Iran attacks at least 15 container ships in Hormuz strait
Middle East theguardian.com

World

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
World
5-billion-dollar gas ring proposed for Central Asia Over 3,000 kilometres of pipeline would carry 20 billion cubic metres a year and let winter flows run in reverse, only agreement announced so far is with an autonomous republic inside Uzbekistan
euronews.com
World
Ukraine hits St Petersburg oil terminal in thousand-drone raid Ruchi depot also ablaze with one dead and five injured, Trump accuses Zelensky of prolonging war while waiving Russia sanctions to keep Moscow at the table
independent.co.uk
World
Saudi helicopter down near Najran kills two pilots Houthis claim shootdown while coalition blames technical fault, Egypt offers 'all possible support' as Yemen war widens
zerohedge.com
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United States

Geothermal undercuts solar-plus-storage in Nevada utility filing Three geothermal bids average about 106 dollars per megawatt-hour against 114 for solar with batteries, federal tax credits for new wind and solar expire while geothermal keeps them to 2033
zerohedge.com
Half of S&P 500 earnings growth traces to AI data centre spending Goldman estimate shows supplier revenue booked years before buyers book the expense, hyperscaler capex growth halves then slows to 17 percent by 2028
zerohedge.com
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
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
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

Miscellaneous

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
Miscellaneous
UK pumpkin patches decimated by record drought Ruffins Farm harvests 50 pumpkins where 10,000 once grew, sheep took priority over irrigation water
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Rams kicker knocks himself out of debut with tackle attempt Blake Grupe made a 44-yard field goal then hurt his knee tackling Devin Duvernay, front office likely hunting third kicker in seven days
foxnews.com
Miscellaneous
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber break silence on son Presley's death at 27 Family statement arrives a month after he died at a rehab facility, IMG-signed model spoke openly of depression and substance abuse
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Sarah Forbes Bonetta was gifted to Queen Victoria as a child New biography traces the Yoruba orphan from King Ghezo's court to Windsor, liberated Africans were indentured to pay for the cost of their own freedom
theguardian.com
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Media

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
Media
Ofcom opens fairness probe into Channel 5 Huw Edwards drama Ex-BBC anchor's own complaint triggers investigation into 'Power', rules built to protect participants now wielded by their subject
dailymail.com
Media
Elizabeth Holmes documentary opens to 15 million dollars Biggest documentary debut in more than 20 years came from 855 screens, three-hour film cost under 7 million to make
theguardian.com
Media
Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account on protest day Bot filter silenced coalition's voting drive for hours, Murphy calls the platform a private government and demands an investigation
theguardian.com
Media
William Shatner fronts heavy metal band at 95 The *uckers debuted at Chicago's Riot Fest with Brian May guitar solo and 50 volunteer metal musicians, the frontman now also advertises hearing aids
foxnews.com
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Politics

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
Politics
Trump renews bid to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook White House names three-person committee to question her over mortgage filings, June ruling already carved the Fed out of presidential removal power
zerohedge.com
Politics
Four in five new UK payroll jobs since 2014 went to foreign nationals Non-EU workers took 2.5 million of 3.7 million posts while British payroll employment fell in nine of twelve regions, at least 200,000 granted right to remain since Labour promised migration crackdown
zerohedge.com
Politics
Dublin deports 24 Romanian citizens on charter flight Removals enforced under Free Movement Directive with ten-year re-entry bans, union citizenship turns out to carry conditions
independent.co.uk
Politics
Albanian PM Rama refuses to resign on sixth day of protests Ties his survival to EU accession talks, 272 injured since Tuesday as police station burns in Tirana
infobae.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
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
Europe
French government holds crisis talks after most violent unrest in years More than 2000 arrested as masked looters ransack Paris shops, Limoges mayor says municipal police ran out of ammunition before the town hall burned
theguardian.com
Europe
Ukrainian strikes damage three of five Yandex data centers Outages hit payments search and ride-hailing across Russia and its neighbours, the state that steered digital life into a few platforms now leaves their defense to private firms
wtop.com
Europe
US firms supply three quarters of the electronics in Russia's new jet drone Ukrainian teardown of the Geran-4 counts 80 American components among 105, Texas Instruments alone accounts for 61 while nobody can say how the parts reached Russia
zerohedge.com
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North America

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
North America
Expedition rules out strongest new lead in Amelia Earhart search Satellite anomaly on Nikumaroro turns out to be trees with a carbonate sheen, donors thanked as team vows to keep searching
nbcnews.com
North America
Pentagon withholds Minab school massacre report until after midterms Bloomberg says findings have been ready for months and cite flawed intelligence and AI overreliance, strike killed at least 120 children and the US has never admitted carrying it out
zerohedge.com
North America
Jury finds David Sabatini's accuser lied and awards him seven-figure payout MTOR biologist lost MIT tenure and Whitehead lab over the claim, verdict returns money but not the fourteen years of lab-building
dailymail.com
North America
Fire kills multiple at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright Windstorm drives blaze across base fence as Edmonton hospitals absorb mass casualties, defence minister gives no figures or cause
theguardian.com
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Latin America

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
Latin America
Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale boom linked to sickness cluster in Patagonia Guardian reports birth defects and miscarriages on one street beside a wellhead as Milei touts record oil exports to Europe, no in-depth health study has been done in thirteen years
theguardian.com
Latin America
Costa Rica inaugurates Bukele-model mega-prison Fernández opens 5,100-inmate CACCO with Salvadoran-donated designs as San José imports security policy wholesale, same week Bukele moves to release half of El Salvador's emergency detainees
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Maduro tells New York court torture charges are false Shackled ex-president refuses to enter plea as rewritten indictment abandons drug case for alleged state torture system, wife Cilia Flores declares innocence while both sides quietly push trial back two weeks
theguardian.com
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Asia

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
Asia
North Korea claims test of AI-guided super-speed torpedo KCNA names the Zam-2.0 system but gives no detail on its artificial intelligence, announcement lands weeks before a possible Trump-Kim meeting at the APEC summit
independent.co.uk
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Middle East

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
Middle East
Trump endorses Netanyahu days before Israeli election, warns US will 'finish the job' against Iran alone if Bibi loses Far-right Ben-Gvir polls ahead of Labor's successors as three-quarters of first-time Jewish voters lean right
foxnews.com
Middle East
UAE and Saudi Arabia agree to re-enter Yemen war Abu Dhabi resumes funding to southern brigades under Saudi air cover, Gulf rivals reunite as Houthis press toward Taiz and Marib
theguardian.com
Middle East
Israeli settlers beat Washington Post photographer during olive harvest attacks Masked groups strike eight West Bank villages and wound more than 20 as harvest begins, army fires teargas at farmers who defend themselves
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
Geothermal undercuts solar-plus-storage in Nevada utility filing Three geothermal bids average about 106 dollars per megawatt-hour against 114 for solar with batteries, federal tax credits for new wind and solar expire while geothermal keeps them to 2033
zerohedge.com
Economy
Half of S&P 500 earnings growth traces to AI data centre spending Goldman estimate shows supplier revenue booked years before buyers book the expense, hyperscaler capex growth halves then slows to 17 percent by 2028
zerohedge.com
Economy
China beats growth forecasts on AI-fuelled export surge Factory output up 5.5 percent while retail sales gain 1.1, Beijing set to hit its growth target without stimulus
theguardian.com
Economy
UK profit warnings hit near two-year high ahead of autumn Budget 65 listed firms downgraded in a quarter as policy uncertainty overtakes demand cycles, waiting for the tax bill now costs more than the bill itself
independent.co.uk
Economy
UK steelmakers pay almost 30 pounds more per megawatt hour than French rivals Gap worst in three years as gas sets the power price, government subsidises plants it taxes into uncompetitiveness
theguardian.com
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Technology

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
Technology
Denuvo wins subpoenas to unmask cracker 'voices38' after cutting demands from 46 to nine Judge had called original requests for payment logs and post histories a privacy risk, revised targets still include IP addresses and phone numbers
torrentfreak.com
Technology
Musk pledges every American child a share of SpaceX Private stock has no market price but trades near 146 dollars in secondary deals, giveaway would hand tens of millions of minors a lifelong stake in NASA and Pentagon procurement
newsweek.com
Technology
US appeals court dismantles Tesla FSD class action Ninth Circuit vacates certification because buyers cannot show common exposure to autonomy claims, thousands of individual suits replace one trial Tesla can outspend
zerohedge.com
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Science

Science
Ukraine flies wounded soldier out by drone in claimed world first Hexacopter built as bomber carried the infantryman after enemy drones and mines ruled out ground routes, Kyiv codifies drone medevac as Washington withdraws support
nbcnews.com
Science
Blood antibodies predict bowel disease a decade before diagnosis 2000 US military samples reveal immune signatures of future Crohn's and colitis patients, treatment still begins only when symptoms do
theguardian.com
Science
Fires rise across Africa's tropical forests Satellite analysis finds significant increases across a third of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the world's largest tropical carbon sink faces a potentially record El Niño as aid cuts reach its fire programmes
independent.co.uk
Science
Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft with no human in the loop DeepMind team needed 27 hours and 605 deaths to kill the Ender Dragon, each conquered benchmark quietly retires so the next one can be sold
the-decoder.com
Science
UK vaccine injury scheme denies paralysed trial nurse the payout after admitting the jab caused her condition 60 percent disability bar excludes 99 percent of COVID claims while manufacturers kept their immunity, inquiry demands graduated payments and government answers with a review
zerohedge.com
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