The United States and 30 other countries have warned of an alarming deterioration in Sudan’s food security, with 19.5 million people facing acute food insecurity and child malnutrition projected to exceed 825,000 without urgent action.
Instagram is testing 90-minute horizontal videos called Features with select US creators, letting short Reels link straight to full podcast and comedy episodes.
President Donald Trump has announced a $1 million reward for voter-fraud reports that lead to an arrest and a conviction, covering past elections and the November 3 midterms — but has not yet explained how the reward would be funded or how claims would be judged.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan says India will have four functional launch pads by 2029, anchored by a 2,000-acre SSLV complex at Kulasekarapattinam, with private partnerships — but no privatisation — and Gaganyaan uncrewed tests ahead.
Cuba will present its annual UN General Assembly resolution on Tuesday and Wednesday demanding an end to the decades-long US economic embargo — the 34th such vote since 1992.
Jordan said its air force struck militant hideouts in southern Syria in retaliation for a deadly church attack in Karak, while Syria reported at least seven people killed and closed the Nassib border crossing to passengers and trade in both directions.
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted three Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the Eastern Region and four drones targeting the southern region on October 27, 2026, as Iran sets seven conditions for new US talks and Mecca Pact discussions continue in Tehran.
Israelis are voting on October 27, 2026, for all 120 Knesset seats in the country’s first election since the October 7 attacks, with final polls putting neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition on course for the 61 seats needed to govern.
A localised truce between Russia and Ukraine took effect early on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, opening a narrow window for humanitarian aid to reach residents cut off by fighting — with how long it holds, and who monitors it, still unclear.
Anthropic is planning to publicly file for an IPO on Monday, 26 October 2026, according to Bloomberg News reporting, with a reported valuation target of more than $2 trillion that would rival SpaceX’s record listing.