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Democratic state attorneys general and allied election officials have accelerated coordination to counter any federal meddling in the November midterm elections, warning that the Trump administration's claims of voting fraud and its Justice Department actions pose a threat to a smooth vote.
The renewed diplomatic push to end the US-Israel war on Iran is facing a critical impasse, as the future of Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme has re-emerged as the primary obstacle to a ceasefire. A June Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for nuclear limits expired in mid-August without a final deal, leaving a global energy crisis and an expanding regional conflict unresolved.
Poland has sharply escalated its response to a Ukrainian region's decision to dedicate 2027 to the wartime Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and its commander Roman Shukhevych, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk calling the move "suicidal" and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski moving to place the Lviv official behind it on a list of undesirable persons. The dispute threatens to reverse an improvement in relations that President Volodymyr Zelensky said had arrived only days earlier.
· 2 sourcesThe collapse of Banco Master, a midsize lender with ties to judges, politicians and both campaigns, has become a campaign topic ahead of Brazil's presidential runoff between Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct 25, though its effect on the race is unclear. The Supreme Court's decision to delay until December any ruling on whether to investigate Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has given Flávio a rallying cry while leaving Lula to defend an institution he has no plan to reform.
The Trump administration has left more than 100,000 Ukrainians and Sudanese in the United States in legal limbo, neither terminating nor renewing their Temporary Protected Status as it lapsed on Monday. The move breaks with months of policy and comes as immigration advocates question whether the timing is tied to the November 3 midterm elections, in which Republicans are fighting for control of Congress.
A year after a homecoming block party in downtown Leland, Mississippi, became the site of the deadliest mass shooting of 2025, claiming eight lives and wounding 16, the community gathered to remember. But for victims' families, a memorial of music and candlelight offered little of the closure they seek: no one has been indicted for murder, no official motive has been released, and the investigation shows no signs of concluding.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has issued four directives he calls executive orders that would rewrite state rules on online marketplace taxes, medical record fees, Flock surveillance cameras and spending on diversity programs. Experts and his Democratic challenger say the orders are really internal rulemaking dressed up to amplify the appointed incumbent's profile weeks before the November 3 election.
A plugged oil well in a southwest San Antonio subdivision continues to leak flammable methane and toxic hydrogen sulfide despite five attempts by Texas regulators to permanently seal it. Families at the Preserve at Medina unknowingly bought homes alongside the well, which has vexed state officials for years and is now being prepared for another plugging attempt.
The French navy has confirmed that unauthorized drones were detected flying over military installations in southeastern France during the Typhon exercise earlier this month, activating anti-drone countermeasures and prompting a judicial investigation amid a broader European pattern of suspected hybrid attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume three-way peace negotiations with the United States and Ukraine in mid-November, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, following a three-hour meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg. The diplomatic development came as Moscow released a 74-year-old American teacher imprisoned on mercenary charges, and as Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv killed at least five people overnight.
· 13 sourcesA teenage boy has been found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a pupil at a school in England. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced at a later date.
· 6 sourcesUkrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi met with a Lockheed Martin delegation in Kyiv on Oct. 21 to discuss scaling up the supply of Patriot interceptor missiles, the Defense Ministry said. The talks come as Ukraine faces a severe shortage of the interceptors needed to defend against intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks, and follow a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and the company two days earlier.
The search for two men missing since their fishing boat vanished off the Isle of Lewis more than a week ago resumed on Wednesday morning, with police divers expected to join experienced local fishermen in an operation now centred on an area near Port of Ness.
· 5 sourcesIran's Revolutionary Guard has declared the undersea fibre cables running through the Strait of Hormuz "legitimate new targets" in its conflict with the United States, Israel and others, raising the prospect that the global communications network could become part of the battlefield.
Stratford International station in east London is on track to begin running cross-Channel trains after reports that the government will fund its upgrade in the upcoming budget. The station, opened in 2009 but never used for international services, needs an estimated £20 million investment to add border posts, security checks and passenger facilities.
This autumn, protests have flared across Europe, from France to Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Albania, driven by a generation's frustration with soaring housing costs, crumbling public services and a sense that governments cannot or will not deliver social and economic security. Though each country's demonstrations have different triggers, analysts see a common thread: a growing disconnect between young people's expectations and what governments can provide.
A powerful explosion was heard in Aden, southern Yemen, on Wednesday, as Houthi rebels claimed a ballistic missile attack on a military camp used by the Saudi-led coalition. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the strike targeted the Badr camp in the city, the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, and described it as precise and direct. No immediate comment was available from the Yemeni government or the coalition.
The man who confronted Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood was a former aide to Republican Senator Josh Hawley, and his father's firm was paid $250,000 by a non-profit for canvassing and influencer marketing against El-Sayed, according to federal records. The exchange, viewed more than 50 million times, has become a flashpoint in a race marked by what researchers say is the worst wave of Islamophobic attacks since the aftermath of 9/11.
· 2 sourcesThe UK government has confirmed that gas from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea will begin flowing to British homes and businesses this month, announced a new energy wealth fund funded by North Sea tax revenues, and revealed the chancellor will consider removing standing charges from gas bills, as US President Donald Trump hailed the decision as great news for Aberdeen.
· 11 sourcesIndependent ACT senator David Pocock has used his first National Press Club address to rule out a tilt at the prime ministership, instead outlining plans for a new alliance of community independents and proposing significant taxes on gas exports and data centres.
· 4 sourcesFederal parliamentarians were urgently briefed on Wednesday on personal security by the AFP, ASIO, and Home Affairs following the alleged targeted attack on independent MP Helen Haines, which resulted in critical injuries and the amputation of both legs. The AFP warned it is prosecuting threats against politicians at a rate of almost one a week.
· 5 sourcesPolice have until Christmas Eve to give defence lawyers their evidence against the man accused of attacking Australian MP Helen Haines, with his next scheduled court appearance set for February 4, 2027. Brendan Nugent, 43, was remanded in custody after appearing at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
· 4 sourcesAn Al Jazeera investigation has revealed that Allan Nesbitt, a convicted criminal and member of the proscribed Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), has close ties to Turning Point UK (TPUK), the British offshoot of the right-wing US activist group. Undercover recordings show TPUK CEO Jack Ross agreeing to pay Nesbitt thousands of pounds to stage a fake political rally and suggesting that Nesbitt could arrange physical attacks, including murder, for a price.
The Labour government's internal split over immigration policy deepened on Wednesday when Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh refused to explicitly endorse Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposal to extend the waiting period for foreign workers to claim permanent residency from five to 15 years.
The United States has opened a new front in its economic campaign against Iran by sanctioning three Iranian railway companies and seven automakers, targeting the overland trade corridors Tehran increasingly relies on following severe disruptions to its maritime routes. Announced on October 1 as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the sanctions aim to cut off revenue and logistical capacity linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Josh Acheampong has started six of Chelsea's past nine matches under new manager Xabi Alonso, putting the 20-year-old centre-back in contention for a senior England call-up as the club considers his future ahead of a possible contract decision next summer.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Tuesday the deployment of 500 troops to Milan to assist police following recent clashes. The cabinet also approved measures to ease the detention of minors and impose fines on parents for damage caused by their children.
Sixty years after a coal tip collapsed onto Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, including 116 children, survivors have shared their harrowing firsthand accounts of the disaster. The 21 October 1966 tragedy, which struck on the last day before half-term, remains seared into the nation's collective memory and reshaped attitudes toward industrial safety.
A man who raped and abused vulnerable children over two decades in Edinburgh, including spiking a baby's bottle with vodka before assaulting her, has been jailed for 12 years. Ian Whyte, 62, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty on nine charges of sexual assault and rape.
· 3 sourcesGyörgy Matolcsy, the former governor of the National Bank of Hungary and a longtime associate of ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was detained on Wednesday as part of a financial fraud investigation involving over €1 billion in public funds managed by central bank foundations.
Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she hopes the UK supreme court "sees sense" and overturns a court of appeal ruling that prevents a domestic abuse survivor from suing Sussex police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over the disclosure of her address to her violent ex-partner. The supreme court hears the case on Wednesday and Thursday.
· 2 sourcesA new report from the Wesleyan Media Project has revealed that spending on AI-generated campaign ads has surged to more than $137 million ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections, a dramatic increase from less than $50,000 in the 2024 cycle. The study, which tracked over 220 campaign videos made at least partly with AI, found that Republican campaigns or political action committees were responsible for 81 percent of the ads and 88 percent of the spending. Researchers and candidates alike have raised concerns about the lack of disclosure, with more than 70 percent of AI ads containing no disclaimer that they were generated by artificial intelligence.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed a spate of threats against councillors and staff has prompted a security overhaul at City Hall, including de-escalation training for employees. Warning against rising aggression in public debate, Schrinner said Australia risked emulating the United States' history of political violence unless the toxic discourse is cooled.
· 4 sourcesA secret recording at the centre of a long-running defamation trial involving Western Australian politicians, businessmen and former journalists has been publicly released after a judge accepted it into evidence. The tape captures property developer Greg Poland advising businessman Aaron Grainger on how to obtain a Myalup sand mining operation in exchange for helping the state government dispose of contaminated soil from a Metronet project.
· 4 sourcesA man has been arrested after allegedly entering the electorate office of Western Australian MP Hannah Beazley armed with nunchucks, just days after federal MP Helen Haines was seriously injured in an attack outside her own office.
· 7 sourcesThe Gambia's Reparations Commission has received $2.57 million from the sale of a Maryland mansion belonging to former president Yahya Jammeh and will use the proceeds to compensate victims of his 22-year rule, authorities announced Tuesday. The US seized the property in 2022 on grounds it was acquired through criminal proceeds and stolen Gambian public funds.
The Australian Federal Police encouraged Turkish authorities to deport Masood Zakaria weeks before his arrest at a seaside villa, a court has heard, as his lawyers argue his return to Australia was an illegal kidnapping that should see murder charges against him permanently stayed.
· 4 sourcesSince mid-September, a student-led revolt against the French education system has snowballed into a major national protest movement, drawing explosive allegations of police brutality against minors. Lawyers, rights groups, and families have presented verified accounts of teenagers suffering shattered jaws, blindness, and severe head wounds from batons, tear gas, and rubber bullets. Over half a million people took to the streets this weekend, with about 100,000 in Paris alone. The government has defended the police, citing the hundreds of officers injured and vowing a firm response to violence.
South Africa declared its first innings at 9/425 on the fourth day of the second Test, leaving Australia at 2/15 in reply and needing a substantial response with the bat.
· 5 sourcesUkraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on Oct. 21 searched the premises of Andriy Pyshnyi, head of the National Bank of Ukraine, according to a law enforcement source. The specific case under investigation has not been disclosed.
A former undercover Metropolitan Police officer, Andrew Coles, is disputing claims that he deceived an animal rights activist into a sexual relationship while infiltrating the Animal Liberation Front in the 1990s. The activist, identified only as Jessica, says he groomed her under a false identity. Coles denies the relationship, but the force's commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has written that the Metropolitan Police accepts the relationship occurred and is disappointed Coles did not tell the truth to the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI).
· 2 sourcesSeveral associates of US president Donald Trump attended an election rally for Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik in Banja Luka, according to an investigation by Balkan Insight. The appearance has fuelled concerns about foreign interference in Bosnia's elections and potential violations of campaign finance laws on both sides of the Atlantic.
Russian drones struck Kyiv early on Oct. 21, killing at least two people and injuring two others, with one drone hitting a 24-storey residential building and sparking a fire on the 20th floor, local authorities said.
· 2 sourcesNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made a public appearance at a clothing and footwear expo in Pyongyang, state media reported, in an apparent attempt to quash the latest round of online rumours that he had died. Photos published on Tuesday show the 42-year-old inspecting a pale pink sneaker held by his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, 13, after days of speculation driven by posts on X.
· 3 sourcesBritish musician Lily Allen has cancelled her Auckland concert hours before it was due to start, citing a viral infection, just two days before the Australian leg of her tour was set to begin. Tour promoter Frontier said on Wednesday that Allen is resting and intends to complete the Australian dates as scheduled.
· 3 sourcesBrussels is looking to Canada, Britain and Japan to help cover a €70 billion bill to keep Ukraine funded, with closer trade and defence ties reportedly part of the pitch as Washington's support looks increasingly uncertain.
The UK government borrowed £24.5bn in September, a higher than expected deficit that pushed total debt through £3tn for the first time, as rising inflation lifted the monthly interest bill to a record, adding pressure on chancellor John Healey before his first budget next Wednesday.
· 7 sourcesPakistani authorities have arrested Faheem Akram, the 33-year-old suspect accused of orchestrating a $126 million counterfeit postage scheme that defrauded the US Postal Service, a senior official at the country's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency confirmed on Tuesday. Investigators seized 16 bank accounts linked to the operation, which has been running since August 2023.
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