World News Brief

• Europe: The temperature of freezers in several shops across seven European countries rose to as high as 50C due to a cyber-attack, leading to massive food spoilage BBC
• Middle East: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed eight people, including a child, with five Hamas-run police officers killed in Khan Younis and three others, including a child, killed in Gaza City BBC
• Africa: More than 5,000 people have died in DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak, with government data showing over 10,000 cases of the rare virus BBC
• Europe: Fighting has resumed in the Kherson region following a six-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war, which did little to alter the ongoing trajectory of the conflict BBC
• Asia: China Media Group pulled La Liga matches after a joke about Kylian Mbappé, acknowledging his apology but not specifying how long the broadcast blackout would last BBC
• Americas: A Wizz Air flight from Luton made an emergency landing in Budapest after a bomb threat was received mid-air, with a Hungarian fighter jet escorting the aircraft BBC

• Europe: Shops were looted during cost-of-living protests in German cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt, coinciding with large demonstrations in France. BBC
• Middle East: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed eight people, including a child, with five Hamas-run police officers killed in Khan Younis and three others, including a child, killed in Gaza City. BBC
• Africa: Over 5,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak, with government data showing more than 10,000 cases of the rare virus. BBC
• Americas: Binance covered 90% of losses after a $6.3bn hack attributed to North Korea by the FBI, affecting the cryptocurrency firm’s users. BBC
• Asia: In India, thousands gathered in Delhi demanding the chief election commissioner resign, as the opposition held a major rally. BBC
• Europe: Police were deployed in Poland during a stand-off over control of the top court after the government suspended two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them. BBC

• Europe: Ukraine receives approval for 500 US-made Patriot missiles, the only effective weapon against Russia's ballistic missiles BBC
• Africa: Over 5,000 people have died in DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak, with more than 10,000 infected BBC
• Asia: North Korean state-backed hackers are suspected in a $6.3bn hack of crypto firm Binance, the largest of its kind BBC
• Europe: Police deploy in Poland as the government suspends two senior justices and moves to prosecute them BBC
• Americas: A Canadian paper mill in Quebec closes indefinitely after US tariffs, leaving hundreds unemployed BBC
• Europe: Ukrainian evacuees from Oleshky reunite with families after surviving without food, water or electricity BBC

• Asia: Crypto giant Binance is attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in a complex cyber-attack believed to be the largest ever of its kind and linked to North Korea BBC
• Americas: US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after surviving a failed execution by lethal injection in September, in her first public statement BBC
• Europe: Hundreds were evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky during a rare Ukraine ceasefire, though many remained in the front-line town despite ongoing dangers BBC
• Europe: Prominent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has shut down under pressure from authorities, ending its three-decade run as a high-profile independent news outlet BBC
• Americas: Spain's transport minister Óscar Puente says he will not resign after a high-speed rail crash killed at least 69 people, despite growing calls for his departure BBC
• Middle East: Syrians face soaring prices and discontent as the end of subsidies challenges post-Assad recovery under Ahmed al-Sharaa's government BBC

• Europe: Leaked audio shows a high-speed train was cleared to move at normal speed despite another stalling ahead, preceding a deadly crash south of Madrid BBC
• Middle East: Israeli election results show Netanyahu's bloc leading with 53 seats but short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset BBC
• Africa: El Salvador deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti to recover four soldiers missing after an ambush near Port-au-Prince BBC
• Asia: Philippine police obtain a warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices after alleged images of child sexual abuse were found in his former home BBC
• Europe: At least 14 people are killed in a Russian drone attack on a train station in Dnipro, Ukraine, including an 11-year-old boy BBC
• Asia: China reports a record number of party purges as Xi Jinping emphasizes 'party discipline,' seen by observers as consolidating authority BBC

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• Middle East: With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and allies are set to win 53 of 120 seats, short of a majority BBC
• Europe: A ceasefire has been extended across Ukraine's Kherson region after no breaches were reported in the truce originally for Oleshky BBC
• Africa: Tanzania celebrates its first natural gas discovery in over 10 years, described by the energy minister as a "major milestone" BBC
• Europe: More than 500 passengers were on board when two trains collided south of Madrid, in Spain's deadliest rail disaster since 2013 BBC
• Americas: Lula's political resurgence in Brazil is challenging Trump's influence in Latin America, despite a temporary thaw in their relationship BBC
• Asia: China's families now support more elderly people than children, as the country faces a major shift due to its ageing population BBC

• Middle East: Turnout is the highest on record as Israelis vote in a pivotal election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu BBC
• Americas: Flávio Bolsonaro's passports are cancelled after he failed to surrender them as he faces money laundering allegations and is barred from leaving Brazil BBC
• Europe: Norway and Finland's leaders held a rare call with Vladimir Putin, the first direct communication between European leaders and Russia's president in over a year BBC
• Africa: The West warns of famine risk in Sudan as civil war, drought and funding cuts worsen the humanitarian crisis and leave millions facing acute hunger BBC
• Middle East: Jordan carried out a deadly strike in Syria, killing five people including women and children, in retaliation for a church attack BBC
• Americas: President Lula has been elected for a fourth term in Brazil after narrowly defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in a close vote, boosting his influence in Latin America BBC

• Americas: Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback after losing the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro BBC
• Europe: Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement, marking a shift in the country's political direction BBC
• Middle East: Israel and the US are both going to the polls in the next fortnight, with outcomes expected to shape global geopolitics and the economy BBC
• Africa: More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia in what a church official describes as a massacre, with one resident calling it an ambush BBC
• Asia: China's secretive four-day Plenum begins in Beijing, with expectations that Xi may tighten discipline within the ruling party BBC
• Africa: Algerian troops deploy to Niger for the first time since 1973, aiming to protect energy facilities near the Libyan border BBC

• Europe: Celebrations erupt in Serbia after populist leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat to a student-led protest movement in a pivotal election. BBC
• Middle East: Israel braces for a pivotal election amid regional war, with security and democracy as central issues, while movement restrictions are imposed on Palestinian workers. BBC
• Americas: Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns from exile months after the US government seized President Nicolás Maduro. BBC
• Europe: Russia hosts the first Olympic federation world event since its invasion of Ukraine, as the International Weightlifting Federation holds its championships there. BBC
• Africa: Gabon restores access to social media after an eight-month ban that the opposition condemned as an abuse of power. BBC
• Africa: The death toll from a militant raid on a Nigerian village rises to 48 as gunmen looted shops and set houses ablaze. BBC

• Europe: Musk says Ukraine violated Starlink terms by using the service for military activity as connection is restored BBC
• Middle East: Israel restricts Palestinian movement in West Bank ahead of elections as crackdown intensifies BBC
• Americas: Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns from exile after US seized President Maduro BBC
• Africa: Gabon restores social media access after eight-month ban justified by authorities as curbing online conflict BBC
• Europe: Over 1,300 arrested in France following mass protests that turned violent in Paris and other cities BBC
• Africa: Second Ebola death confirmed in Kenya, linked to a family member who travelled from DR Congo BBC

• Europe: Slowed Starlink connections had affected Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week, but the government says the link is now stable BBC
• Europe: A fire broke out at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat in Germany, prompting deployment of 200 emergency personnel; a 33-year-old man was arrested BBC
• Middle East: Israeli forces began demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint BBC
• Africa: A second Ebola patient has died in Kenya; the woman was a close family member of the first victim, who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo BBC
• Americas: The White House is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods starting 30 October, while imposing them on others like carpets, as midterm elections approach BBC
• Americas: A British woman died trying to rescue her sons after they were swept away at sea in the Bahamas; her partner described the loss as unimaginable BBC

• Europe: Ukrainian and Russian forces agree to a truce in the occupied city of Oleshky, where residents have resorted to eating garden weeds to survive. BBC
• Middle East: Seven people are killed and 34 injured when gunmen open fire at a church funeral in Jordan’s Karak governorate, prompting a manhunt. BBC
• Middle East: Israeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron following an attack by two Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint. BBC
• Asia: A powerful earthquake in Tibet kills 16 people in a mountainous, sparsely populated area of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. BBC
• Africa: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are accused of deliberately targeting hospitals, with the UN human rights chief stating the attacks may constitute war crimes. BBC
• Europe: One person is killed and five wounded in attacks near Paris, which French authorities are investigating as a terrorist act; the suspected gunman has been apprehended. BBC

• Middle East: Raghad and Raad's family fled their home on foot due to fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis BBC
• Europe: A Ukrainian man was arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia, one of several such cases this year BBC
• Africa: A foreigner was beaten to death by a crowd of 50 in South Africa, following a wave of anti-migrant protests BBC
• Americas: Trump is required to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit against the BBC over an edited Panorama episode of his 2021 speech BBC
• Europe: At least four people died in southern France due to flooding caused by a storm, including two women found drowned in a cellar BBC
• Asia: A shark named Bukangi, found in a canal in Busan, South Korea, has not returned to the sea despite efforts to guide it out BBC

• Europe: Russia says it is ready to resume talks with Ukraine and the US to end the war, following a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg BBC
• Africa: Nigeria confirms an Ebola case linked to East Africa, with the patient, reportedly not Nigerian, now in isolation at an Abuja hospital BBC
• Middle East: Houthi missile strikes hit a security training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing 73 recruits, according to local authorities BBC
• Asia: Pakistan has arrested Faheem Akram, wanted by the US over a $126m postage fraud scheme involving over 5 million fake labels sold at $2 each BBC
• Americas: Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX, with special committees formed to evaluate the potential mega-merger BBC
• Oceania: An Australian MP lost both legs after an alleged car attack; the suspect, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, has appeared in court facing multiple charges BBC

• Africa: Sudan army drones targeted a fuel market and a truck carrying mourners, killing more than 300 people, according to sources BBC
• Europe: Marseille faced apocalyptic disorder as protests escalated into violent unrest, gripping France's second city BBC
• Americas: Alberta voted overwhelmingly to remain part of Canada, delivering a major setback to the separatist movement BBC
• Middle East: A Houthi missile strike hit a security training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing 73 recruits BBC
• Europe: A suspect was arrested after Limoges city hall was set ablaze, with the clock tower's spire collapsing in the fire BBC
• Africa: Exiled Rwandan critic Robert Kabera, a former army sergeant major and YouTuber, was found beheaded in Uganda BBC

• Africa: Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges, all but one of them children, in a case linked to a cult that starved its members. BBC
• Middle East: Houthi missiles struck a security training camp in government-controlled Shabwa province, killing 50 recruits, according to local authorities. BBC
• Americas: Funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme to reduce aid in Gaza by about a third, cutting assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people. BBC
• Europe: Violent protests in France led to widespread damage, with more than 200 people detained and numerous landmarks, shops and restaurants damaged or destroyed. BBC
• Oceania: An Australian MP is in critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack. BBC
• Asia: Saudi Arabia executed two Bangladeshi citizens for committing an "indecent act" in a mosque, a move Bangladesh says it was not informed about beforehand. BBC

• Europe: Burnt out cars and shattered glass were left in Paris after nationwide protests turned violent, with 1,800 arrests reported. BBC
• Middle East: Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats in the West Bank, prompting condemnation from the Israeli military. BBC
• Europe: Oil facilities and a data centre were hit in an overnight attack on St Petersburg, killing at least one person. BBC
• Americas: A wave of homemade synthetic drugs is deepening the drug crisis in the US, according to BBC interviews with users and workers. BBC
• Asia: A nursery owner in China was jailed for life after hundreds of children were poisoned by inedible paint used in meals. BBC
• Americas: Trump waived several Russia sanctions amid rising tensions with Ukraine's Zelensky, citing national security concerns. BBC

• Americas: The US president temporarily ends many Congress-passed restrictions on Moscow over "national security" concerns BBC
• Europe: Ukraine's offensive in Donbas regains territory with Starlink support, but relations with President Trump sour BBC
• Middle East: Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest, injuring several including a US journalist BBC
• Asia: A Chinese nursery owner is jailed for life after hundreds of children are poisoned by inedible paint used in meals BBC
• Americas: Three men are sentenced to 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico during a botched robbery BBC
• Americas: A 16-year-old opens fire at an Oregon primary school, killing three children and a teacher before being shot by an armed parent BBC

• Europe: Ukraine regains territory in Donbas during Operation Vivaldi, aided by Starlink, as relations with Trump sour BBC
• Middle East: Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank amid rising violence BBC
• Asia: India's 'cockroach' party founder detained before Delhi protest following mass arrests and jailing of leaders BBC
• Africa: Patients found in chains and with sores at a suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa are rescued BBC
• Americas: US senators demand investigation into Ukraine's Starlink speed restrictions affecting battlefield operations BBC
• Middle East: China urges Israel to halt 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements during ministerial call BBC

• Americas: Trump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years BBC
• Europe: Ukraine's president says a pause on striking energy sites is over following fresh Russian attacks, as Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery BBC
• Asia: At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan, burying children under debris in Peshawar BBC
• Europe: Seven crew are missing after a drone attack set a tanker on fire off Romania's coast, prompting a Black Sea search and rescue operation BBC
• Asia: North Korea and China opened a new bridge after a 12-year delay, strengthening ties as China remains the North's largest trading partner BBC
• Americas: Brazil's Congress approved a shorter working week, a win for Lula as supporters hope it boosts his popularity ahead of a presidential run-off BBC

• Europe: Elon Musk's Starlink system enables Ukraine to defend its skies and guide drones against Russian targets, according to a Zelensky aide BBC
• Europe: Germany is trying Serhii Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian, for allegedly plotting to destroy the Nord Stream pipelines four years after the attacks BBC
• Americas: US inflation rose to 3.7% in the year to September, driven by higher motor fuel costs, exceeding expectations BBC
• Middle East: A Singapore-flagged container ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile, though all 21 crew were safely evacuated BBC
• Africa: Kenya confirmed a second Ebola case, involving a relative of the first victim who died after arriving from DR Congo BBC
• Oceania: South Australia’s restaurants received all of Australia’s first Michelin stars, reportedly due to the state government funding inspector visits BBC

• Europe: In his first interview since being forced from his post, Gen Syrskyi says Russia's offensive ability is broken and speaks about Ukraine's future in the war BBC
• Europe: Bulgaria summons the Russian ambassador after a merchant ship sinks in a Black Sea drone attack, with six crew rescued and 10 missing BBC
• Americas: One person is dead and others injured after a rollercoaster incident at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia BBC
• Africa: Ex-president Joseph Kabila is named leader of a new DR Congo rebel coalition, despite previously denying links to the M23 rebels BBC
• Middle East: BBC's Orla Guerin travels with Yemen's southern national security forces through a desert battlefield where Houthi rebels were recently dislodged BBC
• Asia: Indian protest leaders are detained after climbing barricades in Delhi to demand the election chief resign over revised voter lists BBC

• Europe: Six Ukrainian energy sites have been hit by Russia since the US president announced a ceasefire, despite claims energy infrastructure would not be targeted BBC
• Middle East: Houthi attacks on Saudi airports killed 13 people, prompting a Saudi minister to vow a serious response in a significant escalation of the conflict BBC
• Africa: A boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized, killing 139 including children, according to the UN BBC
• Europe: Poland detained a man suspected of planning to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk following credible threats against him and his defence minister BBC
• Americas: US immigration agents searched Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, which she called an attempt to target political enemies amid her criticism of Trump BBC
• Asia: Thousands marched to India's Supreme Court demanding the election chief resign, following mass detentions during protests in Delhi BBC

• Middle East: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Saudi airport, killing at least 13 BBC
• Europe: Ukraine struck a Russian Yandex data centre, the third such attack this week BBC
• Asia: Flash floods in central Nepal swept away buildings and bridges, two months after prior disaster BBC
• Africa: Boat capsized off Djibouti with 305 people aboard, killing 139 including children BBC
• Europe: Polish PM blamed online glorification of violence for school stabbings leaving one dead BBC
• Americas: US justice department investigating TV networks over Trump pool coverage dispute BBC

• Europe: Ukraine's president criticizes a US-Russia diesel deal, saying it helps fund Moscow's war, prompting Trump to suggest it is time for Kyiv to get a new leader BBC
• Middle East: A drone attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures 300, with Saudi and US officials blaming Yemen's Houthis BBC
• Asia: Young men in Myanmar live in fear of being abducted and sold to the military as the junta fights ethnic militias and civilian resistance BBC
• Europe: A Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 20, including children, with President Zelensky calling it Russia's 'thanks' for a US diesel deal BBC
• Americas: Hurricane Isaias strikes the US, killing four and leaving thousands without power before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone BBC
• Africa: A drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary forces kills 41 near the Ethiopian border, including eight children, according to a rights group BBC

• Americas: Trump announces a deal to import Russian diesel, drawing sharp criticism from Ukraine's president, who calls it an investment in war BBC
• Europe: US imposes sanctions on the ICC, which the court calls an assault on the rule of law, with several member states including the UK expressing strong disagreement BBC
• Americas: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida as a life-threatening storm, expected to impact Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana BBC
• Africa: Ethiopia warns Eritrea it will defend itself after Eritrean troops cross the border, with reports of drone strikes in response BBC
• Asia: Thousands of security personnel are deployed in Delhi ahead of a protest, with train and metro services cancelled to prevent gatherings BBC
• Americas: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Panama, damaging buildings and prompting tsunami warnings for neighbouring countries BBC

• Europe: Russian forces attacked two buses in Kramatorsk, killing at least 30 people, with Ukraine accusing Russia of targeting civilians. BBC
• Americas: The US Defence Secretary announced the Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, a move described as unprecedented and legally uncertain. BBC
• Middle East: A tanker was hit by multiple projectiles in the Gulf off Qatar, with casualties reported on board the oil and chemical vessel Acers. BBC
• Americas: Christa Pike survived two failed lethal injections and is now able to walk, according to her lawyer, after the botched execution attempt. BBC
• Africa: Eritrean troops have moved deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region, with residents reporting truckloads of soldiers advancing south. BBC
• Asia: South Korea recalled its Ukraine ambassador amid a diplomatic dispute after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul. BBC