Donald Trump has ruled out fresh attacks on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, citing what he calls productive discussions with Tehran. But the US blockade remains in place, Washington is tightening economic pressure and reports say the Pentagon is preparing military options. Does the pause create room for diplomacy, or leave the possibility of renewed war open after the vote?
Elon Musk’s public challenge over Starlink’s delayed commercial entry into India has drawn Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi into a dispute over regulation, competition and corporate influence. The row comes amid US demands for greater market access and difficult bilateral trade negotiations, raising questions about the political cost of the government’s handling of a sensitive technology sector.
Across Borno, abductions are forcing families to sell livestock, borrow money and exhaust savings, while attacks on roads and schools are disrupting travel and education.
The former Bishop of Broome was found guilty in August of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men over several years, in a case that has renewed scrutiny of safeguarding failures within the Catholic Church.
As drone attacks become a growing threat to police posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, authorities are turning to reinforced mesh canopies over vulnerable positions. The low-cost defence reflects both battlefield adaptation and the difficulty of protecting a large number of exposed posts against an increasingly accessible weapon.
A suspected infection at a Siberian anti-plague institute has revived questions about Russia’s biological research past. The Soviet Union once ran a vast, secret biological-weapons programme. What happened to that system after the USSR collapsed, and what do Russia’s biological research and biodefence institutions do today?
Donald Trump has begun a 32-day campaign tour for Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 midterms, with stops in Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio already scheduled and a wider itinerary expected to include traditional battleground states.
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the International Energy Agency over four months, with a substantial diesel release front-loaded into the first 20 days as Middle East disruptions tighten refined-fuel supplies.
Syrian officials and Hezbollah representatives held secret talks in Türkiye in September to ease tensions, but Türkiye and Syria have denied that the meeting took place; the reported contact comes as Damascus seeks tighter control over armed activity and weapons movements on Syrian territory.
A flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit, prompting Israel to prepare for a possible security threat. Israeli officials say fighter jets were put in the air before control of the aircraft was regained.
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