Challecious Music https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Morning Brief, 23 October 2026 Asian football body backs Infantino for a fourth term as FIFA president El Nino strengthens to record levels and UN agencies appeal for help for the most vulnerable Albania’s student-led protests grow after nearly five months, with almost daily clashes with police New York City Council votes to ban horse-drawn carriages from June 2028 Russia frees jailed American Stephen Hubbard during talks with US envoy Trump says Ukraine’s Starshield access is restored, but a European official says the speed cap remains Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16 and collapses hundreds of homes Taiwan shuts schools and businesses as Typhoon Champi approaches US tech stocks fall sharply as investors worry about the cost of AI spending Hichilema elected COMESA vice-chair and hands over land for the bloc’s new Lusaka headquarters Government asks Parliament for K19.9 billion in extra spending, mostly to pay farmers for maize Mines ministry says existing mines alone cannot deliver Zambia’s three million tonne copper target Evening Brief, 22 October 2026 South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs to level the Test series Serbia’s student movement makes its final push before Sunday’s snap election Macron says only union marches will be allowed in France on Saturday Meta shares fall about 6% as AI spending turns its cash flow negative Meta strikes a deal so Zuckerberg can stay in California if a billionaire tax passes ZEMA board puts all senior directors on leave and names an interim director general Judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in his lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December Musk says he is considering a merger of Tesla and SpaceX Zambia and Japan sign a grant of about US$6 million for railway maintenance Afternoon Update, 22 October 2026 Chongwe health director convicted over contracts with a company he had an interest in Austrian and Swiss women held in Niger for over a year are freed in Libya Pope Leo needs no further treatment after lung cancer surgery, Vatican says Two leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party freed from Tihar jail after a week Fighting around Taiz in Yemen has displaced nearly 260,000 people, UN says International Criminal Court wins the EU’s Sakharov human rights prize Hichilema re-appoints his team of presidential advisers Morning Brief, 22 October 2026 Como beat Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League as Carrick faces questions US orders some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate North Korea says it will restart propaganda broadcasts at the South Korean border El Salvador launches rescue operation for four soldiers missing after gang attack in Haiti Zambia and Botswana explore mining and coal deals as three countries pledge closer ties at the Insaka Paris bans protests at key sites as Macron and Trump trade words over the unrest New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over deceiving users Russia and Ukraine trade large strikes hours after US envoy meets Putin Evening Brief, 21 October 2026 Musk pledges a SpaceX share for every US child, a gift that could top 10 billion dollars Zambia plans health services around El Nino as UN warns it could be the strongest on record Alberta voters overwhelmingly choose to stay in Canada in independence referendum Macron adds a surprise stop in Riyadh to show solidarity after Houthi attacks US congressional candidate Brad Lander freed with a warning after West Bank olive harvest detention Russia says its first diesel tanker for the US sails Thursday, as analysts doubt the full deal can be met EU prosecutors search far-right group’s offices at the European Parliament in funds probe Government sites go offline as developers release fixes for two critical PHP flaws Kremlin says it is ready to resume three-way Ukraine talks next month, possibly in Abu Dhabi