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Ukraine's corruption police tie senior security officials to major criminal ring

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko attends a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko attends a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Colombia's congress passes bill replacing former president's 'total peace' approach

Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella gestures as he delivers a speech during a military and police event aimed at strengthening security operations against criminal organizations along the border with Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Lucas Molet
Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella gestures as he delivers a speech during a military and police event aimed at strengthening security operations against criminal organizations along the border with Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Lucas Molet

With US midterms underway, courts rebuff Trump's pressure on state election officials

Midterm election ballots are scanned at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center the same day US President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from ​more than 20,000 registered voters who federal officials allege are likely non-US citizens, in City of Industry, California, US, November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Midterm election ballots are scanned at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center the same day US President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from ​more than 20,000 registered voters who federal officials allege are likely non-US citizens, in City of Industry, California, US, November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

FSB says US warned Russia of possible Moscow attack

China's coast guard conducts patrols east of Taiwan, CCTV reports

Thailand probes assets of chief rabbi stripped of citizenship

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revoked the chief rabbi’s naturalised citizenship after authorities said he continued to use his US nationality for international travel.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revoked the chief rabbi’s naturalised citizenship after authorities said he continued to use his US nationality for international travel.

Indonesia names 20 companies as forest fire suspects in crackdown on haze culprits

A group of firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sep 13.
A group of firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sep 13.

Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack, officials say

A cyberattack previously also targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains earlier in October.
A cyberattack previously also targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains earlier in October.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 29, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro arriving in the US on Oct 28, with his family, after fleeing Brazil.
Flavio Bolsonaro arriving in the US on Oct 28, with his family, after fleeing Brazil.

Russia jails man for 13 years after Binance revealed Ukraine donations

Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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