Port Talbot, home to the UK’s largest steelworks, highlights Labour’s struggle to reconnect with working-class voters in South Wales. The town lost 2,000 jobs in 2024 after Tata Steel closed its coal-fired blast furnaces, while replacement electric furnaces have been delayed until 2028 or 2029. Labour came third in May’s Welsh parliamentary elections, behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has urged Westminster to consider nationalising the steelworks.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 21:15

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described meetings between US and Ukrainian representatives in Oslo as “constructive,” amid his increasingly contentious relationship with President Donald Trump. Bloomberg Television’s Tyler Kendall also said strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have escalated, with attacks and damage to ships increasing as Iran shifts from missiles to drones.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 21:14

Retirees in the large Florida community of The Villages rallied voters over the weekend ahead of November’s midterm elections, as Republicans and Democrats held competing get-out-the-vote events.

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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton condemned an online ad featuring her estranged mother. NBC News national politics reporter Henry Gomez discussed how close Acton’s race against Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has become in the campaign’s final two weeks.

NNBC News2026-10-20 21:04

Liberal MP Sherry Romanado delivered an emotional tribute during Tuesday’s Question Period to the soldiers killed in a training exercise at CFB Wainwright over the weekend. She said four families had been changed forever and expressed solidarity with them in their grief.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 21:00

The UK says it will deploy RAF fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, as the Iran-backed group targets the kingdom’s airports and energy infrastructure. The programme also reports an unannounced visit to Israel by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss the Iran war with Benjamin Netanyahu, and a senior Pakistani mediator’s arrival in Tehran to try to bring the US and Iran closer to an agreement.

BBBC News2026-10-20 21:00

Egypt’s parliament postponed until next week a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia, state media reported. May Darwich of the University of Birmingham told France 24 that such an operation lacks clear objectives or an exit strategy and could weaken Egypt’s regional role.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 20:57

The contest for control of Congress is also a fight over voter eligibility. New voting restrictions are moving through courts while states adopt their own rules, reshaping election administration ahead of November.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 20:54

The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted final approval to the 737-10, the largest model in Boeing’s best-selling Max family. More than five years after its maiden flight, the certification is a key step for Boeing as it seeks to recover from a safety and management crisis. France is also offering riot-affected businesses interest-free loans of up to €50,000.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 20:46

Fox News Justice correspondent David Spunt and legal editor Kerri Urbahn discuss the obtaining of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DNA in a federal immigration probe, along with DOJ subpoenas sent to Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner.

FFox News2026-10-20 20:45

SpaceX far exceeded Wall Street expectations in its second earnings report as a public company. Elon Musk’s company posted its first quarterly profit, $4.4 billion or 35 cents a share—more than double estimates—while spending nearly $20 billion on capital expenditures. Shareholder Ross Gerber said SpaceX should buy Tesla now.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 20:42

Rising fuel costs, dissatisfaction with schools, declining public services and a housing crisis are driving a wave of autumn protests across Europe. Major cities in France, Spain, Italy and Albania have seen demonstrations for weeks, some involving arrests, looting, injuries and violence.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-20 20:40

U.S. envoys met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway as Kyiv scrambled to respond to an American pressure campaign accompanied by moves to court the Kremlin. Zelenskyy said intelligence sharing with the U.S. “works now” after meeting Marco Rubio.

NNBC News2026-10-20 20:39

AI cloud computing firm Nscale is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 20:32

Netflix’s third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street expectations, while the company forecast a fourth straight quarter of slowing sales growth.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 20:28

Iran says its enriched uranium will stay in the country, rejecting a proposal to place an estimated 400 kilograms of nuclear material in Russian custody. Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, is visiting Tehran to advance mediation between Iran and the United States. Iranian officials say Washington must rebuild trust before talks resume, citing past US attacks during diplomatic negotiations and rejecting compromise on Tehran’s seven-point plan.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 20:27

VOA’s Oct. 21 Focus highlights the launch of the U.S.-Japan Keen Sword 2027 exercises, with Chinese forces tracking U.S. warships throughout. Other topics include Trump saying it is time for Russia and Ukraine to reach a deal, arms-control dialogue among the U.S., China and Russia, violence at French demonstrations, British Typhoon jets responding to Houthi attacks, and Japan’s Mars probe launch.

VVOA Chinese2026-10-20 20:24

Blockstream co-founder and CEO Adam Back discussed the $320 million hack of Liquid Network on Bloomberg Crypto. The Bitcoin-linked network was drained of about 4,000 Bitcoin; the hackers, who called themselves white hats exposing security flaws, later returned some of the coins.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 20:23

With election day approaching, Ben O'Hara-Byrne conducts an extended interview with BC NDP leader David Eby. Joined by his wife and children, Eby discusses his plans for the province, what needs to be done and why he called a snap election. He also seeks to present himself to voters as a husband and father of three, not only a politician.

GGlobal News2026-10-20 20:23

The UK said Tuesday it will deploy fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia against attacks by Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Defense Ministry said Royal Air Force Typhoons will fly defensive counter-air missions to protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure.

CCNN2026-10-20 20:18

Anthropic lost $80.7 billion in the first half of this year and could spend $750 billion on additional computing power in coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper says it obtained a copy of the company’s S-1 filing as Anthropic prepares to go public.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 20:18

With the midterms approaching, US President Donald Trump is campaigning for candidates in states he won by double digits in 2024. Despite his claims, polls showing GOP support falling sharply, including in some deep-red states, signal what Trump and the Republican Party fear.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 20:13

A video of French riot police violently beating a 26-year-old street medic in Paris went viral, prompting false claims online that he had died. He is alive and spoke to FRANCE 24. Confusion with a separate cardiac-arrest death in the same area that day helped fuel the rumour.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 20:12

Fuel-price protests have disrupted pasta production and food deliveries in southern Italy and were followed by violent clashes. On Tuesday, the cabinet approved sending 500 troops to Milan and a package of security measures, including easier detention of minors and a new offence of “violent participation in a demonstration.”

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