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PoliticsOct 29The megadonors financing the US midterms to influence policyWho are the groups funding the US midterm campaigns and what are they hoping to influence?Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 29Can EU and India work together to secure Indo-Pacific?India and Europe are deepening defense ties, but their clashing perspectives on Russia and differing priorities on China are hampering their joint ambitions on maritime security.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 29Scalise stresses voter turnout: ‘We can hold the House’House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday stressed that Republicans could hold on to their control of the House if there’s strong voter turnout on Election Day. NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich asked Scalise if he was preparing for a Democrat-led House that would look to investigate President Trump and his family or impeach Trump for…The Hill
WorldOct 29Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devicesImages of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.BBC World
BusinessOct 29ECB holds rates at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit with inflation near double the targetThe European Central Bank kept its deposit rate at 2.5% on Thursday, hours after President Christine Lagarde said she would leave next February, months before her term ends, as France's bond market turmoil and inflation at 3.8% cloud the outlook for the eurozone.EuroNews [en]
MilitaryOct 29Hegseth fires top general over apparent media leaksSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for apparent misconduct with classified information on the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, a Pentagon official told CBS News. Charlie D'Agata reports.CBS News
MilitaryOct 29As North Korea’s Loudspeaker Broadcasts Loom, South Korea Has No Good OptionsKim Yo Jong said broadcasts near the border will resume this month. For Seoul, every possible response carries a cost.The Diplomat
PoliticsOct 29EU wants to stop national social media bansBrussels is aiming for a unified law to restrict young people's access to social media, but individual EU countries are pursuing different approaches and setting different age limits.Politico Europe
ConflictOct 29France: Trappes racist shooting suspect transferred to French courtFrance 24 [en]
ConflictOct 29Paris attacker admits racist and Islamophobic motive: 'No remorse'NOS Buitenland
PoliticsOct 29Alaska GOP officials angered by controversy over two candidates named Dan SullivanRepublicans are outraged by a New York Times report that Alaskan Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped find a man named Dan Sullivan to run on the midterm ballot against Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. Ed O'Keefe reports.CBS News
DisasterOct 29Sánchez assures that railway security "will be reinforced" to avoid new accidentsPuente comparecerá el martes 3 de noviembre a petición propia en la Diputación Permanente del Congreso tras la solicitud de varios sociosEl País
DisasterOct 29Niger: Guards accused of 'cruel, inhuman' treatment after 33 die in detentionFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 29Netanyahu’s party claims election ‘stolen’ by ‘foreign entities’Security service probes allegations of interference after high turnout by Palestinian citizens of Israel prevented outright victory for premierFinancial Times
DisasterOct 29Railway accident in Spain: what the audio recordings revealLes enregistrements semblent montrer qu'un train à grande vitesse a été autorisé à repartir alors qu'un autre, plus loin, était immobilisé.BBC Afrique
PoliticsOct 29What to know about the impact of Flávio Bolsonaro’s arrival in the US - AP NewsWhat to know about the impact of Flávio Bolsonaro’s arrival in the US AP NewsAP News
PoliticsOct 29Trump, Obama hold dueling rallies in final push to rally basesPresident Trump held a rally in Ohio in support of Sen. Jon Husted. Meanwhile, former President Obama rallied Democrats in Georgia for Sen. Jon Ossoff. Weijia Jiang reports.CBS News
DisasterOct 29Men pulled from vehicle stranded by floods in SyriaThis is the moment several men were rescued from their vehicle in Syria after becoming stranded by flash floods.Al Jazeera [en]
WorldOct 29An hour from Buenos Aires: the ideal town for a getaway among quiet streets and traditional flavorsThis place is also the venue for the National Peach Festival, the Provincial Fried Cake Festival, and the National Quintero Salami Festival. Its municipal park and nearby riverbanks offer the ideal natural setting for a getaway.Clarín
PoliticsOct 29DEA "doing nothing to stop" New Mexico fentanyl crisis, whistleblower saysA veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent alleges the agency contributed to a growing drug crisis in New Mexico by allowing dangerous fentanyl pills to reach the streets in order to build bigger cases against dealers. CBS News investigative correspondent David Scott has more on this investigation.CBS News
PoliticsOct 29Change in Power in Serbia Brings Headaches for Central Europe’s GovernmentsHungary, Czechia and Slovakia developed deep ties with Vucic’s Serbia over the past decade, which the new Serbian leadership will find hard to simply move past.Balkan Insight
WorldOct 29The crime of teacher Nancy Godoy: her cell phone was found and the autopsy seeks to reveal the truth of what happenedThe phone was in the same area where the body was found, about two and a half kilometers from the school where she taught, in an area covered with water and weeds. This Wednesday, while the body was being removed from the area by helicopter, it emerged that the police doctor would have found...Clarín
PoliticsOct 29Accusations fly over 2 candidates named Dan Sullivan on Alaska ballotAlaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a second Dan Sullivan to run for Senate, a report from The New York Times alleges. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe explains more, plus Weijia Jiang has more midterm headlines.CBS News
PoliticsOct 29Europe’s own ICE? Inside Brussels plans to triple Frontex and expand deportation powersThe European Commission wants to triple Frontex's workforce and give it sweeping new powers to deport migrants beyond EU borders and monitor social media, prompting warnings over surveillance and fundamental rights.EuroNews [en]