Challecious Music https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Afternoon Update, 21 October 2026 Russia frees US teacher Stephen Hubbard as Putin meets Trump envoy Witkoff Gambia gets US$2.5 million from sale of Jammeh’s US mansion for victims of his rule PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 but lose Kvaratskhelia, Dembele and Marquinhos to injury Egypt’s parliament delays vote on sending military support to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis French PM promises ‘massive’ police deployment as union calls strike for 5 November Hichilema tells mining licence holders to stop sitting on idle tenements as Lusaka Insaka pushes value addition Morning Brief, 21 October 2026 Italy sends 500 soldiers to Milan and tightens penalties after a weekend of riots US regulator clears Boeing’s 737 Max 10 for passenger service after years of delay UK inflation rises to 3.5 percent as fuel prices climb ahead of the Budget US envoy Witkoff arrives in St Petersburg to meet Putin after Oslo talks with Zelensky Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a merger, with no terms agreed Foden scores a hat-trick as Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League Housing protesters return to Lisbon and Porto squares hours after police clear their camps Hichilema warns public officers who delay projects as he breaks ground on a US$1.6 billion fertiliser expansion ZEMA sends all senior directors on leave and names an interim Director General Former energy minister says Zambia should brace for load shedding after Kariba water allocation is cut Evening Brief, 20 October 2026 Speaker names Ezra Tembo as Leader of the Opposition, settling a split in the opposition benches Albanian students keep up a week of clashes with police as they demand Prime Minister Edi Rama step down Rubio visits India and plans to tour the world’s largest oil refinery as trade talks drag on Morocco’s first woman prime minister takes office to praise and some open doubt Afternoon Update, 20 October 2026 Man charged after Australian MP Helen Haines is hit by a car in Victoria Curfews bring a calm night in France as Macron secures diesel deals in the Gulf UK to fly Typhoon jets to help defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks Israel votes on 27 October in a tight election, with first-time voters in focus Zelenskyy meets US envoy Witkoff and European leaders in Oslo as ties with Trump sour ZAFFICO adopts the name ZAFFICO Plc and signs a timber financing deal Copper Princesses face Venezuela on Wednesday after a 5-0 opening loss to Japan 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