Challecious Music https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Morning Brief, 20 October 2026 Japan launches a spacecraft to bring back samples from Mars’ moon Phobos Zelensky says the Pentagon is delaying Patriot missiles as US-Ukraine tensions rise Floods in eastern Spain kill at least four as hundreds are rescued Copper rally faces a tariff test even as demand outlook stays strong Alberta voters reject a move toward separation from Canada, early results show Curfews bring a quiet night in French cities after a weekend of riots, says prime minister Auditor-General finds K626 million in mining penalties uncollected and K3.56 billion in unpaid health bills Minister tells new ZEMA board to prevent mining pollution, not just react to it Evening Brief, 19 October 2026 Object once thought to be Amelia Earhart’s plane turns out to be washed-up trees Trudy weakens off Mexico’s Pacific coast as warnings are lifted Hichilema tells Great Lakes ministers to move from resolving conflict to preventing it Government says it has no plans to fully nationalise the mines as the Mining Insaka opens Four soldiers die and 39 are hurt as a fast-moving fire sweeps a Canadian army training base Israeli police arrest 10 suspects over settler attacks on a US photographer and European diplomats Afternoon Update, 19 October 2026 World Food Programme cuts monthly food aid in Gaza from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people Elon Musk says he will give every child in the US one SpaceX share next year Israeli police arrest 10 suspects after settler attacks on a US photojournalist and European diplomats Australian MP Helen Haines is critically injured after being hit by a car outside her office Morning Brief, 19 October 2026 Four soldiers die and 39 are in hospital after a grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright Trump defends Russia sanctions waivers and says Zelenskyy does not want to end the war Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv lands in Sofia after a bomb threat, no bomb found Macron refuses interior minister’s resignation after a weekend of violent protests in France Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro trade insults in a bitter first run-off debate in Brazil China’s economy grows 4.5 percent in the third quarter, beating forecasts AI firm Anthropic pledges 5 percent of its shares to a public benefit fund Evening Brief, 18 October 2026 Bessent warns Zelenskyy to “be very careful” as Ukraine says Starlink limits are still in place France counts the cost of violent protests as Macron prepares to address the nation Tirana protests reach a sixth day as Prime Minister Edi Rama rules out resigning Pope Leo XIV thanks the faithful in his first public appearance since lung surgery Trump endorses Netanyahu nine days before Israel’s 27 October election ACC arrests Chama education official over school feeding payments worth more than K2 million ZRA and partners seize goods worth K22.5 million and impound three vehicles stolen outside Zambia Afternoon Update, 18 October 2026 Indonesian wildfire haze triggers a top regional alert as smoke spreads across Southeast Asia India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party founder is released a day after detention in Delhi Great Lakes officials meet in Lusaka as National Coordinators open their 22nd meeting Chipokota Mwanawasa leaves State House to head Trafigura Zambia Health minister tells Parliament a forensic audit found deep problems at ZAMMSA Morning Brief, 18 October 2026 At least 17 people die in a crush at a Durga Puja event in Kolkata DR Congo government accuses Joseph Kabila of planning a ‘general attack’ after he joined the M23 in a new front ‘No Kings’ rallies across the US urge people to vote early ahead of the 3 November midterms Rubio says Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver is a 60-day pause, as critics from both parties object Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in two rounds to keep his WBO heavyweight title Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery