The Trump administration faces scrutiny over slashing Snap benefits, while President Trump's approval rating has fallen to a second-term low, amidst threats of military action in Nigeria and an eagerly awaited Supreme Court decision on his tariffs.

• Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits — The Guardian -
• What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria — New York Times World -
• Trump approval rating falls to second-term low of 37% — The Guardian -

• Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits — BBC World -
• New York mayoral candidates campaign across city in final push before election — The Guardian -
• Trump administration will provide half of usual funds to Snap recipients in November — The Guardian -
• Terrorism charges filed over alleged Halloween plot targeting Michigan LGBTQ+ bars — The Guardian -
• Trump feels ‘very badly’ for British royal family after Prince Andrew was stripped of titles — The Guardian -
• Federal judge bars national guard troops in Portland, Oregon — The Guardian -
• Trump says it would be 'hard for me' to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor — BBC World -
• Jennifer Lawrence says speaking about Trump would ‘add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart’ — The Guardian -
• CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’ — The Guardian -
• Kimberly-Clark to buy Tylenol maker Kenvue in landmark $40bn merger — The Guardian -
• Top FDA official quits amid inquiry into ‘serious concerns’ over his conduct — The Guardian -
• First Thing: Top 10 US billionaires’ wealth grew by $698bn in past year — The Guardian -
• Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela — BBC World -
• Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela — BBC World -
• Trump tells military to prepare for 'action' against Islamist militants in Nigeria — BBC World -
• Clooney says Harris replacing Biden was a 'mistake' — BBC World -
• Clooney says Harris replacing Biden was a 'mistake' — BBC World -
• Trump's planned tests are 'not nuclear explosions', US energy secretary says — BBC World -
• Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party — The Guardian -
• Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report — The Guardian -
• George Clooney says replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris ‘was a mistake’ — The Guardian -
• Trump tariffs head to Supreme Court in case eagerly awaited around the world — BBC World -
• World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs — BBC World -
• Trump tariffs head to Supreme Court in case eagerly awaited around the world — BBC World -

Major crime news includes an Australian woman appealing triple murder verdicts for a deadly mushroom lunch, the death of US mass murderer George Banks in prison, and multiple UK train stabbings leading to arrests and investigations into security measures, as well as Louvre heist arrests and a **Michigan terror plot targeting LGBTQ+ bars**.

• Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three — The Guardian -
• Thirteen arrested as police pepper spray protesters who tried to blockade Sydney weapons expo — The Guardian -
• US mass murderer George Banks dies in prison 43 years after rampage — The Guardian -

• Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK — The Guardian -
• Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes — New York Times World -
• U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old — New York Times World -
• Activists could be jailed for six months for protesting outside MPs’ homes — The Guardian -
• Scunthorpe United footballer injured in Cambridgeshire train stabbing — The Guardian -
• Police investigate four other knife incidents possibly linked to Cambridgeshire train attack — The Guardian -
• Joey Barton X posts ‘crossed the line between free speech and crime’, court told — The Guardian -
• Outspoken Mexican Mayor Who Declared War on Cartels Is Killed — New York Times World -
• 15 minutes of horror in train mass stabbing – Today in Focus Extra — The Guardian -
• MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation — New York Times World -
• British Man Charged After Stabbing Rampage on Train — New York Times World -
• Man appears in court after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire — The Guardian -
• Metal detectors at train stations would ‘make life impossible’, says UK transport secretary — The Guardian -
• Monday briefing: ‘Heroic’ rail worker fights for life after 15 minutes of horror — The Guardian -
• Police find suspected cocaine in trick-or-treat bucket — BBC World -

Globally, a UN resolution on an international stabilization force for Gaza is anticipated, while Sudan experiences mass displacement following the fall of El Fasher, and China faces accusations of intimidating a UK university to halt human rights research.

• China academic intimidation claim referred to counter-terrorism police — BBC World -
• Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party — New York Times World -
• Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars — New York Times World -

• After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions — New York Times World -
• Chile to end Pinochet henchmen’s pampered prison life of tennis and barbecues — The Guardian -
• Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race — BBC World -
• Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race — BBC World -
• UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks — The Guardian -
• Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession — The Guardian -
• Public barred as Tanzanian president sworn in — BBC World -
• At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency — The Guardian -
• Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse — The Guardian -
• In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace — New York Times World -
• Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested over leak of video allegedly showing Palestinian detainee abuse — BBC World -
• A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning. — New York Times World -
• Drones seen over Belgian military base for third night, minister says — BBC World -
• Israel and Hamas hand over bodies as part of Gaza ceasefire deal — The Guardian -
• Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment — New York Times World -
• Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail — The Guardian -
• Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president — The Guardian -
• In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace — New York Times World -
• That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage — New York Times World -
• Israel confirms Hamas returned bodies of three soldiers held hostage — BBC World -
• Israel confirms Hamas returned bodies of three soldiers held hostage — BBC World -
• China to ease chip export ban in new trade deal, White House says — BBC World -
• China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show — BBC World -
• China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show — BBC World -
• A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan — New York Times World -
• UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China — The Guardian -
• Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’ — The Guardian -
• Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers — New York Times World -

Tragic events include landslides in Uganda and Kenya, a ferocious avalanche in Nepal killing climbers, and a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan causing numerous fatalities, while Antarctic glaciers show rapid retreat, and Valencia's leader resigned over deadly floods.

• Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya — BBC World -
• Watch: Moment medieval tower partially collapses in Rome — BBC World -
• Jamaica's hurricane aftermath 'overwhelming', Sean Paul says — BBC World -

• Jamaica's hurricane aftermath 'overwhelming', Sean Paul says — BBC World -
• Another Deadly Earthquake, and a Cascade of Problems for Afghanistan — New York Times World -
• 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas — New York Times World -
• Three climbers dead and four missing after Nepal avalanche — BBC World -
• ‘I can’t go on anymore’: Mazón resigns as Valencia leader and acknowledges mistakes during deadly 2024 floods – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials — The Guardian -
• Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit' — BBC World -
• Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit' — BBC World -
• Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’ — The Guardian -
• Powerful Afghan earthquake leaves at least 20 dead and hundreds injured — The Guardian -
• Passengers tell of ‘panic and distress’ after train derailment in Cumbria — The Guardian -
• Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods — BBC World -
• Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods — BBC World -
• In Switzerland, The Alps Are Melting Amid Climate Change, but Villagers Won’t Be Moved — New York Times World -
• The Philippines braces for 20th tropical cyclone this year as Tino looms — The Guardian -
• Valencia president Carlos Mazón resigns over botched handling of deadly floods — The Guardian -
• At least 20 dead after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan — BBC World -
• At least 20 dead after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan — BBC World -
• Coalition on brink of abandoning net zero emissions pledge as Ley under pressure to side with Nationals — The Guardian -

Pornography depicting strangulation is set to become a criminal offense, a headteachers' union considers strikes after a legal defeat against Ofsted, and Nigel Farage's Reform UK backtracks on tax cut promises while debating his party's economic policies.

• What does Faragenomics look like? – podcast — The Guardian -
• ‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up — The Guardian -
• Headteachers’ union considers strikes after judge rejects case against Ofsted — The Guardian -

• French taxi driver cleared of stealing from David Lammy after fare dispute — The Guardian -
• Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants — The Guardian -
• Car finance redress scheme shows City watchdog ‘nakedly’ siding with lenders, MPs say — The Guardian -
• Telegraph bidder reported for potential breach of editorial independence rules — The Guardian -
• TalkTV breached impartiality rules with allegations about cancelled local elections, Ofcom finds — The Guardian -
• What would UK economic policy look like under Nigel Farage’s Reform? — The Guardian -
• UK economy ‘doomed’ under Labour, says Ryanair chief — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage backtracks on Reform UK’s promise to cut £90bn of taxes — The Guardian -
• ‘There’s no place like this’: shoppers and traders fear for Birmingham indoor market’s future — The Guardian -
• Jaguar Land Rover restart helps UK factories return to growth — The Guardian -
• ‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair — The Guardian -
• UK’s unregulated pregnancy scan clinics putting lives in danger, say experts — The Guardian -

**OpenAI strikes a $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon, Kimberly-Clark acquires Tylenol maker Kenvue** for over $40bn, and Elon Musk's AI-powered encyclopedia Grokipedia faces academic criticism for inaccuracies, while Shein's first permanent store in Paris sparks outrage.

• ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon — BBC World -
• Outrage in Paris as Shein prepares to open its first permanent store — The Guardian -
• Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies — The Guardian -

• Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels — The Guardian -
• In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia — The Guardian -
• Westpac says Labor’s expanded first home buyers scheme saw 150% jump in loan applications — The Guardian -

Los Angeles celebrates the Dodgers' second World Series victory, India wins the Women's Cricket World Cup, and Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd dies at 89, while Stephen Colbert's Late Show cancellation causes surprise and North American box office records its lowest monthly total in decades.

• LA erupts in celebration after Dodgers clinch second World Series victory — The Guardian -
• Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd dies at 89 — BBC World -
• Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actor of Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, dies aged 89 — The Guardian -

• India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup — New York Times World -
• Stephen Colbert on cancellation of the Late Show: ‘So surprising and so shocking’ — The Guardian -
• The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt — New York Times World -
• La Scala Stages New Vision of Shostakovich’s Original ‘Lady MacBeth’ — New York Times World -
• La Scala’s First ‘Ring’ in a Decade Passes the Wagnerian Flame — New York Times World -
• Horror show: North American box office records lowest monthly total since 1997 — The Guardian -
• My Father’s Shadow looms over competition at British independent film awards — The Guardian -
• Australians still betting big on Melbourne Cup, despite many saying they’re losing interest in race — The Guardian -
• Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave — New York Times World -
• Justin Baldoni case against Blake Lively dismissed after deadline lapse — BBC World -
• ‘Badass’ Salman Rushdie says he doesn’t have PTSD symptoms after 2022 attack — The Guardian -
• Popular Malaysian rapper charged with drug use — BBC World -

An Australian scientist receives a top prize for proving Covid is airborne, the Maldives bans smoking for younger generations, and astronomers advise to look out for the largest supermoon of the year on Wednesday.

• Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize — The Guardian -
• Maldives bans smoking for younger generations — BBC World -
• Starwatch: look out for the largest supermoon of the year on Wednesday — The Guardian -

• Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer — The Guardian -

The sole survivor of the Air India crash shares his ongoing anguish, a disabled man's death in an Australian cell prompts an inquest, and a missing flamingo in Cornwall captures local attention.

• Mississippi woman fatally shoots monkey escaped from overturned truck — The Guardian -
• Watch: Moment train collides with lorry carrying vehicles — BBC World -
• David Gow, former Guardian Germany correspondent, dies aged 80 — The Guardian -

• Two girls injured in fall from ferris wheel at Louisiana fairground — The Guardian -
• Disabled NT man put in spit hood and cuffs then died naked in cell, inquest told — The Guardian -
• Frankie the flamingo missing after escaping from wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall — The Guardian -
• I'm the luckiest man alive, but also suffering, says Air India crash sole survivor — BBC World -
• I'm the luckiest man alive, but also suffering, says Air India crash sole survivor — BBC World -
• Massive crocodile taken to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo despite traditional owners’ anger over removal — The Guardian -
• Sole survivor of Air India crash says death of brother ‘took all my happiness’ — The Guardian -
• I built this 'AI aunt' for women after family tragedy in South Africa — BBC World -