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⚡️UK budgets over $13 billion support for Ukraine in 2027. "Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to U.K. prosperity and security," reads a social media post from the U.K.'s finance ministry explaining the new support to Ukraine.

Here are five key takeaways from today's Budget. Get more insights and analysis from the FT here: ft.trib.al/rDknc2e

Spain train crash live: At least 30 dead after two high-speed trains collide near Toledo reut.rs/4il8P4N

Well, well, well... 80% of "donations" to Nigel Farage’s party are from donors or companies based overseas. This is not normal. And the public deserves to know what these super-rich donors want back in return.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plan to greet an oil tanker arriving in Texas from Venezuela on Tuesday, a bid to showcase supply from the Latin American country a week before US midterm elections

ISRAELI EXIT POLL Eisenkot opposition block: 52 seats Netanyahu right-wing block: 50 seats Arab parties: 18 seats Netanyahu's Likud party has 24 seats. Eisenkot's Yashar party has 22 seats. 61/120 Knesset seats needed for a majority. (Channel 12)

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EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming ft.trib.al/g12dl5M

No pressure from US to cut Russian oil imports, Indian oil minister says reut.rs/4su03pR

The European Commission will unveil a sweeping overhaul of EU border agency Frontex on Oct. 27, turning it into a fully-fledged “European return agency,” according to two EU officials familiar with the proposal.

BREAKING: Former FBI Director James Comey charged is with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy, the third case against him by Trump’s DOJ. nbcnews.to/4yKQww1

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

I’m sure this won’t incentivize the absolute worst people in the world to harass their neighbors by calling the fucking gestapo

I met with the defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom in Paris today for talks on support for Ukraine, European defence and the conflicts in the Middle East. There is a new diplomatic push for peace in Ukraine, but Putin's actions tell a different story.

Liz Truss claims Brits would be on Mars by 2040 if she hadn’t been ousted www.politico.eu/article/liz-...

Brazil's electoral court said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in the October 25 runoff. reut.rs/4sqU0SS

Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil's election results to be "annulled" after a loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Serbia, 96% sample of CeSID / Ipsos parallel count: National parliament election SL-*: 53.6% (+53.6) SNS+-EPP: 39.3% (-8.8) SPS/JS+-*: 2.2% (-4.5) NDSS/PKS-*: 0.9% (-4.3) SVM-EPP: 0.8% (-0.9) PDD+-*: 0.7% (+0.7) SDP/CDP-*: 0.5% (+0.5) ... +/- vs. 2023 election result ➤ europeelects.eu/serbia

Washington plans for Viktor Orban to be a "joint candidate" for the US, China and Russia to be UN secretary general, WSJ reports www.wsj.com/opinion/...

The Student List had no party machinery. It operated through university assemblies, protests and hiking between cities & towns. They had 2% of national TV political advertising airtime vs 93% for Vučić. This is one of the most remarkable grassroots democratic victories in modern European history.

Trump says he examined Jon Husted’s ass to groans but then says Nikki Minaj has a nice ass to cheers

Polls just closed in the Brazilian presidential run off. Things are looking messy. Bolsonaro-affiliated mayors sabotaged public transport in at least ten states. São Paulo reportedly has 29% of buses out of service. The Brazilian ⁠Supreme Court has just ordered ⁠voting hours ⁠extended by ​2 hours.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Britain will not join Canada's defence bank, source says reut.rs/3W4L75i

🔵 Russia🇷🇺–US🇺🇸 talks: no breakthrough, no concessions 🔵 Russia will use further talks – or even mere declarations of its willingness to engage – primarily as tools of manipulation and influence. 🔵 OSW's Witold Rodkiewicz has more information ⤵️ www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia has launched roughly 1,600 guided aerial bombs, 48 missiles and nearly 2,300 attack drones against Ukraine over the past week. #EuropeNews

OBAMA: "Trump is focused on enriching himself & his family/friends. A Venezuelan billionaire wanted a pardon, so he paid a Trump lawyers $50 million — and lo & behold! The pardon falls out of the sky... We’ve never seen a president straight-up grifting on your dime like this."

⚡️Starshield operations restored to speeds of more than 400 km/h, Ukraine's Defense Ministry says. "We record a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour, the connection is stable," the ministry said.

EXCLUSIVE: US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say reut.rs/4zRxViM

North Korea's Kim calls for 'military revolution' as he urges stronger army units reut.rs/4z5zxFs

EXCLUSIVE: Germany, France and at least six other EU countries are pushing against “associate membership” as the name for closer EU ties with Canada, six diplomats involved in the negotiations said. 🔗 vist.ly/5pq4c

Breaking News: Melania Trump said she brokered a “localized cease-fire” between Ukraine and Russia in Oleshky, a Ukrainian city. She said the cease-fire would allow residents of the frontline city to leave “through a designated safe passageway.”

EU Member States are serious about protecting the International Criminal Court and a world governed by international law. In The Hague, I met ICC President Tomoko Akane to convey the EU’s strong support for the Court, its judges, and their work.

One American government source says that Donald Trump is panicked by terrible polling ahead of the midterms. And that Volodymyr Zelensky is a convenient scapegoat

Jared Kushner’s hacked iPhone revealed he promised MBS and MBZ he would push their agenda with Trump if they participated in a secret fund, with the two royals initially discussing over $10B before ultimately placing at least $2B into his accounts. Paywalled, use archive. archive.ph/FHGAt

NEW, from Bloomberg News: “Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle.”

This evening on Kremlin TV: Putin talking heads congratulate Putin on defeating America by taking control of Trump and predict next he will topple Zelenskyy and take Ukraine, as Iran defeats America in the Gulf. youtube.com/watch?v=P5UR...

Iran’s message is stark: If the U.S. and Israel restart their air campaign, Tehran will respond with strikes not only on American bases and warships but on airports, pipelines and other civilian targets in the neighboring countries of the Persian Gulf.

Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear

Trump administration oversaw 980,000 deportations during first 18 months reut.rs/4jx5uBO

"Ordinary Russians in the regions know little about this war. They are told about downed drones and damaged buildings, and as long as the explosions are far away, that is enough," writes Andrii Sukharyna, head of analytics at Join Ukraine, in this op-ed.

Well that's a fun one *TRUMP ORDERED TO SIT FOR DEPOSITION IN BBC DEFAMATION SUIT: AP

Opposing lawmakers clashed in Albanian's parliament during a session. The opposition held up photographs of injured protesters to show their support as anti-government protests continue.

Exclusive: The Pentagon is looking to build a more robust deep-cover spying program to conduct economic warfare against China and other U.S. competitors, according to people familiar with the initiative.

Germany is demanding deep cuts to the European Commission’s proposed EU budget and ruling out new common borrowing, setting up a bruising battle over how Europe funds Ukraine, defence and competitiveness. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/bNsl

Opinion: President Donald Trump entered this war on the basis of fundamentally erroneous assumptions about Iran’s fortitude. It appears that he continues to be wrongly told that our armed forces are unprepared to defend the homeland, writes the foreign minister of Iran ft.trib.al/ICZDOEu

Macron hits out at ‘stupid’ Trump remarks about riots in France ft.trib.al/1hbAXj2

Unknown hackers claim to have stolen 421,179 emails from Germany's far-right AfD, exposing Nazi greetings, swastikas and threats against a photographer. The party confirms a breach, but the explosive allegations are still largely unverified. If proven this could be grounds to ban the AfD.