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Workers building the US consulate in Milan signed agreements for shares of a €31 million labor-abuse settlement with Caddell Construction, the Associated Press reports. The payouts cover alleged unpaid overtime, housing deductions and damages. Caddell says the settlement admits no liability; the investigation remains open, and payments are still to be completed.

Canada plans legislation indefinitely delaying assisted dying for people whose sole condition is mental illness, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said, BBC News reports. Expansion had been scheduled for March 2027. Fraser cited disagreement over eligibility and irremediability; supporters challenge the exclusion in court. The announced legislation has not yet passed.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for resistance to political extremism after an AfD member won the Saxony-Anhalt parliament presidency and the Left Party won Berlin’s election, Reuters reports through Al Jazeera. He criticized support for the AfD within his CDU. His speech follows setbacks for mainstream parties; it announces no new legal ban.

Three friends of Nolan Wells sued former NFL player Terrell Owens over social-media allegations following Wells’ death, Fox News and The Guardian report. A grand jury found the death consistent with drowning and recommended no charges; the family disputes aspects of the account and seeks a federal investigation. The defamation claims have not been adjudicated, and Owens had not responded.

An October 6 Eleventh Circuit order disclosed that the judicial complaint against Judge Pauline Newman is before its Judicial Council after an August transfer by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Washington Examiner reports. The public court order confirms the proceeding exists and remains pending. It does not reinstate Newman or decide the complaint’s merits.

More than 200,000 people have been displaced as fighting intensifies in Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said, AFP reports through Al Jazeera. The agency says displacement has surged since mid-September and over 3,700 people have fled to Djibouti. Aid officials warn of growing food and shelter needs; the fighting continues.

Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was charged with receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit a federal terrorism offense, the Justice Department and OAN report. Prosecutors allege he planned an ISIS-inspired shooting at the Mall of America. The FBI says an undercover transaction used an inert rifle before his arrest. The complaint is an allegation, and guilt has not been established.

DHS proposed charging schools $70,000 for each international student’s initial Optional Practical Training application and $30,000 for renewals, the Associated Press reports. DHS cites visa fraud and abuse; education groups warn of harm to recruitment and innovation. The proposal allows 60 days for public comment and has not taken effect.

The European Commission proposes fewer unanimous votes in accession negotiations, earlier access to some membership benefits and safeguards against democratic backsliding, DW reports. Candidate countries would still need to meet EU standards. Member states must decide whether to adopt the changes; moving to majority voting itself requires unanimous agreement.

A Palestinian man was killed near Burqa during the olive harvest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, Reuters reports. The Israeli military said soldiers and settlers both opened fire after a report of rock throwing. Reuters could not establish who fired the fatal shot; the competing accounts do not resolve the full sequence of events.

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič traveled to Beijing for Thursday and Friday talks on market access, Chinese export restrictions and the bloc’s goods-trade imbalance, Reuters and Al Jazeera report. Brussels seeks commitments ahead of an October 15–16 summit; China says pressure over excess capacity amounts to protectionism. No agreement has been announced.

Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least 25 civilians across Ukraine, including five children, Ukrainian officials said, the Associated Press reports. Authorities put Pryluky’s toll at 19 after an apartment block was destroyed. Russia says it targeted military-related facilities. The official count remains provisional, updating the earlier report of 24 deaths.

The Philippine military counted 101 distinct Chinese naval and coast guard vessels around four disputed South China Sea areas in September, compared with 56 in August, Fox News reports. Manila says recent encounters were unsafe; Beijing says it acted against unauthorized entry. A Philippine spokesman cautioned against drawing a broader trend from one month.

A 19-year-old student injured nine people at a vocational school in Ostroleka before police arrested him nearby, Polish authorities said, the Associated Press reports. Five students, two teachers and two passersby were hurt; one was seriously wounded. Authorities had not disclosed a motive, and none of the injuries was life-threatening.

Sri Lankan authorities arrested Shiranthi Rajapaksa over alleged misuse of 10 million rupees collected for a children’s hospital scanner, BBC News reports. Officials say China had already donated a scanner. Rajapaksa denies wrongdoing and her husband’s spokesperson says the money remains in charity accounts. The inquiry has not established guilt.

Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang pleaded not guilty after prosecutors charged them over alleged abuse of surrogate-born children, BBC News and the Los Angeles Times report. Authorities removed 21 children from their custody last year; prosecutors allege repeated abuse. Their lawyer disputes the allegations and says a nanny was fired. Guilt has not been established.

Iraq changed its official exchange rate from about 1,300 to 1,500 dinars per dollar, with bank customers paying 1,520, the Associated Press reports. War-related shipping disruption has reduced oil earnings. The weaker currency brings more dinars per export dollar but can raise import costs; the eventual effect on prices remains uncertain.

Attacks on Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid airports killed three residents and injured 36, Saudi aviation officials said, the Associated Press reports. Yemen’s Houthis claimed the strikes, but Saudi officials did not publicly assign responsibility. AP could not independently verify separate coalition claims about intercepting a missile and destroying its launch platform.

Russia’s transport ministry said a Liberian-flagged tanker caught fire off Sochi after a naval-drone attack and all 23 Indian crew members were rescued, The Guardian reports. Officials restricted coastal access while crude oil burned. Kyiv had not commented; responsibility and the eventual environmental damage were not established.

US prosecutors charged James Cody Bryant with conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country, alleging online financial and planning assistance to the Tumbler Ridge shooter, Al Jazeera reports. The February attack killed eight victims at a home and school. The charge is an allegation, and Bryant’s response was not available in the report.

Britain is considering expelling Israeli diplomats if Israel closes its East Jerusalem consulate Thursday, Reuters reports, citing four sources. Israel ordered the closure after Britain announced a ban on settlement goods. London still hopes to avert it; the ministries declined comment, and no retaliatory decision has been announced.

Sweden plans to send Patriot air defenses and about 100 troops to protect NATO’s Rzeszów logistics hub in Poland from December, Polskie Radio reports. The mission would replace Dutch systems and support deliveries to Ukraine. The Swedish government says NATO Air Command will lead the unit; deployment remains planned.

Tobias Rausch became the first AfD speaker of a German state parliament, BBC News reports. He won the Saxony-Anhalt vote with support from nine lawmakers outside his party; four of those voters remain unidentified. The largely symbolic office includes chairing debates, while the AfD’s bid to lead the state government remains unresolved.

Spain’s Supreme Court lifted the arrest warrant for Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont under the amnesty law, DW reports. The decision clears his return after almost nine years in exile over the 2017 independence bid. The decision follows a Constitutional Court ruling applying the 2024 amnesty to embezzlement cases. A snap national election is set for November 29; the report does not give a return date.

Police briefly detained Rahul Gandhi and other opposition lawmakers during a New Delhi march demanding the election chief’s resignation, Al Jazeera and CNA report. Opposition parties allege voter-roll revisions could exclude eligible voters and favor the ruling BJP. The Election Commission rejects wrongdoing and says the exercise aims to improve roll accuracy.

Justice Samuel Alito told the Associated Press that the Supreme Court’s rising emergency caseload is troubling but difficult to curb. He also criticized President Trump’s rhetoric about the court while defending the right to challenge its decisions. These are his views in an interview accompanying a new book, not a ruling or a position of the full court.

Bulgaria ended the search for sailors from the Alfa Watan after a drone attack sank it, Al Jazeera reports, citing AFP and Reuters. Eighteen crew from a second damaged vessel were rescued. Authorities did not confirm the number missing or the drones’ origin; a maritime website reported 10 people aboard the sunken ship.

Former BND chief August Hanning was ordered into pretrial detention after his arrest on espionage and treason allegations, DW reports. His former chief of staff Manfred D. was also detained. Investigators say secret documents may have been passed to foreign intelligence services; the recipients and full scope remain unclear, and the charges have not been adjudicated.

Kenyan health officials quarantined ten contacts of the country’s first Ebola patient and are tracing 57 others, BBC News reports. The traveler died in Nairobi after arriving from DR Congo via Uganda. Africa CDC is investigating screening gaps and coordinating a regional response. An imported case and exposed contacts do not establish wider Kenyan transmission.

The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s provincial election but fell short of a majority, DW reports. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pledges an independence referendum after President Trump leaves office; recent polls put sovereignty support near 30%. The party will need opposition support to govern, and the election result does not establish majority backing for independence.

Austin Appelbee received the Royal Humane Society of Australasia’s Clarke Gold Medal Tuesday for swimming four kilometres to summon help for his family, ABC News reports. The award recognizes February’s rescue after the family drifted out to sea near Quindalup. His mother Joanne also received a Certificate of Merit; this is an award, rather than a new rescue.

Singapore referred eight public officers to police after reviewing 191 property transactions near future rail stations, minister Chan Chun Sing told Parliament, CNA reports. The referrals permit further examination of purchase circumstances and information gaps. They do not establish misconduct; police will assess whether confidential information was misused.

President Trump approved the military’s proposed firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon said, according to BBC News. Hasan was convicted after killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. The Army will set the time and place; the announcement does not mean an execution has already occurred.

A vendor mistakenly mailed 3,126 Maricopa County early ballots six days ahead of schedule, the Associated Press reports. The county says they reached the correct voters, remain valid and can be returned normally; Runbeck’s chief executive called the mistake accidental. President Trump criticized the county, but the report establishes no fraudulent ballots or changed vote count.

Oakland police confirmed that clothing-brand founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead from gunshot wounds outside their home on October 2, Fox News reports. Police say the investigation is active. Relatives’ accounts of a possible murder-suicide and motive have not been confirmed by investigators.

US adviser Massad Boulos met Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Egypt over the weekend, Reuters reports. Boulos said Washington and regional partners seek a political solution and Sudanese-led dialogue. No ceasefire was announced; the army’s war with the Rapid Support Forces continues.

Hundreds protested in Pristina after lawmakers failed to advance a bill limiting the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, the Associated Press reports. Police used tear gas after protesters launched flares and firecrackers. A hospital official said 12 people were treated and discharged. The proposed court changes remain unresolved.

Church leaders say Maysa Abu Daoud and her daughter Mary Al-Najjar were killed in an October 3 Israeli airstrike on their Gaza City apartment building, Christian Daily International reports through the Christian Post. Israel says it targeted senior Hamas official Ali Al-Amoudi. The report does not establish whether he was killed.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide measles disaster emergency after New York recorded 108 cases this year, WXXI reports. The order expands who can administer vaccines and allows nurses to order testing. Officials reported 92 cases since July 15, concentrated in rural counties; the emergency measures aim to curb further spread.

Russian drone strikes have disrupted Ukrainian data centers and communications networks, Ars Technica reports, citing Ukrainian officials and Reporters Without Borders. Officials said initial Kyiv-region outages affected 100,000 households and warned of risks to banking and public services. Providers are pursuing backups; the duration and full extent of disruption remain uncertain.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed renewed Ethiopia’s demand for Red Sea access, the Associated Press reports, after coastal states asserted responsibility for the sea at a regional meeting. The landlocked country says it favors dialogue amid tensions with Eritrea. No access agreement or military action over the demand was reported.

Romania says two crew members died and 11 were rescued after the Turkish-owned Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in its Black Sea economic zone, BBC News and DW report. President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russian drones; Romania had not established the cause and Russia had not commented on this vessel specifically.

David Rush pleaded guilty to wire fraud after fabricating classified programs to divert about $194 million in government funds, the Justice Department and NBC News report. He agreed to forfeit gold, currency and luxury properties. Sentencing is set for January 28; the maximum prison term is 20 years, and the sentence has not been decided.

Dennis Hastert died Saturday of natural causes at home while receiving hospice care, Kendall County’s coroner said Monday, the Associated Press reports through NPR. He served as House speaker from 1999 to 2007 and later pleaded guilty to evading banking laws in a hush-money case tied to allegations of sexual abuse.

Nigeria’s Air Force says all 25 people aboard a military aircraft died in Monday’s Ondo State crash, DW, Reuters and the Associated Press report. It listed 20 passengers and five crew, correcting an earlier official count of 32; officials have not explained the discrepancy. President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation; the cause remains unknown.

WSVN reports that Justin Rountree and another bystander helped an Orange County deputy free a woman from a burning car after a September 25 crash. The newly reported account includes body-camera footage released while officials sought the helpers. She was taken to a hospital; her condition and the second helper’s identity were not reported.

Taliban officials joined Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and other countries for Afghanistan talks in Moscow, the Associated Press reports through ABC News. Russia offered to mediate Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions if both sides requested it. No settlement was reported; Moscow’s praise of Taliban policy is its own assessment.

WHO says it still does not know the cause of a Siberian anti-plague laboratory worker’s fatal pneumonia and has asked Russia for more information, the Associated Press reports. Russia reports no plague cases and no dangerous pathogens in contacts’ tests. WHO also seeks clarification of reports of a second pneumonia case; plague and a laboratory leak remain unconfirmed.

Wanying Zhang was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, the Associated Press reports through NPR. Prosecutors allege she surveilled relatives of Taiwan’s president and sent photographs and vehicle information to Chinese officials. Taiwan confirmed relatives were targeted; the allegations have not been adjudicated.

More than 5,000 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan began a dayslong march toward Islamabad after negotiations failed, the Associated Press reports through NPR. They seek his release, hospital transfer and family visits; officials dispute claims about his access to care and relatives. Authorities have erected roadblocks.