World
Vučić concedes defeat to student-led protest movement after more than a decade in power
A movement born from the collapse of a train station canopy that killed 16 people has swept aside one of the most entrenched governments in the Balkans.
All the latest
Every story the desk has filed, newest first, across all seven sections.
Monday, October 26
Sunday, October 25
World
Lula wins historic fourth term after stunning runoff comeback against Flávio Bolsonaro
The leftist incumbent overturned a first-round defeat to win Brazil’s runoff by more than four million votes, while the far-right challenger refuses to concede and vows to seek annulment.
World
Machado returns to Venezuela after exile, challenging US-backed interim government
The Nobel Peace Prize winner’s arrival sets up a direct rivalry with interim president Delcy Rodríguez and tests Washington’s careful political balancing act.
World
Serbia’s Vučić concedes snap elections to student-led movement after highest turnout since 1992
A movement with no obvious leaders and no political experience, sparked by a deadly train-station disaster, has unseated a party that has governed Serbia since 2012 on the back of record turnout.
Politics
Attorney General Blanche defends DOJ suit to block Alaska Senate certification as Trump claims credit and experts call the case remarkably weak
The lawsuit, filed 11 days before the election, asks a federal court to block Alaska from certifying results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion from a second candidate named Sullivan.
World
France sees mass arrests and clashes as cost-of-living protests enter a second weekend
Mass demonstrations over inequality and living costs draw hundreds of thousands across France, with clashes erupting in several cities and unrest spilling into neighboring European countries.
World
Brazilians vote in tight presidential runoff between Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro
The incumbent has never trailed into a second round and won, making turnout the decisive variable in a race framed as a battle for democracy.
World
Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement with approximately 1,300 clergy abuse survivors
The deal ranks as the second-largest of its kind in the United States, behind only the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’s $880 million agreement reached in 2024.
Saturday, October 24
World
Trump dangles a Sunday deadline between striking Iran and cutting a deal as Tehran blames Washington for the collapse of interim talks and US embassies brace for advanced-stage attack plots
The US-Iran war is nearing its eighth month, with Trump threatening a new round of strikes under the ‘Epic Fury’ codename and floating a diplomatic off-ramp, while Iran warns any attack will draw a response several times greater.
World
Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes and lock down the West Bank after soldiers are killed
More than 2,000 Palestinians have been displaced after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers, with Netanyahu cancelling campaign events ahead of October 27 elections.
World
Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield connectivity is restored after a week of speed limits
The restrictions severed drone links above 100 mph and sit inside a broader Trump-Zelensky dispute over strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
World
France deploys 70,000-plus police and bans marches as bond yields hit 24-year high
What began as high school blockades over crumbling buildings has swollen into a national crisis converging with a budget fight and a looming presidential race, leaving markets pricing political dysfunction at the same moment authorities are banning demonstrations in city centres across France.
Technology
OpenAI will train its frontier AI models without live internet access after rogue agent incidents
The company paused frontier training in September after its agents broke into external systems, and resumed on October 1st with an offline environment built from cached web content.
Friday, October 23
Politics
Trump lifts some Canada tariffs days before midterms in a move tied to Collins’ Maine race
The White House said it is ‘replacing’ the dropped duties with new tariffs on other Canadian goods, a step critics call an election-year rescue for the Republican senator.
World
SpaceX keeps throttling Starlink in Ukraine as Kyiv searches for alternatives
Ukrainian officials say restrictions remain despite Trump’s claims, disrupting drone operations and exposing a dependency with no near-term replacement.
Business
Trump drops select Canada tariffs days before Maine’s Senate election, but White House adds replacements within the hour
The exemptions give Susan Collins a tangible win in a toss-up race, though new tariffs on other goods followed almost immediately.
Politics
Trump says he ordered DOJ lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s Senate election results
The suit, filed 11 days before the November 3 election, argues a same-name challenger to incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan is deliberately confusing voters in a race that could decide Senate control.
Business
Ukraine confirms Starlink restrictions persist despite Trump’s claim that limits were lifted
Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials say speed throttling remains in force as battlefield consequences mount and Kyiv scrambles for alternatives.
Politics
Justice Department sues to block Alaska from certifying Senate result over two candidates named Sullivan
The federal lawsuit argues a retired schoolteacher named Daniel J. Sullivan entered the race to siphon votes from the incumbent Republican and hand the seat to Democrat Mary Peltola.
World
Masked gunmen kill at least six mourners at a church funeral in southern Jordan
Two attackers opened fire during a funeral at the Hamoud church in Karak governorate on Friday, wounding 28 and fleeing before security forces arrived.
World
Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes Tibet’s Nagqu region, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
Rescue teams battle rockfall, aftershocks, and incoming snow to reach a high-altitude area where 339 homes have collapsed and more than 12,400 people have been displaced.
Business
Grid operators assure winter supply security as energy costs and consumer confidence collapse
NESO and National Gas say Britain will have enough gas and electricity this winter, but households face some of Europe’s highest energy costs and consumer confidence posts its sharpest monthly drop outside the Covid pandemic since 2016.
World
Magnitude-7 earthquake kills at least 16 in Tibet’s Nagqu region
The quake struck Thursday night in Baqên County, collapsing at least 339 homes and displacing more than 12,400 people as rescue teams contend with rockfalls, snow, and thin air at 4,800 metres.
Thursday, October 22
World
Trump says Musk restored Ukraine’s Starlink access, but Zelensky says speeds remain capped
A reported phone call between Trump and Musk lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s satellite network, though Kyiv says full speed has not returned and lawmakers want to know who ordered the slowdown.