Iran rejects reports Hormuz deal is close as Qatar and Pakistan float compromise proposal
Middle East zerohedge.com

World

World
Britain sends RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks Missile strike on Yemen training camp kills 73 recruits in deadliest attack for months, US envoy calls ground war fruitless
newsweek.com
World
North Korea counters Kim Jong Un death rumors with new photos Daughter Kim Ju Ae appears at his side while claims trace to Chinese dissident posts without evidence, Seoul intelligence puts his weight at 140 kilograms
timesnownews.com
World
Zelensky accuses Pentagon of delaying missiles Europe already paid for Patriot interceptors await Hegseth signature while Kyiv got no warning before Sunday's power plant barrage, Trump says maybe time for Zelensky to get somebody else to negotiate
theguardian.com
World
Independent MP Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle strike outside her Wangaratta office Albanese calls it a deliberate act while police say the motive is unknown, knife seized from the car as counter-terrorism team joins the case
independent.co.uk
World
Chinese rocket stage lands in Minnesota cornfield Zhuque-2E deorbited over the American Midwest the same day it launched ten Qianfan satellites, sheriff works to notify the owner while the liability convention has never paid a claim
arstechnica.com
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United States

Instacart pays 5 million dollars over green card job ads rigged against American applicants PERM process requires employers to advertise roles they have already filled, DOJ prices the tech industry's labor-shortage claim for the first time
newsweek.com
FAA certifies Boeing 737 Max 10 after nine years of delays Airbus A321neo spent the wait selling into the market Boeing could not reach, the regulator's answer to two crashed jets was a decade of process paid for by the manufacturer's backlog
wtop.com
Iran rejects reports Hormuz deal is close as Qatar and Pakistan float compromise proposal Two tankers ablaze off Omani coast, IMO says no safe route exists through the strait
zerohedge.com
Sam Altman pitches three endgames for AI governance One has a single firm melting every rival's GPUs, OpenAI chief sketches IAEA-style inspections and a merged-labs cartel as Washington drafts its first superintelligence rules, safety scenarios drafted by the firm that would sit at the center of each
the-decoder.com
Streaming guide JustWatch launches its own streaming service, aggregator that tracks 500 000 titles across 1 500 providers now sells subscriptions directly The map of fragmentation becomes another fragment
techcrunch.com

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Judi Dench calls Cats film a waste of goodwill and talent Memoir reveals she never saw the final cut, Lloyd Webber needed an emotional support dog to recover
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Antonio Brown books comedy debut while facing attempted murder charge $77 tickets with meet-and-greet at Cambridge club, plea deal expected to bring probation for Miami shooting
foxnews.com
Miscellaneous
Colorado wildlife overpass cuts vehicle-animal collisions by 91 percent Pronghorn cross Interstate 25 for first time in decades, bridge built for $15m against $30m granted
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Office Space actor Richard Riehle dies at 78 People-skills speech among more than 400 screen credits, audiences knew the face though rarely the name
nbcnews.com
Miscellaneous
Mother abandons two sons on fog-bound Polish mountain trail to reach summit alone PTTK says boys waited far longer than the promised fifteen minutes, apology came only after mention of prosecutor
euronews.com
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Media

Media
Streaming guide JustWatch launches its own streaming service, aggregator that tracks 500 000 titles across 1 500 providers now sells subscriptions directly The map of fragmentation becomes another fragment
techcrunch.com
Media
CBS journalists leak revolt over Bari Weiss order to probe El-Sayed Muslim Brotherhood ties Candidate denies movement links while sister's own posts describe family activism, newsroom grievances travel through anonymous quotes to rival outlets
foxnews.com
Media
Apu returns to The Simpsons with a South Asian voice actor Hank Azaria quit the role six years ago amid stereotyping backlash, the show dropped the character rather than defend him
independent.co.uk
Media
Indian court gives social media users the right to see their takedown orders Haryana police blocked a news network's Facebook page through an officer too junior to issue it, government agencies now send platforms nearly 1 275 blocking demands a day
scroll.in
Media
Elias firm threatens North Carolina paper with defamation suit over Roy Cooper health questions Ninth unanswered email draws cease-and-desist letter, century-old campaign question now priced as legal risk
zerohedge.com
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Politics

Politics
Spanish Supreme Court applies Catalan amnesty while rebuking its own oversight Conde-Pumpido's 'invasive interference' draws public criticism from magistrates ordered to comply, Sánchez governs by decree with 40 days to the election
libertaddigital.com
Politics
UK inquiry finds government failures spread Covid 'like wildfire' in care homes 43 000 dead residents and untested hospital discharges ruled unlawful, country that locked down hardest now holds its own disaster record
theguardian.com
Politics
US envoys meet Zelensky in Oslo as Washington retreats from its own sanctions law Rubio calls claims that pulled support kills Ukrainians scandalous while interceptors sit unsigned and Kyiv gets no missile warnings
nbcnews.com
Politics
Grieving husband confronts Vance over wife's death in Iran war Nicole Amor was among six soldiers killed by Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, vice president says he is hearing of the alleged failures for the first time seven months into the war
zerohedge.com
Politics
No 10 rebukes Hegseth over claim most non-US Nato troops never fought in Afghanistan Defence secretary told only one or two allies did kinetic operations, more than 450 British personnel never returned
theguardian.com
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Opinion

Opinion
Mohamad Bazzi: US protection turns out to be priced per transaction A trillion dollars in Saudi pledges bought F-35s but no airstrikes against the Houthis, Trump met a missile strike that killed 13 with a promise to look at it
theguardian.com
Opinion
Polly Toynbee: Britain releases 2000 prisoners into a probation service staffed at half its need, union opens strike ballot as tags go unfitted and hostels close Privatisation was abandoned in 2021 but its low-bid pricing never was
theguardian.com
Opinion
George Monbiot: Palantir has wormed its way into the British state NHS entry fee of one pound followed by a 241-million-pound defence deal with no open tender, more than 30 former ministers and officials now on the payroll
theguardian.com
Opinion
Gaby Hinsliff says Britain’s pensions triple lock is unaffordable OBR projects annual cost above £15 billion by 2030, MPs cut disability benefits while protecting uprating formula
theguardian.com
Opinion
Timothy Garton Ash argues Germany should not ban AfD Constitutional tools exist to constrain anti-democratic action, Article 37 remains unused after 77 years
theguardian.com
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Europe

Europe
Hackers steal 421 000 emails from Germany's AfD Haul includes Weidel and Gauland correspondence, published summaries show ID cards and bank statements while party speaks of a small number of unused accounts
euronews.com
Europe
Serbian prosecutor targeted with spyware after probing Trump tower deal Apple warned Rade Bajić of mercenary attack on his iPhone, Kushner abandoned Belgrade project after indictments and Vučić vowed reprisals against prosecutors
theguardian.com
Europe
France imposes partial curfews in Paris and four northern cities Interior minister concedes police lost control of riots that looted 2,000 shops, Macron refuses his resignation and keeps him on to explain his own failure
theguardian.com
Europe
Twelve migrants including a baby die in two Aegean crossings Speedboat collides with Greek police vessel off Lesbos while second boat capsizes off Samos, presumed Iranian organiser among the fourteen rescued
euronews.com
Europe
German rent control locks sitting tenants in and prices newcomers out Regensburg study of 107 cities finds existing rents 20 to 25 percent below new-lease asking rents and up to 50 percent in metros, Berlin elects Die Linke after campaign to nationalise housing companies
zerohedge.com
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North America

North America
First Nation mother of three dies after health agency fails to arrange four follow-up trips Indigenous Services Canada travel requests vanished in a fax protocol, remote communities file human rights complaint over medical transport monopoly
globalnews.ca
North America
Instacart pays 5 million dollars over green card job ads rigged against American applicants PERM process requires employers to advertise roles they have already filled, DOJ prices the tech industry's labor-shortage claim for the first time
newsweek.com
North America
FAA certifies Boeing 737 Max 10 after nine years of delays Airbus A321neo spent the wait selling into the market Boeing could not reach, the regulator's answer to two crashed jets was a decade of process paid for by the manufacturer's backlog
wtop.com
North America
Alberta rejects separation by 76 to 23 percent Danielle Smith added the question after a court quashed a separatist petition, ballot asked only whether to begin the process toward a binding referendum
globalnews.ca
North America
Secret Service deputy director resigns over Fortem ties Matt Quinn spent three years selling DroneHunter to the agency he returned to lead, 60 Minutes showcased the system without mentioning his employer
zerohedge.com
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Latin America

Latin America
Video shows cartel members on Ukraine's front line Al Jazeera footage captures CJNG and Los Chapitos fighters returning from a mission, CSIS says recruitment channel institutionalizes drone expertise in the Americas
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Florida obtains state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown Murder-conspiracy charge stacks on federal indictment from May, affidavit quotes standing orders to shoot planes down at sea
bnonews.com
Latin America
Landslide kills 14 at illegal gold mine in southwest Colombia Armed groups control Nariño's gold trade as communities lack other work, seven injured left with no employer or insurer
euronews.com
Latin America
Search continues for 11 missing after boat capsizes off Baja California 16 Mexican nationals rescued with survivors treated for shark bites, mayday call came from waters frequented by smugglers outside US territory
wtop.com
Latin America
Venezuelan women take secret abortions as Colombia threatens to close its border Ban moves demand underground where the poorest pay most, one in three households cannot afford food
english.elpais.com
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Asia

Asia
Taiwan repels sixteen Chinese vessels in one day Coast guard and fishing boats enter at four points simultaneously, official-ship detections up 150 percent this year
infobae.com
Asia
Nineteen killed in stampede at Kolkata's Durga Puja Rain and a collapse warning sent the crowd surging inside, seven arrested as police order the city's biggest pandals closed
scroll.in
Asia
US courts Myanmar's junta over rare earth minerals Direct talks upend nearly a decade of western policy, Roger Stone now lobbies for the general blamed for the Rohingya genocide
theguardian.com
Asia
Japan briefly warns of quake larger than any ever recorded Magnitude 9.9 alert came from a Kamchatka tremor that produced no shaking in Japan, cancelled after 12 minutes as agency opens investigation
bnonews.com
Asia
IMF puts Bangladesh ahead of India in per capita GDP for 2026 October outlook extends Dhaka's lead through 2028 and delays India's recovery to 2029, both economies remain far below the emerging-market average
scroll.in
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Middle East

Middle East
Saudi Arabia executes two Bangladeshis for indecent acts in Mecca mosque Dhaka says it was never notified and family disputes the woman's identity, kingdom that buys football clubs and art auctions still offers no legal process worth the name
zerohedge.com
Middle East
Macron ends Gulf tour with Qatar state visit and 295000 tonnes of monthly diesel pledges UAE and Bahrain commitments equal a tenth of French consumption, president who preached energy transition now shops for fuel to calm Paris protests
euronews.com
Middle East
Iran rejects reports Hormuz deal is close as Qatar and Pakistan float compromise proposal Two tankers ablaze off Omani coast, IMO says no safe route exists through the strait
zerohedge.com
Middle East
Iran attacks at least 15 container ships in Hormuz strait Mines and drones strike vessels near Omani coast as Tehran reasserts control of the chokepoint, fishers ordered to leave floating cargo to the state
theguardian.com
Middle East
Houthi missiles kill 53 at Yemen army training camp, deadliest single attack since civil war reignited in September Alimi asks UN to designate Houthis foreign terrorists
theguardian.com
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Africa

Africa
Drone strike kills 80 at Sudan market transport hub Second strike on al-Dibab hit ten minutes after the first as commuters waited for rides home, drones now account for over 80 percent of civilian deaths in the war
theguardian.com
Africa
Lagos hypemen monetise the space between lyrics Ad-libbed quips over Dorime beats earn sprayed cash at raves and corporate parties, trade rooted in Kinshasa's atalaku now trains recruits at School of Hype
theguardian.com
Africa
Equatorial Guinea takes malaria elimination bid to the mainland Bioko island cut infections with its own census and door-to-door spraying backed by US oil money, only two sub-Saharan states certified free of a disease that killed 610,000 in 2024
independent.co.uk
Africa
US drugmakers circle Gabon's sacred iboga root Trump executive order puts ibogaine on a federal treatment pathway, Cancún clinic charges up to 19,500 dollars for a plant Gabonese eat in ritual
theguardian.com
Africa
Felipe VI declares Ceuta sovereignty non-negotiable First visit since 2014 follows mass crossing and Moroccan warships in Spanish waters, von der Leyen responds with reinforced Morocco cooperation
english.elpais.com
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Economy

Economy
GM shares drop 6 percent despite earnings beat and $20 billion buyback announcement Investors stop rewarding repurchase theater, China profit falls 60 percent as V-8 trucks carry the guidance
zerohedge.com
Economy
Ryanair chief predicts up to 20 percent fare hikes in Europe for 2027 Iran war doubles jet fuel while hedges expire, Belgian aviation tax rise already cuts a million seats
theguardian.com
Economy
US ambassador threatens EU with devastating retaliation over tech rules Puzder questions Digital Markets Act fines as revenue grab, Starlink cuts to Ukraine's military show who holds the switch
zerohedge.com
Economy
Britain announces new Bradford station expected by mid-2030s Northern Powerhouse Rail promised since 2014 now capped at 45 billion pounds, steelworks pay 30 pounds more per megawatt-hour than French rivals
theguardian.com
Economy
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust answers India's charity regulator Boardroom fight over Tata Sons' future runs through state office, freeze on sister trust already left conglomerate's AGM without quorum
timesnownews.com
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Technology

Technology
Mistral launches Voxtral 3 voice agent stack Transcription starts at a fraction of a cent per minute, EU-hosted pipeline listens thinks and talks in real time while American rivals sell the same capability by subscription
the-decoder.com
Technology
Sam Altman pitches three endgames for AI governance One has a single firm melting every rival's GPUs, OpenAI chief sketches IAEA-style inspections and a merged-labs cartel as Washington drafts its first superintelligence rules, safety scenarios drafted by the firm that would sit at the center of each
the-decoder.com
Technology
DeepSeek co-designs Huawei's AI chips as DHS orders its removal from federal systems Export controls handed the sanctioned pair a captive market and each other, Ascend 960DT launch pulled forward to early 2027
zerohedge.com
Technology
MiniMax M3.1 Flash ties GLM-5.3-Flash and edges past Gemini on Artificial Analysis index Cost per task undercuts Deepseek at $0.22, open weights land October 23 as China's price race shows no floor
the-decoder.com
Technology
Prosecutors seek to detain engineer accused of bugging OpenAI conference room Filings describe Saudi official paying family's exit tickets and a royal recruiting him for AI venture, Riyadh has no extradition treaty with Washington
independent.co.uk
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Science

Science
Texas data center boom threatens two decades of clean air gains Report projects nitrogen oxide emissions up nearly 400 percent by 2031 under on-site gas power, proposed projects total 439 gigawatts of demand or a third of US generation
truthout.org
Science
Denmark exports donor sperm to more than 100 countries Private banks outgrew the public system by recruiting anonymous donors in university cities, the new hurdle is the one thing the catalogues never listed — a name
independent.co.uk
Science
Museum reconstructs face of man dead 2 000 years on Rome's Scottish frontier Skull from Inveresk reveals southern-born Briton with a ruined arm and post-mortem decapitation, exhibition opens November 14 in Edinburgh
independent.co.uk
Science
AI predicts cancer survival from a single patient selfie Mass General Brigham model trained on 40 million faces reads creases and under-eye shadows, patients who look five years older face a fifth higher death risk
theguardian.com
Science
Canada declares two-year measles outbreak over More than 6 400 cases cost the country its elimination status, most of the sick were unvaccinated
globalnews.ca
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