Last Notes
China encroaches dangerously close to US land as a single ship breakdown exposes major vulnerability
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-encroaches-dangerously-close-us-land-single-ship-breakdown-exposes-major-vulnerability
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia after US detention
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/28/palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-returns-to-columbia-after-us-detention?traffic_source=rss
Taiwan working on autonomous drone swarms to counter China’s increasingly aggressive grey-zone military tactics — island has already completed flight simulations, now working towards flight trials over maritime areas
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/taiwan-working-on-autonomous-drone-swarms-to-counter-chinas-increasingly-aggressive-grey-zone-military-tactics-island-has-already-completed-flight-simulations-now-working-towards-flight-trials-over-maritime-areas
It Looks Like the Polar Vortex Is About to Do Something ‘Unprecedented’
https://gizmodo.com/it-looks-like-the-polar-vortex-is-about-to-do-something-unprecedented-2000831218
Israel's election too close to call. And, the Ebola outbreak reaches grim milestone
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/g-s1-150313/up-first-newsletter-midterm-campaign-trump-israel-elections-federal-reserve-ebola-outbreak
Current price of oil as of October 28, 2026
https://fortune.com/article/price-of-oil-10-28-2026/
How Dubai is using data and AI to build the city of the future
https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/how-dubai-is-using-data-and-ai-to-build-the-city-of-the-future/
Settlement concerns prompt Euronext to halt CoinShares’ Zcash ETP ahead of debut
https://cointelegraph.com/news/euronext-suspends-coinshares-zcash-etp-debut?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
2 Men Charged In UK Over Military Base Incident Allegedly Linked To Iran
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/2-men-charged-uk-over-military-base-incident-allegedly-linked-iran
You Can Do Everything Right and Still Lose. Here’s What We Get Wrong About Merit
https://www.inc.com/alicia-teltz/meritocracy-myth-global-entrepreneurship-obediah-etito/91422252
British university student turns her pet rats into viral miniature artists
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/british-university-student-turns-her-pet-rats-into-viral-miniature-artists-selling-their-paintings-for-up-to-50-to-help-fund-her-degree/articleshow/135256533.cms
‘Russia is already part of who I am’: African students in Moscow
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/russia-is-already-part-of-who-i-am-african-students-in-moscow?traffic_source=rss
Israeli forces continue West Bank raids as Hebron lockdown enters sixth day
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/israeli-forces-continue-west-bank-raids-as-hebron-lockdown-enters-sixth-day?traffic_source=rss
Burnham’s government unveils its first UK budget: What to expect
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/burnhams-government-unveils-its-first-uk-budget-what-to-expect?traffic_source=rss
At Least 30 Dead After High-Speed Train Collide South Of Madrid
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/least-30-dead-after-high-speed-train-collide-south-madrid
Deadly high-speed train collision in Spain
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/28/deadly-high-speed-train-collision-in-spain?traffic_source=rss
Japan football association official resigns after AFC aligns with Infantino
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/28/japan-football-association-official-resigns-after-afc-aligns-with-infantino?traffic_source=rss
Spain high-speed train crash kills at least 10
https://www.foxnews.com/world/spain-high-speed-train-crash-deaths
Mirae Asset Securities issues tokenized notes on Solana
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mirae-asset-securities-tokenized-notes-solana?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Investors brace for a hawkish hold and tech on tap
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/28/investors-brace-for-a-hawkish-hold-and-tech-on-tap.html
Brisbane hospital outbuilding transformed into A$4.45M home
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/real-estate/news/an-old-brisbane-hospital-outbuilding-was-transformed-into-a-five-bedroom-home-with-its-industrial-sawtooth-roof-and-exposed-brick-left-intact-the-unique-home-on-a-1008-sq-m-plot-sells-for-a4-45-million/articleshow/135261210.cms
18-year-old fisherman rescued after 41 days adrift, 2,000 km from home
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/an-18-year-old-fisherman-went-out-to-sea-with-his-cousin-41-days-later-rescuers-found-him-alone-in-the-pacific-2000-km-from-home/articleshow/135262303.cms
Popular Christian YouTuber releases biblical fantasy novel meant to challenge today’s dark content
https://www.foxnews.com/media/popular-christian-youtuber-releases-biblical-fantasy-novel-challenge-todays-dark-content
US midterms: Six days left – who leads in the polls as Trump, Obama rally
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/us-midterms-six-days-left-who-leads-in-the-polls-as-trump-obama-rally?traffic_source=rss
Greta Thunberg’s radical turn deserves scrutiny, not applause
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greta-thunbergs-radical-turn-deserves-scrutiny-not-applause
Two-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion arrested on child porn charges while on probation: officials
https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-time-jeopardy-champion-arrested-child-porn-charges-probation-officials
Weight-loss drug could help address nighttime sleep disruptions for millions
https://www.foxnews.com/health/weight-loss-drug-help-address-nighttime-sleep-disruptions-millions
Standalone Nvidia Vera CPUs land in Oracle Cloud's multi-gigawatt deployment — our independent benchmarking of a local server reveals Vera's massive memory bandwidth lead over dual Xeon 6 server
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-and-oracle-bring-vera-cpu-instances-online-in-multi-gigawatt-deployment-oci-superclusters-also-set-to-expand-with-rubin-only-clusters-attached-to-dual-xeon-6-hosts
Matthew Lillard Might Be Playing an Original Character in ‘Man of Tomorrow’
https://gizmodo.com/matthew-lillard-might-be-playing-an-original-character-in-man-of-tomorrow-2000831523
Global AI leaders gather in Dubai as the emirate expands its ambitions
https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/global-ai-leaders-gather-dubai-emirate-expands-ambitions-ai-festival/
With the Fed on the back burner, tech stocks are poised to move higher following record earnings from chipmaker SK Hynix
https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/fed-tech-stocks-sk-hynix-earnings/
Lindsay Lohan furnished her 7,000-sq-ft Dubai villa in just two weeks
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/real-estate/news/after-years-of-living-in-hotels-lindsay-lohan-moved-into-a-7000-square-foot-dubai-villa-and-gave-her-designer-just-two-weeks-to-furnish-it-instead-of-starting-over-she-reused-pieces-from-her-old-apartment/articleshow/135260225.cms
Washington appeals court lets wife keep home despite ex-husband's mortgage concerns
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-washington-couple-with-seven-children-placed-a-500000-house-in-a-trust-before-divorcing-the-wife-received-a-735000-sequim-home-and-an-october-27-court-upheld-the-decision-not-to-require-refinancing/articleshow/135259031.cms
For Israel’s Neighbors in Middle East, the Election Offers Little Hope of a Reset
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/middleeast/israel-election-middle-east-relations.html
Norway and Finland hold rare phone call with Putin: What that means
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/norway-and-finland-hold-rare-phone-call-with-putin-what-that-means?traffic_source=rss
They Sold Their Startup for $100 Million. Their Next Bet Makes Kids Pedal to Watch YouTube
https://www.inc.com/joseph-s-pete/they-sold-their-startup-for-100-million-their-next-bet-makes-kids-pedal-to-watch-youtube/91424959
Inside Melania Trump's secret diplomatic role in the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-melania-trumps-secret-diplomatic-role-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-deal
IT vendor lists massive $60 million AI supercomputer on eBay with 300 racks of decommissioned GPUs
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/it-vendor-lists-massive-usd60-million-ai-cluster-on-ebay-300x-racks-of-decommissioned-gpus-includes-9-600-nvidia-a100-gpus-and-4-200-amd-epyc-cpus-plus-free-shipping
Live Updates: At Least 10 Killed in Train Collision in Spain, Officials Say
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/28/world/spain-train-crash-toledo
Deep in Trump country, a new generation reveals the divide behind Texas' tight Senate race
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/deep-trump-country-new-generation-reveals-divide-behind-texas-tight-senate-race
Trump Admin Says It Has 'No Position' On Orban For UN Chief
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-admin-says-it-has-no-position-orban-un-chief
Partial results from Israel's contentious election show no clear winner
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6019423/israel-election-results
Paris braces for more unrest as riots reshape the city's streets
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-28/paris-braces-for-more-unrest-as-riots-reshape-citys-streets
As missiles hit Saudi Arabia, residents insist life goes on — and the show does too
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-28/as-missiles-hit-saudi-arabia-residents-insist-life-goes-on
Netanyahu defies exit polls as vote shifts in his favor, but majority remains elusive
https://www.foxnews.com/world/netanyahu-defies-exit-polls-vote-shifts-his-favor-majority-remains-elusive
Stellantis reports $4.5 billion cash drain as massive turnaround plan continues
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/28/stellantis-45-billion-cash-drain-turnaround.html
At least 10 dead in crash between 2 trains in Spain
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6020217/spain-train-disaster
Here’s the latest.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/28/world/spain-train-crash-toledo/spain-train-crash-toledo
Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/28/israels-stock-market-drops-as-exit-polls-show-no-clear-election-winner?traffic_source=rss
Netanyahu or Eisenkot? Can you form Israel’s next coalition government?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/netanyahu-or-eisenkot-can-you-form-israels-next-coalition-government?traffic_source=rss