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1. Shooting near Florida A&M University

   At least 12 people were injured Saturday night in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, hours after its homecoming game. Police said 11 suffered gunshot wounds and six victims were juveniles. Police Chief Lawrence E. Revell said the youngest was 11. Police said a physical altercation may have preceded the shooting; no arrests had been reported.

   Reporting: Fox News, NBC News, The New York Times, USA Today, CBS News, CNN, koco.com

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2. An intelligence memo warned that Iranian efforts to target U.S. personnel have advanced, amid heightened threats in the Middle East

   Two senior Iranian officials told The New York Times that Tehran is preparing to target U.S. diplomats and personnel, calling the tactics “fair game” after U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iranian officials, The Media Line reported. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton’s Oct. 23 memo warned of substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel, with lethal plots at advanced stages.

   Reporting: The Media Line, News.Az, Yeni Şafak, aktualita.co, hawaiitribune-herald.com, garoweonline.com

3. SpaceX restrictions on Starlink in Ukraine and restoration of service

   Ukraine said Saturday that Starlink and Starshield access had been restored after 10 days of restrictions, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying operations were back to pre-restriction speeds. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms by using the civilian service for offensive drone strikes; he said the loophole had been closed. Ukraine’s defence ministry did not immediately comment.

   Reporting: BBC News, WION, CNBC, United Press International, CBS News, The Independent, Fox News

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4. Deadly gun attack at a church in Jordan

   Jordan’s King Abdullah II ordered security forces to pursue those behind Friday’s church attack and respond firmly, as authorities searched for the gunmen. The Associated Press reported Saturday that the death toll had risen to nine, with nearly 40 wounded, after a funeral shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, Karak governorate. There was no claim of responsibility.

   Reporting: Associated Press, Egyptian Streets, Al Jazeera, gvwire.com, times-news.com, freepresskashmir.news

5. Brazil’s presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro

   Brazilian voters are choosing Sunday between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, seeking a fourth term, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Flávio led Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round. He has pledged tougher crime policies and to free his father, who is under house arrest.

   Reporting: i24NEWS, Deutsche Welle, France 24, ABC News, Le Monde, CNN, fresnobee.com

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6. Mass protests and clashes across France

   More than 400,000 people protested across France on Saturday over school funding and rising living costs, with clashes breaking out in Paris and other cities after marches that were largely peaceful. France’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry said more than 2,000 businesses were directly affected, estimating the damage at hundreds of millions of euros.

   Reporting: BBC News, PBS News (with Associated Press), ABC7 New York, NBC News

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7. Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate election certification

   Common Cause and the ACLU filed a motion seeking to stop the Justice Department from blocking certification of Alaska’s Senate election if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses. The groups argue the federal government lacks authority to bring the case. The department alleges a similarly named candidate could confuse voters; President Donald Trump said he ordered the lawsuit.

   Reporting: France 24, The Hill, NBC News, PBS News, CNBC, Democracy Docket, The New York Times, rnz.co.nz

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8. DOJ efforts to identify or set aside alleged noncitizen ballots in California

   Federal prosecutors sent letters to election officials in at least 18 California counties, demanding they identify suspected noncitizens and segregate—not cancel—mail ballots for citizenship checks within 48 hours. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli warned that knowingly processing ballots of noncitizens could bring legal jeopardy. California officials dispute the federal list’s reliability and warn eligible voters could be disenfranchised.

   Reporting: PBS News (with Associated Press), Democracy Docket, salon.com, bnd.com

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9. The Archdiocese of New York agreed to an $800 million settlement covering sexual-abuse claims by about 1,300 survivors

   The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 people alleging sexual abuse by clergy agreed to an $800 million settlement. Survivors’ attorneys announced it Saturday; New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks confirmed it by email to clergy. Signatures are expected during the week of November 6, 2026. Reuters reported the deal includes releasing Church sexual-offender documents and avoids bankruptcy.

   Reporting: Demokratis, Deutsche Welle, The Jerusalem Post, CNN, news12.com, nydailynews.com

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10. Serbia’s election between Aleksandar Vučić’s side and the student movement

    Serbia is voting in parliamentary elections that pit President Aleksandar Vučić against a student movement that grew from mass protests and blockades in 2025. Voters will elect 250 National Assembly members from 18 electoral lists. AP, as cited by Tech-insider, reported Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party and the Students’ List running close, leaving the result uncertain.

    Reporting: Euronews, tech-insider.org, snm.rs

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11. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said Ukrainian attacks killed three people and injured 14

    Local authorities said Ukrainian attacks in Russia’s Belgorod region killed three people and injured 14 on Sunday. They reported an overnight drone attack in Belgorod city killed two and injured 13, damaging 30 blocks of flats and 35 cars. Belgorod regional governor Alexander Shuvayev listed the damage. Authorities said another person was killed and one injured near Shebekino.

    Reporting: Internazionale, The Times of India, investing.com, centraloregondaily.com

12. Russia said it struck a cargo vessel and Ukrainian logistics hubs overnight

    Russia’s Defence Ministry said its drones struck a cargo vessel bound for Chornomorsk and Ukrainian logistics hubs overnight, claiming the vessel was being used to supply the Ukrainian army. The Daily Mail reported Russian strikes in the Dnipro region killed four and a call for Europe to speed Patriot interceptor deliveries.

    Reporting: MarketScreener, Daily Mail, saba.ye, eadaily.com

13. A drone attack injured five people and damaged an industrial facility in Russia’s Perm region, according to the regional governor

    A drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia’s Perm region and injured five workers, regional governor Dmitry Makhonin said. Reform.news reported Makhonin described the damage as minor and the site as operating normally; monitoring channel Exilenova+ identified the target as the AVISMA plant in Berezniki. The Moscow Times reported three deaths in Belgorod region overnight.

    Reporting: Reuters, The Moscow Times, reform.news

14. Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden

    Houthis said Saturday they attacked Saudi airports and oil sites, including Riyadh’s King Khalid airport, an Aramco facility in Yanbu and Rabigh refinery. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted military sites in Aden. Yemen’s government said three missiles struck coast guard sites there; the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu.

    Reporting: Al Jazeera, TRT World, The Korea Times, The New Arab, House of Saud, malaymail.com, ksl.com

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15. Israeli forces demolished homes in a Hebron neighbourhood, displacing families after an attack on an army checkpoint

    Hebron Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye that Israeli forces sealed all entrances to the city and forcibly displaced about 2,200 Palestinians from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda and nearby neighborhoods. The operation, which includes demolitions, followed a checkpoint attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the operation.

    Reporting: Around Prague, Middle East Eye, Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera, BBC News, The New York Times

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16. Israel announced restrictions on Palestinian workers’ movement through West Bank crossings ahead of election day

    Israel’s military said it would close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, election day, amid restrictions on Palestinian workers. The measures follow the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinian gunmen in the territory. Galaxy Television reported that Israeli forces displaced about 2,000 residents during an operation in Hebron; NewsCord reported the city was cordoned off.

    Reporting: Galaxy Television, NewsCord, WDIV ClickOnDetroit, the-star.co.ke

17. Iran said U.S. forces would not be allowed in the Gulf under any circumstances as the war continued

    Iranian armed forces chief of staff Major General Ali Abdollahi said Saturday that U.S. military vessels would not be allowed into the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian state television. He said President Donald Trump would take the wish to return “to the grave.” The Tehran Times reported Abdollahi called the U.S. Navy ineffective amid renewed U.S. and Israeli threats.

    Reporting: The New Arab, NewsCord, tehrantimes.com

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18. Iran said U.S. forces would not be allowed in the Gulf under any circumstances as the war continued

    Iranian armed forces chief of staff Major General Ali Abdollahi said Saturday that U.S. military vessels would not be allowed into the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian state television. He said President Donald Trump would take the wish to return “to the grave.” The Tehran Times reported Abdollahi called the U.S. Navy ineffective amid renewed U.S. and Israeli threats.

    Reporting: The New Arab, NewsCord, tehrantimes.com

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19. An Iranian envoy said Tehran remained open to talks with the United States under a Pakistan-brokered arrangement

    Iran remains open to talks with the United States under a Pakistan-brokered interim deal reached in June to end the conflict, Tehran’s ambassador to Islamabad said, according to an Associated Press report published Oct. 24. The report did not identify the envoy.

    Reporting: The Economic Times, messenger-inquirer.com

20. A Reuters investigation described a Trump administration effort to help return Brazil’s Bolsonaro political clan to power

    Reuters said two State Department officials spearheaded a campaign to return Brazil’s Bolsonaro clan to power. Ten current and former U.S. officials told Reuters the pair backed measures to weaken President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and boost the Bolsonaros, including sanctions on a Brazilian Supreme Court justice and designating Brazilian gangs as terrorist groups. The White House declined comment.

    Reporting: Internazionale, miamiherald.com, org.eg

21. Gunmen killed at least 10 villagers and looted shops in northeastern Nigeria, with officials warning the toll could rise

    Gunmen attacked Binnari, in Taraba state’s Karim Lamido area, on Friday, looting shops and killing villagers. Police initially reported 10 deaths; Amnesty International later said at least 40 people were killed, while its Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi, said families reported as many as 50. Survivors told AFP they counted at least 20 dead.

    Reporting: AOL, Arab News, News.Az, Reuters, the-star.co.ke, x.com

22. El Salvador’s president said bodies found in Haiti were not those of Salvadoran soldiers abducted the previous week

    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said remains handed to Salvadoran military teams at Haiti’s airport by an NGO were not those of four Salvadoran aviation technicians reported missing after a gang attack on Oct. 18; he said they included a child. The New York Times reported an aid group said the bodies could be theirs; autopsies were needed.

    Reporting: ABC News, News.Az, Bozeman Daily Chronicle (with Associated Press), democrata.es, menafn.com

23. Bulgarians voted for president amid concerns following deadly drone strikes in the Black Sea region

    Bulgarians voted for president on October 25 as drone attacks on merchant ships off the Black Sea coast overshadowed voting. The strikes likely killed about two dozen seafarers, and the government sought allied maritime-security assistance. The acting President and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov led polls among 27 candidates; both condemned the attacks but differed on Ukraine.

    Reporting: The Hindu, The Straits Times, Al Jazeera, UA News

24. Audi’s planned $4 billion factory in Georgia

    Audi plans to build its first U.S. factory at the Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County, Georgia, investing about $4 billion and creating about 4,500 jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with production expected in the early 2030s. Audi says the plant will make premium SUVs; its planned annual capacity is 200,000 vehicles.

    Reporting: Deutsche Welle, motor1.com, motorbiscuit.com, wgxa.tv, autonews.com

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25. Rising U.S. measles cases during the ongoing outbreak

    The CDC reported 178 new measles cases this week, bringing the U.S. total for 2026 to 4,588 as of Friday—more than double 2025’s tally. At least 43 outbreaks are occurring nationwide, with Pennsylvania reporting 1,338 cases. New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency to enhance vaccination efforts, Udaipur Kiran reported.

    Reporting: AOL, udaipurkiran.com

26. More rain was forecast in the Four Corners region as flood evacuations remained in place

    Evacuations remained in effect across the Four Corners flooding area despite receding rivers in Colorado and New Mexico, as officials warned of more rain and possible surges. San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari said blocked areas were being kept closed for safety. Gov. Jared Polis added Colorado’s Conejos County to places eligible for disaster assistance.

    Reporting: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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27. Amgen said a drug combination reduced the risk of death for patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer

    Amgen said interim Phase 3 DeLLphi-305 results showed its Imdelltra (tarlatamab) plus AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab), used as first-line maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, reduced the risk of death by 58% versus Imfinzi alone. Median overall survival was 21.1 months with the combination, compared with 12.7 months.

    Reporting: Bloomberg, prnewswire.com, mezha.net, biggo.com, dana-farber.org