Oct 05 A U.S. Marine has been arrested in the killing of a woman on Okinawa, triggering outrage in Japan By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Residents on Okinawa have long been frustrated by the burden of hosting American troops. Continue reading
Oct 05 A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause By Associated Press Although unconfirmed reports suggest pneumonic plague, officials have not publicly identified the infection. Continue reading
Oct 05 Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, Anna-Catherine Brigida, Associated Press Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority… Continue reading
Oct 04 AP report: U.S. Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. Continue reading
Oct 04 Major oil exporters agree to keep production steady in November By Associated Press The so-called OPEC+ subgroup — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman — will meet again on Nov. 1 to review conditions in the oil market. Continue reading
Oct 04 Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide By Eldar Emric, Associated Press Around 3.4 million voters were eligible to choose the three members of the country's multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national parliament and heads of institutions for the country's two entities. Continue reading
Oct 04 AP report: UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press With the investigation underway, preliminary details about the incident have highlighted several major security lapses. Continue reading
Oct 04 Brazilians voted for next president as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro hope for first round victory By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, Anna-Catherine Brigida, Associated Press Bolsonaro is the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. Lula is running in his seventh presidential election and has strengthened Brazil's ties with Beijing. Continue reading
Oct 03 Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak By Constant Same Bagalwa, Eve Brennan, Associated Press The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another… Continue reading
Oct 03 Prosecutor says 2 Iranian men scouted a UK synagogue for a chlorine bomb plot By Associated Press The Heaton Park synagogue was the site of an attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, on Oct. 2, 2025, when Jihad Al-Shamie crashed his car into the gates and then began a knife attack. Continue reading