The British government has acknowledged the discovery of a small number of its military products in Sudan, amid reports of human rights violations. Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty noted that there is no evidence of British weapons or ammunition being used in Sudan.
The Netherlands allocates money to a British cyber program for Ukraine. This decision was made against the backdrop of systematic cyberattacks from Russia.
Five men have been charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in the death of 19-year-old Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez. The grandson of actor Robert De Niro died in July 2023 from a toxic combination of fentanyl, ketamine, and cocaine.
During the night, Sumy was subjected to a massive drone attack, which resulted in hits on a nine-story and a two-story residential building. Two people, an underage girl and an elderly woman, were injured.
Lithuanian authorities temporarily closed the airspace over Vilnius due to balloons from Belarus, which was the sixth such incident in October. This led to two flights being turned back and increased control at the border with Belarus.
Sean Combs, sentenced to 50 months in prison on charges of organizing prostitution, will soon be transferred from a Brooklyn detention center to a federal prison.
Hamas handed over the bodies of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, deceased hostages, to Israel after the Gaza truce collapsed. The handover took place as part of a ceasefire agreement, under which Hamas is to hand over 28 bodies of deceased hostages in exchange for 360 Palestinian militants.
Donald Trump has cut refugee admissions to a record low of 7,500 for the 2026 fiscal year, prioritizing white Africans from South Africa. The decision also includes transferring oversight of the refugee program from the State Department to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Ford Motor Co. is investing $370 million to upgrade a closed plant in Tamil Nadu to produce over 200,000 engines annually for export. This comes amid trade tensions between India and the US, reaffirming India as a key manufacturing base for Ford.
Russian seaborne oil product exports fell to 1. 89 million barrels per day, the lowest level in three years. The reason was disruptions at refineries, sanctions, and Ukrainian drone strikes.
On October 30, 2025, 114 combat engagements took place on the front, with the Armed Forces of Ukraine holding back Russian attempts to advance. The greatest activity is observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where there were 40 attempts to break through during the day.
Italy refused to approve the Giorgia Meloni government's project to build a bridge that was supposed to connect mainland Italy with the island of Sicily. The cost of the structure was estimated at 13.5 billion euros.
In the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, the left-liberal D66 party is leading, securing 27 seats. The far-right Party for Freedom can count on 25 mandates, but most parties are not ready to form a coalition with it.
Around five thousand people protested in Riga against Latvia's plans to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. The Saeima is expected to vote on this decision on October 30.
A Microsoft Azure outage caused technical problems for Alaska Air Group Inc. , affecting the websites of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. This is the third third-party system outage this year to impact the airline.
Six Pakistani soldiers and seven militants were killed in a clash near the Afghan border in the mountainous Kurram district. The Pakistani government blames extremist groups operating from Afghanistan for the escalation.
The DeepState project reported on the advance of Russian units in the eastern and northern parts of Pokrovsk. The enemy is trying to maintain the pace of infiltration, sending small groups into the city, while Ukrainian forces are holding positions in the southern districts.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released details of the updated 51-day basic general military training course, which has been in effect since July 2025. The program includes 42 days of classes, 7 days off, and 2 days for administrative procedures, with an emphasis on firearms training and protection against UAVs.
Honda Motor Co. is cutting and temporarily suspending production at some of its North American plants due to a shortage of semiconductors. The chip shortage is already affecting the automotive industry in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Denys Shmyhal discussed defense cooperation with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Melo. Portugal will contribute $50 million to the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine.
Documents show that during a $1. 2 billion deal in 2021, Israel demanded that Google and Amazon implement a secret "winking" mechanism.
25 people have died in southern Haiti after a river, overflowing due to Hurricane Melissa, flooded homes. Dozens of houses have collapsed, and people remain trapped under the rubble.
Isaiah Jhamon Andrews, a murder suspect, was accidentally released from a California detention center. An active search for him is currently underway, involving the U.S. Marshals Service.
A bottle containing diary entries by Australian soldiers from World War I, written in 1916, has been found on Wharton Beach in Western Australia. The letters from privates Malcolm Neville and William Harley were discovered by the Brown family while cleaning the coastline.
Ukraine voted against the resolution to end the American blockade of Cuba at the UN. This decision is a response to Cuba's support for Russian aggression, including wishing success to Putin and the participation of Cuban citizens in the war.
A trial has begun in France against Bulgarians accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial in Paris. The investigation believes that the action was organized by Russian special services to incite interethnic hatred.
NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its first test flight over the Southern California desert, reaching subsonic speeds. This is a key step in developing technology for future quiet supersonic passenger travel.
The US has issued a license for operations with Rosneft's German subsidiaries until April 29, 2026. This gives Berlin six months to resolve the issue of ownership and asset management.
Donald Trump will meet with Viktor Orban on November 8 to discuss the impact of American sanctions on Russian oil, on which Hungary is critically dependent. The meeting will take place in Washington, where ways to protect the Hungarian economy from the consequences of the restrictions will be discussed.
Lithuania is temporarily closing two border crossings with Belarus, Medininkai and Šalčininkai, for a month, starting on Wednesday. Exceptions will apply to diplomats, EU citizens, and other categories, while Šalčininkai will be completely closed and Medininkai partially open.
