Obama's critique of Trump and Republican policy and Trump's threats of military action in Nigeria underscore US political activity, while challenges to food aid and DACA recipients and flight delays due to air traffic controller shortages highlight impacts of a government shutdown.

• Obama criticizes Trump and Republican policy in stump speech for Abigail Spanberger — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians — The Guardian -
• US judges say Trump administration must continue food aid during shutdown — BBC World -

• Flights delayed across US amid air traffic controller shortages as shutdown drags on — The Guardian -
• JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity — The Guardian -
• Trump’s immigration raids continue through Halloween in Chicago and Los Angeles — The Guardian -
• Daca recipients in Texas await judge’s ruling that could upend their lives — The Guardian -
• Ex-marine who killed four at Michigan Mormon church was motivated by ‘anti-religious beliefs’, says FBI — The Guardian -
• DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record — The Guardian -
• What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party — The Guardian -
• Saudi Prince Plans Ambitious U.S. Visit, but Opening Ties With Israel Is Unlikely — New York Times World -
• Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism — New York Times World -

Multiple arrests in the Louvre heist and a deadly train stabbing in Cambridgeshire are prominent crime stories, alongside controversies surrounding Shein's product offerings, an unregulated sperm donor, and systemic errors at a UK jail that mistakenly released a sex offender.

• Shein accused of selling childlike sex dolls in France — BBC World -
• Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in NSW’s Hunter Valley — The Guardian -
• Nine people suffering life-threatening injuries after train stabbing in Cambridgeshire, police say — The Guardian -

• Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist taking total to four — The Guardian -
• Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist — BBC World -
• Two More Suspects Charged in Louvre Heist Case — New York Times World -
• Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement — The Guardian -
• Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, 80, Dies; Cartel Kingpin Fed Cocaine Boom — New York Times World -
• Police charge 11 after cannabis worth nearly £14m seized at Birmingham airport — The Guardian -
• Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake — The Guardian -
• More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care — The Guardian -
• Unregulated sperm donor still advertising services despite court warnings to women — The Guardian -
• Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case — BBC World -

Ukraine's commander admitting a 'multi-thousand' Russian force and Putin brandishing nuclear weapons as US talks falter highlight global security concerns, while the al-Qaida-linked JNIM group bringing Mali to its knees and skepticism over a Gaza ceasefire add to international tensions.

• Key town faces 'multi-thousand' Russian force, top Ukraine commander admits — BBC World -
• Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter — New York Times World -
• How al-Qaida-linked jihadist group JNIM is bringing Mali to its knees — The Guardian -

• ‘We don’t feel safe’: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire — The Guardian -
• China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row — BBC World -
• China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row — BBC World -
• He Survived the Invasion. What He Really Wanted Was a Friend. — New York Times World -

Fatal landslides in Kenya and Hurricane Melissa causing devastation in Jamaica are among the catastrophic weather events reported, alongside new research linking air pollution to slower marathon times and warnings that Britain's canals and rivers face funding shortfalls amid climate pressures.

• Kenyan landslide kills 21 after heavy rainfall — BBC World -
• Kenyan landslide kills 21 after heavy rainfall — BBC World -
• Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time — New York Times World -

• Britons to be evacuated from Jamaica as UK sends Hurricane Melissa aid — BBC World -
• In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock — New York Times World -
• Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn — The Guardian -
• Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most — The Guardian -
• Hot summer and damp autumn cause UK boom in destructive honey fungus — The Guardian -
• Weather bureau warns of hail, flash floods and tornadoes as storms hit Queensland and northern NSW — The Guardian -
• Gumnuts, baby! How two abseiling horticulturalists rescued specimens from an endangered tree — The Guardian -
• Nationals members vote to ditch net zero target from party platform — The Guardian -
• 'We need food, we have no food' - desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane — BBC World -

Tanzania's disputed election results triggering violent protests and concerns over human rights in China's Xinjiang region and Belarus draw focus, as allegations of torture in Lebanon and atrocities in Darfur underscore ongoing human rights challenges.

• 300 million tourists just visited China's stunning Xinjiang region. There's a side they didn't see — BBC World -
• Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests — The Guardian -
• After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner — New York Times World -

• Rachel Reeves considers 20% tax on assets of people deciding to leave UK — The Guardian -
• Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest — BBC World -
• HMRC likely to have breached privacy laws in stopping child benefit – experts — The Guardian -
• Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’ — The Guardian -
• He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too. — New York Times World -
• UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet — The Guardian -
• Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests — The Guardian -
• Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill — The Guardian -
• Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again — New York Times World -
• 'I was accused of spying and beaten' - a boy's escape from captured Sudan city — BBC World -

The passing of veteran actor Tchéky Karyo and the unveiling of the new Paddington look highlight cultural news, while the grand opening of Egypt's museum and concerns over UK budget uncertainty impacting the Southampton boat show reflect broader societal and economic trends.

• Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy — BBC World -
• Veteran actor Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies aged 72 — The Guardian -
• Big belly, wavy fur and a nose for trouble: we exclusively reveal the new-look Paddington — The Guardian -

• Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time — BBC World -
• Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith — The Guardian -
• Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana gets driving ban for speeding on hard shoulder — The Guardian -
• Huge crowds gather on first anniversary of Serbian train station disaster — The Guardian -
• US public health officials vigilant as newer mpox variant detected — The Guardian -
• Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion — BBC World -
• Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion — BBC World -
• Quality Time — New York Times World -
• Watch: Heidi Klum slithers into Halloween as Medusa — BBC World -
• Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan — New York Times World -
• Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests — The Guardian -
• Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit. — New York Times World -
• ‘It’s brutal, they feel very attacked’: budget uncertainty hits Southampton boat show — The Guardian -
• Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student — The Guardian -
• Luxury cruise cancelled after 80-year-old left behind on Lizard Island dies alone — The Guardian -
• Halloween 2025: All the celebrity costumes at Heidi Klum's party — BBC World -
• For These Women, the American Dream Is in Mexico City — New York Times World -
• Why the Indian passport is falling in global ranking — BBC World -