U.S. oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron both reported quarterly profits above analyst expectations on Friday. Surging refining margins boosted earnings from their fuel businesses, which usually make less profit, to levels comparable with their upstream segments.
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Peng Liyuan met Elke Budenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, over tea in Beijing on Friday. As part of her husband’s state visit to China through October 31, Budenbender discussed cultural and people-to-people exchanges with Peng. Both expressed support for deeper cooperation and friendship between the two peoples.
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CGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:50
In Houston, an ICE officer faces an aggravated-assault charge involving a deadly weapon over an alleged intentional car collision with a Mexican construction worker.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:47
A Texas grand jury charged ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he struck and injured an immigrant with his vehicle in Houston.
Cameroon’s state-owned refiner Sonara says it has agreed with Nigeria’s Dangote Group and Lagos-based MRS Oil & Gas Company to supply refined petroleum products to Cameroon.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:45
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said he would continue speaking openly about the threat from Russia. Reuters reported that Pentagon officials asked the Baltic states to avoid overly sharp statements toward Moscow, but Michal said the U.S. had made no such request to him directly. He argued that currying favor with dictators brings humiliation and said Estonia’s firm stance helps defend NATO’s eastern flank.
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Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said Ukrainian troops are deliberately targeting employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. He called it a crime on an international scale and said accusations of inhumane actions against staff were growing.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:43
Asian gasoline margins fell by more than half from the previous session on Friday, moving in step with global crack spreads. Traders and analysts cited China’s surprise fuel export quota and rising inventories at major trading hubs.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:40
Switzerland has formally reopened its diplomatic office in North Korea. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met officials in Pyongyang to discuss normalising political relations and restoring dialogue, on the first visit by a Swiss government minister in more than two decades.
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A day after saying he would cancel rallies in Kansas and Iowa, Donald Trump has put them back on his schedule. Both events will now take place on Sunday, with plans also adjusted to include more virtual rallies.
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Plans for President Donald Trump to hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas this weekend are back on, people familiar with the matter said, extending his campaign trail activity ahead of next week’s midterm elections.
Donald Trump first called off, then restored, two in-person rallies planned for this weekend in Kansas and Iowa. The Republican National Committee had said he would instead hold many tele-rallies. The reversal comes as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress and Democrats hope to gain seats amid discontent over Trump’s handling of living costs.
Donald Trump has rescheduled campaign rallies in two key Midwestern states after previously canceling the trips.
With four days until the US midterms, national polls show Democrats leading Republicans 51.4% to 43.2%. Trump cancelled weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa, choosing phone events across nearly 20 states. A legal dispute over two Alaska candidates named Dan Sullivan could delay the Senate race result.
The Republican National Committee said Thursday evening that Trump canceled appearances in Kansas and Iowa during the final days of the midterm election season and would instead hold “a large number” of tele-rallies.
Trump said Thursday he was canceling weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, where he had planned to campaign for GOP candidates in competitive races, and would hold numerous telerallies instead.
Donald Trump has cancelled scheduled rallies in Iowa and Kansas. The Republican National Committee says it will replace them with televised events reaching nearly 20 states. Trump’s Friday rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, remains scheduled to proceed.
Trump has called off his last rallies ahead of the US midterms and plans to take part in other campaign events by phone. Throughout October, he has maintained an exhausting schedule of near-daily rallies to support Republicans.
Launched in 1986, BioSilk Silk Therapy Original leave-in treatment remains popular with shoppers for adding shine and taming frizz. It is currently discounted by 72% on Amazon.
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NBC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:35
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance was hit by a record $6.3 billion cyber heist, which blockchain intelligence firms linked to North Korea. By Thursday night in the US, major crypto platforms had coordinated to freeze roughly $3 billion in stolen assets as they raced to track and secure the funds.
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The unprecedented $6.3 billion crypto theft unfolded on Thursday evening. Containing its fallout hinges on a commitment to fully compensate traders.
Binance says it has begun recovering assets for affected users and set aside more than $6.34 billion of company funds for the incident, including $5 billion in the exact tokens affected. The figures exclude frozen or protected assets still undergoing recovery and verification. Binance had earlier reported a hack, with some deposits and withdrawals suspended.
Analytics firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis say the North Korean group TraderTraitor, also known as Lazarus Group, may have stolen more than $6 billion from Binance. The group may have links to Russia. Binance says about half the funds are frozen and has pledged to reimburse customers, setting aside $6.34 billion and beginning to return assets. Experts call it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
Binance says it will cover billions of dollars in stolen assets after a record-setting cyberattack targeting the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange shook the digital assets industry and revived fears about crypto.
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point say the $6.3 billion hack of Binance is unlikely to derail the crypto market’s recovery, and urge investors to buy crypto stocks.
Hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance in a record-breaking theft, leading issuers to freeze about half of the stolen assets. US analysts suspect North Korean hackers were responsible, and the breach has shaken confidence in the crypto market.
Binance suspended all withdrawals after a hack it estimates affected about $6.3 billion. The exchange said it had frozen around $3 billion in affected assets, mostly stablecoins. Elliptic analysts said the attacker converted about $3.3 billion into assets that cannot be frozen and was trying to cash them out as traditional currency.
Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion to cover losses from the hack, while industry partners have frozen another $3 billion in affected assets.
Binance says $6.3 billion in crypto was stolen from its platform, with about $3 billion of the affected assets frozen so far. It has pledged to cover all losses, suspended deposits and withdrawals, and says investigators have found no evidence of a wallet private-key leak. Blockchain analysis firms attribute the attack to North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor.
Spain is observing a second day of mourning after Wednesday’s high-speed train crash killed 69 people. Some families still have no news of missing loved ones, and have posted photos or descriptions of what they were wearing on social media in urgent appeals for information.
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Pedro Sánchez said the government must investigate Wednesday’s collision, which killed at least 69 people and injured more than 100, while also restoring confidence in high-speed rail. The crash involved Renfe and Iryo trains near Urda; a preliminary report said malfunctions, instructions and actions led to the collision without necessary safeguards.
Óscar Puente says he will stay in office after a high-speed train collision near Urda killed at least 69 people. He said his priority was resolving the problem and finding answers. A preliminary investigation found the Renfe train was travelling at 160–200km/h when it struck a stationary Iryo train.
Spain began demanding answers Thursday after the collision’s death toll rose to 69, with dozens injured and distressed relatives searching for news of loved ones. On Wednesday morning south of Madrid, a Renfe service struck the back of a stationary train operated by private Spanish company Iryo.
A preliminary report says the Spanish train was travelling at least 160 kph (99 mph) when it struck a stationary train on Wednesday. At least 69 people were killed.
A small boat placed two limpet mines on a tanker’s hull in the Strait of Hormuz, causing an engine-room fire and temporarily disabling the vessel, maritime sources said Friday. They described it as the first successful use of such explosives in the waterway since the U.S.-Iran war began in February.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force said a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a mine and caught fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was abandoned at the strait’s entrance; the IRGC had earlier reported two similar incidents farther south.
Iran’s navy said its personnel destroyed an enemy unmanned boat in the operational zone east of the Strait of Hormuz. It also said two tankers were damaged and caught fire after hitting sea mines in prohibited, unsafe waters while ignoring warnings and switching off tracking systems, and held their owners responsible for the unauthorized passage.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Friday that two oil tankers caught fire and were stopped in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Qatari mediators returned to Tehran for another round of talks aimed at ending the war between Iran and the United States.
Pastor Caleb Campbell, once a neo-Nazi, has become one of the few outspoken evangelical critics of the Trump administration. He began speaking out during Trump’s first term against plans to put children in cages amid an immigration crackdown. As the midterms near, Campbell fears US politics and the administration have grown increasingly distant from biblical teachings.
FFrance 24Original★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:34
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak told FRANCE 24 that Benjamin Netanyahu did not win this week’s election and instead “lost dramatically.” Barak said Netanyahu’s rival Gadi Eisenkot should ally with Arab parties, suggested claims of Qatari funding were meant to divert attention from an ongoing corruption scandal, and warned Netanyahu was ready to strike Iran to remain in power.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:34
Russia’s Justice Ministry added independent publisher Vidim Books and the Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to its “undesirable” organizations registry. Eleven groups were added in total; most were declared undesirable on October 20, according to a document, though the decision was not announced then. Cooperation with such organizations can lead to criminal prosecution.
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike said she remains in constant pain after surviving a failed lethal injection in September. In her first public statement since then, she thanked those who saved her life and urged compassion for her victim’s family.
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Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injection attempts last month, has spoken publicly for the first time since the execution failed. Her team released a new statement, while legal questions remain about what happens next.
Christa Pike says she has been in constant pain since surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month, and attributes the failed execution to incompetence.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike says she is gradually getting stronger but has experienced ongoing pain since surviving a botched execution in Tennessee last month.
In her first statement, Christa Pike described “pain in my mind and in my soul.” She survived two doses of pentobarbital during an attempted execution on 30 September. Pike was sentenced to death for torturing and killing her classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, when she was 18.
Christa Pike made her first public comments since surviving a botched execution, saying she has been in pain every moment since that night.
Christa Pike, who survived a failed execution, said in a new statement that she is “recovering.”
Christa Pike has issued her first public statement since a lethal-injection execution attempt failed in September. She said she has been in physical and emotional pain but is recovering. Tennessee’s governor has suspended executions for the rest of the year and ordered an independent review.
A month after surviving a lethal injection in which two rounds of the drug had entered her body, Christa Pike says she feels pain in her mind and soul.
Google’s fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat is selling for $219.99, a $60 discount, at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot. It learns heating and cooling preferences, adjusts temperatures automatically, and includes a remote sensor and adaptive display.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:29
Protests against rising living costs have returned to dozens of Italian cities as part of a general strike called by grassroots unions.
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Thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets in Italy, angered by the high cost of living and spending on foreign wars. Richard Engel reports from Rome.
Thousands were preparing to take to the streets of Rome, Milan and other Italian cities on Friday for nationwide demonstrations against the cost of living and high military spending.
Slovakia's prosecutor general has reopened a criminal case concerning former Prime Minister Eduard Heger and former Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad over their decision to donate MiG-29 jets and Soviet-era KUB air defense systems to Ukraine. He said the earlier investigation was closed prematurely and reassigned its prosecutorial supervision to a regional prosecutor in Trencin.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:26
Russia plans diesel exports of 510,000 tons in October, with shipments potentially reaching 2.15 million tons in November, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. Plans for early next year will depend on the situation.
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The Houthis say they have attacked several sites in Aden, including its airport, military camps, port and presidential palace. Fearing renewed widespread violence, residents are storing food, preparing vehicles and mapping escape routes. Missile and drone strikes have disrupted daily life and repeatedly affected flights at Aden’s airport.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-30 15:26
Exit polls on Tuesday showed Israel’s wartime election in a dead heat, with Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp. Neither had a clear route to power, dealing a setback to Netanyahu’s coalition and potentially leaving weeks of negotiations to form a government.
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Israel's final count gave Netanyahu's bloc 53 of 120 Knesset seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's opposition alliance won 48 and two predominantly Arab parties took 19. As coalition talks begin, reports say ultra-Orthodox party figures are considering backing an Eisenkot-led minority government. United Torah Judaism's chairman's office denied that it had instructed lawmakers to negotiate.
Israel’s election produced no clear winner, and neither bloc reached the 61 seats needed to form a government. Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot took 48, and two lists representing Palestinian citizens secured 19 combined. Coalition talks are reportedly under way; if the formation process fails, Israelis may have to vote again.
Israel’s final election results show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has lost its majority in parliament, setting the stage for difficult negotiations.
Netanyahu’s bloc has emerged ahead in Israel’s election but failed to win a majority. Party leaders now face a lengthy and likely difficult period of negotiations to form a government.
At least seven officers suffered minor injuries, including bruises and cuts, in clashes with demonstrators at an anti-government rally in Mestre, ANSA reported, citing Venice police chief Antonio Sbordone. The officers were pushing back protesters who tried to breach a police cordon. Demonstrations were held in dozens of Italian cities, and a union said at least 1.5 million people joined the nationwide strike.
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European countries fear Washington and Moscow could reach agreements affecting European interests without them ahead of planned U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi. They have not agreed on who should represent them. A call between Finland’s and Norway’s leaders and Vladimir Putin drew criticism for lacking prior allied support. Washington and Kyiv are considering a U.K.-France-Germany “troika,” though that could upset other European countries. Moscow says European participation is unnecessary.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sat between his Mexican and Saudi counterparts at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the middle seat on the upper side of the table. South Africa was absent after the United States refused entry visas to its delegation.
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The United States scrapped plans for a group photo at Friday’s G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta after several European diplomats objected to appearing with Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, and threatened to walk out.
Senator Chris Murphy accused the Trump administration of paving the way for Egypt’s crackdown on independent journalism by waiving human-rights conditions on part of its military aid. Several journalists have recently been arrested in Egypt. The State Department said the waiver reflected US national-security interests and Egypt’s security cooperation.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:17
A zoo near Islamabad has introduced a coffee-and-snacks experience where visitors can watch, feed and pet alpacas. The zoo says its ten imported alpacas are the first in Pakistan.
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Reports of men being seized in Russian cities and pressured to sign Defense Ministry contracts before being sent to fight in Ukraine have risen again. Families in Omsk say men are taken from the streets, subjected to violence and cut off from contact. Rights advocates say similar complaints have come from dozens of regions.
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MEXC is withdrawing from four countries. Remaining positions will close automatically on January 22, 2027, while the March 5 withdrawal cutoff leaves earlier batch restrictions unchanged.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:15
Global equity funds recorded substantial inflows in the week through October 28, albeit at a slower pace. A rebound in AI and chip shares, led by South Korea’s SK Hynix after its record quarterly profit, boosted demand for technology and Asian funds.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:15
ExxonMobil and Chevron reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, benefiting from higher prices and record production. Meanwhile, US consumers face much higher gasoline and diesel costs than a year ago, and say the cost of living will affect their votes in the coming midterm elections.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:12
Russian and Ukrainian officials entered the devastated city of Oleshky on a humanitarian mission after a rare ceasefire.
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A humanitarian aid convoy carrying Russian and Ukrainian officials entered the besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky after Melania Trump brokered a localized ceasefire.
Evacuations have started in Oleshky, which is under Russian control, under a ceasefire brokered by the United States.
Starving residents of a Russian-held town in southern Ukraine began evacuating Friday as part of a joint relief effort by opposing sides, the first operation of its kind in more than four years of war.
After years of Russian occupation, Oleshky’s civilians have a rare opportunity to receive humanitarian aid or leave town. Serious doubts remain over whether evacuees will be able to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory.
An evacuation operation is underway in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city during a localized truce brokered by first lady Melania Trump, with Pope Leo XIV also involved.
A humanitarian mission led by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova has reached Oleshky in the occupied Kherson region. Russian and Ukrainian representatives said civilian evacuations began on October 30 and aid was being distributed. Journalists entered with the delegations as the sides paused fire for several days.
An aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies has entered Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Evacuations are under way during a six-day US-brokered local ceasefire, now in its third day, with 25 buses standing by.
Ukraine’s prime minister said on Friday that authorities were still determining how many residents plan to evacuate from the Russian-occupied southern town of Oleshky to Ukrainian-held territory.
Evacuations are under way from Russian-occupied Oleshky after a ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump took effect in the Kherson frontline region on Tuesday, allowing the road to be cleared of mines. A convoy of 25 buses can carry up to 750 people during a four-hour window. Several hundred residents are understood to be staying despite shortages of gas, electricity and running water.
Officials from Russia and Ukraine say evacuations and humanitarian aid distribution have started in occupied Oleshky, in the Kherson region. Ukraine says 527 residents want to relocate to Ukraine; Russia has not provided a figure for those seeking to relocate to Russia. The countries halted hostilities for the humanitarian mission under a truce that began on October 27 and is due to last until late on November 1.
Officials from Russia and Ukraine entered the devastated city of Oleshky after a rare ceasefire.
Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki, in the Kherson Region, was going more or less as planned. Russian forces established a ceasefire on the Kherson front on October 27 to enable the operation. Russia and Ukraine had earlier agreed to a ceasefire in Alyoshki for aid delivery and civilian evacuation through a designated safe corridor, with assistance from US First Lady Melania Trump.
Ukraine's human rights ombudsman said buses and ambulances were ready to evacuate residents from Russian-occupied Oleshky during a ceasefire. An evacuation volunteer accused Russia of starting the process early, and TASS footage appeared to show civilians being moved before the agreed Oct. 30 departure date.
Evacuation of stranded residents from Oleshky began Friday under a US-brokered ceasefire, officials from Russia and Ukraine said. Ukraine said 527 people would be taken to areas under Kyiv’s control, while Russia said an unspecified number would go to Russia. Humanitarian aid distribution also began.
The first humanitarian operation in years in Russian-occupied Oleshky offers civilians trapped by war a fragile glimmer of hope. It also raises serious concerns about Moscow’s intentions and the fate of people seeking evacuation to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova have traveled to occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region with humanitarian aid and plan to arrange the evacuation of residents who wish to leave. Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause fighting there from October 27 through November 1; Melania Trump reportedly helped broker the deal.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the government is drafting a decree to extend Russia’s diesel export ban until the end of January 2027, with specific exceptions for supplies to global markets.
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The Kyiv Independent’s new documentary examines anti-Ukrainian aggression in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, which have hosted the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees since Feb. 24, 2022.
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A report warns that the manosphere is promoting harmful attitudes and widening health inequalities among boys and men, prompting calls for a public health response that tackles the reasons behind its growing appeal.
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Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will close. One of the few Russian outlets to openly criticise Russia’s war in Ukraine, it has faced mounting pressure from Moscow.
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After more than 30 years under pressure, Novaya Gazeta announced it was shutting down, following an order to leave its Moscow office and the loss of its ability to collect donations. Journalists, writers, and public figures mourned the closure, with some accusing Russian authorities of killing the paper and praising its journalists’ defense of free speech and democratic values.
Independent outlet Novaya Gazeta says it will shut on Nov. 9 after Russian authorities made it impossible to continue operating. Its staff said freedoms and public institutions in Russia were being crushed. Authorities forced the paper to leave its office and cut off its donations system.
Novaya Gazeta is vacating the offices it occupied for three decades and says it has been blocked from accepting reader donations. The newspaper accuses Russian authorities of forcing it to stop work through website blocks, licence revocation and other restrictions.
The independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will cease operations under pressure from state authorities. Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said the authorities had forced the editorial team to stop working, and the paper said it would shut down its servers on November 9.
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will shut down after authorities pressured its editorial staff to end operations. Moscow has designated the outlet a “foreign agent”. Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said its servers would be switched off and operations would end on November 9.
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta said on Friday it would close after what it called a relentless campaign by authorities. It said prosecutors pursued some senior journalists, while the paper lost financial support and its office.
Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent outlets, says it is ceasing operations. Its staff say Russian authorities and security services forced them to stop working, after the newsroom faced eviction, its donation system was shut down, and more than 100 journalists and contributors were designated foreign agents.
Novaya Gazeta says pressure from Russian authorities has forced it to close. Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said authorities and security services had made the editorial team stop work. Officials recently searched his home and detained one of the paper’s journalists earlier this year.
Novaya Gazeta, described as one of Russia’s last independent journalism outlets, announced on Friday that it was closing. The newspaper cited pressure from authorities, who recently searched a senior editor’s home and detained one of its journalists earlier this year.
Archaeologists found makeup tools, a perfume bottle, coins and a child’s charm necklace in a wooden wardrobe sealed by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. The coins and personal belongings may indicate the home’s occupants fled in haste. Other finds include cooking pots and the remains of two mice.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:06
Israeli forces demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of a shooting last week in the occupied West Bank that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. A military siege of Hebron since the shooting has displaced more than 4,000 residents.
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Engineering firm Fluor is among a mostly U.S. investor group seeking to develop Kenya’s Mrima Hill critical minerals deposit, Mining Minister told Reuters on Friday. Two Chinese companies have withdrawn from the process.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:05
Russia and the Central African Republic signed two healthcare cooperation memorandums on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit, covering infectious-disease prevention and responses to epidemiological threats. They also signed agreements on mutual recognition of qualifications and legal cooperation, as well as earlier accords on bilateral relations and transport.
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Dmitry Peskov said Russia supports a durable peace but opposes a ceasefire that would give Ukraine a “respite.” Moscow does not plan to halt combat operations ahead of trilateral talks on the conflict in Abu Dhabi.
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Tech shares fell for a second day as investors questioned whether companies can earn enough to justify hundreds of billions of dollars in AI spending. Intel dropped as much as 30%, while the Nasdaq slid more than 3.5%; Alphabet, Amazon and Reddit also declined.
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Tech shares plunged, putting the Nasdaq 100 on course to shed more than $1 trillion in value when trading opens.
Uganda’s inflation climbed to a three-year high of 5.8%, the statistics office said Friday, following a sharp decline in the shilling in recent months and increases in oil and food prices.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 15:01
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied knowing about an effort to put another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot. The Justice Department expanded its criminal investigation this week with new grand jury subpoenas. Peltola said she was not interested in tricking voters.
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Democratic candidate Mary Peltola denies knowing about an alleged effort to place a second Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race. The Trump administration has escalated a criminal investigation, and the state governor has ordered an inquiry; no charges have been filed.
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered a criminal investigation into the closely watched Senate race. Separately, the Justice Department has issued as many as three dozen subpoenas in a federal probe of an alleged plot by Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign to sabotage Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign.
Music has been prohibited in Afghanistan for five years, and the ruling Taliban permits only religious tunes. Musicians are defying the ban to keep traditions alive.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:00
South Africa is preparing for possible changes to its eligibility under AGOA while continuing trade negotiations with the United States, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said. The US is expected to release its annual review findings on November 2. Lamola said Pretoria remains committed to dialogue and mutually beneficial arrangements, noting that bilateral trade supports thousands of jobs.
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Sevmash representative Igor Kalemintsev presented a patented method using polymer materials to secure equipment during construction of fourth-generation nuclear submarines. The shipyard estimates the technology will save more than 81 million rubles and says it has already been used on Yasen-M and Borei-A submarines.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 14:59
Russia is accumulating sufficient winter-grade diesel within its system, with the process following domestic refineries’ production schedules, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.
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Pope Leo XIV urged UN member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons. He said people must guide, alter or reject AI applications, warned against giving AI rights or legal personhood, and said decisions involving life, freedom and force must remain under responsible human oversight.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-30 14:58
Donald Trump has revived two rallies in Republican-leaning states as the midterm campaign enters its final push.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 14:55
Patrick Stewart has dozens of screen and stage credits, but many people will always associate him with Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. These are five of Stewart’s Picard performances worth seeking out.
CCBC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-30 14:53
Pyotr Tolstoy, head of the Russian State Duma’s international committee, said BRICS cooperation represents a new kind of international relations based on a multipolar world. He said it respects countries’ distinctiveness and histories, avoids dividing them into “civilized and less civilized” or imposing political dogmas, and focuses on mutual benefit.
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Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said foreign student numbers at Russian medical universities rose 90% from 2025. Institutions under the Health Ministry enrolled 11,500 students in secondary vocational programs and more than 31,500 in bachelor’s, specialist and master’s programs.
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Spanish police said on Friday they had arrested the suspected founder and leading promoter of the local Blocus chapter. The group is accused of exploiting student protests and demonstrations as cover for looting and violence through social media and online channels.
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Pope Leo XIV has cast a mail-in ballot in Illinois for the US midterms, becoming the first pope to vote in a US election. The Holy See Press Office said he believes citizens have both the right and duty to take part in democratic processes.
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The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has cast a vote in the US midterm elections. Scheduled for 3 November, the elections will determine Congress's make-up for President Donald Trump's final two years in office.
Leo XIV returned a ballot by post for the US midterms—an unprecedented US-election vote by a pope and, possibly, the first papal vote in a secular democracy.
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to cast a vote in a US election.
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm election, making him the first pope to vote in a US election.
The Kremlin has proposed that Putin speak with Zelensky by phone, a move Ukrainian officials suspect is intended to avoid an in-person meeting. Kyiv says the leaders should meet directly to address core negotiation issues, including territorial demands and security guarantees, and doubts a call alone could produce meaningful decisions.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-30 14:47
U.S. labor costs rose moderately in the third quarter as wage growth slowed, suggesting the labor market was unlikely to pose an inflation risk.
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Russia signed agreements at the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow to establish intergovernmental commissions on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, South Sudan, Senegal and Kenya, the Economic Development Ministry said. The documents were signed by Minister Maxim Reshetnikov and officials from the African countries’ economic and foreign ministries.
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Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said Russia has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure more than 350 times since September, damaging over 800 pieces of equipment. Ukraine is strengthening facility protection and expanding decentralized generation. A Finnish-Ukrainian investment fund loan will support gas-engine power plants in western regions.
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Britain’s competition watchdog is investigating whether Meta imposed “exploitative” terms that let it use media content in its own products, including AI, without giving publishers adequate choice.
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Street protests are expected to spread to Germany and resume in France on Saturday, with police preparing for possible looting and rioting. Activists are urging people to protest the cost of living and poor public services, including education and housing.
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People across France are preparing to demonstrate for a third consecutive Saturday, protesting the high cost of living and calling for more education funding. Police are preparing for possible scenarios after earlier demonstrations ended in rioting and looting in city centres.
Police detained a 55-year-old Russian man in Świdnica, Poland, after finding that he had photographed trains and railway infrastructure. He was charged with espionage, and a court ordered three months of pretrial custody. Poland’s special services coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak called the case “exceptional” and said Russian subversive activity in Europe involves preliminary reconnaissance and documentation.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation to let Russian teams compete internationally following an appeal by Russia’s hockey federation. It annulled five IIHF Council decisions barring participation, saying the federation’s security arguments lacked sufficient evidence. The IIHF said it was disappointed and would assess the steps needed to carry out the ruling.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation must admit Russian national teams to five international championships in the 2026/2027 season. The IIHF said it was disappointed and would urgently assess how to comply.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation unlawfully excluded Russian athletes. The decision allows Russia to enter upcoming tournaments in Canada, Czechia, the U.S. and Germany. Several European hockey associations criticized the ruling, while Ukraine’s hockey federation said Russia must be held accountable for destroying sports facilities during the war.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russia must be allowed into ice hockey world championships, overturning the IIHF’s exclusion of the country from the 2026–27 season. It cited insufficient evidence for the federation’s security concerns but did not decide whether Russia must compete as a neutral team. The ruling leaves next year’s tournament in Germany uncertain, with Ukraine also qualified.
Dmitry Svishchev, a member of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, said world hockey cannot be considered complete without Russian players and that the Court of Arbitration for Sport made the right decision. CAS had ordered the IIHF to allow Russian national teams into international tournaments. Svishchev urged the federation to implement the ruling and address potential visa issues promptly.
Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned all five resolutions adopted by the IIHF Council and ordered the federation to let Russian national teams enter the covered competitions. The final, non-appealable ruling applies to relevant IIHF tournaments in the 2026–2027 season.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Friday that Russian teams must be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation events, including the world championships.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned IIHF decisions excluding Russian teams from events in the 2026-27 season, ordering their participation in five upcoming tournaments. It said evidence for the IIHF’s security concerns was insufficient. The IIHF and Germany’s ice hockey association voiced disappointment.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russian teams must be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation events, including the world championships.
The EU will impose a €2 fee on all packages entering the bloc from 1 November. A separate €3 fee introduced in July was followed by a 60% decline in small-parcel imports over three months. The new rules seek to counter low-priced imports from Chinese platforms that threaten European retailers.
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Senator Chris Murphy says he has received a briefing about Trump’s plan to restart the war on Iran.
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Senator Chris Murphy warns that Trump’s reported plan to restart the war with Iran could have devastating consequences.
At a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said Russia has consistently supported Africa through difficult times. He cited Russia’s supply of the Sputnik vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic and said the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow would deepen ties. Mahama also recalled that Moscow was among the first to recognize Ghana’s independence.
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The UN migration agency estimates that 50,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya to flee deadly clashes in southern Ethiopia. Many have reached Moyale in Marsabit County, where local families and temporary sites are accommodating them. Kenya and humanitarian partners are preparing to assist up to 80,000 people. The violence involved Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromo communities, and media reports have linked it to tensions over a flag dispute.
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Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan attended the first High Honorary Board Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States’ Family and Women Council and called for stronger cooperation on women and families across the Turkic world.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 14:37
The Communist Party of China’s 20th Central Committee adopted a resolution at its fifth plenary session calling for continued full and rigorous Party self-governance and stronger anti-corruption efforts. An anti-corruption official said priorities include sectors with concentrated power and resources, hidden forms of corruption, and misconduct affecting grassroots communities.
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Xi Jinping said the Communist Party of China must continue full and rigorous self-governance to remain a strong leadership core in advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics. A resolution on the issue was adopted at a plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, and Xi called for stronger centralized leadership and improvements to the Party’s governance system.
France’s interior minister warned on Thursday of a “very high risk of public disorder” during a new wave of protests this weekend and announced the deployment of about 70,000 police officers. Anger over rising living costs and inequality has fueled nationwide demonstrations; protests on October 17 descended into some of the country’s worst rioting in years.
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France plans to deploy about 70,000 police officers in Paris and other cities before nationwide protests on Saturday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a very high risk of public disorder and promised an extremely firm response, after demonstrations on October 17 devolved into rioting and looting.
France plans to deploy 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide for Saturday’s Halloween demonstrations. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez described the risk of public disorder as “very high” and vowed a firm response to violence. Yellow vest activists and student groups have called for protests.
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