The Trump administration solidified a rare earths deal with Australia to counter China's dominance, faced a protracted US government shutdown, and continued White House renovations for a new ballroom, while the president also made controversial comments on China and Taiwan and experienced diplomatic tensions with Australia's ambassador.

• Australia news live: Ley says Rudd’s position not tenable despite Trump telling ambassador ‘all is forgiven’ after White House meeting — The Guardian -
• Construction begins on Trump’s $250m White House ballroom — The Guardian -
• US and Australia sign rare earths deal to counter China's dominance — BBC World -

• To Counter China’s Hold on Rare Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia — New York Times World -
• Senate vote fails again as shutdown becomes one of the longest in US history — The Guardian -
• White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom — BBC World -
• US strikes on Latin American 'drug boats': What do we know, and are they legal? — BBC World -
• Trump nominee reportedly boasted of ‘Nazi streak’ in group chats — The Guardian -
• Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting — BBC World -
• ‘I don’t like you either’: diplomats hold their breath as Trump chides Rudd over previous comments — The Guardian -
• Albanese at the White House: Trump endorses Aukus, signs $8.5bn rare earths deal and calls PM ‘great leader’ — The Guardian -
• Trump says China ‘doesn’t want’ to invade Taiwan and reaffirms trust in Xi — The Guardian -
• Trump reposts AI-generated video of plane dumping sludge on No Kings protesters — The Guardian -
• Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ in vow to send troops to San Francisco — The Guardian -
• Colombia recalls US ambassador amid spat with Trump over strikes on alleged drug boats — The Guardian -
• US supreme court to consider whether drug users can legally own guns — The Guardian -
• Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension — The Guardian -
• Argentina formalizes $20bn currency swap deal with US — The Guardian -
• FBI investigates after hunting stand was found near where Trump exits Air Force One — The Guardian -
• Colombia’s Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid — New York Times World -
• Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: ‘You have to fight. There’s no other way to face a bully’ — The Guardian -
• Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured — The Guardian -
• Trump suggests carving up Ukraine’s Donbas region to end war after meeting with Zelenskyy — The Guardian -
• Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration — The Guardian -

The Gaza ceasefire remained fragile, with humanitarian operations unraveling and renewed violence testing the truce, as Israel received another hostage body and Netanyahu vowed to disarm Hamas.

• Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Operations Unravel — New York Times World -
• How Jared Kushner Re-emerged at the Center of the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal — New York Times World -
• Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler — BBC World -

• Hamas is a pale shadow of what it was - but it could yet reinvent itself — BBC World -
• Israel receives body Hamas says is Gaza hostage — BBC World -
• Palestine Action activists awaiting trial in prison to go on hunger strike — The Guardian -
• Israel will disarm Hamas and demilitarise Gaza, says Netanyahu — The Guardian -
• This Weekend’s Violence in Gaza Shows How Fragile the Cease-Fire Really Is — New York Times World -
• Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body as tensions over truce continue – as it happened — The Guardian -
• At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials — The Guardian -
• Deadly Gaza flare-up tests Israel-Hamas ceasefire — BBC World -
• Scramble to shore up ceasefire as Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes | First Thing — The Guardian -
• ‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope — New York Times World -
• Israel says it will return to ceasefire after Gaza strikes — BBC World -

Revelations from Virginia Giuffre's memoir reignited the Prince Andrew scandal, while the Labour Party faced calls to rethink minimum wage youth rates and its grooming gang inquiry saw resignations, alongside concerns over rising youth suicide rates and police conduct.

• Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims — The Guardian -
• Labour urged to rethink scrapping minimum wage youth rates amid ‘Neets’ rise — The Guardian -
• Rachel Reeves set to launch ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ to save firms £6bn — The Guardian -

• Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry left in turmoil after two survivors quit panel — The Guardian -
• Labour prefer to dodge Prince Andrew scandal despite growing disquiet — The Guardian -
• Suicide rates among young people in England rose 50% in 10 years, figures show — The Guardian -
• Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case — The Guardian -
• Met officer accused of sharing rape case footage is cleared of misconduct — The Guardian -
• Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported — The Guardian -
• Nandy says it was wrong to exclude Maccabi Tel Aviv fans as safety option for Villa match given rising antisemitism – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Reform suspends four Kent councillors after Guardian publishes leaked video of fierce infighting — The Guardian -
• Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants, putting up to 1,200 jobs at risk — The Guardian -
• ‘Vile’ online groomer is first in UK to be jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm — The Guardian -
• What we learned from Virginia Giuffre's memoir — BBC World -
• Keir Starmer will attend Cop30 in Brazil, No 10 confirms — The Guardian -
• Proposed UK Islamophobia definition allows for right to criticise religion, source says — The Guardian -
• Muslim women do not need saving, says female leader of mosque at centre of charity run row — The Guardian -
• SlimFast’s European arm sold after struggling to compete with weight-loss drugs — The Guardian -
• Dealing with ‘Andrew problem’ could help ease William’s accession to the throne — The Guardian -
• Labour deputy leadership contest may only cause more trouble for Starmer — The Guardian -
• Reform UK reviews if it underpaid VAT on tickets and merchandise — The Guardian -
• Grooming gang victim quits inquiry panel over ‘condescending language towards survivors’ — The Guardian -
• Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals — BBC World -
• Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say UK experts — The Guardian -
• BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie — The Guardian -
• Don’t cut London’s affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ministers and mayor — The Guardian -
• Will affordable housing be the casualty as London tackles its building emergency? — The Guardian -
• Boriswave, fighting-age men, cultural Marxism: how the far right is changing how we speak — The Guardian -

European nations pledged significant financial aid and military support for Ukraine, with the UK considering a peace force and Germany emphasizing critical assistance, amidst unsafe Chinese military maneuvers near Australian aircraft and proposals to use frozen Russian assets for Kyiv.

• UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary — The Guardian -
• Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Zelenskyy to visit London for talks before expected Trump-Putin summit — The Guardian -

• ‘I wanted to do something more meaningful’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Australia Says Chinese Fighter Jet Released Flares Near Its Military Plane — New York Times World -
• British troops to get powers to shoot down drones near military bases — The Guardian -
• Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident — The Guardian -
• Monday briefing: ‘New levels of misery’ for Ukraine’s soldiers as diplomatic wrangling drags on — The Guardian -
• European leaders near deal to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine — The Guardian -

Investigations revealed a faulty cable caused Lisbon's deadly funicular crash, while a brazen Louvre jewelry heist prompted security concerns, and two ground crew died in a Hong Kong cargo plane accident, with a South Korean teacher jailed for a child's murder.

• Cable Used in Deadly Funicular Crash in Lisbon Not Cleared for Public Transport — New York Times World -
• Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings — BBC World -
• How the Louvre Thieves Did It — New York Times World -

• Faulty cable caused Lisbon funicular crash, inquiry finds — The Guardian -
• Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist — BBC World -
• Louvre Museum Remains Closed After Jewelry Robbery: What to Know — New York Times World -
• Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security — The Guardian -
• Prague to ban e-scooters after residents complain of chaos on pavements — The Guardian -
• ‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist — The Guardian -
• Driver dies after Italian basketball fans' bus attacked with stones — BBC World -
• 'We have failed' says minister as France reels from Louvre heist — BBC World -
• Louvre Robbers Take ‘Priceless’ French Jewels — New York Times World -
• BBC at scene of 'brazen' Louvre jewel theft — BBC World -
• Cargo Plane Slides Off Hong Kong Runway, Killing 2 Ground Crew — New York Times World -
• 'It's like a scene from a film' - Paris tourists surprised at Louvre jewel theft — BBC World -
• Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea — BBC World -
• Teacher who killed eight-year-old jailed for life in South Korea — BBC World -

Warnings emerged of a deadliest malaria resurgence due to funding cuts, Brazil controversially greenlighted oil drilling in the Amazon, and severe mpox cases were reported in California, as new data showed nearly half of UK garden space is paved over.

• Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns — The Guardian -
• Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds — The Guardian -
• Three cases of severe mpox reported in California, health officials say — The Guardian -

• Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region — BBC World -
• Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm — The Guardian -
• Anti-oil activists sprayed Stonehenge orange for ‘maximum impact’, court told — The Guardian -
• Alaska communities devastated by severe storm could take years to recover — The Guardian -
• Protective immune cells in breastfeeding women identified as guard against breast cancer, new research finds — The Guardian -
• ‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national — The Guardian -
• Weather tracker: Eight dead as Tropical Storm Fengshen hits Philippines — The Guardian -
• Coalition showdown on net zero looms amid speculation more MPs could quit over policy — The Guardian -
• East coast to sizzle after record October temperatures in Australia’s west — The Guardian -

Widespread Amazon Web Services outages disrupted numerous websites, sparking concerns over reliance on few providers, while AI data centers caused backlash in Mexico and Ireland, and Waymo robotaxis faced a US safety investigation, alongside NASA's moon program seeking new contractors.

• AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland — New York Times World -
• US investigates Waymo robotaxis over safety around school buses — The Guardian -
• Amazon’s AWS Disruption Creates Outages for Hundreds of Websites for Hours — New York Times World -

• Nasa looks to other companies for US moon program as Musk’s SpaceX lags behind — The Guardian -
• Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say — The Guardian -
• Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight — The Guardian -
• Websites Including Amazon, Coinbase and Roblox Report Outages After AWS Disruption — New York Times World -
• How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics — New York Times World -

An Iranian wedding video plunged a top official into scandal, Indonesia's free-food program sickened thousands, and Japan prepared for Sanae Takaichi to become its first female Prime Minister, amidst slowing economic growth in China and a raid on a Chinese cyber scam hub.

• Iranian Wedding Video Plunges Top Official Into Scandal — New York Times World -
• The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands — New York Times World -
• A Chinese Woman Builds a New Career in a Man’s World — New York Times World -

• The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat — New York Times World -
• In China’s Crowded Hospitals, She Found a New Career — New York Times World -
• In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi? — New York Times World -
• Japan allows over-the-counter 'morning after' pill for the first time — BBC World -
• Sanae Takaichi on course to become Japan’s first female PM after new coalition deal — The Guardian -
• China’s economic growth slows amid Trump tariff war and property woes — The Guardian -
• Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided — BBC World -
• China's economic growth slows as trade tensions with US flare up — BBC World -
• Airport inferno could cost Bangladesh $1bn in damages, experts say — BBC World -
• Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister. But Will She Advance Women’s Rights? — New York Times World -
• China Ousts Senior General on Corruption Charges — New York Times World -

ANZ bank faced scrutiny for bosses receiving bonuses amidst customer misconduct, a Liberal senator was accused of defamation, and violent clashes occurred at a Melbourne immigration rally, with debates ongoing about net zero policy and space debris found in Western Australia.

• As ANZ duped customers and ignored hardship notices, the bank’s bosses raked in $26m in bonuses — The Guardian -
• Jacinta Nampijinpa Price plotted with school principal to oust CEO of land council, court hears — The Guardian -
• Head of ABS defends debunking far-right ‘mass migration’ claims after censorship accusations — The Guardian -

• Jacinta Allan blames ‘very small number’ of counter-protesters for violence at Melbourne immigration rally — The Guardian -
• Former Triple J host got $2.2m in donations for third unsuccessful tilt against Liberal — The Guardian -
• Space debris found on fire near WA mining town suspected to be from Chinese rocket — The Guardian -

Bolivia elected a centrist president, Rodrigo Paz, marking a shift from socialist rule, while tensions mounted in Ivory Coast as President Ouattara sought a fourth term, and Nigerian police fired tear gas at separatist protesters.

• Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia’s Presidential Election — New York Times World -
• Nigerian police fire tear gas as protesters gather over separatist leader — BBC World -
• Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote — The Guardian -

• Bolivia elects centrist Rodrigo Paz, ending decades of socialist rule — BBC World -
• Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins Bolivia’s presidential runoff marking a new shift to the right — The Guardian -

Kevin Federline's memoir about Britney Spears generated headlines, an Indian town set a record with Diwali lamps, and an art show featured decommissioned Confederate statues, reflecting ongoing discussions around Gen Z uprisings and literary discoveries from Harper Lee.

• These confederate statues caused US protests. Knocked down, they're the centre of a new art show — BBC World -
• Kevin Federline has held off writing about Britney Spears. Until now — BBC World -
• What to Know About Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights — New York Times World -

• Indian town sets new record with 2.6m Diwali lamps — BBC World -
• What Harper Lee's lost short stories reveal about the To Kill A Mockingbird author — BBC World -
• The Contagious Gen Z Uprisings — New York Times World -