Millions participated in 'No Kings' anti-Trump protests nationwide, while Republicans remained largely silent, and a Vermont lawmaker resigned over a racist chat, as George Santos was pardoned by Trump and military deployments were considered in Illinois.

• No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest — The Guardian -
• Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day — The Guardian -
• 'No Kings' protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US — BBC World -

• Watch: Aerials show thousands attending No Kings protests across the US — BBC World -
• Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump — The Guardian -
• Major highway in California to shut down as US marines fire live artillery over it — The Guardian -
• Vermont Republican lawmaker resigns over racist and antisemitic group chat — The Guardian -
• Disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison in New Jersey — The Guardian -
• US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA — The Guardian -
• The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? — New York Times World -
• Trump says he has commuted sentence of George Santos in federal fraud case — The Guardian -
• Supreme court announces funding will run out this weekend – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump officials ask supreme court to permit national guard in Illinois — The Guardian -

The Gaza ceasefire remains fragile with ongoing violations and hostage body returns, Rafah border crossing closure, Iran terminated its nuclear deal, Ukraine's arms requests were stalled by Trump, and Venezuela mobilized its military amid US pressure.

• 'I'm 89 and I saw my homeland rebuilt before - but now I don't believe Gaza has a future' — BBC World -
• Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line — New York Times World -
• Israel receives two bodies that Hamas says are Gaza hostages — BBC World -

• Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office — The Guardian -
• Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel — The Guardian -
• US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says — BBC World -
• US military to move survivors of strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean to nearby countries — The Guardian -
• Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure — New York Times World -
• Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players — BBC World -
• Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players — BBC World -
• Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean — New York Times World -
• Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says — BBC World -
• 'We're turning the tide on Gaza starvation crisis' - UN aid chief — BBC World -
• Can Putin's 'Flying Kremlin' travel through EU airspace to Budapest? — BBC World -
• Israel confirms latest body returned from Gaza is dead hostage — BBC World -
• Israel confirms latest body returned from Gaza is dead hostage — BBC World -
• Egypt expected to lead global stabilisation force in Gaza, say diplomats — The Guardian -
• Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles — New York Times World -
• Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement — The Guardian -
• Trump Backs Off Tomahawk Suggestion After Zelensky Meeting — New York Times World -
• Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump — BBC World -
• Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump — BBC World -
• Israel identifies body of 10th hostage recovered from Gaza — The Guardian -
• Trump only one who can force Putin to negotiating table, Finnish president tells BBC — BBC World -
• Trump only one who can force Putin to negotiating table, Finnish president tells BBC — BBC World -
• Putin Plays to Trump’s Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid — New York Times World -
• Zelensky to Meet With Trump to Discuss Weapons and Peace Prospects for Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin — New York Times World -

The UK government announced a major green energy job plan, deepfake technology targeted a Tory MP, Prince Andrew's fall from grace intensified calls for financial transparency, and Labour faced hypocrisy accusations over evictions.

• Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan — The Guardian -
• Tory MP reports ‘AI-generated deepfake’ video announcing his defection to Reform UK — The Guardian -
• For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing — New York Times World -

• York MP calls on royal family to explain source of £12m Virginia Giuffre payment — The Guardian -
• ‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council — The Guardian -
• Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 households with no-fault eviction notices — The Guardian -
• French customs reject British shellfish shipments after UK ‘reset’ deal with EU — The Guardian -
• 'It's a joyous moment' - Brother of Prince Andrew accuser — BBC World -
• The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy — New York Times World -
• German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds — The Guardian -
• Driverless cars are coming to the UK – but the road to autonomy has bumps ahead — The Guardian -

AI is being deployed for conservation efforts in Orkney and innovative education in San Francisco, while concerns are rising about AI's impact on children, a new blood test offers hope for cancer diagnosis, and dangerous chemicals were found in baby products.

• Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education? — The Guardian -
• ‘There were stoats in kitchen cupboards’: AI deployed to help save Orkney’s birds — The Guardian -
• World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer — The Guardian -

• Ontario Psychologists Clash Over How Much Training Is Enough — New York Times World -
• New blood test may speed up diagnosis of 50 cancer types, study says — BBC World -
• New blood test may speed up diagnosis of 50 cancer types, study says — BBC World -
• Chemical linked to low sperm count, obesity and cancer found in dummies, tests find — The Guardian -
• AI chatbots are hurting children, Australian education minister warns as anti-bullying plan announced — The Guardian -

Mysteries surround a pop star's connection to a schoolgirl's death, the social impacts of mass tourism in Bali and Italy are debated, a wrongfully imprisoned man faces deportation, and gender-neutral passport markers are facing new US restrictions.

• Why I fell in love with a book called I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki — BBC World -
• Mystery deepens after missing schoolgirl found dead in pop star D4vd's Tesla — BBC World -
• 'I miss the past, but we like the money': The Bali-fication of a laidback surfers' island — BBC World -

• Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India — BBC World -
• Vivienne Westwood Show Opens Riyadh Fashion Week, as Saudis Highlight Creative Side — New York Times World -
• Watch: Brits row from Peru to Australia in tiny boat — BBC World -
• US tells airlines to disregard ‘X’ sex markers on passports and input ‘M’ or ‘F’ — The Guardian -
• Man seeking asylum in Canada trapped at US Ice facility after he says he crossed border by mistake — The Guardian -
• Down Time — New York Times World -
• The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands — New York Times World -
• Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds — BBC World -
• A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song — New York Times World -
• US podcaster who helped convict ‘Queen of the Con’ disappointed at short sentence — The Guardian -
• How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi rule — BBC World -
• At least 15 detained after protesters and police clash outside Chicago Ice center — The Guardian -

Incidents included a large fire at Bangladesh's main airport, a balcony collapse in Cincinnati, a deadly bus crash in Brazil, and aviation incidents involving lithium batteries and aircraft collisions.

• Large Fire Disrupts Flights at Bangladesh’s Main Airport — New York Times World -
• 10 Injured in Balcony Collapse in Cincinnati — New York Times World -
• Bus crashes in north-eastern Brazil, killing 17 people, say police — The Guardian -

• Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces Emergency Landing — New York Times World -
• United plane clips tail of another aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare airport — The Guardian -

Barnaby Joyce's potential departure from the Nationals stirred political speculation, Australian banks were criticized for ignoring hardship requests, and October heat records threatened to tumble across multiple states.

• Australia news live: Littleproud calls for Joyce to stay in the Nationals; unclear if Palestinians approved for visas still alive, Burke says — The Guardian -
• Australian banks ignore thousands of customers’ hardship requests — The Guardian -
• Barnaby Joyce announcement to quit Nationals heightens speculation about One Nation move — The Guardian -

• October heat records could tumble in multiple states as hot weather sweeps east through central Australia — The Guardian -

The music video industry faces challenges as MTV channels shut down, the latest game from a Grand Theft Auto legend was a disaster, Aston Villa faced safety concerns over a Maccabi Tel Aviv match, and Shohei Ohtani made baseball history.

• Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster — BBC World -
• Aston Villa reportedly told stewards they could miss Maccabi Tel Aviv match — The Guardian -
• Pitch invaders disrupt League Two game in ‘Gary Neville is a traitor’ flag protest — The Guardian -

• Paramount Skydance to eliminate 2,000 US jobs – report — The Guardian -
• ‘No one makes money from them’: with MTV channels switching off, is the music video under threat? — The Guardian -
• Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series — BBC World -
• Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series — BBC World -
• If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit … look away now — The Guardian -

The world mourned the passing of Nobel laureate physicist Chen Ning Yang at 103 and former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

• 'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland — BBC World -
• 'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland — BBC World -
• Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, dies at 103 — The Guardian -

• Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103 — BBC World -
• Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103 — BBC World -