Marine Le Pen opened a National Rally campaign event in Orléans under the theme “Renaissance,” presenting a law-and-order platform and her vision of a “National Community.” The event followed protests against her, while tensions between the party and Mediapart flared over the outlet’s report on alleged antisemitic messages by party leader Jordan Bardella.
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Le Pen spoke at the Zénith Arena in Orléans on October 25, 2026.
The article says Le Pen had topped French popularity polls for months.
More than 10,000 anti-Le Pen demonstrators gathered outside the venue the day before the event.
Four Mediapart journalists were ejected from the event and later allowed back in.
Mediapart had published private Facebook messages allegedly written by Jordan Bardella as a teenager that contained antisemitic language.
Bardella sued Mediapart for defamation and called the report a political attack.
Le Pen said “Renaissance” did not mean nostalgia or a return to the past.
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Days of heavy rain caused flooding, evacuations and water rescues across parts of the Four Corners region. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the area as more rain was forecast, while officials reported receding rivers, damage, contaminated mud and power outages.
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The Four Corners region includes parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners on Sunday.
Forecasters warned that more storms could flood roads, streams, narrow canyons and areas affected by wildfires.
The San Juan River rose significantly overnight, and the San Juan River Bridge remained closed Sunday.
Floodwater inundated a home in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
About four feet of water flooded the home of San Juan County, New Mexico, Sheriff Shane Ferrari.
County officials said floodwaters were receding, but sewage contamination in mud and silt, power outages and cleanup needs remained.
A county spokesperson said officials had no confirmed numbers for damaged homes or evacuees and that he was not aware of any deaths.
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Brazil’s presidential runoff pits left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. The article says the race is close, with results expected within hours, and describes the candidates’ opposing claims as they voted.
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The runoff election took place in Brazil on October 25, 2026.
Lula is seeking another four-year term as president.
Flávio Bolsonaro is Lula’s right-wing rival in the runoff.
The article describes the contest as close, with little separating the candidates.
Lula said voters faced a choice between himself and a candidate he called morally, ethically, and personally unqualified.
Bolsonaro said worsening living conditions would lead voters to choose change.
The program featured biographer Richard Lapper and Brazil specialist Elena Lazarou.
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Lana Nusseibeh, a senior Emirati diplomat with Palestinian heritage, has entered the race to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary general. Supporters cite her role in efforts to deliver aid to Gaza, while critics point to the UAE’s contested role in Sudan and object to her late entry as candidates remain deadlocked.
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Nusseibeh previously served as the UAE’s ambassador to the United Nations and has advocated for Palestinians and a two-state solution.
The state of Palestine has endorsed Nusseibeh’s candidacy.
The UAE has faced allegations that it supplied weapons to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, which has been accused of genocide by two successive U.S. administrations; Nusseibeh has denied reports of UAE weapons supplies to the group.
A group of Latin American and Caribbean states objected to Nusseibeh’s late entry, saying it came as support was building for a candidate from their region.
After six rounds of voting, no candidate had established a clear lead. In the latest straw poll, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan led but faced objections from two permanent Security Council members.
Other candidates include Rafael Grossi, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Olara Otunnu and María Fernanda Espinosa.
Guterres is due to leave the post at the end of the year.
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A BBC World Service episode examines China’s strong export figures, including demand for AI-related products, alongside economic pressure on consumers at home. Presenter Ed Butler explores whether these trends are linked and what China’s export growth could mean for other countries and trading partners.
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The episode is titled “If China’s exports are booming, why are consumers struggling?”
It was published on 26 October 2026.
The programme is a 17-minute episode of BBC World Service’s Business Daily.
The episode description says demand for AI-related products has contributed to China’s export growth.
It examines economic pressures facing consumers in China.
Presenter and producer Ed Butler asks whether domestic weakness is linked to export strength.
The programme considers possible effects of China’s export growth on other countries and trading partners.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she had returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months abroad. Her return comes amid calls for elections and uncertainty over when acting President Delcy Rodríguez will hold a vote.
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Machado announced her return on social media on Sunday.
Opposition leader Edmundo González confirmed that Machado was back in Venezuela.
A political organisation called Comando Con Venezuela shared footage of Machado arriving at a church in Lara, where supporters greeted her.
Machado had been out of public view after a brief arrest in January 2025 and reappeared in Norway the following December, where she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rodríguez has served as acting president since Nicolás Maduro was removed from office in January 2026.
Rodríguez’s acting presidency has exceeded the 90-day period she was authorized to serve, and she has not called an election.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S.-supported reconciliation talks helped create conditions for Machado’s safe return.
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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa said voters are disappointed with both major parties and called for a new, less partisan approach. She highlighted public schools, health care, insurance costs and data-center impacts as campaign priorities while saying she feels encouraged by turnout and enthusiasm.
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Hinojosa is a Texas state representative and a civil rights and labor lawyer who has served in the state House since 2017.
She is running against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race.
A recent CBS News poll cited in the article showed Abbott leading Hinojosa 52% to 48%.
Hinojosa said opposition to Abbott’s actions on public schools crosses party lines.
She named children’s health care and high insurance premiums as priorities in her agenda.
Hinojosa raised concerns about data centers’ effects on rural communities, including water use, electricity costs and property rights.
Hinojosa has filed a lawsuit seeking emails between Abbott and Elon Musk, who has donated millions to Abbott’s campaign.
She said turnout and enthusiasm among her supporters were high.
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The BBC understands that a 2019 letter to London’s Metropolitan Police making claims about Thomas Markle was written by his former wife, Roslyn Loveless. Markle denies allegations that he possessed child sexual abuse images or abused underage girls; authorities in the Philippines are investigating, and the Met is reviewing how it handled the letter.
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The Metropolitan Police confirmed it received a letter relating to Thomas Markle in 2019 and shared it with Meghan and Prince Harry at the time.
The BBC understands the letter was written by Roslyn Loveless, Markle’s former wife, who has since died.
Meghan said she had previously been told about disturbing allegations concerning her estranged father.
Meghan said she had largely cut off contact with her father and does not allow him to contact her children.
Meghan’s half-brother told a newspaper that he found images at their father’s former home in the Philippines and reportedly told police about them.
The FBI said it is aware of the allegations, and Philippine officials confirmed an investigation.
Markle denies possessing child sexual abuse images and denies having sex with underage girls.
The Metropolitan Police said it did not pass the letter’s contents to other law enforcement agencies and is reviewing its handling of the matter.
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A power surge at Stansted Airport temporarily disrupted airport systems and caused long queues for passport control. The airport said systems were back in service, but its shuttle remained out of service, with buses transferring passengers between the terminal and gates.
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Passengers reported waiting in a corridor for more than 90 minutes.
One traveller said it took 45 minutes to reach the entrance to the immigration queue.
Passengers reported limited communication and a lack of seating and water.
The airport said a power surge affecting the airport and nearby area temporarily disrupted several systems.
The airport said its systems had returned to service and staff were supporting passengers.
The shuttle service remained out of service because of a technical fault, and buses were operating as a replacement.
Some trains to and from the airport were cancelled on Saturday after overhead power lines were damaged.
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The Oct. 25, 2026, edition of “Face the Nation” focused on the U.S. midterm elections, which were less than 10 days away. CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto discussed the latest polling, and retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis joined the program.
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The episode aired on Oct. 25, 2026.
The midterm elections were less than 10 days away.
Anthony Salvanto discussed the latest CBS News polling.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who is retiring, appeared on the program.
CBS News listed a Battleground Tracker analysis among its related coverage.
The page also featured segments on Israeli politics, inflation, health, and other topics.
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Authentic Brands Group, which owns the rights to Elvis Presley’s music and likeness, sued Anthropic over claims that it used 274 Presley songs to train its AI models without permission. The lawsuit seeks up to $150,000 per song, or about $41 million, and could add to legal challenges over how AI companies use copyrighted music.
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Authentic Brands Group filed the lawsuit on Friday, according to the article.
The complaint accuses Anthropic of using 274 Presley songs to train its Claude AI model.
The songs named in the article include “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “All Shook Up” and “A Little Less Conversation.”
The plaintiffs seek up to $150,000 for each allegedly infringed song, totaling about $41 million.
The lawsuit claims Claude has generated infringing material from copyrighted songs.
The article describes the case as one of the first major copyright challenges against an AI developer brought directly by an artist’s estate.
Spotify said last week it had removed about 50 million songs it considered AI-generated slop from user recommendations over the past year.
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Uganda has ordered citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pay for and complete 21 days of quarantine as it tightens Ebola screening at airports and land crossings. Uganda says it has no active cases, but officials are investigating possible links between infections reported in Nigeria and Kenya and travel through Uganda.
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Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced the quarantine measure on Sunday in Kampala.
Uganda requires incoming travelers to complete forms with contact information and has strengthened checks at Entebbe International Airport and land crossings.
Uganda declared its Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak over on July 28, after recording 20 infections and two deaths.
Nigeria confirmed an Ebola infection in a Ugandan-born woman on October 20, after she had traveled to Abuja.
A Kenyan man who had traveled from the DRC through Uganda died in October; Kenya has since reported a second Ebola death.
Both the Kenyan patient and the woman passed through Entebbe airport on the same day, but Ugandan officials said footage showed no physical interaction between them.
Uganda said 60 people monitored after possible contact with the Kenyan patient completed 21 days of monitoring and were discharged.
By October 20, the WHO had recorded 9,704 cases and 4,687 deaths in the DRC outbreak. The WHO urged stronger cross-border monitoring and cooperation, while advising against travel or trade restrictions.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Blanche said the suit aims to preserve evidence in case voter confusion affects the outcome, and denied that President Donald Trump is trying to overturn or take control of the state’s election.
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Trump said Friday that he was the one who ordered the lawsuit.
Republicans say a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could draw votes away from the incumbent and help Democrat Mary Peltola win.
The other candidate is a retired teacher and school administrator from Petersburg, Alaska.
The ballot identifies the senator as “Dan S. Sullivan,” a registered Republican and incumbent; it lists the other candidate as “Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.” without a party affiliation.
Trump said voters should see the senator identified as “Sen. Dan Sullivan” rather than “incumbent.”
Peltola called the lawsuit corruption and a diversion tactic; Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski also criticized it.
Blanche said the lawsuit asks a court to prevent certification only if it finds that voter confusion, rather than voters’ intent, decided the race.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched about 1,600 guided bombs, 48 missiles and nearly 2,300 attack drones in one week, causing deaths and injuries. He said access to SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield services had been restored after restrictions disrupted Ukrainian military operations for more than a week.
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Zelensky reported that four people were killed and 22 injured in attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region on Saturday evening, including an 11-year-old girl.
A drone strike injured six people at an apartment building in Vinnytsia, according to Zelensky.
Zelensky said emergency workers were wounded in a repeat strike in Kharkiv.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck a Kharkiv logistics center used by the Ukrainian military, Reuters reported.
Ukraine uses Starlink and Starshield for military communications, drone operations and frontline logistics.
Elon Musk said Ukraine violated SpaceX’s commercial terms by using Starlink for offensive drone strikes; Ukrainian officials denied the allegation.
Musk said the U.S. government controls operational changes to Starshield, the military-grade version of the service.
Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the administration was involved in the service disruptions.
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Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said Sunday that the U.S. economy is “about the best economy we’ve ever seen.” The Trump administration and Republicans are making their final pitches ahead of the midterm elections.
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Kevin Hassett is the director of the National Economic Council.
Hassett made the statement on Sunday.
Hassett described the economy as “about the best economy we’ve ever seen.”
The Trump administration is making final pitches ahead of the midterm elections.
Republicans are also making final pitches ahead of the midterm elections.
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The Oct. 25 broadcast focused on the nine days remaining before the U.S. midterm elections, with a CBS News forecast projecting Democrats to win 229 House seats and the Senate race still a toss-up. Margaret Brennan questioned Attorney General Todd Blanche about Justice Department involvement in elections, including a lawsuit concerning certification of Alaska’s results, and previewed interviews about Texas’s governor’s race and Elon Musk’s role in Ukraine’s satellite access.
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The broadcast said the final voting day of the midterm elections was nine days away.
The CBS News Battleground Tracker estimated Democrats were on pace to win 229 seats in the House.
The tracker described control of the Senate as a toss-up.
The broadcast said voters identified President Donald Trump as a major factor in their election decisions.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department could intervene in elections when facts and law required it.
The article said the Justice Department was suing Alaska to block certification of election results if Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan lost.
The program announced interviews with Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow, North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa.
The broadcast said Elon Musk had explained that he decided to limit Ukraine’s access to SpaceX satellite service because of Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia.
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Two Israeli air strikes hit the Islamic University in Gaza City, killing three people and injuring at least seven others. Al Jazeera reported that students and security guards were among those hit.
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Two Israeli strikes hit the Islamic University in Gaza City.
The strikes killed three people.
At least seven people were injured.
Students and security guards were among those hit.
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reported the incident.
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Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers faced questions about his 2012 comments that the United States might need to talk with some moderate members of the Muslim Brotherhood. On NBC’s Meet the Press, Rogers did not directly answer whether he agreed with President Donald Trump’s accusations against Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed, and instead alleged that groups linked to the Brotherhood, Hamas and Hezbollah had supported El-Sayed.
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The article says Michigan’s Senate election is scheduled for November 3.
Host Kristen Welker said there was no evidence for Trump’s claims that El-Sayed was a Muslim Brotherhood supporter who hated Jews, Black people and Americans.
El-Sayed has denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and has publicly denounced the organization, according to the article.
Welker cited a 2012 letter in which El-Sayed supported Egyptians who protested against former leader Hosni Mubarak.
In 2012, Rogers said the United States might need to reach out to and talk with some moderate Muslim Brotherhood members, while monitoring them carefully.
Rogers did not immediately answer Welker’s question about his past comments before the provided article text ends.
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928; the article says some governments designate the group or certain branches as terrorist organizations.
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews voted 118 to one to describe the Green Party of England and Wales as a racist party, citing a conference motion that defined Zionism as racism. The Greens rejected that characterization and said they would continue to oppose Israel’s actions in Gaza; Israel denies that its actions amount to genocide.
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The Board of Deputies said the Green Party adopted an antisemitic platform by passing the motion.
The motion describes Zionism as supporting a Jewish state in historic Palestine to the exclusion or domination of non-Jewish people.
The Board urged other parties not to form deals with the Greens unless they rejected the policy.
Labour told local Green groups in existing coalitions to disown the motion or lose Labour’s support.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski did not attend the vote and has said he would not overturn the motion, which remains party policy until 2028.
The motion drew criticism from Jewish groups, four Green MPs, two former party leaders and opposition parties.
The Board and the Jewish Leadership Council said Zionism creates a refuge for Jews in their ancient homeland.
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Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek are competing for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 3 midterm election. Turek is campaigning as a centrist focused on working communities, while Hinson supports some of President Donald Trump’s positions but has publicly disagreed with him on Russia and Iran.
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Donald Trump is backing Hinson and campaigned in Iowa as part of a national effort to help Republicans in the midterms.
Democrats view the race as a chance to gain a Senate seat amid voter concerns about rising gas and fertilizer costs.
Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist and calls his platform “common-sense prairie populist.”
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Turek in July.
Hinson criticized Trump’s deal with Russia and said she opposed waiving sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Hinson reversed her position on Iran in September and called for an end to the war.
Turek says his experience with spina bifida reflects the lasting effects of war; he has linked the condition to his father’s Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
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