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An Egyptian court has ordered the closure of independent outlet Mada Masr and fined editor-in-chief Lina Attalah three million pounds for running an unlicensed website, a ruling Amnesty International called a crushing blow to press freedom.
NPR reports the Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000 infections, the fastest-spreading on record, with cases also reported in Kenya and Nigeria while a first vaccine trial gets under way.
Brazilian authorities cancelled the passports of defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro after he failed to surrender them, while reports that he left for the US are denied by his campaign and unverified by police.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Vladimir Putin on 27 October, the first direct contact between European leaders and the Russian president in over a year; Denmark's leader voiced scepticism.
President Donald Trump said on 26 October that Brazil's runoff looked 'rigged' and 'corrupt', while adding that he likes Lula; electoral officials say the extended voting hours did not change the result.
The Bank of Korea says GDP rose 1.0% quarter on quarter and 3.4% year on year in July–September, well above its 0.3% forecast, powered by semiconductor exports and investment.
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain said in Paris on 26 October that Europe must take more responsibility for its security, while keeping the United States engaged in NATO.
US prosecutors have moved to charge ex-FBI chief James Comey with two counts of unlawfully disclosing national defence information, a filing made public on 26 October; Comey denies wrongdoing and his lawyers have asked for dismissal.
Algeria's parliament has backed sending troops to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, a major shift in a long-standing policy against overseas deployments, though the size and timing have not been announced.
Israel holds its first national election since Hamas' 7 October 2023 attack on 27 October, widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot in a race shaped by the war with Iran.
Senior officials from the Mecca pact countries met Iran's president and foreign minister on 26 October in a joint de-escalation push; Tehran called the talks "very good", though no concrete outcome was announced.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado landed in Caracas on Sunday, greeted by crowds, and on Monday said she is ready to meet interim president Delcy Rodríguez.