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US President Donald Trump publicly suggested Venezuela could one day become a US state, and according to The Guardian he made the remark at a Texas rally where he promoted an oil agreement with Venezuela's US-backed interim government.
The 10th annual Lancet Countdown report finds that many climate-related health harms grew faster in the decade after the Paris Agreement than in the decade before, and its authors call for a global health emergency declaration ahead of COP31.
Yemen's Houthis said they fired ballistic missiles and a drone at Saudi Arabia on 27 October 2026, and the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted missiles aimed at Riyadh and the Eastern Province, a day after Egypt's parliament authorised defensive military support for Riyadh.
Exit polls from Tuesday's vote give Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc a narrow lead, project Likud as the largest party, and show strong gains for Arab-majority parties.
A Cairo court fined Lina Attalah 3 million Egyptian pounds for running an unlicensed website and ordered Mada Masr closed; she was held for several hours and released after the fine was paid.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a gas exporters' summit in Moscow, and Iranian state media say he also met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The European Commission on 27 October 2026 proposed giving the EU border agency Frontex more staff, a central role in migrant returns and the ability to support deportations from one non-EU country to another, drawing criticism from rights groups and some lawmakers.
A French government bill that would make rioters liable for up to €10,000 in damage is being debated in parliament, according to France 24, as rights groups and some lawyers say it threatens the right to protest.
Israel's Central Elections Committee turned down a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party to keep polls open beyond 10pm local time, saying turnout was high across society.
A mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed "Jodi" sold for $47.3m, reportedly at a Sotheby's auction in New York, as scientists debate whether dinosaur fossils should be sold privately.
The US rapper played a sold-out show at Dublin's 3Arena with guests including Hozier and Kneecap, weeks after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour over pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.
Jordan says its overnight airstrikes in southern Syria targeted Islamic State militants after a deadly church funeral attack, while Syria says seven people were killed, condemns the strikes and denies they were coordinated with Damascus.
Abhishek Sharma's 113 from 38 balls led India to a six-wicket win in Wellington, giving them an unassailable 3-0 lead with two matches remaining.
The World Meteorological Organization's annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin reports record concentrations of the three main long-lived greenhouse gases, and highlights two trace gases linked to the energy transition, ahead of the COP31 climate conference.
Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which the South China Morning Post reported concerned efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
An Iraqi court on 27 October 2026 sentenced six French nationals to life in prison and a seventh to 15 years after convicting them of Islamic State membership, according to a Reuters witness in the courtroom.
Dutch public broadcaster NPO has reversed its earlier commitment to return to the Eurovision Song Contest, citing 'sensitivities' over Israel's participation.
Two 24-year-old men face National Security Act charges after a September incident near a Gloucestershire airbase used by US forces; police say they believe Iran's intelligence service was involved, and Iran denies involvement.
Incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's 25 October 2026 presidential runoff, and his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro rejected the result while his own Liberal Party recognized it.
Congolese government data released on 27 October 2026 show more than 10,000 confirmed Ebola cases. AP reports that the Bundibugyo virus outbreak has reached five countries and that response teams face violence and strikes.