Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has received 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and plans to acquire four S-400 air-defence batteries. The announcement came during his visit to Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit, as Ethiopian forces face renewed fighting in Tigray and Amhara.
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Abiy said the Su-35 jets arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow.
He did not give a date for the S-400 batteries’ arrival.
Abiy said the new equipment would help deter aggression and defend Ethiopian airspace.
Ethiopia and Russia signed a military cooperation agreement in Addis Ababa in July 2021.
The article says Russia supplied 15 percent of Africa’s major-weapons imports between 2021 and 2025, making it the continent’s third-largest supplier.
Ethiopian government and allied forces entered Tigray’s regional capital, Mekelle, on October 4 after TPLF fighters withdrew.
Fighting has continued in Tigray despite a caretaker administration and the November 2022 peace agreement.
Federal forces are also battling Fano, an armed group in Amhara that has fought them since 2023.
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A Freedom Debt Relief survey found that many borrowers with at least $10,000 in unsecured debt can afford only minimum payments or are already behind. The article says high interest rates, essential living costs, multiple debt accounts and unexpected expenses can leave borrowers with little money to pay down their balances.
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Freedom Debt Relief surveyed 1,800 borrowers who had at least $10,000 in unsecured debt.
In the survey, 28% said they could afford only the minimum required payments.
Another 20% of respondents said they were behind on at least one account.
The article says credit card APRs above 22% can cause interest to take up much of a payment.
Among respondents, 41% said they had cut restaurant meals or food delivery, and 40% had stopped nonessential online shopping.
About two-thirds of respondents owed money on at least three accounts, while about one-third had five or more outstanding accounts.
The article says each debt account can add a separate minimum payment, interest charge and due date, limiting borrowers’ ability to pay extra toward balances.
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A New York Times/Siena University poll found Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan leading Republican Michele Tafoya by 14 points in the state’s Senate race, while two other recent polls showed a much closer contest. The article says the race could affect the balance of power in the Senate and notes that voters named the economy and corruption as leading concerns.
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The New York Times/Siena University poll surveyed 752 Minnesota voters from October 19 to 26.
In that poll, 54 percent said they would vote for Flanagan and 40 percent for Tafoya; the margin of error was plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
An InsiderAdvantage poll from September 28 to 29 showed Flanagan at 46 percent and Tafoya at 45 percent among 1,200 likely voters.
A Quantus Insights poll from September 8 to 10 showed Flanagan leading Tafoya 48 percent to 44 percent among 720 likely voters.
In the Times/Siena poll, 19 percent named the economy as their top voting concern and 15 percent named corruption.
The poll found that 57 percent of respondents strongly disapproved of President Donald Trump’s performance, while 5 percent somewhat disapproved.
The article reported that Kalshi traders gave Flanagan a 90 percent chance of winning and Polymarket traders gave her a 92 percent chance.
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The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 10 North Koreans and Russians accused of supporting a North Korean IT worker scheme. The department says the scheme sends earnings from fraudulent jobs to North Korea, where they help fund weapons programs.
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The sanctioned network allegedly uses stolen identities, fake résumés and fraudulent IT workers to secure jobs at legitimate companies.
Treasury says the workers send most of their earnings to the North Korean regime.
Workers who gain access to company networks may also obtain sensitive data, deploy malware or extort employers, according to the article.
Russian national Vitold Viktorovich Obertas was sanctioned for facilitating financial transactions for North Korean officials.
Treasury says Obertas processed nearly $2 million in cryptocurrency conversions and at least $1.25 million in other currency transactions for North Korean officials since January 2025.
North Korean national Kim Ki Hyok, who leads an IT worker delegation in Russia, was sanctioned; Treasury says he transferred nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrency for the delegation since 2024.
Treasury also sanctioned the Russia-based First Financial and Technical Development Center and six of its operatives.
The sanctions block U.S.-linked property of designated people and generally bar Americans and U.S. residents from dealing with them.
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The article argues that rising global uranium demand and the long lead time for developing new production centers make exploration in less-studied regions important. It highlights Canada’s Thelon Basin and Nunavut’s Angilak area, while noting that exploration findings do not establish that an economically viable deposit exists.
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A 2026 review by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency says global uranium demand could rise substantially by 2050.
The review says developing a new uranium production center can take 15 to 20 years.
Natural Resources Canada identifies the Athabasca Basin as host to some of the world’s highest-grade uranium deposits.
A 2024 Geological Survey of Canada study compared the geology of the Athabasca and Thelon basins.
ATHA Energy reported five new areas of uranium mineralization near Nunavut’s Angilak area after its 2025 exploration program.
In July 2026, ATHA Energy reported a discovery northwest of the Lac 50 deposit in Nunavut’s Kivalliq district.
Geophysical surveys can help identify exploration targets but cannot confirm an economically viable uranium deposit; drilling and further analysis are needed.
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The UK government says up to 20 million households in England will receive a £100 payment this winter to help with energy costs. Payments are due to start in January and will go to homes in council tax bands A to D; eligible households can spend the money on anything.
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The payment applies to homes in council tax bands A to D in England.
The government expects to pay up to 20 million households.
Payments are due to appear from the start of January in the bank account used to pay council tax.
Students in halls will not qualify because those buildings are not in council tax bands A to D.
Students and other residents who qualify but do not pay council tax may receive the payment through a method arranged by their local authority.
The government says councils will receive guidance on distributing payments to people who do not pay council tax in the usual way.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may receive funding to make similar payments, but their governments must decide whether to do so.
The government says it will fund the payments by raising the bank corporation tax surcharge from 3% to 6% for 15 months, starting 1 January 2027.
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Anthropic warned in an SEC filing that its public positions on AI policy and safety could lead to heightened government scrutiny, including immigration or visa actions affecting employees. The company also said changes to U.S. immigration rules could make it harder to hire and keep skilled workers, as the Trump administration pursues restrictions on some employment-based visas.
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Anthropic said its policy engagement could expose it to investigations, enforcement actions, licensing restrictions, or targeted immigration measures.
The company said policies that restrict professional and technical workers could hinder its ability to recruit and retain employees.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data show 219 Anthropic H-1B beneficiaries were approved from fiscal years 2021 through 2026.
The Trump administration imposed a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions, but a federal judge later blocked it.
The administration proposed a separate $103,265 fee on some H-1B petitions and proposed ending the 60-day grace period for some foreign workers who lose their jobs.
The State Department required online-presence reviews for H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents in 2025, and instructed applicants to make social media profiles public.
The filing also warned of potentially catastrophic risks from advanced AI.
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Flávio Bolsonaro arrived near Miami with his family after losing Brazil’s presidential election. The U.S. State Department told the BBC it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family; Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation.
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Flávio Bolsonaro landed near Miami with his family.
He arrived after his defeat in Brazil’s presidential election.
The U.S. State Department told the BBC it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family.
Before he left Brazil, the Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports.
The passport order was part of a money-laundering investigation.
Bolsonaro has not been charged and denies the allegations.
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Rep. Julia Letlow introduced the Know Your Risk Act. The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a universal tool for assessing breast cancer risk.
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Rep. Julia Letlow introduced the Know Your Risk Act.
The proposal is called the Know Your Risk Act.
The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to act.
The department would create a breast cancer risk assessment tool.
The proposed tool would be universal.
The article does not provide further details about the bill or the assessment tool.
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Clashes between forces from Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia regions have driven an estimated 50,000 people across the border into Kenya since fighting began last week, the UN said. Many displaced people are women and children, and UNHCR is coordinating emergency assistance with the Kenyan government and aid groups.
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Local authorities estimated that up to 50,000 people had crossed into Kenya, up from 36,000 recorded by UNHCR on Tuesday.
Fighting broke out between forces from Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia regions.
The unrest began on October 20 after a Somali regional flag was raised in Moyale, a city administered jointly by the two regions.
Several people have died in the clashes, according to sources cited by AFP.
Some people who fled are staying with relatives or host communities; others are sheltering in schools and churches.
UNHCR sent an emergency team and is working with the Kenyan government and aid organizations, including the Red Cross, to provide assistance.
UNHCR warned that the crossing estimate could change as new arrivals are recorded.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez spoke at the site of a train collision in Toledo province and expressed solidarity with victims, their families and the injured. The crash killed at least 64 people and injured 58, while rescue teams searched the wreckage.
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Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a computer malfunction disrupted the railway safety system.
Puente said a RENFE train was told to continue despite an active stop signal.
The RENFE train collided with a stationary IRYO train on Wednesday.
At least 64 people died and 58 were injured in the collision.
Rescue teams continued searching the wreckage for survivors and bodies.
The article describes this as Spain’s second deadly high-speed rail collision this year.
A January rail crash in Spain killed 46 people.
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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on October 28, 2026, after leaving Brazil. The report says Bolsonaro had refused to concede to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and threatened to try to annul the election result.
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Flavio Bolsonaro was a defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential election.
Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The report says Bolsonaro had left Brazil.
Bolsonaro refused to concede to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro threatened to attempt to annul the election result.
The report describes these events as unfolding over 48 hours.
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Kamala Harris urged Democrats not to pursue another impeachment of President Donald Trump if they regain control of the House after the midterm elections. She made the remarks in an interview with MeidasTouch host Aaron Parnas.
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Harris advised Democrats against attempting to impeach Trump again.
Her advice was conditional on Democrats winning back the House.
The article describes this as a potential third impeachment attempt.
Harris said, “I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea, just to be honest with you.”
She made the remarks to MeidasTouch’s Aaron Parnas.
The interview took place Tuesday, according to the article.
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Dolores Huerta, the labor and civil rights leader who co-founded the group that became the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said. She remained active in advocacy into her 90s and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
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Huerta co-founded the organization with César Chávez that later became the United Farm Workers.
Her family said she died at home on Wednesday and asked for privacy as they grieved.
Huerta continued marching and speaking about race, poverty, LGBTQ+ rights and women’s rights into her 90s.
Her Spanish-language slogan “Sí se puede” means “Yes, it can be done.”
President Barack Obama presented Huerta with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
In 2026, Huerta said Chávez sexually abused her in the 1960s and that they had two children together.
Huerta had four children with Richard Chávez, César Chávez’s brother, and seven children from two earlier marriages.
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Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign and national Democrats denied a New York Times report alleging they coordinated to recruit candidates to draw votes away from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. The report, published Wednesday, cited 12 sources and referred to text messages and documents.
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Mary Peltola is a Democrat running for the Senate.
Peltola’s Senate campaign denied the New York Times report.
National Democrats also denied the report.
The report alleged that Peltola’s campaign and national Democrats worked together to recruit candidates.
The alleged goal was to draw votes away from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
The New York Times published the report on Wednesday.
The report cited 12 sources and referred to text messages and documents.
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Dolores Huerta, a U.S. civil rights and labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union, has died at 96, her family announced. She campaigned for farm workers’ rights with Cesar Chavez and continued activism on immigration and voting issues through her foundation.
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Huerta’s family announced her death at age 96 on Wednesday.
Huerta and Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers Union.
She campaigned for farm workers’ rights in the 1960s and 1970s.
Through her foundation, Huerta worked on immigration and voting issues.
Earlier in 2026, Huerta said Chavez had pressured and forced her into sex in the 1960s.
Huerta said the encounters resulted in pregnancies and that she arranged for the children to be raised by other families.
Chavez’s family said it was devastated by the allegations and praised the women who came forward.
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CDC data show that California recorded the most reported drug-resistant MRSA infections among the states listed for 2024, followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. The CDC classifies MRSA as a serious threat; it estimates the infection caused 220,997 cases among hospitalized patients and 7,499 associated deaths in 2023.
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California recorded 540 MRSA infections in the 2024 state data cited, Pennsylvania recorded 385, and Texas recorded 270.
The CDC estimates that MRSA caused 220,997 cases among hospitalized patients in 2023.
The CDC estimates that MRSA was associated with 7,499 deaths and more than $1.55 billion in health care costs in 2023.
Of the estimated hospitalized MRSA cases in 2023, 16 percent were classified as hospital-onset and 84 percent as community-onset.
About one in three people carries ordinary Staphylococcus aureus, while approximately two in 100 carry MRSA, according to the article.
MRSA can cause infections in the skin, blood, lungs, bones, and other parts of the body.
The CDC recommends washing hands, bathing regularly, and keeping cuts and scrapes clean and covered to help prevent MRSA spread.
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The article says Chancellor John Healey has presented the government’s tax and spending plans in a Budget. A BBC video by Joe Pike is described as outlining the main points and how they will be funded, but the article text does not list those details.
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John Healey is identified as the chancellor.
The article says Healey presented the government’s tax and spending plans in a Budget.
A BBC video features reporter Joe Pike explaining the Budget’s main points and funding.
The article does not provide specific tax measures or spending plans in its text.
The article describes this as the first Budget since Andy Burnham became prime minister.
The article appears in the Politics section.
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A Kremlin aide said European countries would not join the next Ukraine talks with Russia and the United States, planned for Abu Dhabi from November 6 to 10. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Europe would be involved, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv wanted it included. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom also announced new support for Ukraine.
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Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said European participation was not discussed during a Tuesday phone call involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
Ushakov said European countries would not be included in the next round of talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi.
Stubb told the Nordic Council that European countries would take part in the November talks.
Zelenskyy said trilateral talks with Russia and the United States were planned for November 6 to 10 in the United Arab Emirates.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine wanted Europe involved in the talks and called for unity and stronger pressure on Russia.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten pledged an additional 500 million euros for Ukrainian military support this winter, including drones and other equipment.
The Dutch government announced 1.2 billion euros in support for Ukraine over three years and 40 million euros for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund by year’s end.
The United Kingdom announced a 10 billion pound support package for Ukraine, including 500 million pounds in additional military aid for air defenses.
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Hasan Piker filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings in federal court in Washington, D.C. Piker says Jennings misrepresented a sarcastic remark in an edited video and falsely portrayed him as supporting lynchings of Black people; Jennings has not publicly commented on the lawsuit.
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Piker filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The suit concerns remarks Jennings made on a podcast and in a social media post in August 2024.
Piker says he was mocking another commentator’s position and that an edited video removed context showing that.
The lawsuit alleges Jennings presented words Piker attributed to someone else as Piker’s own views.
Piker is seeking $27.5 million in compensatory damages and $45 million in punitive damages.
The lawsuit requests a jury trial.
Jennings posted on X that Piker supported resuming lynchings; the article reports that Jennings has not publicly commented on the lawsuit.
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