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Russian made an unprecedented combative move this month as one of its military satellites, the Cosmos-2612, encroached upon the orbit of Ukrainian commercial satellite, Iceye-X36, in behaviour deemed "threatening" by the US State Department. Norbert Pouzin, an orbital analyst at French space tech firm, Aldoria, described the mercenary manoeuvre as the first of its kind.

Media reports say the inquiries are related to claims that women were trafficked to the king’s Balmoral estate.

Hundreds of people are also understood to have stayed in the front-line town, despite the dangers.

From the EU's perspective, the second Trump presidency has felt even more destabilising than the first. From making the false claim that the EU was set up to "screw" the United States, to slapping tariffs on European goods, to making territorial claims on Greenland, to doing a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin and telling Ukraine to get a new president, Donald Trump has more than ruffled feathers on this side of the ocean. He has shaken the very foundations of the historical transatlantic relationship.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he blasted Max Dowman for red card in shock cup loss at Fleetwood.

Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics ECARES at Lancaster University. An international dockworkers’ strike brings into focus the relationship between organized labor, technological change and Europe’s expanding military investment. Foucart argues that port workers’ strategic position in global supply chains gives them exceptional leverage: “They know how powerful they are.” While questioning their ability to redirect military policy, he expects that leverage to secure concessions on automation and working conditions: “They can get those concessions. And I think they will get them.”

As a US citizen, Pope Leo XIV is eligible to vote in US elections and has made use of that right with a postal ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The pontiff, a Chicago native, did not reveal who he voted for.

The editor of Russia's last independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, says Vladimir Putin's government has "forced the editorial team to stop its work."

Starving and exhausted residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine, were being evacuated on Friday, October 30, as part of a joint relief operation involving the opposing sides – the first operation of its kind in four years and eight months of war. FRANCE 24’s Ukraine correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze reports.

Independent outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won Nobel prize, cites intolerable pressure from authorities Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent media outlets, has announced it will permanently close next month. The newspaper, whose former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize in 2021 , cited intolerable pressure, including being stripped of its newsroom, its donation platforms and its legal right to publish. “This is not just our own story; it is the story of a country and a society that are being systematically crushed,” wrote its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, on the newspaper’s website. Continue reading...

In France, thousands were protesting in the Paris suburb of La Verrière on Friday, a week after a racist terrorist attack killed one person and injured five others. The suspect, identified as Kevin T., admitted he was targeting people based on their appearance or religion and has been transferred to a Paris court. FRANCE 24's Morgan Ayre reports.

Israel has announced its final election results, tightened its siege on Hebron, and arrested people returning to Gaza.

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Peunte begins by paying tribute to all affected by the incident. He says that “at present, evidence points to a failure within Adif’s command and control centre,” but adds that investigators are still looking “to clarify what exactly happened.” He says he still has confidence in the system. Continue reading...

Switzerland formally reopens diplomatic office in North Korea after its closure in 2020.

Crypto platform Binance has suspended trading following a suspected hack now linked to North Korea. The disruption has left users unable to trade on the cryptocurrency platform while the suspected breach is investigated.

The decision marks a sharp reversal after the US president said he didn't feel like he had to hold the events.

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has been targeted by a record-breaking $6.3 billion cyber heist, with blockchain intelligence firms linking the attack to North Korea. By Thursday night in the US, a coordinated effort by major crypto platforms successfully froze roughly $3 billion of the stolen assets during a high-stakes race to track and secure the digital funds.