World Oct 26 U.S. warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, ramping up pressure on Venezuela By Anselm Gibbs, Associated Press
World Oct 26 London police arrest asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison London police said Sunday they arrested a convicted sex offender and asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison in a blunder that has embarrassed the government. By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press
World Oct 26 Ivory Coast counts votes in presidential election with 83-year-old incumbent predicted to win 4th term Votes were being counted late Saturday in Ivory Coast after citizens cast their ballots to elect a new leader. Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term while his key contenders were barred from the race. By Ope Adetayo, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara
World Oct 26 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Investigators say 2 suspects arrested over Louvre jewels theft In our news wrap Sunday, police made two arrests in connection to last week’s theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, Hurricane Melissa strengthened to a Category 4 storm, Hamas expanded the search for remains of dead hostages in… By PBS News Weekend
Oct 26 Hamas expands search for remains of hostages in Gaza as Egypt deploys team to help By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. Israel has agreed to return 15 bodies of Palestinians for each one. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting By Chris Megerian, David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Continue reading
Oct 26 Putin says Russia has tested a new long-range, nuclear-capable missile that can evade defenses By Associated Press Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks released on Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading
Oct 26 East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s on opening day of summit By David Rising, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile, Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement expanding a ceasefire on their borders… Continue reading