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Iran said two oil tankers exploded after striking naval mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said two oil tankers exploded after striking mines on an unauthorized Strait of Hormuz route. It said a supertanker caught fire and alleged the ships had U.S. military support; these claims were not independently verified. Separately, UKMTO reported a Mayday relaying that another vessel was struck by an unknown projectile.
Reporting: Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, Demócrata, investingLive, Middle East Eye, Asian News International, theinsightinternational.com
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Ukrainian officials said the Kherson ceasefire ended
Ukrainian officials said the longest truce of the Ukraine war, confined to eastern Kherson region, ended Sunday after Russia refused an extension. The humanitarian ceasefire had allowed civilians to evacuate Russian-occupied Oleshky. Russian strikes also cut power to thousands in Ukraine, and power-restoration work continued throughout the day.
Reporting: BBC News, Agence France-Presse, winnipegsun.com
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A business jet crashed in a West Palm Beach neighborhood, killing nine people
All nine people aboard a Learjet 60 business jet were killed when it crashed Sunday in a West Palm Beach, Florida, neighborhood, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said. The FAA said the plane had departed Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas. The FAA is sending a team to support the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the cause.
Reporting: The Washington Post, BBC News, ABC News (Australia), PBS News, CBC News, CBS Austin
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Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit to block Alaska Senate certification
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if incumbent Dan S. Sullivan loses, ruling the department lacked legal standing. The suit sought to segregate ballots cast for teacher Daniel J. Sullivan, who shares the incumbent’s ballot name and party. Gleason cited ballot secrecy and late election-rule changes.
Reporting: Alaska Public Media, CNBC, NewsNation, CBS News, Anchorage Daily News, Le Monde, NBC News, reason.com
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District Judge Trina Thompson ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening California election officials
A California judge ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal prosecution for refusing to segregate ballots from suspected noncitizens. District Judge Trina Thompson ruled the actions threatened election administration and voting access. Patch reported the administration appealed; its analysis found more than 40% of names on the DOJ list were absent from California voter rolls.
Reporting: Patch, helsinkitimes.fi
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday and is being monitored at Johns Hopkins Hospital, his office said Sunday. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said Murphy experienced arm numbness at his son’s hockey game. She said he was awake and alert, and doctors were encouraged by his progress and optimistic about his full recovery.
Reporting: ABC News, ABC7 New York, Axios, NBC Connecticut, Politico, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, ctinsider.com
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Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers
Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers Sunday, jolting a close race that could affect Senate control. Stevens lost the August primary to Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed by a slim margin and said in a video that El-Sayed had said she was no longer welcome in his campaign. She appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church.
Reporting: The Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS News (with Associated Press)
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The FBI blamed North Korea for the theft of over $6 billion from Binance
The FBI attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance around Oct. 29 to North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking operation. The $6.3 billion breach was described as a record crypto theft. The agency said it observed the stolen funds being converted primarily into Ethereum.
Reporting: A News, The Chosun Daily, Fox Business, Anadolu Agency, vocal.media, bleepingcomputer.com, inc.com
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A potent storm system brought flash flooding and mandatory evacuations to Arizona and Colorado
Flash flooding prompted mandatory evacuation orders in parts of Arizona and Colorado on Sunday amid heavy rain. Sedona officials ordered residents near Oak Creek to leave as waters rose rapidly, while multiple people were trapped in homes. Camp Verde officials ordered evacuations near three waterways, and a Colorado mountain town braced for a river to reach historic levels.
Reporting: The New York Times, Killeen Daily Herald, mesabitribune.com
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Taiwan’s coast guard accused China of harassment over a Chinese vessel’s entry into restricted waters
Taiwan’s coast guard accused China of harassment after a Chinese coast guard vessel entered restricted waters near the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea early Saturday. A Taiwanese coast guard vessel confronted the Chinese ship and asked it to leave. The two ships came within 1 nautical mile of each other at the standoff’s height.
Reporting: Politico, flamboroughreview.com
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Bowen Wan's family sued OpenAI over ChatGPT guidance on reducing medication
The parents of Bowen Wan, who died of a seizure, sued OpenAI, according to The Guardian. The outlet reported that Wan was taking anti-seizure medication and that ChatGPT gave her a schedule for tapering her dosage. The provided excerpt does not detail the lawsuit’s allegations or include a response from OpenAI.
Reporting: The Guardian
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Nearly 70 million children have Trump Accounts through automatic enrollment
Nearly 70 million Trump Accounts have been created through automatic enrollment, White House spokesman Matthew Middleton told Fortune. Parents must claim accounts to manage them and request the one-time $1,000 federal contribution for eligible children. A Treasury official said more than $8 billion had been deposited nationwide. Some parents told The Independent they would not activate their children's accounts.
Reporting: The Independent, Demokratis, TheStreet, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, magzter.com
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Legal experts say SSA and IRS emails praising Trump may violate Hatch Act
Emails from the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service praising Donald Trump may violate the Hatch Act, legal experts say, days before Tuesday’s midterms. The SSA email included a message from Frank Bisignano, SSA commissioner and IRS chief executive. University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter said its timing could persuade people Trump was doing a good job.
Reporting: UA News, The Hill, Raw Story
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Sen. Tim Scott declined to say whether he would accept Alaska's Senate race result
Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, declined to say whether he would accept Alaska’s Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola is certified as the winner. Asked by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Scott said, “Dan Sullivan is going to win.” His comments followed a New York Times report about alleged Democratic efforts to recruit another Dan Sullivan.
Reporting: NBC News
World
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Israeli strikes killed eight Palestinians across Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics and the Hamas-run interior ministry said. The ministry said five police officers died in western Khan Younis; medics said a separate Gaza City strike killed three, including a four-year-old boy.
Reporting: Al Arabiya, Daily Sabah, U.S. News & World Report (with Reuters), JournalArta, ozarab.media, palestinechronicle.com
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Iran proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within two days under a potential U.S. agreement
Iranian and Qatari negotiators had developed a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days of a potential agreement with Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, according to Al Jazeera. Investing.com said it envisaged U.S. steps on day one and shipping resuming on day two. Donald Trump said talks were going fine.
Reporting: The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, CNBC, Investing.com News
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Donald Trump said the war with Iran would be over very soon
Donald Trump said Sunday the war with Iran would end “very soon,” but gave no specific timetable. Speaking at a midterms rally in Iowa, he said the military campaign had stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, called rising oil prices “a very small price to pay” for security, and predicted fuel prices would fall sharply after the war.
Reporting: apa.az
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Noam Sohlberg says Israel's election was properly conducted despite Netanyahu's foreign-interference claims
Israel’s Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg said the election was conducted properly and its results reflect voters’ will, adding that even if suspicions of foreign interference are confirmed, they would not invalidate the outcome. His statement came as Netanyahu’s efforts to challenge last week’s vote weakened and a court ordered suspects in one case released.
Reporting: Killeen Daily Herald, Ottumwa Courier, Haaretz, thejewishnews.com, tribdem.com
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Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed potential military action against Iran
Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed when and whether to resume military operations against Iran during a Saturday phone call, Axios reported. Citing one U.S. and one Israeli official, Axios said Netanyahu pressed for strikes immediately after the U.S. midterm elections, while Trump wanted negotiations to continue. Trump said the talks were “going fine.”
Reporting: Ukrainian National News, The Hindu, The Times of Israel, Iran International, alquds.com
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Ukraine's Air Force said the enemy likely compromised its public air raid alert app
Ukraine's Air Force said Sunday the public air raid alert app was likely hacked after sending false warnings, including radiation and street-fighting alerts reported in Kyiv and elsewhere by BNO News. It said there was no radiation threat and urged calm. Vinnytsia oblast governor Natalya Zabolotna warned residents not to click a link in the alert message, the BBC reported.
Reporting: BBC News, BNO News, The Kyiv Independent, apa.az
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Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russian oil refineries
Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after a roughly two-week pause amid Trump administration pressure to halt them, investingLive reported. The Kremlin said Kyiv was “simply ignoring” U.S. wishes. Kyiv has not formally acknowledged the attacks and said it was responding to intensified Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Trilateral talks are expected later this month.
Reporting: investingLive, SSBCrack, The Guardian, inews.co.uk
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Rioters turn Germany's youth-led protests violent across several cities
Youth-led protests in Germany over living costs and other issues turned violent in several cities Saturday night. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt blamed “left-wing groups and troublemakers from a migrant background” and called for harsh penalties; organizers blamed a small extremist minority. Berlin police said 27 officers suffered minor injuries and almost 60 people were arrested.
Reporting: China Daily, CNN, NBC News, Deutsche Welle, The Boston Globe, Euronews, Financial Times
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Serbia's student-led Student List won the parliamentary election
Serbia’s Student List won the Oct. 25 parliamentary elections with 53% of the vote and 140 of 250 seats, defeating the party of former president Aleksandar Vučić, which received about 39% and 104 seats, RTÉ reported. The movement now faces the challenge of governing, though its student members will not take parliamentary seats.
Reporting: The Times of India, RTÉ News, BBC News, The Straits Times, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, nybooks.com
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Acting President Iliana Yotova apparently won Bulgaria's presidential runoff
Acting President Iliana Yotova appears to have won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, with several polling agencies’ initial counts giving her 58% of the vote. Former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov conceded defeat. Yotova opposes military aid to Ukraine and favors dialogue with Moscow; if official results confirm the win, she would become Bulgaria’s first elected female president.
Reporting: A News, KTVN 2 News Nevada, Temple Daily Telegram, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle
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A UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ended after a mandate renewal failure
MINURSO, the UN’s 35-year peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, ended after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, which expired October 31. Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution, while a rival Russian proposal failed to win enough votes. A reduced UN team will oversee liquidation. UN peace efforts will continue through the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Staffan de Mistura.
Reporting: France 24, teleSUR English, TRT World, Reuters, moroccoworldnews.com, un.org
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Jesse Minter confirmed Jackson will have surgery on his right thumb
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will undergo surgery on his right thumb and be placed on injured reserve, head coach Jesse Minter confirmed Sunday. Sky Sports said Jackson will miss at least the next four games. USA Today reported his 2026 season could be over, while Minter said, “we’ll see,” when asked whether the injury could end his season.
Reporting: NBC Sports, USA Today, Sky Sports, baltimorebeatdown.com
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Kimi Antonelli won the Formula 1 world championship in Mexico
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Formula One world championship by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, becoming the sport’s youngest champion at 20 years and 68 days. He clinched the title with four races remaining and became the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the race.
Reporting: Sky Sports, BBC News, NBC News, NBC New York, autoweek.com, foxsports.com
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The Valkyries clinched the WNBA championship with a win over the Atlanta Dream
The Golden State Valkyries won their first WNBA championship, beating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 at Chase Center in San Francisco. The title came in the franchise’s second season, and the game was the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, according to the league. Forward Gabby Williams scored 30 points and was named series MVP; coach Natalie Nakase called her “our closer.”
Reporting: Sky Sports, ABC7 News, CBS2 Iowa, New Hampshire Union Leader, wnba.com, theixsports.com, nbcbayarea.com
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 without completing a pass
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 on Sunday. Quarterback Baker Mayfield attempted three passes and completed none as rain-soaked conditions made both teams prioritize rushing. Tampa Bay gained 324 rushing yards, while Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw four interceptions.
Reporting: NBC Sports, ESPN, NBC 6 South Florida, sbnation.com
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