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US President Donald Trump says he expects the war involving Iran to end soon, while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says four oil tankers caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not independently confirm.
Islam Makhachev, the UFC welterweight champion, said in a post on X that his next title defense will be one of the last fights of his career, and that he wants to face the winner of a 30 January interim title bout between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales.
Chinese state media reported on 30 October 2026 that the GJ-21 stealth reconnaissance-strike drone made its first takeoff and landing on the Sichuan, China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, a claim the reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not independently verify.
The Guardian reports the Mercedes driver can clinch the title at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, after Mercedes withdrew him from Thursday's media duties, saying he was unwell.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a Russia-Africa summit, where, according to Le Monde, he pledged to boost trade with Africa and criticized Western countries.
Mexico marks Day of the Dead on 1–2 November 2026, and Euronews reports that a Catrina it calls the world's tallest now stands at the centre of a large ofrenda facing Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral.
The United States has ordered non-emergency government personnel to leave Saudi Arabia, and Reuters reports that the US embassy in Riyadh cited Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure.
Binance says about $6.3bn in digital assets were affected by a hack and that it will cover all losses, while blockchain analytics firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the attack to the North Korea-linked unit TraderTraitor.
US technology shares fell sharply on Friday, 30 October 2026, after Big Tech earnings, The Guardian reported, and Reuters and The Guardian said the Nasdaq 100 was on track to lose more than $2 trillion in market value in October.
The UN human rights office said on 30 October 2026 that Israeli military deployment areas in Gaza have expanded westward, causing new displacement near the 'yellow line'. The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not include a response from Israel.
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Pyongyang, where Switzerland formally reopened its diplomatic office, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters.
US health officials said on Friday that the strictest warnings will come off the labels of three estradiol patches, a decision critics say lacks a published evidence base.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on 30 October 2026 that two oil tankers were involved in incidents and stopped in or near the Strait of Hormuz, an account that has not been independently verified.
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Sky News and The Guardian report that FIFA aims to double women's prize money for Brazil 2027, short of the equal prize pot Gianni Infantino set as an ambition in 2023 and of per-team parity; FIFA has not commented.
The Holy See Press Office confirmed that Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV voted by mail in the US midterms, and BBC News, the South China Morning Post and the Associated Press describe him as the first pope to vote in a US election.
Al Jazeera and the Associated Press report that Russian and Ukrainian officials on a humanitarian mission have entered the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, but key details remain unclear.
Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Al-Kholood took his official career total to 985 goals, though Opta records one earlier goal, credited to him by the Saudi Pro League, as an own goal.
Novaya Gazeta's editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said on 30 October 2026 that Russian authorities and special services forced the independent newspaper to end its work, weeks after investigators searched his home.
Cathay Pacific Airways said a data security breach at its technology service provider, Amadeus IT Group, affected about 53,000 bookings, and that its own systems were not affected.