German climber Wolfgang Waschiczek, 57, died after falling about 1,500 meters on Ama Dablam in Nepal. He had reached the summit on Sunday and was reported missing from Camp 3 the next morning; rescuers later recovered his body and flew it to Kathmandu for a postmortem.
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Waschiczek reached Ama Dablam’s 6,812-meter summit on Sunday and spent the night at Camp 3, at about 6,200 meters.
His guide found him missing on Monday morning after briefly leaving the tent to return borrowed equipment.
Another Sherpa spotted Waschiczek’s body near Camp 2, at about 4,600 meters, around 8 a.m.
A helicopter retrieved the body and took it to Lukla before it was flown to Kathmandu.
Authorities plan to perform a postmortem at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
This was the first fatality on Ama Dablam this year; more than 300 climbers are attempting the peak this season.
Two climbers died on Ama Dablam during expeditions last October.
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Israelis voted on October 27, 2026, in the country’s first national election since Hamas’s 2023 attack. The vote took place amid unresolved wars and deep divisions over Israel’s direction and leadership.
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Israel held a national election on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
The election was the first national vote since Hamas’s 2023 attack.
Israel continued to face unresolved wars.
The country was deeply divided over the character of the state and who should lead it.
France 24 reporter Clovis Casali reported from Israel and spoke with voters.
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Iran said the United States was not serious about talks, according to the article’s headline. Officials from Iran, Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia met in Tehran on Monday to try to prevent further escalation.
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Iran said the United States was not serious about talks.
Officials from Iran took part in the Tehran meeting.
Officials from Pakistan took part in the meeting.
Officials from Turkiye and Saudi Arabia also took part.
The officials met in Tehran on Monday.
The talks aimed to stop further escalation.
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A Florida mother faces a child-neglect charge after deputies said she left her four children home alone for five days while she traveled to Las Vegas. The article provides no further details about the children or the investigation.
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The woman is a Florida mother.
She is charged with child neglect.
Deputies said she left four children at home alone.
The children were reportedly alone for five days.
Deputies said the mother was in Las Vegas.
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HSBC CFO Pam Kaur said the bank has no plans to move its headquarters from the UK, despite expected increases in bank taxes. HSBC reported higher third-quarter profits, while its shares fell amid investor concerns about its outlook for income from interest.
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HSBC’s third-quarter profit rose 32% to $9.6 billion.
The bank plans to return $2.7 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.
Kaur said moving HSBC’s headquarters was not under consideration and that the bank would remain domiciled in the UK.
The UK budget is expected to reverse cuts to the bank surcharge, though the article says the tax changes had not yet been announced.
HSBC said higher interest rates, lower loan losses and smaller legal provisions helped lift quarterly profit.
HSBC’s net interest income rose to $9.3 billion from $8.8 billion a year earlier.
HSBC shares fell nearly 6% on Tuesday, as Kaur suggested investors may have expected a stronger forecast for net interest income.
HSBC said its net interest income growth reflected hedging strategies and higher deposits in Hong Kong; UK deposits were flat.
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Anthropic has filed public regulatory paperwork as it prepares for a stock market listing, according to France 24. The report says the company’s revenues and losses are both mounting.
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Anthropic is a U.S. artificial intelligence company.
The company filed public regulatory paperwork ahead of a planned stock market listing.
The report describes the planned IPO as large but gives no expected valuation or fundraising amount.
Anthropic’s revenues have been rising.
Anthropic’s losses have also been increasing.
The report was published on October 27, 2026.
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Israelis are voting in an election that could determine who becomes prime minister. Polls published Friday show incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in a close race with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. The report examines how the rivals’ foreign-policy approaches could affect Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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Israel is holding a pivotal election.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the incumbent prime minister.
Gadi Eisenkot is a former military chief.
Polls published Friday suggest Netanyahu and Eisenkot are in a close race.
The report compares the rivals’ foreign-policy positions.
The report considers possible effects on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem.
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A new government rule in Azerbaijan bars clothing considered incompatible with secular education, prompting rare protests. Although it does not explicitly name the Islamic hijab, girls and teachers who wear one have been turned away from schools.
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The protests concern a new ban on certain clothing in schools.
The rule describes the prohibited clothing as incompatible with the secular principles of general education.
The rule does not explicitly mention the Islamic hijab.
Girls and teachers wearing hijabs have reportedly been denied entry to schools.
The ban has sparked tensions in Azerbaijan.
The article says 96% of Azerbaijan’s population is Muslim.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a challenge to his political survival in the election held on October 27, 2026. Voters are weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel’s growing international isolation.
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Israel held its election on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
The election is described as a test of Netanyahu’s political survival.
Voters are assessing Netanyahu’s leadership after the Hamas-led attacks in 2023.
The article cites wars in Gaza and with Iran as issues facing voters.
The article says Israel’s international isolation has deepened.
France 24 correspondent Douglas Herbert provided analysis of the election.
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Three British politicians said Israeli authorities detained them for eight hours and refused them entry to the West Bank. They were part of a 23-person Progressive International delegation that said it planned to show support for Palestinians; Israel had announced that West Bank land crossings would close during Tuesday’s national elections.
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The group included SNP MP Lara Bird, Labour MP Clive Lewis and Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens.
The politicians said authorities questioned the group before turning them away.
Bird said the delegation intended to support Palestinians facing attacks while harvesting olives.
Nevens described the detention as frightening and said the group left safely.
Israel’s military announced that West Bank land crossings would close during increased security measures for the national elections.
The article reported that about 2,000 Palestinian residents had been displaced in Hebron in recent days.
The article said the elections were the first since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
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Israeli voters went to the polls on October 27, 2026, in the country’s first election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Turnout reached 16.7% four hours after polling stations opened, and the vote is framed as a test of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s rightward political shift.
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The election took place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
The article reports voter turnout at 16.7% four hours after polls opened.
This was Israel’s first election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
The article describes Israel as deeply divided.
Voters are delivering a verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The election is also presented as a test of Israel’s rightward political shift.
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Oxford Street in central London has become a pedestrian-only zone between Great Portland Street and Orchard Street. London officials say the change could boost retail activity and support jobs, while some residents and shoppers have raised concerns about consultation and access for people who cannot walk far.
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The vehicle-free zone covers part of Oxford Street, a roughly 1km stretch of major shopping street.
The Greater London Authority estimates partial pedestrianisation could generate more than $109 million a year and support 700 additional jobs.
Footfall on Oxford Street is about 57 percent of its 2006 level, according to retail trade body New West End Company.
After a weekend trial in October 2025, two-thirds of businesses in the area reported higher or similar sales during pedestrianisation.
Plans for the wider regeneration project include two public squares, 50 trees and hundreds of public seats.
Mayor Sadiq Khan first pursued pedestrianisation in 2017, but the plan fell apart in 2018 after Westminster Council withdrew its support.
Some shoppers said buses and cabs should remain available to help people with disabilities or those who cannot walk far.
Westminster Council deputy leader Tim Barnes said residents had mostly been told what would happen rather than meaningfully consulted.
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio gubernatorial campaign ran an ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling Acton a liar. The article says the ad omitted the history behind their estrangement, including Acton’s account that her stepfather sexually abused her as a child and her mother’s support for him during court proceedings; Ramaswamy, JD Vance and Donald Trump defended the ad.
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Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, and Acton is his Democratic opponent, according to the article.
The campaign ad features Acton’s mother accusing her of dishonesty and urging voters not to support her.
The article says Acton and her mother have not spoken for nearly 50 years, since they last saw each other in court.
According to the article, Acton’s stepfather faced charges of raping and sexually abusing her from ages nine to 12.
The article says Acton’s mother supported her husband during the court proceedings, and that he later left the state with her and evaded justice.
Ramaswamy defended the ad by saying candidates point out opponents’ flaws and describing Acton as someone who complains about what was done to her.
JD Vance and President Donald Trump also defended the ad; Trump urged Ramaswamy to keep it running.
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Experts warn that AI tools and reduced content-moderation efforts are helping false claims spread across social media ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. A false story about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico spread in English and Spanish, changing into claims that he had attempted suicide.
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Experts say AI makes it cheaper and easier to create and repeatedly alter election-related disinformation.
The article says social media companies have cut back on teams responsible for trust and safety and increasingly rely on AI to moderate content.
Meta and X did not respond to requests for comment; YouTube said its guidelines apply to all users.
A false claim said Talarico was receiving mental health treatment in Ohio while he was away from campaigning with the flu.
Talarico’s campaign released security-camera footage showing him at home in Texas, and he said he had never been to Ohio.
Researchers at the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas tracked the claim as it spread and changed in Spanish-language media.
The institute’s executive director said platforms enforce their rules more consistently in English than in Spanish.
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The article highlights eight indie horror games for Halloween, spanning point-and-click adventures, survival stories, card battles, and puzzle games. It describes their settings and gameplay, from a Scottish takeaway hiding a gruesome secret to a penguin investigating a haunted Antarctic colony.
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Allogloom follows a girl who leaves her village to search for her missing mother.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival follows Aidan as he tries to rescue his girlfriend from the Cenobites’ realm.
Grease Trap 99 is a short horror game set in a Scottish takeaway, with dialogue in Scottish Gaelic.
Hunter’s Moon follows a woman accused of witchcraft as she flees her pursuers through 17th-century landscapes.
The Killing Stone centers on a card game against the devil to win back a woman’s soul.
Penguin Colony puts players in the role of a penguin exploring an Antarctic wilderness threatened by cosmic horrors.
Silver Pines follows a private investigator searching for a missing singer in an abandoned town.
The article text ends during its description of Tenebris Somnia and does not provide details about its gameplay.
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Robert Reich argues that Elon Musk’s role in politics and government should be limited, citing his political spending, government contracts and influence over Starlink. The article reports that Musk slowed Starlink service used by Ukrainian forces and says Musk later stated that Ukraine had violated the service’s terms.
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The article cites a Wall Street Journal report that Musk ordered a slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink used by Ukraine.
The report said the slowdown affected the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could remain connected and disrupted some drones.
Musk said on X that Ukraine’s military had violated Starlink’s terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk and President Trump discussed the Starlink decision after the slowdown became public.
The article says Musk had spent roughly $445 million on the 2026 midterm election cycle at the time of publication.
The article says Musk spent about $250 million to support Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
The article says Musk’s companies have received billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts and that Starlink is important to U.S. and Ukrainian military strategy.
The article says Musk gave at least $168 million to Texas political action committees supporting Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign.
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Some members of Gen Z are using app blockers, simpler phones and in-person event apps to reduce time on social media. Companies offering digital detox tools are targeting this demand, while one student’s research helped advance Illinois measures related to children’s social media use.
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Canadian university student Nelissa Moukoudi, 19, said her social life declined after she joined Instagram and TikTok.
Moukoudi uses Opal, which requires users to solve math problems before reopening selected distracting apps.
The article estimates the digital detox industry is worth nearly $1 billion and could reach nearly $8 billion by 2035.
An April poll cited in the article found nearly 60% of Gen Z respondents identified as having a social media addiction; a 2025 survey found a third had deleted some social media apps.
Kendall Schrohe, 23, said she replaced her smartphone with a $349 Light Phone, which has limited features.
Duke University student Shreya Nallamothu created a DIY app-blocking device using $8 near-field communication tags.
The article says Nallamothu’s research helped Illinois state senators advance a bill to prevent parental exploitation of children on social media, and the state passed a law requiring parents to compensate their children.
The event app Pie grew from 120,000 users in July to 300,000 in August, a 150% increase, according to the article.
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The review says CurrentBody’s Series 3 LED mask offers six light wavelengths that users can assign across 125 points on the mask. The reviewer tested preset and custom treatments and reported good skin results and coverage, while noting the mask costs £499.99 and requires an app.
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The Series 3 costs £499.99.
The mask has six light wavelengths and 125 light points.
Users can customise treatments by choosing light wavelengths for different points on the mask.
The mask includes adjustable straps, removable eye guards and a touchscreen controller.
The reviewer tested 18 LED masks and assessed comfort, ease of use and skin changes.
The reviewer tested four preset treatments for four nights each, then used a custom treatment for the rest of the test.
The article says evidence for LED therapy is most established for blue, red and infrared wavelengths.
The article reports that experts cited potential uses including managing mild acne, reducing inflammation and firming skin.
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Senators are preparing for a possible fight over whether to accept the results of Alaska’s Senate race between Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Representative Mary Peltola. The article says a dispute could arise if President Donald Trump urges allies to challenge results he considers unfair or “rigged.”
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The Alaska Senate race is between incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat.
Senators are bracing for a possible floor fight over accepting the race results.
The article says other close Senate contests could also face challenges.
President Donald Trump could urge allies to dispute results he views as unfair or “rigged.”
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Farmers, a key Republican voting group, may pose a midterm challenge for the party as rising costs put pressure on the sector. The article links higher production, diesel, and fertilizer costs to the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff and trade policies, and says his administration has introduced financial assistance and projects for farmers.
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Farmers are a key voting group for Republicans.
The article says farmers’ votes could be at risk in the midterms.
It links higher farm production costs to the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff and trade policies.
Diesel and fertilizer prices have risen, according to the article.
The Trump administration has rolled out financial assistance packages and projects for farmers.
The article says the administration’s efforts aim to shore up farmer support.
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