Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer, is expected to leave after the midterm elections, saying she wants to spend more time with her family. She is due to depart on 12 November, with Satish Pillai serving as acting deputy director while the agency searches for a successor.

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Russian human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova said a localized ceasefire in Alyoshki, in the Kherson Region, began early on October 27 in areas where a humanitarian mission is being carried out. It is due to end at 10:59 p.m. Moscow time on November 1.

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Melania Trump said the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire took effect at 4 a.m. Moscow time on October 27, two days earlier than scheduled, to protect civilians and enable critical humanitarian aid deliveries. The zone around Alyoshki in the Kherson Region has expanded beyond the town to provide safe passage for aid convoys.

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A ceasefire began in Russian-occupied Oleshky on October 27 to enable civilian evacuations and humanitarian aid deliveries. It is due to last until November 1, and both sides say they are observing it. Evacuation arrangements remain unclear; the Financial Times reports that even residents seeking to reach Ukraine will first be taken to Russia.

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Melania Trump says the ceasefire was moved forward by two days to protect civilians and speed humanitarian aid deliveries.

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A temporary ceasefire in Russian-controlled Oleshky in southern Ukraine appeared to be holding, with both sides stopping drone attacks ahead of a planned evacuation of about 2,000 trapped civilians. Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister also spoke with Putin about efforts to end the war, while noting that major differences remain.

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A short ceasefire in Ukraine’s Oleshky is intended to help more than 1,000 civilians, but the White House credits Melania Trump while the Vatican says Pope Leo helped secure it through calls with Russian and Ukrainian leaders. The pause is meant to enable aid deliveries and evacuations, not end hostilities.

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Exit polls indicate that Israel’s election has no clear winner. Netanyahu spent much of the day urging supporters to vote, describing the contest as a “matter of life and death.”

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Israel’s Channel 12 reported turnout of 74.3% two hours before polling stations closed, a record for an Israeli election since 1988. It had also surpassed the 70.63% final turnout in the November 2022 parliamentary election.

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Ron Gerlitz, CEO of Hebrew University’s aChord Center, says the election’s central issue is the fight for Israeli democracy. The discussion also examines the weakening of Netanyahu’s longstanding association with national security, the psychological roots of his support, conspiracy narratives, Arab parties’ electoral role and the uncertain future of a two-state solution.

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Voting has started in Israel, where more than seven million eligible voters are expected to cast ballots. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza have no say in which occupying power governs their lives. The report asks whether Prime Minister Netanyahu will win again or be forced from office.

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Israelis turned out to vote in numbers not seen for more than half a century. The election, the country’s first since the October 2023 Hamas attack, effectively serves as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule, which has been dominated by war.

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Supporters gathered outside a polling station in Jerusalem on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast his vote. The election is Israel’s first since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and is seen as a referendum on Netanyahu.

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Voting began Tuesday morning in Israel’s first nationwide election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The contest is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its outcome could affect the United States, gas prices and the future of wars in the Middle East, NBC’s Richard Engel reports from Tel Aviv.

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US consumer confidence unexpectedly increased in October for the first time in four months, as views of the job market and business conditions brightened.

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Turnout was high in Israel’s election, widely described as the most consequential in the country’s history. Exit polls are expected soon as Netanyahu faces a close contest.

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Israelis voted Tuesday, October 27, in a tense national election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the wars that followed, which have shaken the Middle East.

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Israelis turned out in force on Tuesday, October 27, in numbers unseen for decades. The deeply divided electorate is delivering its verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.

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Israel’s Central Elections Committee said 77.7 percent of eligible voters—more than 5.69 million people—had voted, the highest turnout in a Knesset election since 1999. Turnout among the Arab community was reported at about 80 percent. Netanyahu urged supporters to vote, while Arab politicians accused right-wing figures of inciting against Palestinian citizens of Israel.

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At talks in Moscow with Qatar’s Emir Tamim, Putin said Russia had advocated ending hostilities and pursuing a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict surrounding Iran since it began.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Kremlin. The talks are taking place on the sidelines of the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed oil and gas cooperation at a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday. Iran’s presidential office said they also addressed expanding economic exchanges and joint projects, and closer political, economic and trade ties.

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin is meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin for the second time in a month. The talks are taking place during the eighth summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, with senior Russian officials and executives also attending.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani in Moscow during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit. Iranian state media said they discussed energy cooperation and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

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Iranian state media reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on the sidelines of a gas exporters’ forum in Moscow. They discussed energy cooperation and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

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Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro left the country for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election, two sources said. They said he had refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports.

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, sources say.

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Brazil has cancelled the passports of Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the election, amid claims he is heading to the United States. His whereabouts remain unknown.

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Brazilian senator and former presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts are unknown after he reportedly failed to surrender his passports to police on Tuesday, CNN Brasil reported.

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Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election, Folha de S.Paulo and Reuters reported, citing people close to the senator. The Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports. AFP reported he had not complied by Tuesday; a police official said the passports were canceled and there was no official record of his departure.

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Brazilian police say Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports have been cancelled after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand them over within 24 hours. The order came amid an investigation into alleged money laundering, which he denies. Bolsonaro has not conceded his election defeat and has called for the result to be annulled; police are checking whether he left Brazil.

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Elon Musk said the risk of Russia destroying Starlink satellites is one of the main reasons the service should remain civilian and not support clearly offensive strikes. In mid-October, restrictions affected Ukraine’s military Starshield terminals, with connections dropping when drones exceeded 160 kilometers per hour. Ukraine’s armed forces denied using Starlink for offensive drone attacks, saying this was technically impossible because the service does not operate over Russian territory.

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The CFTC has escalated its legal fight with states by suing Utah, which had filed its own lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi.

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A rare skeleton of Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of T. rex, sold for $47.3 million at Sotheby’s in New York after six bidders competed for 12 minutes.

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The skeleton, nicknamed Jodi, sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $47.3m. The sale has revived debate among scientists over whether dinosaur fossils should go to private collectors or be displayed publicly for research and public access.

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Helena Ivanov, an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, calls the election a historic turning point in Serbian politics. After 14 years of Aleksandar Vučić’s dominance, the reported victory of a student-led movement represents a challenge to the entrenched political establishment.

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Thousands gathered to celebrate in Serbia’s capital after the country’s student protest movement ousted Aleksandar Vucic from power in a landmark election.

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