Solihull deputy mayor Alan Feeney, a former Reform UK councillor, quits both council seats after an ITV undercover probe filmed him calling Asian residents “parasites”
Two other Solihull councillors have also resigned. (BBC / ITV News)
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Meta staff acknowledged in internal messages that Brazilian President Lula’s Instagram accounts were hindered during the election campaign, Folha reports
Meta says the issues were technical, not political interference. (Reuters / Folha)
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UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV appears in the first images since his lung-cancer surgery, celebrating Mass with hospital staff
Doctors report steady improvement; he’s expected to stay about a week. (BBC / Reuters)
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UPDATE: Albania’s PM Edi Rama blames “foreign hands” as student-led protests clash with riot police for a fourth day and spread beyond Tirana
160 detained Thursday; Rama refuses to resign. (AFP / Reuters)
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Italian prosecutors place Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz and army chief Eyal Zamir under investigation over the treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists
Suspected torture and kidnapping cited; Israel denies it. (Reuters / ANSA)
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UPDATE: Wind-driven Norte Fire burns at least four homes near San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano as Southern California fires spread
465 acres, 0% contained, evacuations ordered. (AP / LAist)
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The Daily Recap — Friday, Oct 16, 2026: Top 10 stories of the day.
Today: a teacher tackled the Bend, Oregon school gunman, Iran vows to answer US threats, and US crude tops $100.
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North Korea says it tested a new high-speed, precision-guided torpedo that uses AI for targeting
KCNA says the Zam-2.0 test took place Thursday. (Reuters / Yonhap)
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US lifts its ban on new Mexican airline flights to the United States from Mexico City’s two international airports
The curbs dated to October 2025. (Reuters / El País)
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UPDATE: Rebeca Grynspan keeps a narrow lead in the race for UN secretary-general, but every candidate drew a veto in the latest straw poll
The polls are nonbinding. (Reuters / AFP)
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UPDATE: Two Houthi missiles strike the grounds of Aden’s airport, a day after the deadly attack on Yemen’s presidential palace
Police reported no casualties. (AP / Al Jazeera)
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EU will propose more curbs on Chinese imports beyond its hybrid-car deal, von der Leyen says
The EU goods trade deficit with China runs above €1 billion a day. (Reuters / POLITICO Europe)
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UPDATE: A teacher threw her phone at the Bend, Oregon school gunman and tackled him before he was shot, police say
The 16-year-old was a former student. (AP / NBC News)
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US budget deficit hits $1.992 trillion for fiscal 2026, the largest in five years
Net interest on the debt topped $1 trillion, the Treasury said. (US Treasury / Reuters)
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FAA is poised to approve Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 as soon as next week
The final certification board meeting was held Friday; one FAA management review remains. (Reuters / The Air Current)
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UPDATE: Trump denies ordering the Starshield speed limits that hobbled Ukraine’s drones
“It wasn’t me,” he said Friday. Reuters reported the order came from inside the White House. (BBC / AP)
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UPDATE: Kenya confirms a third Ebola case, a 65-year-old relative of its first two patients
She was already in quarantine; the Health Ministry sees no sign of community spread. (Kenya Health Ministry / WHO)
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US bars unauthorized drones within one nautical mile of the Mexico border to counter cartel drone threats
The FAA restriction covers airspace up to 400 feet and takes effect immediately. (FAA / Reuters)
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Wall Street ends its worst week since June as a tech sell-off sinks the Nasdaq 2.1%
The S&P 500 fell 1.1% and the Dow slipped 0.3% Friday, while oil jumped more than 3%. (AP / Reuters)
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UPDATE: Mexico issues a hurricane warning from Manzanillo to Playa Pérula as Hurricane Trudy nears
Hurricane conditions are expected in Colima and Jalisco by late Saturday. (NHC / SEMAR)
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