Following a ceasefire in Gaza, thousands are returning to devastation while Israelis rally for hostages, and international aid agencies prepare for massive deliveries amid calls for journalists to access the region.

• Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation — New York Times World -
• Israelis praise Trump at huge rally ahead of expected hostage release by Hamas in Gaza — BBC World -
• Egypt confirms international leaders’ summit on Monday to discuss Gaza ceasefire - as it happened — The Guardian -

• Israelis Rally for Hostages in Gaza, Hoping It Will Be the Last Time — New York Times World -
• 'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages — BBC World -
• Agencies prepare to bring aid to starving people in Gaza as ceasefire appears to hold — The Guardian -
• Zelenskyy urges Trump to use Gaza ceasefire momentum to broker peace in Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Hamas presses Israel to free prominent prisoners as part of Gaza deal — BBC World -
• The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance — The Guardian -
• Thousands gather in London in march for ‘lasting peace’ in Gaza — The Guardian -
• ‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release — New York Times World -
• A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans — New York Times World -
• International journalists urge Israel to allow reporters into Gaza after ceasefire deal — The Guardian -

President Trump addresses the ongoing government shutdown by promising military pay and making threats against China, while Joe Biden undergoes prostate cancer treatment and concerns rise over Trump's exploitation of recent events for political gain.

• Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, then later released — The Guardian -
• National guard troops in Illinois can remain but cannot be deployed yet, judge rules — The Guardian -
• Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer — BBC World -

• Trump says military members will be paid despite government shutdown — The Guardian -
• We're grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner tells BBC — BBC World -
• Trump administration starts laying off thousands of workers — BBC World -
• Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods — New York Times World -
• Democrats refuse to fold over shutdown as Republican outrage builds — The Guardian -
• Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout — New York Times World -
• ‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing — The Guardian -
• China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw. — New York Times World -
• Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death — The Guardian -
• Melania Trump says she has 'open communication channel' with Putin about Ukrainian children — BBC World -
• Icebreakers and golf spark Trump and Finnish leader's unlikely friendship — BBC World -
• After uproar, Pete Hegseth clarifies Qatari air force facility in Idaho is not a foreign base – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump completes ‘semiannual’ physical before traveling to Middle East — The Guardian -
• White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week — The Guardian -
• Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States — New York Times World -
• 'They treated us like animals' - Inside the epicentre of deportations in New York City — BBC World -

Heavy clashes erupt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, drone strikes kill dozens in Sudan, and North Korea displays new missiles while an Indian student joins the Russian army and Denmark boosts Arctic defense.

• Indian student captured by Ukraine joined Russian army to avoid drug charges, says mother — BBC World -
• Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border — The Guardian -
• Drone strike in besieged Sudan city kills dozens — BBC World -

• Dozens Killed in Strikes at Shelter in Besieged Sudanese City — New York Times World -
• Militia strikes kill at least 60 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group — The Guardian -
• Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade — BBC World -
• North Korea Flaunts New Missiles ​in Parade With Chinese and Russian Officials — New York Times World -
• Denmark to boost Arctic defence with new ships, jets and HQ — BBC World -

A deadly Tennessee explosives plant blast leaves no survivors, heavy rains cause fatal floods in Mexico, and the autumn climbing season in the Himalayas turns deadly due to unpredictable weather.

• How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas — BBC World -
• No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast — BBC World -
• Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 37 — New York Times World -

• No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say — The Guardian -
• Eighteen missing after explosion at Tennessee munitions factory — BBC World -
• Mexico floods leave at least 27 dead and more missing — BBC World -
• Three people dead after light plane crashes on take-off near Wollongong — The Guardian -

Fears of a coup rise in Madagascar as an army unit joins protesters, Macron's reappointment of Lecornu as Prime Minister draws criticism, and the SNP backs a new independence referendum strategy.

• Fears of a Coup Rise in Madagascar as Army Unit Joins Protesters — New York Times World -
• Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’ — New York Times World -
• Soldiers from elite Capsat unit join protests against Madagascar’s president — The Guardian -

• SNP backs Swinney’s ‘clear’ strategy for new independence referendum — The Guardian -
• Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge — New York Times World -
• ‘The Algarve is Chega’s kingdom’: resort city’s voters tempted by far-right party — The Guardian -
• Macron Reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Prime Minister — New York Times World -
• Unease at slow pace of change in Nepal one month on from gen Z protests — The Guardian -

Multiple mass shootings at Mississippi homecoming events result in six deaths, two men are arrested after a prison attack on former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, and the suspect in a Pacific Palisades wildfire is linked to "reckless behavior" and AI.

• Six people dead with multiple injured in three shootings at Mississippi homecoming weekends — The Guardian -
• Clark Olofsson, 78, Dies; Bank Robber Helped Inspire ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ — New York Times World -
• Two men arrested after Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack — The Guardian -

• ‘Reckless’ behavior and dystopian AI: disturbing picture of suspect in Pacific Palisades fire emerges — The Guardian -
• New Orleans archbishop testifies under oath for first time in church bankruptcy case — The Guardian -
• ‘London has turned into something crazy’: is the city in the grip of a crime wave? — The Guardian -

Qantas customer data is leaked by hackers, UK taxpayers may not recover funds from a PPE Medpro scandal, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims to create more budget "headroom" for the UK economy.

• Revealed: Labour-run council using legal loophole to serve families with no-fault evictions — The Guardian -
• Widow of man conned out of pension savings to lose half the compensation to tax — The Guardian -
• N.B.A. Head Criticizes Chinese Party Paper Over LeBron James ‘Op-Ed’ — New York Times World -

• How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China — New York Times World -
• Rachel Reeves v the OBR: chancellor aims to loosen the watchdog’s grip — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves looks for extra headroom in budget to insulate UK economy against bond market — The Guardian -
• ‘It was a binding experience’: TV producers mourn decline of hot 9pm slot — The Guardian -
• Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes — The Guardian -
• Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro? — The Guardian -

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to María Corina Machado of Venezuela, though organizers are investigating a surge of bets ahead of the announcement, sparking questions about advance knowledge.

• Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement — New York Times World -
• María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign — New York Times World -
• María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize — New York Times World -

The KPop Demon Hunters directors discuss Oscar chances, actress Diane Keaton dies at 79, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie expresses fears about her sons joining the "manosphere."

• KPop Demon Hunters directors on Oscar chances and a possible sequel — BBC World -
• Academy award-winning actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79 — BBC World -
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she is terrified her sons will ‘join manosphere’ — The Guardian -

• ‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance — The Guardian -
• How Artifacts Helped Solve the Mystery of a Home’s Past in Rural Pennsylvania — New York Times World -
• Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal — The Guardian -
• A New Book Asks, What Is Canada? — New York Times World -
• In This Pageant, the Ugliest Face Wins — New York Times World -
• Understanding Post-Soviet Tyranny, in Order to Fight It — New York Times World -
• The Freak: script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film to be published — The Guardian -
• How record auctions are fuelling India's art boom — BBC World -

Anger rises after female journalists are excluded from an Afghan embassy event in India, highlighting ongoing concerns over media access and equity.

• Anger after female journalists excluded from Afghan embassy event in India — BBC World -

The number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles, while rare wildflowers transform Chile's Atacama desert, showcasing both environmental challenges and natural wonders.

• Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years — The Guardian -
• Rare wildflowers blanket Atacama desert — BBC World -