The Pentagon’s official count of U.S. military deaths linked to the war with Iran rose to 23 after it added two Air Force deaths classified as nonhostile. One death was attributed to illness; the circumstances of the other remain under investigation. The Pentagon also reports 865 U.S. service members wounded by enemy fire.
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The Pentagon’s casualty database lists 23 U.S. military deaths connected to the conflict.
Eleven deaths were attributed to enemy fire, while 12 were classified as nonhostile.
The Air Force said one of the two newly added deaths resulted from illness.
The cause of the other newly added airman’s death has not been disclosed and remains under investigation.
The Pentagon lists 865 U.S. service members wounded by enemy fire since the war began in late February.
The initial campaign, Operation Epic Fury, accounts for 15 deaths and 417 wounded service members.
The Overseas Operations category, covering casualties since July 7, lists eight deaths and 448 wounded service members.
Six of the 12 nonhostile deaths followed a U.S. military refueling tanker crash in Iraq in March.
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An El Niño-driven drought has affected about 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Weather Service, with water shortages damaging farms and disrupting schools and health services. A coalition of churches, unions and business groups has called the situation a national crisis, while residents and aid workers report food shortages and long journeys to collect water.
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Some parts of Papua New Guinea have received less than a quarter of their usual rainfall since August.
The National Weather Service declared El Niño in June, when the country was already experiencing drought.
Many families in rural highland areas are rationing food to one meal a day, CARE International in PNG said.
Dried rivers and creeks have left some communities without water for drinking, cooking and washing.
Some schools and health facilities are closing early or limiting services because of water shortages.
Residents in Bulolo district said dried crops and a lack of water have also made local gold panning harder.
A hailstorm in parts of Enga province buried sweet potatoes under ice, adding to food scarcity.
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An appeals court in Victoria, Australia, rejected Erin Patterson’s bid to overturn her convictions for three murders. The court also accepted the prosecution’s appeal against her 33-year sentence, which included the possibility of parole, meaning her sentence may increase.
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Erin Patterson was convicted of three murders.
Victoria’s Court of Appeal rejected Patterson’s appeal against her convictions.
Prosecutors appealed Patterson’s 33-year sentence, which allowed for parole.
The court ruled in favor of the prosecution’s sentence appeal.
The article says the sentence may be increased, potentially keeping Patterson in prison for life.
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An appeals court in Victoria dismissed all seven grounds Erin Patterson raised against her murder and attempted-murder convictions. The judges also removed her 33-year non-parole period, ruling that the severity of her crimes made her ineligible for release; she has 28 days to seek another appeal in Australia’s High Court.
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Patterson, 51, was convicted of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson after serving them a meal containing death cap mushrooms in 2023.
The victims who died were Patterson’s in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.
Ian Wilkinson survived after spending weeks in hospital and continues to have health problems related to the poisoning.
Patterson received a life sentence with a 33-year non-parole period last September.
The appeal judges rejected all seven grounds raised by Patterson’s legal team, including arguments about a jury hotel booking, evidence presented at trial and the prosecution’s cross-examination.
The court said the case involved such shocking criminality that it was inappropriate to set a non-parole period.
Patterson has 28 days to decide whether to ask Australia’s High Court to hear another appeal.
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CBS News reports that actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86. A segment on “The Daily Report” looks back at his career, including his work on stage and his role as a “Star Trek” icon.
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The article reports that Patrick Stewart died at age 86.
Stewart was a British actor and was knighted.
The article says he spent more time on stage than on screen.
The segment discusses Stewart’s career as a celebrated stage actor and “Star Trek” icon.
Wall Street Journal reporter Chris Kornelis joined “The Daily Report” to discuss Stewart’s career.
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Fighting over disputed land and water in Ethiopia’s Moyale border region has driven people into Kenya. At least 30,000 displaced people need aid, shelter and medical care; the article title says families have been left hungry and homeless.
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Clashes are taking place in Ethiopia’s Moyale border region.
The dispute involves land and water.
People have fled the fighting into Kenya.
At least 30,000 displaced people need assistance.
Those displaced need shelter and medical care.
The article title reports that families are hungry and homeless.
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CBS News reports that Flávio Bolsonaro, described as a defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, reached Florida despite Brazilian authorities asking him to surrender his passports. The supplied article teaser does not explain how he left Brazil.
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The article identifies Flávio Bolsonaro as a defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential election.
It says Bolsonaro went to Florida.
Brazilian authorities had asked Bolsonaro to turn over his passports.
CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano is named as the reporter covering the story.
The page describes the segment as a 2-minute, 49-second video.
The supplied text does not provide details about how Bolsonaro left Brazil.
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An Italian military CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during routine training in Bosnia’s Brcko region on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 11. EUFOR said it is investigating the crash; Italian officials said everyone aboard was Italian.
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EUFOR said the helicopter crashed during a training operation in the Brcko region, about 180km north of Sarajevo.
The four people killed were two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers, according to Italy’s defence ministry.
EUFOR said 11 people were injured and were receiving treatment in stable condition.
A Brcko hospital spokesman said 15 people were aboard and 12 were taken to the hospital.
The Italian government said all people aboard the helicopter were Italian nationals.
EUFOR said it is conducting a full investigation and will share verified information when appropriate.
EUFOR has been deployed in Bosnia since 2004 and oversees implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
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Final Israeli election results gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, leaving it short of a majority. His Likud party alleged without evidence that Arab-led parties had stolen the election, while election officials said claims of systematic violations were baseless and that an investigation into possible foreign interference would not change the results.
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Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, his main opposition won 48, and Arab-led parties won 19.
The Knesset has 120 seats, so Netanyahu’s bloc fell short of a majority.
The opposition said Likud’s claims demonized Arab voters and sought to undermine the election results.
Election committee head Noam Sohlberg asked the Shin Bet security agency to investigate reported suspicions of foreign interference, saying he could not verify them.
Likud accused unnamed foreign actors of helping Arab-led parties, but offered no evidence in its statement.
Qatar denied reports linking it to alleged election interference and called the allegations ridiculous and dangerous.
The election commission said the probe was based on classified intelligence and would not affect the final results submitted to the president.
The election results still required certification and were due to be submitted to Israel’s president the following Wednesday.
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Australia’s antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, proposed an independent ombudsman to review ABC and SBS coverage of Gaza and the Middle East. Her updated plan also recommends enforceable rules for arts groups and universities that could restrict some conduct or speech and end grants; Segal said the proposals are not intended to silence criticism of Israel.
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Segal’s plan suggests a government-appointed panel review past reporting by ABC and SBS.
The plan proposes transferring some oversight responsibilities from the broadcasters’ own ombudsmen to an external independent ombudsman.
Segal said members of Australia’s Jewish community had raised concerns about coverage they viewed as disproportionate, misleading, or inaccurate.
ABC and SBS have rejected calls for external oversight, according to the article.
The plan recommends that arts organisations set enforceable conditions on artists’ political or ideological activity outside the advertised work and potentially terminate grants.
It proposes that grant authorities be able to end academic funding when recipients engage in antisemitic speech or conduct.
Segal told Senate estimates she was concerned about the tone and frequency of ABC reporting on Gaza.
The royal commission into antisemitism was established after the Bondi beach massacre, in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration.
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A fight broke out in Armenia’s parliament after a ruling-party lawmaker mocked the opposition leader’s family. One opposition lawmaker reportedly had a bloody nose, and another had torn clothes; it was the third parliamentary brawl this month.
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A fight broke out inside Armenia’s parliament.
The incident followed a ruling-party lawmaker mocking the opposition leader’s family.
One opposition lawmaker reportedly suffered a bloody nose.
Another opposition lawmaker reportedly had torn clothes.
The incident was the third brawl in Armenia’s parliament this month.
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Two young women in the UK were diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency after sudden episodes of illness, despite having few earlier symptoms. Health experts say deficiency can be hard to spot, may weaken bones, and is more common when people get less sunlight; a clinical group is calling for a higher threshold for diagnosis.
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Saskia Reeves-Priestley, 23, collapsed at work after feeling dizzy and nauseous and experiencing heart palpitations.
Blood tests found Reeves-Priestley had extremely low vitamin D levels.
University student Amaka Osu, 21, was also diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency after she began shaking and had trouble seeing clearly.
UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey data showed that nearly a quarter of 11- to 18-year-olds were classed as vitamin D-deficient last year.
The body makes most vitamin D when sunlight reaches the skin; people can also get it from foods such as oily fish and meat, or from supplements.
Low sunlight, covered skin, sunscreen use, and darker skin can affect how much vitamin D the body produces.
Vitamin D deficiency can cause fatigue and bone or joint pain, and in adults can lead to osteomalacia, a condition that weakens bones.
ACT NOW Vitamin D, a group of clinicians and academics, is calling for the threshold used to classify vitamin D deficiency to be raised.
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ABC News’ “World News Tonight” remembered Sir Patrick Stewart through an interview with Diane Sawyer. Stewart described theater as a safe space and a home.
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The segment revisited an interview between Patrick Stewart and Diane Sawyer.
Stewart said theater became his safe space.
Stewart described theater as his home.
The segment aired on October 29, 2026.
ABC News also featured a separate look back at Stewart’s life and career.
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North Korea tested attack drones, cruise missiles and a multiple rocket launcher at a weapons demonstration, state media reported. Kim Jong Un called for faster development of military drones and artificial intelligence, while tensions with South Korea have risen after missile launches and a landmine incident at the border.
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The demonstration featured suicide attack drones, drones firing air-to-surface missiles, cruise missiles and 600mm multiple rocket launchers.
North Korean state media said drones and cruise missiles hit an island target with 100 percent accuracy.
Kim said gaining superiority in drone technology was essential as modern warfare changes.
South Korea said it detected around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from near Wonsan toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
South Korea’s military said the missiles flew about 250 kilometres and that South Korean and U.S. forces were analyzing their specifications.
South Korea said the launches violated UN Security Council resolutions and increased surveillance for further launches.
A joint Seoul-UN investigation concluded that North Korea planted landmines near the border more than a year ago; an explosion wounded three South Korean soldiers.
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Serbia’s newly elected Student List MPs have called for senior police, intelligence and judicial figures to resign, saying they want to prevent evidence of possible wrongdoing from being destroyed before the transfer of power. The movement emerged from protests after a railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people in November 2024 and has promised investigations into corruption and reforms to public institutions.
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The Student List movement won the election and defeated the party led by Aleksandar Vučić.
The new MPs demanded the dismissal of police officers who broke the law and singled out the heads of the police, the BIA security agency and the anti-terror unit.
The transfer of power is expected to take several weeks.
The movement began during protests after a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024, killing 16 people.
The Student Plan promises to recover goods it says were stolen from the state and invest in education and the economy.
RTS director Manja Grčić has stepped down, and the new MPs have called for the replacement of Telekom Srbija head Vladimir Lučić.
New MP Dejan Šoškić said he wants reforms within six months, including action against corruption and a lustration law that could bar officials found to have violated citizens' rights from public office.
Acting President Ana Brnabić accused the movement of pursuing revolutionary justice and seeking to shut down media it dislikes.
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Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed six missile and drone attacks on airports, oil facilities and a military headquarters in Saudi Arabia. The claims were not independently corroborated, and they came days after senior officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in Tehran to discuss regional cooperation and security.
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Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted sites across Saudi Arabia, including in Riyadh, Dammam, Najran and along the kingdom’s coasts.
The claimed targets included the Ras Tanura and Rabigh oil refineries, an Aramco facility in Abqaiq, King Khalid International Airport and King Fahd International Airport.
There was no independent confirmation of the Houthi forces’ claims.
Senior officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional peace, security and cooperation.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said the meeting highlighted the need for negotiation channels to prevent renewed military escalation.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh.
Saudi Civil Defence said shrapnel from the interceptions wounded one person and damaged a house and a vehicle.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government urged the UN Security Council to take measures to stop Houthi attacks on Aden International Airport.
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France plans to deploy 70,000 police officers and gendarmes on October 31 as authorities prepare for protests and warn of a high risk of disorder. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said demonstrations would be allowed but not in city centres where officials see a risk of unrest, and warned that gatherings promoting a revolution would be banned.
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The deployment will include about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes, matching the number used at the previous week’s protests.
Authorities plan to strengthen security measures, including the use of armoured vehicles and water cannon.
The interior ministry counted about 410,000 protesters at demonstrations the previous Saturday; unions estimated roughly twice as many.
The ministry said more than 2,700 people were arrested a week earlier.
The yellow vest movement and student unions have called for protests on Halloween.
Nunez warned people not to use Halloween masks to conceal their faces while causing disturbances.
The yellow vest movement called for demonstrations outside the National Assembly and town halls across France.
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In episode nine of The Celebrity Traitors, Kenny used his special double vote to banish Joanne McNally and Sharon Rooney, who were both faithful contestants. Joanne confirmed she was a faithful as she left, and Sharon was later murdered; meanwhile, Michael Sheen voiced suspicions about traitors Kenny and Maya.
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Kenny used a special power that gave him a double vote.
Joanne McNally and Sharon Rooney faced banishment, and both were faithful contestants.
Joanne left the game and said she was a faithful.
Sharon was chosen for murder after surviving the banishment vote.
Michael Sheen warned the traitors that he would pressure them and later raised the possibility that Maya and Kenny were working together.
Maya, Kenny and James A were identified in the article as the remaining traitors.
The contestants took part in a mission to find severed heads and match them with buried bodies.
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The article reports that actor Patrick Stewart died at 86 on October 28, 2026, after living with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. It recounts his relationship and 2013 marriage to singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell, as well as his two earlier marriages and best-known acting roles.
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The article says Stewart died at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2026, according to a statement posted on his Instagram.
Stewart and Sunny Ozell met in 2008 at a Brooklyn restaurant where she worked and he was performing in Macbeth.
Stewart and Ozell married on September 7, 2013, in a Lake Tahoe ceremony attended by about 100 guests.
Ian McKellen officiated at both the Lake Tahoe celebration and an earlier legal ceremony in a Los Angeles restaurant.
Stewart married Sheila Falconer in 1966; they had two children and divorced in 1990.
Stewart married television producer Wendy Neuss in 2000, and they divorced in 2003.
Stewart is widely known for playing Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.
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Sir Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Picard in “Star Trek” and Professor X in the “X-Men” films, has died at 86. A spokesperson said he died in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia; CBS News looked back at his acting career and legacy.
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Stewart was 86.
He was best known as Captain Picard in “Star Trek.”
He played Professor X in the “X-Men” films.
A spokesperson said he died in Los Angeles.
The spokesperson said he had battled Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Vladimir Duthiers presented the CBS News report about Stewart’s life and legacy.
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