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China denied the United States an eighth consecutive women's team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam on Wednesday, winning their first team gold since 2006. Qiu Qiyuan delivered a crucial 12.833 on the closing floor routine, needing only 12.600, to push China to 165.764 points, edging the USA by 0.233. Japan took bronze, with France in fourth.
The Kyiv Independent has reported on a previously secret Ukrainian counteroffensive, Operation Vivaldi, which has been underway in the Lyman sector of Donetsk Oblast since spring 2026. According to Ukrainian commanders interviewed by the outlet, the operation has liberated 277 square kilometers and 16 villages as of October 14. The account highlights the extreme difficulty of advancing against minefields, drone surveillance, and an entrenched Russian defensive network, but also demonstrates that significant infantry-led advances remain possible on a drone-saturated front line.
Cricket Australia has banned veteran Australian women's cricketer Megan Schutt for two matches after she failed to adhere to Sports Science and Sports Medicine guidelines concerning prescription medication. The 33-year-old strike bowler accepted the penalty and apologised, stating the breach was not for performance-enhancing purposes. She begins the suspension on Thursday night when Australia face New Zealand in Sydney.
Fremantle has opened a $1.28 million creative hub and recording studio at the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre, designed to provide emerging artists with affordable access to professional recording and rehearsal space. The project, jointly funded by the federal government and the City of Fremantle, is part of a push to sustain the city's legacy as a music incubator.
Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group has warned it may be forced to cut production at its Pilbara iron ore mines if a protracted pricing stand-off with China is not resolved by the end of the year. The company disclosed it exported more ore than it had managed to sell in the three months to September 30, as Beijing's centralised buying agency tightens the screws on contract negotiations.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has launched a military operation to rescue four air force technicians abducted by gangs in Haiti, warning that Sunday's attack was 'nothing' compared with what would follow if they are not returned alive and unharmed. The four men have been missing since Sunday when heavily armed criminal groups ambushed their armoured vehicle in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.
Ukraine’s top diplomat in Washington says Kyiv has received no response from the Pentagon or SpaceX over restrictions on Starlink and Starshield satellite communications, as a growing bipartisan push for a congressional investigation escalated. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on October 23 that speed caps remain in place, and a group of six U.S. lawmakers led by Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Peter Welch demanded that Elon Musk answer five questions about the disruptions by October 31. Senator Richard Blumenthal also announced a probe into who ordered the limits.
Papua New Guinea's national parliament has begun a historic debate on whether to ratify Bougainville's 2019 independence referendum, a process that has brought the deep wounds of the region's civil war to the forefront of national politics.
An independent review by Dr Ian Watt has found that the Commonwealth procurement framework lacks assurance mechanisms to identify and manage unethical supplier conduct. The finding comes as the government extends its ban on new contracts with KPMG until March 2027 and tightens monitoring, but stops short of agreeing to stronger systemic oversight.
Police have visited the set of reality television show Married at First Sight following a complaint about inappropriate sharing of private information, with the matter now referred to Western Australian authorities. Broadcaster Nine confirmed the investigation, while producers EndemolShine Australia have been contacted for comment.
Respected journalist Sharnelle Vella has informed ABC management she will not return to co-host Melbourne's breakfast radio show, sources said, extending a shake-up in Australian commercial and public radio.
Around 70 firefighters and ten engines tackled a large fire at an industrial site in Dagenham, east London, late on Wednesday evening. The blaze, which broke out in a unit containing tyres on Kemp Road, sent heavy smoke across the area and prompted the London Fire Brigade to advise local residents to keep their doors and windows closed.
Canada announced a $6.2 billion (€5.7 billion) aid package for its steel and auto sectors on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that US tariffs have 'upended a trade bargain that's existed for decades.' The plan, unveiled jointly with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, directs $3.7 billion to steelmakers and $1.8 billion to automakers over five years. The announcement came as US-owned Cleveland-Cliffs confirmed layoffs at its Hamilton, Ontario, plant, underscoring the human cost of the dispute.
The acting head of Australia’s corruption watchdog says Labor’s invite-only election grant program has “piqued” her interest, as a Senate inquiry grills departmental staff and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defends his office’s dissemination of a “dirt file” about independent MP Helen Haines.
Utah has become the latest state to be notified that Justice Department monitors will be deployed for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, as the department's growing list of targeted counties draws protests from local officials who say the effort looks politically motivated.
Ukrainian forces struck a weapons plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, overnight on Oct. 22, according to monitoring channels and independent Russian outlet Astra. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 630 drones were headed toward Moscow Oblast, with most intercepted, but two people were injured in the Voronovskoye settlement. The Kyiv Independent notes that the reports could not be immediately verified.
The Philippine government's Ombudsman has suspended a senior technology official for six months without pay over allegations he helped award government contracts worth more than ₱1.5 billion ($24 million) to a company he founded and held a stake in.
Former paratrooper General Roberto Vannacci is turning a deliberately provocative online persona aimed at the "manosphere" into an 8 percent polling share, forcing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to decide before elections expected next spring whether to bring his movement into a right-wing coalition.
Four weeks after signing new sanctions on Russia's energy sector, US President Donald Trump has agreed to a deal for Russia to supply diesel to the American and global marketplace, according to a report by John Lyons for Just In. The arrangement, along with reported limits on Ukraine's military-grade Starlink service, has stunned some Republican colleagues and handed Vladimir Putin what the report calls his biggest economic and propaganda victory since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine are warning that bureaucratic failures and a looming November 10 deadline for residence permits could leave many of them technically in the country illegally, a problem Kyiv acknowledges it must fix to keep attracting desperately needed recruits.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee announced Wednesday that it will no longer issue endorsements, make direct PAC contributions or earmark funds for political candidates, a major shift for the influential lobbying group as it faces growing criticism over its role in the 2026 midterm elections and its positions on the wars in Gaza and Iran. AIPAC says its mission is unchanged and its affiliated super PAC will continue to operate.
North Korea has said it will resume loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the entire inter-Korean border, while South Korea's defence ministry urged Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss ways to ease tensions and prevent an accidental military clash.
Russian fishing trawlers are being used to spy on Britain's undersea cables, with more than 500 incidents of vessels loitering over or following cable routes recorded in the past four-and-a-half years, a new analysis has suggested. The government is expected to announce plans to crack down on those who damage the cables, proposing lengthy jail terms and unlimited fines.
An Austrian woman in her 70s and a 69-year-old Swiss woman kidnapped separately in Niger in early 2025 have been freed after over a year in captivity, Libyan media reported on Thursday. The two women were flown to the Libyan city of Benghazi following their release, which was reportedly overseen by the deputy commander-in-chief of Libya's armed forces, Khalifa Haftar.
Paris police banned protests around the French capital's most prominent landmarks on Thursday, as the government braced for fresh demonstrations following a weekend of severe street violence. President Emmanuel Macron took an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump, accusing him of exploiting the unrest for political advantage in the US midterm elections.
A second man has been charged in connection with the death and disappearance of Braydon Hepworth, whose body was found buried in a shed in Linwood, Christchurch, earlier this month.
Shops and banks are reopening in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, but residents remain anxious after federal forces and allied fighters retook the city on October 4, reviving fears that a fragile recovery from the 2020-2022 war could be derailed. Competing claims about Eritrean troop movements near the border have raised the possibility of a wider conflict.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella’s government has removed dozens of exhibits from the National Museum as part of a self-described cultural “counterrevolution”, prompting protests from artists, students and civil rights groups who say the changes threaten the country’s historical record.
Four former senior officers of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have described the deep-rooted anti-Tutsi ideology that has sustained the armed group, speaking after defecting and returning to Rwanda. The officers, who underwent rehabilitation at the Mutobo demobilisation centre, told Al Jazeera they were taught to view Tutsis as enemies long before the 1994 genocide, with one recalling that Tutsis were referred to as 'snakes' in military training. Their accounts provide insight into how the group's ideology formed in pre-genocide Rwanda, evolved in exile in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and continues to fuel regional instability.
Qatar and France have jointly called for the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the implementation of a ceasefire in Gaza, following a meeting in Doha between the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders issued a joint statement emphasizing the importance of unhindered movement through the strategic waterway and urging adherence to agreed arrangements in Gaza.
The dramatic rescue of a driver from a sinking car in floodwaters north of Brisbane has gained international attention, after ABC journalist Will Murray told the BBC there was no hesitation when he saw a four-wheel-drive disappear into the water. 'There was no thinking involved,' Murray said. 'Better that you jump in and give it a crack.'
Grant Hutchinson, the dumped Liberal candidate for Croydon, has sent a legal letter to the Victorian Liberal Party challenging his termination, alleging the state executive breached its own constitution when it removed him and selected a replacement just six weeks from the November 28 election.
The US Embassy in Ottawa on Wednesday released a fact sheet accusing Canadian officials of seeking to influence the November US midterm elections, pointing to public statements and actions by ministers and premiers that it says are aimed at putting political pressure on the United States. The allegations, which follow a trade war between the two countries that began in 2025, were swiftly rejected by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other leaders.
Missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people, shortly after Russia signaled it was ready to resume trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. President Vladimir Putin agreed 'in principle' to restart negotiations in mid-November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said, but warned that proposals from Ukrainian and European officials had offered little of substance.
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has joined a new armed coalition seeking to challenge the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government “by all means, including force,” prompting analysts to warn that a conflict long confined to the country’s east could spread toward the capital, Kinshasa.
Former reality television star and wellness influencer Sam Wood will go to the Queensland supreme court seeking release from custody, more than two weeks after he was denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife.
Hundreds of thousands of Australian small businesses could be forced to undertake annual risk assessments under proposed federal online safety laws, with the small business sector warning the compliance burden could reach even local hairdressers, cafes and tradies. The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) is calling for exemptions for low-risk operators.
The San Francisco office of Representative Nancy Pelosi received a letter containing white powder on Wednesday, the latest in a series of suspicious mailings targeting dozens of congressional members and election offices ahead of the midterm elections. A spokesperson confirmed all staff are safe and that the incident is under investigation.
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps, alongside former Blues Chris Judd, Marc Murphy and Sam Docherty, is a part-owner of Cox Plate favourite Birdman, after former assistant coach John Barker brokered an introduction to prominent racehorse owner Ozzie Kheir during a chance meeting in Bali.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has warned broadcasters against airing what he called “fake polls,” saying they risk violating regulatory obligations against news distortions and broadcast hoaxes. The warning, posted on X on Tuesday, comes days after a small polling firm was exposed as a hoax and follows a similar incident in August.
Britain's Royal Navy lacks the resources to deter Russian aggression in the seas beyond Scotland, with too few available submarines and warships, the House of Commons defence select committee has warned, urging dramatic progress by 2030.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is using its publicly available “redboxes” to steer allied super PACs toward promoting minor candidates in four competitive House races, Axios has learned. The tactic allows Democrats to direct outside groups in siphoning votes from Republican candidates without crossing legal lines on direct coordination.
A 40-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Perth's southern suburbs on Tuesday morning. Father of two Joseph Paratore, 40, was riding his bike on North Lake Road in Bibra Lake when he was struck by a four-wheel drive about 5:20am and died at the scene.
The US government has suspended eight technology firms, including India's Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and HCL Technologies, from hiring skilled foreign workers on a permanent basis through the PERM visa pathway, a move that is deepening uncertainty for thousands of Indian tech professionals who dominate the H-1B visa programme and face ballooning green card backlogs.
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, citing near-daily Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure. The move comes as at least three people were killed in strikes on an airport and an oil facility, and as reports circulate that the Trump administration may be weighing new military action against Iran after the elections.
Prosecutors have conceded that the deportation of alleged Sydney underworld figure Masood Zakaria from Turkey was illegal, a significant development in his bid to have double murder and conspiracy charges permanently thrown out. The admission came on the fourth day of hearings in the NSW Supreme Court.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, with Xi striking a conciliatory tone. However, analysis from the Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter argues that Beijing’s longstanding doubts about India’s rise remain intact beneath the surface.
As many as 12,000 North Koreans working at a Russian drone factory in Yelabuga are victims of 'gross human rights abuses and human trafficking', according to a joint report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the George W. Bush Institute, published October 14.