visitors are rare. [53]

15. 16

    Hegseth meets Netanyahu in an unannounced visit

    US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, Axios reported. [52] Nobody said what they discussed. [52] A day earlier Trump gave Netanyahu his 'Complete and Total Endorsement' for the election. [52] US Vice-President JD Vance declined to endorse him, saying he backs American candidates. [52] Opposition leader Yair Lapid said Netanyahu had begged Trump for a post when he should have pressed him on Iran. [56]

    Why it matters — Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the Yisrael Beiteinu party, said Trump wants a 'Bibi puppet'. [56] Polls show Netanyahu's coalition losing its majority. [52]

16. 17

    The US warns its citizens across 12 Middle East countries

    US embassies across the Middle East sent the same security alert to American citizens in 12 countries, from Israel and Saudi Arabia to Iran and Yemen. [57] It warned of flight cancellations and closed airspace because of the Houthis and Iran. [57] It said fighting could 'escalate rapidly' beyond the immediate area. [58] It also said Iran and its allies may target US businesses and other US-linked places anywhere in the world. [58]

    Why it matters — In Qatar the embassy told Americans to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings. [57] It came as the Houthis claimed new attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites. [7]

17. 18

    Russia's foreign minister backs Iran in Tehran

    Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, said in Tehran on Monday that Iran's cause, 'like Russia's, is a just cause'. [59] He blamed the US and Israel for the war. [59] Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Iran sees 'no military solution'. [60] The day before, Lavrov met Gulf states in Bahrain, which asked him to press Iran to stop its attacks. [60] The Gulf states count more than 7,000 Iranian missile and drone attacks since February. [60]

    Why it matters — On Sunday Trump wrote that Russia is doing 'very little, if anything' to help Iran, and that he wants to keep it that way. [59] Lavrov's visit puts Russia on Iran's side in public.

18. 19

    Trump says he is open to a summit with Putin and Xi

    Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, and Xi Jinping, China's leader, together if the subject was nuclear weapons. [61] He said it would be 'not so much for Ukraine', and that Russia 'has been fine on Ukraine'. [61] Russia's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said the idea came up for next month's APEC summit in China, but nothing was agreed. [62] Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said such a summit would encourage Putin to keep fighting. [62]

    Why it matters — Ukraine would not be in the room for a three-way summit of the US, Russia and China. [62] Peskov said a final settlement is impossible without someone from Ukraine taking part. [62]

19. 20

    Lebanon refuses direct army talks with Israel

    Lebanon will reject a US proposal for its army to work directly with Israel's, officials said before talks in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday. [63] The talks aim to get Israeli troops out of southern Lebanon. [63] Israel says Hezbollah, the armed group backed by Iran, must disarm first. [63] A Lebanese official said the US must stay 'in the middle'. [63] Netanyahu said he does not trust Lebanon's government to disarm Hezbollah. [63]

    Why it matters — Lebanese officials expect little progress before Israel's election. [63] The UN force that has kept watch in south Lebanon for nearly five decades ends its mission at the end of this year. [64]

20. 21

    Qatar plans a new defence pact

    Qatar will soon announce a new defence partnership against missiles, drones and cyberattacks, its deputy prime minister, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Monday. [65] Qatar also plans its own defence factories, with partners including the US, Britain and France. [65] He said Gulf states stopped more than 90% of Iran's attacks. [65] He also called for talks between Iran and the Gulf states once the US and Iran settle. [65]

    Why it matters — Qatar and Iran share a huge gas field under the sea, so both lose if fighting hits it. [65] He warned that the world has not yet reached the 'peak' of the energy crisis. [65]

21. 22

    A UAE government jet flies to Tehran twice

    A Boeing 737 that carries senior officials of the United Arab Emirates landed in Tehran on Monday, the second such flight in a few days, flight trackers say. [66] The plane belongs to Royal Jet, a charter firm owned by the UAE government. [66] The UAE took part in strikes on Iran after the US and Israel attacked it in February. [66]

    Why it matters — The flights come amid fears that the US will start bombing Iran again and Iran will hit the Gulf states in return. [66] Qatar's deputy prime minister said his country also never stopped talking to Iran. [65]

22. 23

    Germany and Iran summon each other's ambassadors

    Germany summoned Iran's ambassador on Monday after a Hamburg court convicted two men of plotting to kill two Jewish community leaders on Iran's orders. [67] The targets were Josef Schuster, head of Germany's main Jewish organisation, and Volker Beck, head of the German-Israeli Society. [67] Iran then summoned Germany's ambassador. It called the case 'baseless political allegations'. [67] The two men convicted are a Danish citizen and an Afghan citizen. [67]

    Why it matters — Germany's foreign ministry said Iran would not be allowed to 'threaten our free society'. [67] Iran said the case 'undermines the standing of the German judiciary itself'. [67]

23. 24

    A Netanyahu adviser admits working for Qatar

    Yonatan Urich, an adviser to Netanyahu, told police he kept working on a campaign to improve Qatar's image after the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023, Channel 12 reported. [68] He said he was paid hundreds of thousands of shekels and saw 'no moral problem'. [68] Netanyahu had firmly denied that Urich ever worked for Qatar. [68] Urich said he never told Netanyahu about the work. [68]

    Why it matters — The case is called 'Qatargate' in Israel, and it comes a week before the vote. [68] Urich's account backs a May 2025 Haaretz report that the work went on after the war began. [68]

24. 25

    Egyptian firms survey land in Gaza for a housing plan

    Egyptian building firms surveyed parts of eastern Rafah, in southern Gaza, for a housing project called 'Green Rafah', an Egyptian military source told Middle East Eye. [69] Israeli forces went with the engineers the whole time. [69] The source said the first homes would house about 20,000 Palestinians, overseen by an international force. [69] Israeli forces have destroyed at least 80% of Rafah's buildings. [69]

    Why it matters — About 250,000 Palestinians used to live in Rafah, and nearly all are now homeless. [69] The account rests on one unnamed Egyptian military source. [69]

25. 26

    Fake AI photos spread lies about France's riots

    Two AI-made photos claiming to show an elderly couple 'stripped and robbed' in France's riots got millions of views, mostly through far-right accounts. [17] Some posts used them to blame Muslims for the riots. [17] France 24's fact-checkers found both were made with OpenAI tools, using a hidden watermark called SynthID. [17] They traced one to a pro-Israel account that had flagged it as AI. [17] No official report confirms the attack ever happened. [17]

    Why it matters — An Israeli TV channel, C14, also ran one of the images under the headline 'Islam Conquers Europe'. [17] The photos had millions of views before fact-checkers traced them. [17]

26. 27

    AI fills Israel's election campaign

    Netanyahu's Likud party has put out more than 1,800 posts with AI-made content, about a quarter of its campaign posts, researchers at Israel's Open University found. [18] One fake video showed Gadi Eisenkot, a rival whose son was killed in the war, running past a young man to hug an Arab politician. [18] It got more than a million views. [18] Of 44,000 posts by Israeli politicians since July, over 14% used AI. [18]

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    posts that used AI

    Why it matters — Israel's election committee says AI content must be labelled, but there are few other rules. [18] A researcher warned that AI could be used to stir trouble just before the vote. [18]

27. 28

    Trump turns France's riots into a campaign speech

    At a rally in Kansas, Trump said France had been 'conquered, looted, and burned' by 'migrants, jihadists, and communists'. [70] Earlier he told reporters that 'Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon'. [71] The protests in France began over crumbling schools and the cost of living. [70] In Kansas, Trump also mocked the name of Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Senate candidate in Michigan. [72]

    Why it matters — The midterm elections for the US Congress are on 3 November, and polls favour the Democrats. [71] Trump and Vance have both backed Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, before France's election in April. [70]

28. 29

    Trump's approval falls to a record low of 31%

    A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 31% of Americans approve of Trump, the lowest of his career. [21] Asked which party they would vote for, Democrats led by 12 points. [21] An NBC poll found 71% think the country is on the wrong track. [21] A Washington Post poll put his approval at 33%, with 7 in 10 saying petrol is becoming unaffordable. [21]

    Why it matters — Disapproval has grown since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in February and pushed up fuel prices. [21] The 3 November vote decides who controls both houses of the US Congress.

29. 30

    Mbeki denies a cover-up of apartheid crimes

    Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president from 1999 to 2008, denied making secret deals to shield apartheid-era security officers from prosecution. [73] 'It's a complete fabrication,' he told an inquiry led by retired judge Sisi Khampepe. [74] The Truth and Reconciliation Commission sent about 300 cases to prosecutors after apartheid ended, but only a handful led to convictions. [73] Mbeki said the prosecutors, not South Africa's government, must explain why. [75]

    Why it matters — Families of murdered activists such as the Cradock Four sued the state, which is how the inquiry began. [75] Many witnesses and suspects have died while the cases waited. [73]

30. 31

    An exiled Rwandan critic is found beheaded

    Robert Kabera, 50, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who criticised President Paul Kagame online, was found beheaded near Kampala, Uganda's capital. [76] His head had not been found by Monday, Ugandan police said. [76] He had more than 144,000 YouTube subscribers. [76] Rwanda's government has not commented. [76]

    Why it matters — Several of Kagame's critics have been killed in Rwanda and abroad, including a former spy chief in South Africa in 2014. [76] Kabera's widow says she now fears for her family's safety. [76]

31. 32

    US strikes in Somalia leave families asking for answers

    The US military's Africa Command listed 84 air strikes in Somalia through September, and the New America Foundation, a research group, counted 88. [77] Families in Jamaame, in southern Somalia, told Al Jazeera that strikes in November 2025 killed and wounded relatives. [77] The command said it reviewed reports of 10 to 12 civilian deaths. It found they did not meet its 'more likely than not' test. [77]

    Why it matters — The command did not say whether its investigators spoke to survivors or witnesses. [77] It said the case could be reopened if new information comes in. [77]

32. 33

    Zimbabwe's ruling party backs Mnangagwa beyond 2028

    Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 84, to stay its leader beyond 2028. [78] In July he signed changes to the constitution that stretch presidential terms from five to seven years. [78] The changes move the next election from 2028 to 2030 and let parliament choose Zimbabwe's president instead of voters. [78]

    Why it matters — One party faction wants him to stay to 2030, while another backs Constantino Chiwenga, a former army general. [78] Opposition groups and rights groups have criticised the changes. [78]

33. 34

    Two ANC campaigners are shot dead in KwaZulu-Natal

    Gunmen ambushed three campaigners for South Africa's governing ANC in Umgababa, south of Durban, killing a local councillor, Lungani Makhathini, and Nokuthula Mavundla, 28. [79] They were going door to door before local elections on 4 November. [79] A third woman was hurt, and the two bodyguards fled. [79]

    Why it matters — The killings have raised fears of a return of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, a province in eastern South Africa. [79] The ANC called it a 'ruthless, cold-blooded act'. [79]

34. 35

    Unclean tap water makes 408 ill near Pretoria

    The city of Tshwane, which includes Pretoria, supplied water without chlorine to Bronkhorstspruit for three weeks without warning people. [80] A government inquiry found 408 people fell ill, mostly children. [80] The mayor, Nasiphi Moya, admitted negligence and said the city ran out of chlorine after its supplier raised prices fourfold. [80]

    Why it matters — The river is polluted by broken sewage works and pump stations nearby. [80] The mayor said officials did not even tell the city's leaders about the shortage. [80]

35. 36

    Bangladesh learns of two executions after the fact

    Bangladesh says Saudi Arabia did not tell it before executing a Bangladeshi man and woman in Mecca last Wednesday. [81] Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said they committed an 'indecent act' inside a mosque, without saying what. [81] The sentence was one left to the judge's choice under Islamic law. [81] Bangladesh has asked for details and may seek the bodies. [81]

    Why it matters — More than three million Bangladeshis live and work in Saudi Arabia, mostly in low-paid jobs. [81] The news has caused public concern in Bangladesh. [81]

36. 37

    China curbs exports of tunnel-boring machines India needs

    China will require export licences for tunnel-boring machines from 18 November, saying they can have military uses. [82] India builds metro lines, railways and border tunnels with these machines and depends on imports. [82] It has faced delays importing them from China since 2024. [82] China also added controls on long-range drones and their parts. [82]

    Why it matters — Days earlier, China proposed limits on exporting more than 40 technologies, including some for making solar panels. [82] Countries such as India trying to rely less on China face new hurdles. [82]

37. 38

    Suu Kyi is seen for the first time in two months

    Myanmar's government released the first pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi in two months, as officials delivered a package from Britain's King Charles. [83] It held two books about soil and a sealed letter. [83] Officials called her a 'special female prisoner' for the first time. [83] She was removed in a military coup in 2021. The war that followed has killed more than 100,000 people, a monitor says. [83]

    Why it matters — The coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing, became civilian president in April after an election her party could not join. [83] She was moved to house arrest soon after. [83]

38. 39

    Myanmar refugees in Thailand are allowed to work

    Thailand says 6,800 refugees from its camps for people who fled Myanmar have taken jobs outside the camps in the first year of a new scheme. [84] The nine camps hold more than 100,000 people, some since the 1980s. [84] Thailand changed its rules in October 2025 after aid cuts, mostly by the US, reduced food and health care in the camps. [84] Ray Boe, 31, now earns 400 baht a day on a Bangkok building site. [84]

    Why it matters — Rights groups welcome the scheme but say many workers get no contract and lower pay than promised. [84] It also fills jobs left when Cambodian workers went home during fighting with Cambodia. [84]

39. 40

    Japan worries about deaths at festival floats

    Akihiro Nabae, 62, the deputy mayor of Saijo in western Japan, died on Saturday after being trapped under a festival float. [85] Less than two weeks earlier, two men died the same way at Danjiri festivals in Osaka prefecture. [85] The floats weigh up to 4 tonnes and are pulled at speed round tight corners by hundreds of men. [85] Police said 16 people were hurt in those incidents. [85]

    Why it matters — The fast turns are the highlight of festivals first held to pray for good harvests. [85] The deaths have raised concern about safety at the festivals. [85]

40. 41

    A report finds child protection failures in Alice Springs

    A review of the Northern Territory's child protection system found 'heartbreaking' failures before five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was killed in April. [86] She was taken from a town camp in Alice Springs, in central Australia. [86] The report found a pattern of children placed with adults who had no criminal background check. [86] The territory's government accepted all 45 recommendations. [86]

    Why it matters — A 47-year-old man is charged with her murder and has not yet entered a plea. [86] The report asks for better risk checks on adults who take in children. [86]

41. 42

    A Pakistani court upholds Mahrang Baloch's acquittal

    The Sindh High Court threw out the Sindh provincial government's appeal against the acquittal of Mahrang Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a Baloch activist group. [87] Police charged her with sedition and terrorism in 2024 for 'allegations against security institutions'. [87] A Karachi anti-terrorism court acquitted her more than a year later. [87]

    Why it matters — The judges noted that a private person had filed the complaint, and questioned how the prosecutor could appeal instead. [87] The ruling ends the Sindh provincial government's attempt to revive the case. [87]

42. 43

    A gold mine collapse kills 14 in Colombia

    An illegal gold mine collapsed in Narino, in south-west Colombia, killing 14 people and injuring seven, local officials said on Monday. [88] Another 12 to 15 miners were reported missing. [89] The site, in Santa Barbara de Iscuande, can be reached only by boat or small plane. [89] In August, 13 people died in a similar collapse elsewhere in Narino. [89]

    Why it matters — Unregulated mines in rural Colombia often lack basic safety gear, so deadly collapses are common. [89] Narino's governor asked Colombia's national government for help. [88]

43. 44

    Florida charges Raul Castro over a 1996 shootdown

    Florida's attorney general, James Uthmeier, charged Raul Castro, Cuba's former president, 95, with conspiracy to commit murder. [90] The charge is over Cuba's shooting down of planes flown by Miami-based exiles in February 1996. [90] It follows a US federal indictment in May. [90] Uthmeier said the arrest warrant limits where Castro can travel. [90]

    Why it matters — Castro is unlikely ever to appear in a US court, as Uthmeier admitted. [90] The warrant stops him visiting any country with an extradition deal with the US. [90]

44. 45

    Cuba says plotters trained in Florida

    Cuban officials accused the US of letting 'terrorists' operate on its soil, giving results of an inquiry into a speedboat raid in February. [91] Ten Cuban exiles sailed from the Florida Keys with 11 rifles and nearly 13,000 bullets, and five were killed. [91] Cuba named Maritza Lugo Fernandez, who lives in Florida, as an organiser. She denies it. [91] Cuba's airports are also short of jet fuel under a US oil embargo. [92]

    Why it matters — The US justice department did not answer Reuters' questions about the claims. [91] Air China had to add an extra flight on Monday for passengers stuck in Havana. [92]

45. 46

    Brazil's court gives Meta 24 hours to prove it is fair

    Brazil's top election court gave Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, 24 hours to prove it treats both runoff candidates equally. [22] President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign says Meta is hiding his posts to help his rival, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. [22] Meta denies it but said some Lula ads were wrongly switched off by technical errors. [22] The court threatened a daily fine. [22]

    Why it matters — The runoff is on Sunday and the race is close. [22] Lula's campaign also says WhatsApp's AI tool limited content about him but not about Bolsonaro. [22]

46. 47

    Mahmoud Khalil takes his case to the US Supreme Court

    Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student, asked the US Supreme Court to stop a ruling that could lead to his re-arrest and deportation. [93] A US appeals court said his case should have gone to an immigration court, which the US government runs, not an ordinary one. [93] In March 2025 he became the first student protester known to be targeted for pro-Palestinian views. [93]

    Why it matters — The case could decide whether ordinary federal judges can free people held by immigration officers. [93] Khalil is a permanent US resident married to a US citizen. [93]

47. 48

    The US lets Ukrainians and Sudanese stay, for now

    About 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese in the US were due to lose their protection from deportation on Monday. [94] The US Department of Homeland Security said they keep it until an announcement 'at the appropriate time'. [94] It gave no date. [94] Ukrainians got this status in 2022 after Russia's full invasion, and Sudanese have had it since 1997. [94]

    Why it matters — Without a date, families do not know how long they can stay or keep working. [94] The Trump administration has tried to end such protections for other countries. [94]

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    28 legal US residents are charged with illegal voting

    The US Justice Department charged 28 permanent residents in California with registering and voting illegally. [95] Only US citizens may vote in national elections. [95] Eleven were arrested in early morning raids under 'Operation Protect the Vote'. [95] Some are charged with lying on their citizenship applications. [95]

    Why it matters — The charges come two weeks before the US midterm elections. [95] Two of those charged are Indian citizens. [95]

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    Christiane Amanpour leaves CNN after 43 years

    Christiane Amanpour, 68, a CNN reporter famous for covering wars, said she is leaving the channel after 43 years. [96] Her daily show ends this year. [96] She gave no reason. [96] Her decision comes weeks after Paramount Skydance took over CNN's owner, putting CNN and CBS under one company. [96]

    Why it matters — The new owners, the Ellison family, are close allies of Trump, which has raised questions about CNN's independence. [96]

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    Puigdemont can go home to Spain

    Spain's Supreme Court ruled that Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia, can return without fear of arrest. [97] He fled to Belgium in 2017 after leading a failed vote on independence. [97] The court rejected an appeal by the far-right Vox party, after the Constitutional Court said an amnesty law covers him. [97] Two of his former ministers can also return. [97]

    Why it matters — It ends nearly a decade of legal fights between Spain's courts and Puigdemont. [97] Catalan independence is now a small issue in Spanish politics. [97]

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    Twelve migrants die off two Greek islands

    Twelve migrants died in the Aegean Sea overnight in two accidents, Greece's coast guard said. [98] Off Lesbos, a speedboat collided with a police patrol boat, and six died, including a baby. [98] Off Samos, a small boat capsized and six more drowned. [98] Twenty-two people were rescued. [98]

    Why it matters — Arrivals in Greece are falling: about 25,000 this year to 11 October, against 42,000 last year. [98] The crossing from Turkey is still one of the deadliest routes into Europe. [98]

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    Istanbul's flood toll rises to eight

    The death toll from last week's floods in and around Istanbul rose to eight on Monday, the city's governor, Davut Gul, said. [99] Six died in Istanbul and two in the nearby province of Kocaeli. [99] One person is still missing. [99] The storm brought the heaviest rain since records began in 1942. [99]

    Why it matters — People have reported nearly 20,000 cases of damage, and about 2,000 homes and 900 businesses were badly damaged. [99] The authorities paid 10,000 Turkish lira, about 180 euros, to each of 5,200 affected people on Friday, and planned to pay 2,500 more on Monday. [99]

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    EU leaders head to Budapest as ties with Hungary warm

    Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa, who chairs EU summits, will go to Budapest on Friday. [100] They will mark 70 years since Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule. [100] Hungary blocked EU help for Ukraine for years under Viktor Orban. [100] His successor, Peter Magyar, has called Russia a threat and opened talks on Ukraine joining the EU. [100]

    Why it matters — It is von der Leyen's first visit to Hungary since 2024. [100] Zelensky is invited too, but Magyar says he is unlikely to come. [100]

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    Montenegro moves to meet Croatia's demands

    Montenegro passed two laws to settle disputes with Croatia that threaten its bid to join the EU by 2028. [101] One protects a memorial to Croatians held at Morinj, a prison camp run by the Yugoslav army in the 1990s. [101] Another removes the name of a former camp guard from a swimming pool. [101] Croatia also wants help finding the remains of 14 people. [101]

    Why it matters — Croatia says these issues must be settled before Montenegro can join. [101] The archive that may hold the answers is in Serbia. [101]

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    The European Parliament probes a forged email

    The European Parliament opened an inquiry into a fake email sent in the name of Andrzej Halicki, a Polish lawmaker. [19] The email attacked a Portuguese colleague, Sebastiao Bugalho, before a vote for top jobs in their party group. [19] Parliament staff confirmed it was not genuine. [19] Halicki asked for Belgian authorities to investigate. [19]

    Why it matters — The Parliament has not said who wrote it. [19] The group's leader, Manfred Weber, told its lawmakers about the inquiry behind closed doors. [19]

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    Bulgaria seeks two Germans over burnt Starlink antennas

    A court in Sofia issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old Germans suspected of burning Starlink antennas near Bulgaria's capital on 9 October. [102] Eight of the 18 antennas were destroyed or damaged. [102] Prosecutors say the pair came from Serbia and stayed only a few hours. [102] A week earlier, four people were arrested in Germany over a similar attack in Poland. [102]

    Why it matters — Polish officials blamed Russia for that attack, and Poland's prime minister called it 'hybrid warfare'. [102] Bulgaria's intelligence chief said more attacks like it cannot be ruled out. [102]

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    The Pope asks Zelensky about Oleshky

    Pope Leo XIV phoned Zelensky on Monday, days after calling Putin. [103] He asked for a humanitarian pause in Oleshky, a town in southern Ukraine held by Russia. [103] Ukraine's human rights official, Dmytro Lubinets, said both sides are working out how to evacuate civilians from the town and six villages nearby. [103]

    Why it matters — The Pope wants food and medicine to reach the town and civilians to leave safely. [103] He made the same request to Putin last week. [103]

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    A drone carries a wounded Ukrainian soldier to safety

    Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade used a drone to lift a wounded soldier from the front line, which it called a world first. [104] Landmines and Russian drones made a rescue on foot too dangerous. [105] The six-rotor drone winched him up and carried him to a safer place. [104] The brigade says he is in treatment and out of danger. [104] BBC Verify confirmed who was in the video and found no sign of AI. [105]

    Why it matters — Ukraine already uses robot vehicles on the ground to bring wounded soldiers back. [104] Air rescue could reach soldiers that no team can reach on foot. [104]

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    Hoax bomb threats close schools in Northern Ireland

    About 160 schools in Northern Ireland got an emailed bomb threat on Monday, its education minister, Paul Givan, said. [106] He said it was not being treated as a real threat, but some schools closed. [106] Deborah Erskine, a member of Northern Ireland's assembly, said some schools in her area began emergency evacuations. [106] Schools in Scotland also got threatening messages, which Police Scotland is treating as a hoax. [106]

    Why it matters — Northern Ireland's police said they were making urgent enquiries with the schools. [106] The minister said the threat caused 'huge alarm'. [106]

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    The Amelia Earhart wreck turns out to be trees

    Researchers who flew to Nikumaroro, an island in Kiribati, say an object thought to be Amelia Earhart's plane was probably a clump of trees. [107] The 'Taraia Object' was first seen in satellite pictures in 2020. [107] Earhart, a pioneering US pilot, vanished in 1937 while trying to fly around the world. [107] Purdue University led the study. [107]

    Why it matters — The project's director said the 90-year mystery goes on. [107]