A limited truce has begun in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have been without food, water and electricity. Ukrainian officials and Russia’s defence ministry say it is being observed. The White House says US First Lady Melania Trump secured the truce to enable aid deliveries and a planned civilian evacuation, though mined routes and drone attacks make escape dangerous.

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A localized ceasefire took effect in Russian-occupied Oleshky on Oct. 27 to allow a humanitarian mission to enter and enable civilian evacuations and aid deliveries. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman said the pause should last at least until Saturday. Within minutes of its start, Russian forces launched ballistic missiles at other parts of Ukraine, including Kyiv.

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Russia has paused strikes on Ukraine’s Kherson region as a local ceasefire begins ahead of a humanitarian mission led by US First Lady Melania Trump. The mission is set to deliver food, medicine and water to Russian-occupied Oleshky before opening evacuation corridors. The ceasefire is due to last through Saturday or longer.

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A rare humanitarian ceasefire brokered by First Lady Melania Trump to help people trapped in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian town is set to take effect.

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces stopped firing in the Kherson direction at 4 a.m. Moscow time on October 27 to prepare for a humanitarian operation near Alyoshki. It accused Ukrainian forces of shelling roads and using drones, and said the area and nearby routes faced 18 artillery strikes and more than 120 drone strikes in the past week.

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A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is now in effect ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump.

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The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request to set aside about 20,000 mail-in ballots in California, allowing the state to continue counting them. The government said the ballots went to people likely to be non-citizens; the court said lower courts had not had enough time to review the case and emphasized that election administration is a state responsibility.

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The Ninth Circuit denied the Trump administration’s request to stop California from counting mail ballots tied to a list of more than 20,000 registered voters whom the federal government alleges may be noncitizens. The administration had told at least 18 California counties to set aside and verify ballots it claims belong to noncitizens.

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The Trump administration has accused James Comey of illegally disclosing national defense information in 2016, in a third attempt to prosecute the former FBI director. Comey denies wrongdoing, and his lawyers say the case is legally invalid and time-barred. A judge has yet to rule on their request to dismiss it.

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The case concerns disclosures published by The New York Times in 2016.

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Former FBI director James Comey is facing a third criminal case brought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which accuses him of sharing sensitive national security information, according to court documents made public Monday.

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Former FBI director James Comey faces new national security charges in his third federal case.

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The Justice Department charged former FBI director James Comey with two counts of leaking information related to national defense, alleging that he shared it in 2016 with a national news outlet in coordination with an unnamed person. Comey’s lawyers argue the case concerns a New York Times article already investigated and that the filing is time-barred and procedurally improper.

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The Justice Department has brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for the third time.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated in Brazil’s presidential election, is dropping his effort to have the vote annulled. He plans instead to file a case accusing reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of abuse of power.

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Microsoft says it will offer voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 eligible employees in selected parts of the company across the United States, India, Canada and the United Kingdom. The offer comes as the company manages costs while investing in AI infrastructure and data centers, and follows an earlier voluntary retirement program and layoffs in its Xbox division this year.

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Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to employees on selected teams in the US, Canada, India and the UK at level 70 and below, potentially including some senior staff.

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Microsoft said Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to more than a quarter of its global workforce, including employees in Canada, as it seeks to curb costs and finance major AI investments.

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Microsoft says its voluntary separation offer for 60,000 workers is available for a limited time, as the company increases its AI investment.

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Based on a company spokesperson's comments, Business Insider reported Monday that about 60,000 people working at Microsoft are being offered buyout terms.

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Microsoft plans to offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers as part of efforts to cut costs and reshape its workforce for the AI era.

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The Justice Department is asking Washington state to set aside 400 ballots, saying the voters may be noncitizens. It is the Trump administration’s latest effort to enter ballot counting and certification, which state officials handle.

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Crypto-market participants put Anthropic's value close to $2 trillion, while an investor cautioned that its listing could signal the AI bubble has reached its peak. The Claude maker is pursuing a Nasdaq debut under ANT after lodging an S-1 with the US securities regulator on Oct. 26. It reported an operating profit for the quarter, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley heading the deal.

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AI company Anthropic has publicly filed for an IPO with US market regulators. Its filing shows first-half 2026 revenue surged to $16.3 billion while its net loss widened to more than $80 billion, and includes nearly 100 pages on investment risks.

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Anthropic was founded in late 2020 by senior OpenAI employees who believed the company was not giving AI ethics and safety enough priority. In just a few years, it has become an AI powerhouse and is expected to pursue one of history’s largest and most closely watched IPOs.

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Anthropic’s hundreds-of-pages-long S-1 filing leaves out numerous financial details. One analyst told WIRED that the company owes investors more information.

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Claude maker Anthropic has filed to go public, setting the stage for what could become one of the largest stock market debuts ever.

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Anthropic has filed paperwork for a stock market debut that could raise as much as $100 billion, according to reports. Analysts estimate a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion. The company remains unprofitable, reporting an $80.7 billion net loss in the first half of 2026, and plans to trade on Nasdaq as “ANT.”

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The unexpected result means Brazil’s environmental policies will continue rather than take a sharp turn under Flávio Bolsonaro.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated far-right rival Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election runoff, securing a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote to Bolsonaro’s 48.21%. Guardian correspondent Tom Phillips will answer questions about the result, Brazil’s future and its regional implications.

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The Latin American left’s standard-bearer has pulled off another seemingly impossible comeback, but now faces the task he failed to accomplish over the past four years.

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was declared the winner of Sunday’s runoff and delivered a defiant message. Rival Flavio Bolsonaro disputes the result and wants it annulled. Lula has pledged a new approach to governing, but faces many challenges ahead.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has abandoned plans to seek annulment of Brazil’s presidential runoff results after lawyers and key allies urged him not to contest the vote’s legitimacy, Folha de S.Paulo reported. The newspaper cited a lack of concrete legal arguments and risks in court and politics. The electoral commission said Lula da Silva won 51.79%.

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Two days before his 81st birthday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged as a comeback victor after a bitter campaign in which he often appeared to show his age. He became the first candidate since Brazil returned to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential runoff after trailing in the first round, turning a 2.2 million-vote deficit against far-right Flavio Bolsonaro into a 4.4 million-vote lead.

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Trade discussions between Canada and the United States have intensified as their trade war dominates the final days of the U.S. midterm campaign. Sources told CBC News and Radio-Canada that a deal is not necessarily imminent.

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Rubio disclosed Washington’s role in Machado’s return to Venezuela from abroad.

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After a year in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned, ready to negotiate with the government. The EU welcomed her return and called for free and fair elections.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrived in Caracas on Sunday night after an 11-hour journey through five states. Supporters gathered along the way, raising expectations of a return to democracy.

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Thousands lined Caracas streets to greet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as she returned home after 10 months in exile. She left last December, shortly before the United States abducted President Nicolas Maduro and backed his deputy, Delcy Rodriguez, as leader.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned after more than 10 months in exile. She attended Mass in Lara state, where jubilant supporters surrounded her, before huge crowds lined her route through Caracas. Machado had left Venezuela in secret to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition figure María Corina Machado returned to Caracas on Sunday after nearly a year away, greeted by thousands of cheering supporters. She left Venezuela last December to receive the prize and had been unable to return because she feared detention by the authorities.

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