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Oct 27, 2026 - World

King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations.

Oct 27, 2026 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party won the largest share of the vote in Tuesday's elections, but neither Mr. Netanyahu nor former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to forming a government. Both men claimed victory, though assembling a governing coalition in Israel's fragmented, multiparty parliamentary system could take weeks or might not happen at all, requiring another election.

Oct 27, 2026 - World

Two museums in Scotland are removing the mummies of ancient Egyptians from public view due to a lack of "consent" from the deceased or their descendants, the BBC reports.

Oct 27, 2026 - World

Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuationA local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.The temporary truce began at 3am in Russian-controlled Oleshky. The city sits on the Dnipro River and is about 3 miles (5km) from Kherson, a larger city on the opposite bank. Ukrainian troops recaptured Kherson in autumn 2022. Continue reading...

Oct 27, 2026 - World

US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in regionThe US ⁠military ⁠said on ​Tuesday ⁠it killed ⁠five ​people ‌after ‌an airstrike on a ‌suspected drug-trafficking vessel in ​the ⁠eastern Pacific.Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies. Collectively, they have killed more than 240 people. Continue reading...