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BRICS summit kickoff, Trump-Labour accusations and first norovirus vaccine

Russian Pres. Putin hosts 36 world leaders at the BRICS summit, the polio campaign in North Gaza is halted, EU observers note irregularities in Mozambique’s vote counting, Australia plans to bolster its naval capabilities, a report suggests that an NGO tied to the UK Labour Party seeks to 'Kill Musk's Twitter,' as the Trump campaign also files a complaint alleging election interference by the UK's Labour Party, a report suggests that the Harris campaign is planning for Trump to prematurely declare victory, Rudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets in the defamation case against him, Tulsi Gabbard announces that she’s joining the GOP, and the UK is set to test the world's first norovirus vaccine.
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India-China de-escalation, Harris ‘blue wall’ worries and AI safety clock

India and China will disengage their border troops to de-escalate tensions, Israeli forces continue their offensive in northern Gaza, the UK will loan Ukraine £2B from frozen Russian assets, ex-President Toledo is given 20 years in prison for corruption in Peru, a report claims that the Kamala Harris campaign is worried about losing 'Blue Wall' states, while a poll suggests that Donald Trump is gaining traction among Arab American voters, a House panel finds that the Trump Butler assassination attempt was 'preventable,' Disney sets forth a CEO succession plan, women's soccer players protest a key FIFA deal, and an ‘AI Safety Clock’ is launched.
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Moldova EU referendum, Hezbollah bank strikes and malaria-free Egypt

Moldova narrowly backs joining the EU amid foreign interference claims, Israel strikes Hezbollah-affiliated banks in Lebanon, Prabowo Subianto is sworn in as president of Indonesia, Elon Musk offers $1M daily to pro-Trump petition signers, Harris says Trump 'demeans' the presidential office, Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen dies in US exile, The Sudanese army claims the defection of a senior RSF commander, The White House says insurance should cover over-the-counter birth control, A migrant caravan heads north ahead of the US election, COP16 begins in Cali, Colombia, and the WHO declares Egypt 'malaria-free.'
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Hamas hostage release conditions, Trump docs release and Mars life hypothesis

Hamas states that hostages will only be released after Israel withdraws, Jan. 6 investigation documents about Donald Trump are made public, the US sanctions Chinese companies accused of making Russian drones, the Kenyan high court suspends the deputy president's impeachment, King Charles III makes a visit to Australia, the US Dept. of Justice charges an ex-Indian spy in a foiled assassination plot, court rulings ease US voting restrictions in three states, China’s third quarter GDP growth slows to 4.6%, a report suggests that Canadians with nonterminal issues are undergoing assisted suicide, and a study suggests that Mars’ ice could potentially be harboring alien life.
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Harris Fox interview, Italy surrogacy law and global water crisis

Alleged Oct. 7 mastermind Yayha Sinwar is reportedly killed in an Israeli strike, Brazil moves to extradite pro-Jair Bolsonaro rioters from Argentina, Canada and India exchange fresh accusations amid an ongoing row, Kamala Harris says she won’t be a continuation of Biden’s presidency on Fox News, Australia’s Northern Territory reduces the age of criminal accountability to 10, an independent panel calls for new leadership in the US Secret Service, the US jails Mexico’s former security chief for 38 years on bribery charges, Italy outlaws overseas surrogacy, a global water crisis puts over 50% of food production at risk, and the US Treasury catches $1B in fraud this year with the help of AI.
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Zelenskyy ‘Victory Plan,’ Ohio vote monitoring and renewed panda diplomacy

Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy unveils his “Victory Plan,” The New York Times defends a piece alleging that Israeli forces purposely shot children, A fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 140, A new report says China and Myanmar rank last in internet freedom, The US Dept. of Justice will monitor voting in an Ohio county, Over 300K people cast ballots in early voting for the US election, House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses CBS of editing key parts of an interview, The Pentagon upgrades over 800 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' records to honorable discharges, Lufthansa is fined $4M for refusing to board Jewish passengers, and new pandas arrive at the Washington DC National Zoo from China,
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Alleged Harris plagiarism, inter-Korean road demolition and mystery monkey illness

Kamala Harris is accused of plagiarism, hundreds of Afghan soldiers are allowed to relocate to the UK, North Korea blows up roads connecting it with South Korea, India and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over an ongoing murder row, a US judge rules that Georgia cannot delay the certification of election results, Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, Google moves toward using nuclear reactors to power its AI data centers, Afghanistan’s Taliban bans images of living things in the media, survivors of the 2023 Maine mass shooting prepare a lawsuit against the Army, and a mystery illness kills 9 monkeys in a Hong Kong zoo.
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Hezbollah drone attack, SpaceX booster catch and Jewish Christopher Columbus

Four Israeli soldiers are killed and over 60 injured in a Hezbollah-claimed drone attack, The US says it will send a missile defense system and troops to Israel, A man is arrested on gun charges at a Trump rally in California, The Harris campaign releases an economic plan for Black men, SpaceX launches a Starship rocket and catches the booster, Sudanese army strikes reportedly kill 23 in a Khartoum market, A report says unidentified drones are surveilling US military sites, Poland says it will temporarily suspend the right to asylum, Three US-based researchers share the Nobel Prize in economics, and a study claims Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew.
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Netherlands Gaza suit, Trump betting market gains and AI virology discovery

Dutch and Palestinian NGOs sue the Netherlands over the Gaza War, 22 people are killed in the deadliest Israeli attack on central Beirut since the war began, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy takes his 'Victory Plan' on a European tour, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump makes gains in US election betting markets, while Barack Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris, the UK announces new employment policies, Elon Musk unveils the 'Cybercab' robotaxi, wildfires are reportedly damaging Peru's ecosystems, and international researchers use AI from US-based Meta to discover 70K new viruses.
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Japan parliament dissolution, Hurricane Milton landfall and Rafael Nadal retirement

The UK’s Conservatives line up their two finalists to lead the party, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of the Oct. 27 snap election, Donald Trump takes the lead for the White House in Florida, Tim Walz calls for abolishing the Electoral College, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the first phase of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan", Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, global wildlife populations see a 73% decline in just 50 years, Indian business icon Ratan Tata passes away at the age of 86, the UK’s GSK agrees to settle 80K US lawsuits over its heartburn drug Zantac, and Rafael Nadal retires from tennis.
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