Challecious Music https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Morning Brief, 4 November 2026 UPND’s Adrian Banda is set to win Mandevu by-election unopposed as the ECZ rejects calls to cancel it Cabinet approves the 2027 national budget ahead of its presentation to Parliament on Friday Financial Intelligence Centre says a mineral smuggling syndicate worth about K1 billion operated from 2022 to 2024 Seven flights across Europe searched after hoax bomb threats, with no explosives found Canada joins countries refusing to play ice hockey against Russia after a sports court ruling Spain’s transport minister resigns six days after the high-speed train crash that killed 69 South Africans vote in local elections as anger grows over water cuts and power failures Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and malware to steal $6.3 billion Democrats win control of the US House in the midterm elections Democrats win the US Senate with upset victories in Texas, Ohio and the Carolinas Evening Brief, 3 November 2026 Trump says US aid to Israel will stop after the end of the year Four Nordic countries say they will not play Russia at the 2027 ice hockey world championships King Charles calls slavery a shameful chapter but stops short of an apology US midterms are on course to be the most expensive on record, at nearly $12 billion Zelenskyy hopes next week’s Abu Dhabi talks lead to a meeting with Putin, as Merz doubts Russia is serious Afternoon Update, 3 November 2026 Polls open in the US midterm elections with more than 57 million early votes already cast Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel dies after an on-field collision Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia is postponed by almost a year US Supreme Court refuses to stop California counting 20,000 ballots One person dies as two helicopters collide near Mount Everest base camp Court convicts two people over the 2020 theft at President Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm Morning Brief, 3 November 2026 US moves to remove South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA duty-free trade programme Australia’s High Court begins hearing challenges to the under-16 social media ban UK doubles the wait for permanent residency for most migrants but softens the rules for care workers British adventurer Karl Bushby reaches Hull after a 28-year walk from Chile US reportedly carries out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island as talks continue Britain and France to lead first exercise of a European force meant for Ukraine after a ceasefire North Korea denies it was behind the record Binance hack Webuild-led group named preferred bidder for the Zambian section of the Lobito rail line State House says it is working to cushion fuel prices, while the Vice-President rules out using reserves Evening Brief, 2 November 2026 Ryanair warns of higher fares next year and weighs a pay freeze as fuel costs bite Oil drops more than 7 percent as Iran offers a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Democrats go into US midterms as favourites, but polls have missed before Moody’s lifts Zambia’s credit rating one notch to Caa1 and keeps a positive outlook FAZ fines Power Dynamos and Nkana K100,000 each over political chants by fans Supermarket freezers overheat in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg after suspected cyberattacks Uganda begins pulling its troops out of Somalia after almost 20 years China’s state broadcaster keeps La Liga off air after Mbappé’s joke about a Chinese leader Afternoon Update, 2 November 2026 Binance customers pull out about $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion on the day it reopens after the record hack Iliana Yotova wins Bulgaria’s presidential run-off with 57.6 percent Trump spends the last weekend before the midterms rallying in states he won before Morning Brief, 2 November 2026 The longest truce of the Ukraine war ends in Kherson with no extension The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years