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🎤 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 ⚖️ American singer Chris Brown avoided jail when sentenced by a UK court on Monday after pleading guilty to a public order offence during a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub ➡️ u.afp.com/SywM
ALT Screengrab taken from AFPTV footage shows American singer Chris Brown arriving at a London court for sentencing on October 26, 2026, after pleading guilty to a public order offence during a brawl at a nightclub in the British capital in 2023
🇷🇸 🗳️ Serbian student movement ousts longtime leader in election
Serbia's student-led movement declared victory in parliamentary elections on 25 October, ending 14 years in power for Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing populist party. Vucic conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed, triggering raucous scenes in the capital as supporters of the movement celebrated the defeat of a government they blamed for deep-rooted corruption
⚽ 🏴 Winless in eight games and hovering just above the Premier League relegation zone, struggling Manchester United are facing the prospect of yet another managerial change, with Michael Carrick likely to pay the price ➡️ u.afp.com/SywS
ALT Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick pictured on the touchline during the Premier League football match between his side and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on October 25, 2026
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel has committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" in the West Bank, while continuing to commit "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, United Nations-mandated investigators said on Monday ➡️ u.afp.com/SywJ
ALT File photo shows Israeli security forces patrolling the area where the houses of the two Palestinian gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three others are located, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron on October 23, 2026.
🇻🇪 Venezuela's Machado returns from exile to jubilant crowds
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has made a surprise return home after nearly a year in exile. Her return to Caracas is a direct challenge to the US-backed interim government of Delcy Rodriguez, who has led the country under Washington's watchful eye since US forces ousted longtime leader Nicolas Maduro in January
🇧🇷 🗳️ Brazil's Lula defies odds to clinch election victory
Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback as he clinched re-election in a runoff victory as his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek an annulment.
With Lula's win, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has seen numerous countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru all shift right, backed by US President Donald Trump. Official results showed Lula won 51.8% of the votes to Bolsonaro's 48.2%, leading him to an unprecedented fourth term in office
🇸🇪 Swedish Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist on Monday said she had failed to form a government uniting left and right wing parties, leaving the Nordic country no closer to a new government after its September 13 election.
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🇫🇷 France's Constitutional Council has rejected a demand by Marine Le Pen's far-right party that its president be removed, according to a letter seen by AFP.
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🇺🇸 🗳️ Republicans face Latino backlash ahead of midterms
For nearly two years, US President Donald Trump's heavy-handed deportation drive has sowed fear in immigrant communities.
Now, many Latino voters who helped propel Trump to power in 2024 say they are fed up.
🇧🇷 Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected against all expectations on Sunday, but his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled.
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🇷🇸 Serbia's student-led movement declared victory in parliamentary elections Sunday ending 14 years in power for Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing populist party.
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🇮🇱 Israel's defence minister has denied reports of a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the army over Iran, as the premier's rivals seized on the story as a line of attack a day before close elections.
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🇨🇳 China's President Xi Jinping opened a key meeting of Communist Party elites in Beijing on Monday, state media said, which observers will be closely watching for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.
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ALT Chinese paramilitary police stand guard at an entrance to the Tiananmen Square during the plenary session of the Communist Party's Central Committee in Beijing, on October 26, 2026.
🇲🇽 Mexican artisans preserve traditional decorations for Day of the Dead
As Mexico prepares for the Day of the Dead, artisans in the town of San Salvador Huixcolotla continue to craft the "papel picado" decorations by hand despite growing competition from mass-produced versions.
🇻🇪 Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has made a surprise return home after nearly a year in exile, drawing jubilant crowds in a direct challenge to the US-backed interim government.
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🇪🇬 Belgian equestrian takes first place at Cairo Grand Prix
With the pyramids of Giza as a backdrop, 40 equestrians compete at the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Cairo.
🇨🇺 Cubans seek alternative water sources amid worsening shortages
Water shortages affecting nearly 29 percent of Cuba's 9.4 million inhabitants are forcing residents to seek alternative sources of supply.
From hand-dug wells to long lines at water distribution points, many Cubans are adapting to recurring outages and infrastructure failures that leave homes and businesses without running water
⚽ Kylian Mbappe struck twice to earn Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid a 2-1 Clasico victory over La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday at Camp Nou, cutting the gap to three points.
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⚽ England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide open race to be crowned Ballon d'Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to be named the world's best footballer.
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