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Houthi missile strike on Saudi Ras Tanura refinery and airport attacks kill 22 in October, drive Brent to ~$116, six-month high
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted repeated Houthi missile and drone barrages on Riyadh, Taif, Yanbu as truce collapses
Israel's 2026 election yields a hung Knesset: Netanyahu bloc 53-54 seats, opposition 48, Arab parties record 19; coalition formation uncertain
Africa's first Olympic event, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, opened in Senegal on October 31 with ~2,700 athletes
Tshwane's Bronkhorstspruit plant went 20 days without chlorination, sickening 408+ residents and triggering a criminal case, suspensions, and probes
Times report alleges Peltola allies recruited a second Dan Sullivan as an Alaska ballot spoiler; DOJ sues to block certification, Dunleavy probes, Democrats deny
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ratify Makkah defence pact as R4 delegations meet Iranian officials in Tehran to avert renewed Iran war
Kimi Antonelli can clinch the 2026 F1 title as youngest-ever champion with a top-nine finish at Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix
Prince William made a surprise Graham Norton Show appearance, revealing a 'DJ Xara' ambition and promoting his Earthshot Prize ahead of its Mumbai ceremony
Manchester United retained Michael Carrick after crisis talks despite an eight-game winless run, and Bruno Fernandes keeps the captaincy for the Chelsea match
Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees (27% of its workforce) to cut costs while funding massive AI infrastructure spending
Qatari mediators push a US-Iran peace draft as Vance's letter to Tehran opens a negotiating channel days before midterms
Ethiopia's Abay Alemu Lesa won the 45th Dublin Marathon in 2:10:29 amid Storm Boelo disruption, as a record field ran and a 600-marathon cancer patient was honoured
North Korean TraderTraitor hackers steal record $6.3 billion from Binance in 20-minute attack; exchange freezes $3 billion and vows full repayment
Ebola outbreak now spans four African countries as Nigeria's first case in a decade—a Swiss diplomat's wife infected in unclear circumstances—triggers no-fly contact restrictions and Kenya logs a second death
ASEAN defense chiefs meet in Cebu Oct. 28–31 under tight security as US Hegseth attends, China's participation stays unconfirmed, and Japan-China bilaterals look unlikely

















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