Donald Trump said he was not rushing to decide whether to resume large-scale strikes against Iran, while noting that talks were going well. He said Iran showed less urgency in negotiations than expected, but wanted a deal more than ever.
Tyler King, 39, was arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players. The complainants were all under 18 at the time and played junior A hockey in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Americans will vote on Tuesday for a new Congress. Polls show that voters across both parties are concerned about the economy and cost of living, but differ over democracy, healthcare, immigration, crime and President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is preparing a major attack on Ukraine, potentially targeting energy and logistics as the US midterms draw global attention. He urged the Trump administration and allies to increase pressure on Moscow. The report also says Russian forces struck a humanitarian-aid distribution school in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 26, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
New HIV diagnoses and deaths in Russia are falling, but the number of people living with HIV continues to rise. Only half of diagnosed people have a suppressed viral load, and healthcare-acquired infections reached a 15-year high. The Health Ministry says the response has brought incidence to a record low, but its count excludes people not receiving ongoing care, and testing increasingly misses high-risk groups.
Andy Burnham will launch a “structured dialogue” at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, asking countries affected by Britain’s role in the slave trade to help determine the form of an expected formal apology. Downing Street says their input is indispensable. The UK has ruled out reparations after an apology, while Burnham is also expected to outline debt restructuring plans.
Wolfe Research says traders betting that the US midterm elections will clear the way for stocks may run into mounting concerns about artificial intelligence, preventing markets from moving higher.
Emergency alert systems in Russia and Ukraine were cyberattacked overnight, broadcasting fake warnings of possible nuclear strikes to users in both countries. The systems are back under control, but responsibility and other details remain unclear. University College London’s Dr Melanie Garson says such attacks seek to erode faith in government’s ability to provide trust.
Emergency alert systems in Russia and Ukraine were hacked overnight, sending users in both countries fake warnings about possible nuclear strikes. The systems are back under control, but the attacks’ origins remain unclear. University College London’s Dr Melanie Garson said such attacks aim to erode confidence in the government’s ability to provide trust.
North Korea is reportedly denying responsibility for the hack, despite the FBI’s finding that North Korean hackers carried out the heist, which involved a record $6 billion.
Strategy’s cash available for broader treasury uses fell 45.3% in the week ended Nov. 1, dropping from $242 million to $133 million as preferred-stock buybacks exceeded Bitcoin purchases. The company separately held a $4.79 billion reserve for preferred dividends and debt interest.
Anthropic warns that it is nearing recursive self-improvement (RSI), a point where AI becomes so capable of training itself that AI capabilities accelerate dramatically. For AI doomsayers, RSI represents a cataclysm with no way back.
An Alberta advisory panel issued a report on electoral boundaries Monday, restoring rural ridings removed by an earlier commission and extending several Calgary ridings into nearby rural communities.
A 14-year-old taken from a house basement in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv was beaten with a shovel, Zerkalo Nedeli reported. Witnesses said he was in terrible condition. No official explanation was given for a child being at the National Guard facility. Police said servicemen were housed there, and the Guard's commander acknowledged the basement was used to hold servicemen who left their units without authorization and newly mobilized men.
TASS, citing Strana, reported that a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, whose basement held mobilized men and servicemen who had left their units, belonged to the Azov group. Strana said Azov confirmed that four servicemen who escaped from the house were injured.
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Kirill Budanov, head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, said similar facilities exist across Ukraine and that their existence would be thoroughly investigated. He said 14 people, not 40 as local media had reported, were held in the building. Unrest outside intensified again, with security forces using tear gas.
Dozens gathered outside a private home in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka on November 2, claiming people inside were being held and tortured. National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko denied the abuse allegations and said the house temporarily accommodated newly mobilized National Guard members; he said 18 service members were inside. Journalists reported that four people were brought out, one reportedly with a broken spine.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers opened fire near a house outside Kyiv as hundreds protested the detention of conscripts and deserters in its basement, Strana reported. The outlet said the protest had turned violent, with demonstrators trying to breach a fence and smashing a police bus’s windows before security forces fired.
Ukrainian National Guard Commander Alexander Pivnenko acknowledged that a private house near Kyiv was being used to hold both servicemen who left their units without authorization and newly mobilized men. Earlier reports said about 40 people were held in its basement; clashes followed, and an ambulance crew later took four injured people to hospital.
National Guard chief Alexander Pivnenko said four people taken by ambulance from a basement near Kyiv were servicemen detained for leaving their unit without authorization. He said the others were also National Guard personnel but did not specify their status or condition. Earlier reports said armed men held about 40 people there; residents clashed with guards before four sick people were allowed to leave for hospital.
Residents gathered outside a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv on Nov. 2, where National Guard soldiers were present. Police and the National Guard denied reports of unlawful detention or deaths. Kyiv Independent reporters said protesters tried to enter the building, while authorities used tear gas and fired into the air. The circumstances remain under investigation, and social media claims have not been independently verified.
Apple reported record iPhone revenue of $57.58 billion in its fourth quarter, up 17 percent year over year, despite releasing only the pricier iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in its latest refresh. Overall revenue rose 12 percent to $114.5 billion; Mac and services grew, while iPad revenue fell 10 percent.
Researcher Bart Hendrickx says Russian space companies are selling images from Chinese satellites as imagery from their own spacecraft. The report focuses on Novy Kosmos and its Oculus radar satellite, noting the company had launched only one experimental satellite before starting the project. It also explains that objects in orbit are tracked and cataloged, making space activity monitorable.
Unusually heavy rain has sent a huge volume of water through flood-prone parts of the Southwest, prompting evacuations and changes to Election Day plans.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the only HIV-prevention shot given twice a year. The move could help make it available faster and at lower cost in 120 low- and middle-income countries.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic form of lenacapavir, the only HIV-prevention injection given twice a year. The approval has raised hopes in low-income countries.
Friends and relatives gathered at Nathalia Filgueiras’ family home in Boca Raton, Florida, to mourn the 20-year-old co-pilot. She died the previous day when a Learjet 60 crashed, killing eight other people as well.
The Nasdaq 100 fell sharply on Monday, entering correction territory as investors grew increasingly pessimistic about Big Tech and the artificial intelligence trade.
Apple Inc. reported slower sales growth in its September quarter, while revenue in China fell short of estimates. It was the company’s first earnings report since John Ternus became chief executive officer.
The Trump administration says South Africa and Rwanda have violated the rules of the AGOA trade initiative. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Trump intends to end their participation from January 2027. The program gives thousands of products from sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US market.
The United States says it will suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free benefits under AGOA starting January 1, 2027, saying they failed to meet eligibility criteria. South Africa exported about $1.7bn in goods to the US under the programme in 2025.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday that Washington intends to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free access to the U.S. market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong argues that loyalty has been to the technology, but this election brings a trap: allowing the biggest intermediaries to claim that loyalty for themselves.
Donald Trump pledged an “America First” foreign policy and promised to keep the US out of foreign wars. Yet since returning to the White House, his administration has been deeply involved in conflicts worldwide. Vedika Bahl examines his record, from Ukraine and threats to Greenland and Canada to US intervention in Venezuela and his shifting approach to the Middle East and war with Iran.
Oil prices recorded their steepest fall in three months as investors gained fresh hope that the U.S. could end the Iran war without further escalation.
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to compel Harvard University to provide records for an investigation into whether the university still considers race in its admissions process.
Harvard University secured dismissal of a government suit seeking detailed records on hundreds of thousands of applicants, a setback to the Trump administration’s effort to ensure race is not used in the school’s admissions decisions.
High school students in France have resumed protests on a smaller scale after a two-week break. Dozens of schools were blockaded, and students say they will keep protesting until their demands are met.
French high school protests resumed on Monday as students returned from a two-week break, but on a much smaller scale than in previous weeks. Young people tried to blockade a few schools in Paris, Marseille and Rennes.
French high school students resumed protests after a two-week break, but at a much smaller scale than in previous weeks. The Education Ministry said 41 schools were blockaded on Monday. Student groups called for further blockades, while representatives said the government’s offers were insufficient.
School protests have resumed on a limited scale in some French cities as the holiday ends. The government has announced measures including changes to university admissions, ensuring more teachers and limiting class sizes.
Students returning from autumn holidays blocked some French high schools on Monday, seeking to revive last month’s protest movement despite a few government concessions during the break. Blockades were reported in several cities, including Paris, Marseille and Rennes.
French students returning from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, seeking to revive a protest movement despite government concessions during the break.
French high school students resumed protests on Monday after a two-week break, but at a much smaller scale than in recent weeks. French media reported attempts to blockade a few schools in Paris, Marseille and Rennes.
Members of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., want the federal government to provide greater support for community safety programs. Their appeal comes weeks after a hate-motivated shooting outside the place of worship.
British explorer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull after a 28-year journey of about 50,000 kilometres across four continents. In an interview, he reflects on an undertaking shaped by personal determination, geopolitical constraints and help from people around the world.
Karl Bushby, 57, completed a 28-year walking journey of about 50,000km, crossing jungles, frozen seas and international borders. He arrived at his childhood home in Hull, northern England, where his mother welcomed him.
Karl Bushby reunited emotionally with his mother and family on Monday after returning home from a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre journey on foot that began in South America and crossed four continents.
A British adventurer is due to finish his nearly three-decade journey on foot around the world on Monday, completing 31,000 miles at the house where he grew up.
British adventurer Karl Bushby returned to his hometown of Hull after a nearly 28-year, 50,000-kilometer journey that began in Chile in 1998. He crossed four continents, advancing almost entirely on foot, and was welcomed by a crowd of about 500 people.
British adventurer Karl Bushby arrived home on Monday after a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre journey from Chile across four continents, making no progress by transport.
US air accident investigators say much work remains after Sunday’s Learjet crash in Florida killed all nine people aboard. The impact crater is hindering wreckage recovery, and determining the cause could take time.
Officials said the Learjet 60 may have undergone “some breakup” before it crashed Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County, Florida. All nine people aboard were killed.
A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, US authorities said. BBC Verify used air traffic control recordings and flight-tracking data to piece together the plane’s final moments.
A Learjet plunged into a crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing nine people. Federal investigators are at the scene as the NTSB’s inquiry proceeds.
Officials said nine people died Sunday when the Learjet they were aboard plunged into a neighborhood in southern Florida, only miles from US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort home.
A Washington state resident died of bird flu after exposure at an infected dairy farm, health officials said. The Yakima County resident had underlying health conditions. It is the third U.S. human death since highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza spread from wild migratory birds to dairy cows; officials said the risk to the public remains low.
A person in Yakima County, Washington, died after a severe illness following bird flu infection linked to exposure to infected dairy cows, county health officials said Sunday.
Trump said the United States is easily winning the war against Iran and that Tehran wants a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East. He said an agreement may happen but offered no details. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said consultations through Doha and Islamabad were proceeding intensely and depended on Washington’s political will; Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei authorized the government to negotiate a peaceful settlement with the United States.
Qatari mediators have traveled to Tehran to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about a possible agreement with the United States, Reuters reported, citing a source. The source said the discussions concern a draft Washington-Tehran deal negotiated for eight days.
Tehran says its seven-step ceasefire proposal has been condensed and could be implemented within two days as talks with mediators continue. The plan includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran says its demands have not changed and that progress depends on the US response.
Binance has raised the trading incentives offered to some market makers as the world’s largest crypto exchange seeks to boost activity on its platform after a record hack that caused $6.3 billion in losses.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK had “lost control of immigration” after Brexit. He said the Home Secretary was tackling the problem and had his full support.
St. Petersburg has lowered its one-time city payment for people signing contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry to 400,000 rubles, Fontanka reports. It is the second cut in a month. The city website says the payment remains 3.5 million rubles for contracts with drone forces, while hotline staff quoted 800,000 rubles.
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Meta plans to issue the final operating system update for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro by March 2027. It will continue security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of that year, while app submissions for both headsets remain open through December 2027.
Recent market stumbles tied to artificial intelligence have partly punctured the sector’s aura of infallibility, said Howard Marks, co-chair of Oaktree Capital Management LP.
When Sachil Dagur took charge of Habib Bank Zurich’s Hong Kong operations in 2018, he saw strengths in trade finance, close connections with the trading community and a presence in markets important to clients. Rather than reinventing the bank, he believed those strengths should be linked more effectively to help clients use them.
Douglas DePodesta alleges in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration pressured him to investigate the president’s political opponents and later made him a “scapegoat” when the case against six anti-ICE protesters collapsed. He accuses Justice Department officials of politically motivated prosecutions and misconduct, including knowingly making false statements to a judge.
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Ukraine may receive 500 U.S. missiles for Patriot air-defense systems between the fourth quarter of 2030 and the fourth quarter of 2033. The State Department approved the possible $2.1 billion sale, but the purchase agreement is expected only after Congress approves it. Ukraine says it faces Patriot shortages, and Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the U.S. of deliberately delaying interceptor missiles already paid for by NATO countries.
A 59-year-old commanding officer was supervising young cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies on Sunday when an altercation followed. Police said the 12-year-old and another boy blew a loud air horn directly into the cadets’ ears. A 48-year-old woman and the boy were arrested.
OpenSecrets projects that spending on the 2026 US midterm campaign will total $11.9bn, about 30% more than in 2022. More than $9.5bn had been spent by mid-October, including about $5.5bn from PACs and Super PACs. Elon Musk was the biggest individual donor, giving nearly half a billion dollars to back Republicans.
After the U.S. Embassy warned on October 31 of a possible attack at Moscow’s Tsaritsyno complex, the site closed and no attack occurred. The article reviews three prominent cases in which the U.S. shared information about potential attacks in Russia, in 2017, 2019, and 2024. Less than two weeks after the 2024 warning, an attack at Crocus City Hall killed 150 people. Russia called the U.S. intelligence general in nature, while sources cited by Western media said it was more specific and named Crocus as a possible target.
Three progressive New York City Democrats—Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier—are expected to win their congressional races on Tuesday. All three won their Democratic primaries after receiving the endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Zohran Mamdani, who championed progressive policies in New York City, is backing a group of local congressional candidates seeking to bring his agenda to the national level. Al Jazeera’s Andy Hirschfeld spoke with them about their campaigns.
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The UN has ended its peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory after the United States and Russia blocked proposals to extend its mandate. The decades-long dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front raises questions about whether fighting could resume.
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Donald Trump presented the delayed $14m renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in what was expected to be his final press conference before the midterms. The work had faced an algae bloom and peeling coating. Trump blamed predecessors for overspending and vandals for damage, then turned to the election and Republican prospects.
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As Republicans and Democrats made their final appeals to voters on the eve of Election Day, Trump spent the day discussing his Reflecting Pool makeover far from many people his party is trying to persuade.
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Arthur Hayes has proposed dollar-settled contracts tracking a benchmark priced in FLOP. Buyers of inference services would still need to manage exposure to the token, model and contract rollovers.
Andy Burnham backs Shabana Mahmood’s restrictions on legal and illegal migration but wants to stress migrants’ contribution to the UK. He says those making the strongest contribution should be able to settle sooner. The reforms retain a 10-year wait for most migrants and up to 30 years for some small-boat arrivals.
Snap Inc., Snapchat’s parent company, reached a settlement during a trial, attorneys for two teenage plaintiffs said Monday. They allege the company designed the platform to be addictive, causing their depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
Snap Inc, the parent of Snapchat, settled during a trial with two teenagers who alleged the company designed its platform to be addictive, contributing to their depression, anxiety and eating disorders, the plaintiffs’ attorneys said Monday.
Google says Shenzhen-based Videostrong Technology secretly planted a backdoor in 1.3 million devices, using them for ad fraud, data theft, and unauthorized traffic routing. Google says it dismantled the backdoor, ended its relationship with the manufacturer, and barred it from making or selling certified Android devices or supplying software for them.
Ukraine entered Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024, and parts remained under Ukrainian occupation until spring 2025. Many refugees have yet to return, while some border villages are uninhabitable. In Kursk, residents largely ignore air-raid sirens, and some watch drones and air defenses clash. Locals commonly blame the lack of fortifications for Ukraine’s advance; Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office estimates that more than 3 billion rubles were stolen from the fortifications budget.
Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher is set to announce the administrative dismissal of seven employees over allegations of discriminatory and racist behaviour, as well as derogatory acts.
Demand for Irish author Sally Rooney’s novels is high after publisher Faber halted UK supplies. Faber said it could not send Rooney earnings from UK sales because of her support for Palestine Action, but one bookshop is keeping sales going.
In late 2020, senior OpenAI employees who believed the company was not giving AI ethics and safety enough priority left to establish Anthropic. Within a few years, the younger firm had become an AI behemoth and was expected to stage one of history’s biggest and most closely watched IPOs.
Grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal were hit Monday by a suspected cyberattack on freezer systems, which the EU denounced as an attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food chain. At least eight countries were affected, and retailers discarded food after overnight temperature rises spoiled or threatened produce.
The European Commission called the cyberattack on grocery-store refrigeration systems across the EU an attempt to undermine food security. Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen said food security was not threatened, but European businesses suffered real damage. Refrigerators at dozens of supermarkets in Belgium, Luxembourg and other EU countries warmed overnight, damaging food stocks and equipment worth tens of millions of euros. The attack exploited software vulnerabilities also used in a similar incident in France in October.
A suspected cyberattack affecting supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe has raised concerns about internet-connected devices. Experts urge manufacturers to improve security and consumers to update devices and use multi-factor authentication. There is no evidence that the attacks targeted domestic appliances.
Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia reported disruptions to their refrigeration systems, which were apparently caused by cyberattacks.
A new cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe has left food spoiled. It follows a similar attack last month that sharply raised fridge temperatures at some French supermarkets. Neither attack has been claimed, heightening European authorities’ concerns about hybrid threats to infrastructure, particularly the food system.
European supermarkets were hit by a cyberattack aimed at their refrigeration systems. EU food and agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen said food security needed greater attention at every level.
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Across seven European countries, supermarket cooling equipment came under cyberattack on Monday. The incidents underscored the exposure created by bringing industrial infrastructure online.
Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia reported freezer malfunctions on Monday in an apparent cyberattack resembling an incident in France three weeks earlier. Affected chains said refrigeration systems had stopped or been impaired, forcing stores to discard spoiled products. Belgian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation, and Sweden’s National Cybersecurity Center is investigating.
Supermarkets in several European countries say cyberattacks targeted refrigeration systems, spoiling food and prompting some stores to shut their fridges and freezers.
Stores and supermarkets in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden reported sudden temperature rises in refrigerators and freezers early Monday, in what appeared to be an attack on refrigeration units. A similar incident hit hundreds of French supermarkets in October, causing food losses and fires.
Supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Estonia reported sudden temperature changes in refrigerators and freezers in a suspected new wave of cyberattacks. A Swedish ICA Kvantum store said equipment temperatures were remotely raised to 50 degrees Celsius; Coop and Ahold Delhaize also confirmed unauthorized access to or tampering with cooling systems at some stores.
The gift picks for people who enjoy cooking include cookware, kitchen gadgets and edible treats from brands such as Le Creuset, Williams Sonoma and Staub.
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