Canada and the European Union will meet in Montreal on October 29–30 for their 21st summit, aiming to strengthen political, economic and strategic ties. The talks come as trade relations between Canada and the United States have worsened, and are expected to cover trade, technology, defence, energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, research and financial services.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa are expected to attend.
The summit is expected to build on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which entered into force in 2017 and removes duties on up to 99 percent of imported goods between Canada and the EU.
Von der Leyen proposed in September that Canada become the EU’s first associate member, and Carney welcomed the proposal.
The article says Canada sent nearly 80 percent of its exports to the United States before President Donald Trump’s tariffs strained relations.
After trade talks between Ottawa and Washington broke down in August, Trump imposed a 50 percent levy on $20 billion of Canadian goods, according to the article.
Canada responded with tariffs on selected U.S. goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.
The EU says Canada is the only non-European participant in its Security Action for Europe defence procurement programme, which provides €150 billion in loans to EU member states.
Canada and the EU are expected to explore cooperation in areas including defence, energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, research and financial services.
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After Israel’s election on Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face greater constraints as caretaker prime minister. Experts say his government may still have significant powers, including the authority to wage war against Iran, so the election may not immediately change Israel’s approach to Iran.
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The article examines how Israel’s election could affect its policy toward Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to serve as caretaker prime minister after the vote.
Experts say a caretaker government could retain significant powers.
Those powers may include the authority to wage war against Iran.
The article does not report a final election result or a specific change in Israeli policy toward Iran.
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A gunman opened fire in Trappes, a suburb of Paris, in what the article describes as a racist attack. Five days later, the attack had killed one person and injured five others, and the local community was receiving support.
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The shooting took place in Trappes, near Paris.
The attack occurred five days before the report was published on October 28, 2026.
One person was killed and five others were injured.
The victim, Bossio Wangi, was 26 years old.
Hundreds of people marched through Trappes over the weekend to honor Wangi and support his family.
Mediators were mobilized to help the community.
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The article describes Chancellor John Healey’s Budget as a collection of many small measures, with 98 policies that are expected to have limited overall effects on government finances. It says the government faces pressure from high debt, taxes, inflation and interest rates, while the economic outlook remains uncertain.
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The Budget contains 98 measures, more than either of Rachel Reeves’s budgets, according to the article.
The article says most measures have a small impact on the Treasury’s finances.
The Budget includes tax increases affecting savers, landlords and banks.
Labour has promised not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT.
The Office for Budget Responsibility says the UK’s economic and fiscal position remains challenging.
The OBR says significantly better or worse economic outcomes have broadly equal probability.
The article says uncertainty about the Middle East could affect the economic outlook.
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro remains in her role after President Donald Trump criticized her in August over a decision to drop a case involving alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The article says Pirro has since pursued an investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures, a move that could affect her standing with Trump, according to political science professors quoted in the report.
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Trump said he was disappointed with Pirro after her office moved to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn over alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The Justice Department dismissed the case, saying evidence showed Hearn was not responsible for damage to the pool’s lining.
Trump said he had not decided whether Pirro would keep her job.
Pirro confirmed that her office is investigating Representative Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures.
Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing investigation connected to her immigration paperwork, according to the article.
Omar has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
Omar accused the Trump administration of targeting political opponents and using federal law enforcement against them.
Political science professors told Newsweek that the outcome of Pirro’s recent investigations could affect her standing with Trump.
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The article describes President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch at Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery, planned in connection with the country’s 250th anniversary. It reports competing estimates of how often the structure would cast shadows over cemetery graves and argues that building the monument during Trump’s presidency raises questions about commemorating the nation and the president who commissioned it.
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The proposed arch would stand at Memorial Circle, at the western end of Arlington Memorial Bridge.
The article says the arch is planned to be 250 feet tall and linked to the United States’ 250th anniversary.
A federal commission chaired by a White House official has given the project preliminary approval, according to the article.
Washington Post computer modeling estimated that the arch would cast shadows over Arlington National Cemetery on 284 days a year and affect more than 75,000 graves.
The Post modeling estimated that John F. Kennedy’s grave would be shaded on 50 days a year and his eternal flame on 18 days.
The Interior Department disputes the Post’s estimate of the impact, saying shadows would affect a small part of the cemetery during opening hours for less than two weeks annually.
The article notes that an arch at Memorial Circle had been proposed before Trump’s plan.
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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after the U.S. government granted them entry visas. The article says Bolsonaro had refused to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports and lost Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Flavio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian senator and presidential candidate.
Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The U.S. government granted the family entry visas.
Bolsonaro refused to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports.
Bolsonaro lost Sunday's presidential election to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Dr. Gail King argues that clinicians should routinely discuss perimenopause and menopause with women before symptoms disrupt daily life. She says assessments should consider other possible causes, explain the limits of tests, and tailor treatment to symptoms, medical history, and patient preferences.
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The article describes perimenopause as the transition before menopause, menopause as 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, and postmenopause as the stage that follows.
King says women in their early 40s have recently asked her about hormones, while noting that her experience does not establish a national trend.
The article says disrupted sleep, trouble concentrating, and changes in sexual desire are concerns clinicians can ask patients about.
It cautions against treating menopause as the explanation for every midlife symptom and says assessment should consider a patient's history and other possible causes.
The article reports that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says women over 45 with menopausal symptoms usually do not need hormone tests to diagnose menopause.
It says a 2025 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation supports osteoporosis screening for women 65 and older and younger postmenopausal women at increased fracture risk.
The provided article ends mid-sentence while discussing treatment options.
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Labor movement leader Dolores Huerta has died at age 96, her family announced Wednesday. Huerta founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez.
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Huerta was 96 when she died.
Her family announced her death Wednesday.
The family shared the announcement on Instagram.
Huerta was a labor movement leader.
She founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez.
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A Philadelphia mother says her six-year-old son, who has Down syndrome, speech apraxia and autism, was transported to an after-school program without the five-point harness specified in his education plan. She says video showed him repeatedly unbuckling himself, other children asking the driver for help, and him remaining on the bus after the other students got off; the transport provider was contacted for comment.
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Victoria Hable said the incident occurred on July 16, 2026, during a bus ride to her son Rowen’s after-school care facility.
Hable said Rowen’s individualized education program specified a five-point safety harness, but he was placed in a regular seat because another student occupied his designated seat.
According to Hable, video showed Rowen repeatedly getting out of his seatbelt as other children alerted the driver and asked for help.
Hable said Rowen appeared to fall asleep while unsecured and remained on the bus for about 10 minutes after the other students had left.
Hable said staff found Rowen asleep in the back of the bus without a seatbelt and with his shoes left behind.
Hable said she waited about a month before she could view footage of the ride.
Newsweek said it contacted the transport provider for comment.
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TSA officers found a set of sharp, claw-like blades in a passenger’s carry-on at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The passenger said he had forgotten the item and voluntarily left it at the checkpoint; TSA says sharp objects may be carried in checked bags if securely wrapped or sheathed.
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TSA officers Douglas Linn and Dennis Oishi found the blades at a security checkpoint.
Linn spotted the item while reviewing X-ray images of the carry-on bag.
TSA described the object as resembling a mix of Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades.
The passenger said he had forgotten the item was in his luggage.
The passenger voluntarily abandoned the blades after officers removed them from the bag.
TSA shared photos of the blades in a post on X on October 27, 2026.
TSA guidelines allow sharp objects in checked baggage if they are sheathed or securely wrapped.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the Conservatives’ Brexit deal created a harder break with the EU than voters were promised in the 2016 referendum. He told ministers not to publicly promote specific options while the government reviews its approach, and said more substantial changes would be for the public and the next parliament to decide.
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Burnham raised Brexit at a cabinet meeting and later wrote to ministers about the government’s approach to EU relations.
He said the existing deal had harmed the UK and had led to a harder Brexit than was promised in the referendum.
Burnham told ministers to stay aligned in public and not advocate specific outcomes before the review concludes.
The government’s initial proposals are to remain within Labour’s 2024 manifesto, which rules out joining the EU customs union or single market and restoring freedom of movement.
Burnham said more substantial changes would be considered after the next election.
The government plans to begin formal discussions on initial changes when Burnham attends a European summit next month.
The article reports that some ministers, including Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, are concerned a revised deal could bring back free movement.
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Two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, killing dozens of people and injuring others. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the crash “unacceptable” and said it was the country’s second fatal rail crash in a year.
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Two high-speed trains collided south of the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Dozens of people died in the crash.
Other people were injured.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the crash as “unacceptable.”
Sánchez said Spain had suffered its second fatal rail crash in a year.
BBC reporter Guy Hedgecoe reported from the scene.
The article directed readers to live coverage.
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The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter point to 2.5 percent, its first increase since July 2023. The bank said higher energy costs could spread into broader inflation and warned that further increases may be needed, while forecasting 1 percent economic growth this year and 3.1 percent inflation in 2027.
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The rate increase was the first in more than three years.
Canada’s annual inflation rate reached 3.2 percent in September, above the Bank of Canada’s 1 to 3 percent target range.
The bank expects inflation to end the year at 3.5 percent and remain near 3 percent for most of 2027.
The bank forecast economic growth of 1 percent this year, up from its previous 0.7 percent forecast.
The bank projected that growth would slow from an annualized 3.3 percent in the second quarter to 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter.
The bank raised its growth forecasts for 2027 and 2028 to 2 percent from 1.8 percent.
The bank’s next interest-rate decision is scheduled for December 9.
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James Fishback, a former Republican candidate for Florida governor, announced that he plans to run for president in 2028. He shared the announcement in a post on X on Wednesday and attached a video.
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Fishback said he is running for president in 2028.
He announced his plan in a post on X on Wednesday.
Fishback attached a video announcing his bid.
Fishback previously ran as a Republican candidate for Florida governor.
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Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut, warned that Elon Musk and other technology leaders have significant influence over global affairs. His warning followed reports that SpaceX had slowed some of its technology in Ukraine.
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Jim Himes represents Connecticut in the House as a Democrat.
Himes issued his warning on Wednesday morning.
Himes raised concerns about the influence of Elon Musk and other artificial intelligence technology leaders.
Musk is the CEO of SpaceX.
The warning followed reports of a slowdown in SpaceX technology in Ukraine.
The article excerpt does not specify which technology was slowed or describe the reported change.
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The Guardian and ITN told the High Court they have a duty to publish allegations of exploitative sexual behaviour against an anonymous public figure, known as PPT, despite his claim that publication could put his life at risk. PPT denies the allegations and is seeking an injunction; the trial has concluded, and a judge is considering his ruling.
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PPT is seeking to block publication by citing his rights to life, protection from inhuman or degrading treatment, and privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Guardian and ITN argue that freedom of expression and the public interest support publication.
The media organisations said their investigation spoke to more than 100 people, including 30 who gave first-hand accounts.
The media organisations said sources wanted their allegations made public to help protect other women and disclose the alleged conduct.
PPT's legal team cited two previous suicide attempts and argued that publication could lead to his death.
An independent expert could not determine whether suicide was inevitable if the allegations were published or whether treatment could remove all risk.
The expert said the risks could be reduced if publication occurred while PPT was receiving inpatient psychiatric care.
The media organisations said they had extended deadlines and delayed publication so PPT could seek an injunction and have the case heard.
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Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and a prominent labor and civil rights activist, died in California at 96, her family said. She helped organize strikes, boycotts and protests for farm workers and advocated for women’s rights. In interviews published shortly before her death, Huerta said Cesar Chavez had raped her in 1966.
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Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.
The union used strikes, boycotts and protests in the 1960s and 1970s to seek better pay and working conditions for agricultural workers.
Huerta was born in New Mexico in 1930 and became involved in union activism.
She worked on Democratic presidential campaigns, including Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 campaign and campaigns for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Huerta is credited with coining “Sí, se puede!” (Yes, we can), a United Farm Workers slogan later adapted by Obama’s 2008 campaign.
In interviews published by The New York Times in March, Huerta said Chavez raped her in 1966 and that she did not report it at the time.
Huerta received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2012.
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Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and a prominent labor and civil rights activist, has died at 96. Her family said she died Wednesday at home; she continued public advocacy into her 90s.
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Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve conditions for farmworkers in fruit and vegetable fields.
She coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” which became a widespread rallying cry.
Her family announced her death in a statement through her foundation.
Huerta died at home at age 96.
She continued to march in protests and speak in cities across the country into her 90s.
Her advocacy addressed race, poverty, LGBTQ+ rights, and women's rights.
Her foundation was based in Bakersfield, California.
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The article reviews five controversial political ads from the 2025–2026 midterm cycle, focusing on criticism and possible effects on the candidates involved. It reports that ad spending has reached a record $11.2 billion, based on AdImpact data, and describes two ads in Ohio and Michigan.
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AdImpact said spending on ads and future reservations for the 2025–2026 cycle reached $11.2 billion, exceeding previous election cycles.
The article says Texas spending reached about $500 million, most of it supporting Republicans.
An ad from Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign featured Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling Acton a liar.
Ramaswamy’s team said it planned to spend $4 million airing the Ohio ad statewide.
Acton has said her stepfather sexually abused her as a child; he was arrested and charged, and her mother later became estranged from Acton.
A separate ad supporting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed linked U.S. aid to Israel with grocery costs and the cost of military action in Gaza.
The Michigan ad came from an outside political action committee, not El-Sayed’s campaign; he distanced himself from it.
The Anti-Defamation League called the Michigan ad a case study in antisemitism, while a spokesperson for Republican candidate Mike Rogers accused El-Sayed’s allies of anti-Israel hate.
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