Nigeria reported the case, its first Ebola case in more than a decade, on Tuesday. It is the fourth African country and the most populous yet to be affected by the outbreak. Kenyan health official says authorities have traced all 135 contacts of the country's first case, which was confirmed on October 6.
More than 50,000 people are estimated to have died across Europe as a result of this summer's record-breaking heatwaves. In Naples, the hardest-hit city on the continent, 815 people per million died from the heat, according to the study’s age-standardised estimates.
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Kremlin would like to discuss establishment of a "security framework" for both Russia and Ukraine following the end of the conflict. Zelensky repeated a long-held position that Ukraine would accept a ceasefire deal that involves a freeze along the current frontline – something that would involve retaining only about 75% of Ukrainian land.
Ben-Gvir wants Israeli security control over the area Palestinians envisage as the heartland of a future state. He has also become one of the leading voices on the Israeli right seeking to shift responsibility for Oct. 7 away from Israel. The coming election offers a chance to advance a far-reaching transformation of Israeli politics and society.
Democrats had banked on improving Latino turnout and the growth of the Hispanic population - now the largest demographic group in Texas - to deliver them majorities. This time, strategists and organizers see three trends that could finally break the GOP dam: dampened turnout among Latino Republicans and a sizable shift toward Democratic candidates among Latino Trump voters.
Among the 25 states where major-party candidates are expected to finish first or second in both contests, DDHQ identifies seven with a chance of electing a senator and governor from different parties. Those races are not necessarily examples of split-ticket voting, but they underscore how the 2026 elections could test long-standing partisan patterns at both the state and national levels.
Settlers have intimidated Palestinians harvesting their olives in the occupied West Bank for decades. This year, violence has increased sharply, according to Palestinians, Israeli rights groups and the UN. An Israeli government spokesperson said olives "picked by a Jew in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people" did not constitute theft.
Aung San Suu Kyi's son speaks to her for the first time in more than five years. He calls for her to be released from house arrest. "My mother and all political prisoners must be released immediately and unconditionally," he says. "Family access is not freedom," he adds.
A court in India ordered the release of two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party. The youth-led party has led historic waves of protests in India since May. They were arrested last week for demonstrating at a venue in violation of a ban. The party's name comes from the word "cockroach" which means "roach"
"Resistance training increases the resilience of muscles and tendons that endure thousands of pedal revolutions every week" "For the vast majority of recreational cyclists, around 60-90 minutes of well-planned strength training each week is enough" "Strength training isn't about creating more fatigue. It's to improve the function and capacity of the muscle riders already have"
Ukrainian soldiers say they noticed "speed limits" had been imposed on their use of SpaceX's Starshield internet dishes. U.S. officials say the restrictions were put in place at the request of the Ukrainian government. The military-grade dishes are used to communicate with drones in the air.
In an era where "AI finds vulnerabilities," the positioning as a company that can utilize AI on the defense side is highly compatible with this news. While defenders inside large companies with strong AI can take the initiative, a gap is emerging where outside defenders inherit only the threats. It is clear that the digital environment, which has become so convenient, is now in a precarious situation due to attacks that exploit AI.
The PHP Foundation has released fixes for the vulnerabilities, along with instructions on how to update systems. The flaws put a "significant portion of the internet's business and commercial infrastructure at potential risk," the foundation said. The vulnerabilities were first spotted in 2024, but were not accepted into the OpenAI's Patch the Planet initiative.
On October 22, OpenAI announced that its latest models would be available through Google Cloud's 'Model Garden' On the same day, a 'rival partnership' was announced, allowing OpenAI models to be used on Google Cloud. According to GIGAZINE, this is initially a limited preview for select large enterprises, with general availability expected within a few weeks.
At least 16 people killed by powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Tibet, officials say. Hundreds of homes damaged as rescue operations continue. Quake is reported to be the strongest to hit Tibet in five years. In January 2025, at least 126 people were killed in an earthquake in Tingri county in rural Tibet.
Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion in December. The Telegraph had aired a speech he gave shortly before the 2024 election. It created the impression he had incited the storming of the Capitol. "Oh it's backfired," CNN's Erin Burnett says. "How much has this backfired on him?"
Demonstrations planned Thursday in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble are banned. Some of those protests, including marches in Lyon, will also be banned, local authorities said. Authorities in multiple cities had already banned protests planned across the country Thursday. Over the weekend, riots spun out of huge and largely peaceful demonstrations in cities.
TV reporter saves man from drowning moments before truck sinks in floodwater. Murray saw a black four-wheel-drive vehicle try to drive through the water, but it stalled and began to sink. Photographer Liz Pickering, who was working with Murray, filmed the rescue, capturing the moment Murray and the bystander freed the driver.
New York City Council passes bill to ban horse-drawn carriage rides within 2 years. The law puts a stop to the issuance of new permits for carriage rides. The bill was passed 40-7 in a vote that will take place in June 2028. The ban comes amid concerns over the safety of the horses and pedestrians.
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia. US plans to withdraw family members from a number of other US missions in the region, US officials told Reuters. The move comes amid attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen on civilian targets in the country.