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- US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $1 million reward for information about voter fraud, in a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of the US midterms and push his false claim about winning the 2020 election.
- US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Brazil's elections were "rigged" and "so corrupt" after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beat Trump's right-wing ally Flavio Bolsonaro.
- Flavio Bolsonaro on Monday said a Supreme Court justice had banned him from leaving Brazil, one day after he lost presidential elections and refused to concede defeat.
- Iran's security chief said Monday he held "very good discussions" with the three member countries of the Mecca defence pact, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, after their first meeting in capital Tehran.
- Arunachal Pradesh Police have called in two Rapid Action Force (RAF) companies from Navi Mumbai to Pasighat as reinforcements.
- The singer travelled with Trump to the state aboard Air Force One. She filmed a video with an aide on the president's plane, pretending to interview for the White House press secretary role.
- It was the first joint visit to Tehran by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey since they formed a defence alliance in Mecca, the holy city in western Saudi Arabia, in August.
- Arnab is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm, with maximum sustained winds of 115-125 kmph gusting up to 140 kmph by the forenoon of October 28
- Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh announced that Rahul Gandhi will initiate a fresh phase of the party's election preparations from Malwa
- In a 53-page report, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee revived allegations of sexual misconduct made against Trump, a one-time close friend of the disgraced financier.
- One of the most significant grounds cited by the court for not granting bail was the alleged shielding of on the run co-accused, Muthukumar.
- The incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati's Bora Service area.
- Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the prestigious Nobel Peace prize.
- The case began when a clip showing Shaukeen making racially derogatory comments to the Tripura youth spread across social media. It drew widespread condemnation across the Northeast and beyond.
- The theft took place around noon on October 7 in Sector 24 of Rohini, under the Begumpur police station area limits, when no family member was present
- The Election Commission said in the court document that only the central government can make changes to the format of Form 6.
- The Bombay High Court questioned why celebrities who attend the annual Mumbai Police event 'Umang' could not spare 15 minutes for a social cause.
- However, it was not clear if the fatal accident was linked to the chaos caused by large-scale disruption in suburban train services on the Central Railway (CR)'s Main Line.
- The corporation claims this initiative will improve nighttime visibility for both drivers and pedestrians. The installation of lights along the Medanta Road sidewalk has already been completed.
- The six delinquent officials would face charge sheets and another 21 polling officials shall face disciplinary proceedings, the poll body said in a letter issued to the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh.
- The armed forces said the operation was conducted in coordination with Damascus.
- Maurene Comey, the daughter of Donald Trump foe James Comey, was summarily dismissed in July 2025 as an assistant US attorney in Manhattan.
- Shoppers walking along the street told AFP this was a “good idea”, but drivers of London’s famous black taxi cabs rejected the move as “crazy”.
- The five-day poll also showed that registered voters broadly favoured Democrats over Republicans by 47% to 36%.
- BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Oct 26 – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that the country's federal police had requested that he turn in his passports following a visit to his imprisoned father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Oct 26 – The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was under missile attack from Russian forces on Monday and the city's mayor said there had been a strike next to an underground station.
- Oct 26 – US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, without citing evidence, that the Brazilian election, which leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won on Sunday, looked like it had been rigged.
- WASHINGTON, Oct 26 – President Donald Trump said on Monday the US would give $1 million to anyone who reported voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction, a week before midterm elections that polls show could prove difficult for his Republican Party.
- WASHINGTON, Oct 26 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Venezuela's electoral infrastructure was designed to rig elections and so must be quickly replaced before a valid election can be held.
- BUCHAREST, Oct 26 – Romania's Intelligence Service said on Monday it had identified a sabotage network coordinated by Russia, which it believed was responsible for a fire in September at an industrial site in central Romania near a state-owned weapons company.
- The talks followed warnings by the US, Iran and Israel that hostilities could restart in the eight-month war.
- CARACAS, Oct 26 – Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday that she hopes negotiations with a faction of the opposition will offer space for all voices to be heard, a day after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned to the country.
- GENEVA, Oct 26 – Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's US-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, a UN commission said in a report published on Monday that Israel dismissed as part of a \"misinformation campaign\".
- Oct 26 – Russian forces launched strikes on Monday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing two people and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.
- CARACAS/BOGOTA, Oct 26 – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who returned on Sunday after nearly a year away, will walk a tightrope as she seeks the elections her supporters want without running afoul of a US-backed negotiation process between the interim government and other opposition groups.
- The iPhone Duo, which went on sale Oct 23, represents Apple’s first foray into foldable phones.
- Reshaping Britain’s relationship with the EU has become one of Andy Burnham’s key pledges since he became prime minister three months ago.
- KINSHASA, Oct 26 – Youths killed a longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in eastern Congo and other health workers were sheltering under police guard, health officials said on Monday, in the latest in a series of attacks that have been fuelled by misinformation.
- BELGRADE, Oct 26 – By unseating longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in Sunday's election, Serbia's student protest movement did what demonstrators in other European capitals can only dream of. Now, though, comes the gritty business of governing – something neither the students nor their handpicked candidates have any experience of.
- The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering from an Oct 13 lung cancer surgery.
- A successful flotation by a pure-play AI giant such as Anthropic could reshape how markets value parts of the booming industry, analysts have said.
- The world’s largest software maker has shed tens of thousands of workers in waves of layoffs in recent years.
- Meta has been pouring money into chips and data centres to compete better with OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Trading was halted after the benchmark Ibovespa index fell 10% from its previous close.
- The IPO comes as Anthropic’s own research raises concerns about advanced AI systems.
- Five years of Steward Leadership 25 show business impact reaching ever more communities.
- Maliki retired from politics in May 2025 after serving as a Member of Parliament for 24 years.
- The proposed merger would mark the first business-line integration between the two banks.
- Rising electricity demand and concerns over fuel security are expected to keep the power market tight.
- Authorities have estimated the cost of the plant at about US$1.3 billion (S$1.66 billion).
- The shift is a double whammy for Europe’s struggling manufacturers.
- S’pore to raise retirement age to 65, re-employment age to 70 in 2029; expand flexi work for seniorsA new office will be set up to help firms redesign jobs and offer more flexi-load options for seniors.
- The precision engineering cluster recorded the largest growth in September.
- Other plantation stocks saw more muted movements.
- The week is packed with central bank meetings that will further test investor confidence.
- The yen surged 0.9% against the US dollar on Oct 22.
- Labubus, blind boxes, bubble tea. Why do we keep buying things we don’t need?
- Managers should ensure that accommodating some employees does not unfairly burden others.
- The bank took 26 participants to meet companies in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
- She is the first person from the Asia-Pacific to lead the organisation in its 48-year history.