Challecious Music https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens backs the Republican in the Senate race days before the midterms Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula One’s youngest world champion in Mexico City Nine killed as a business jet crashes into a street in South Florida Russia and Ukraine each say their emergency alert apps were hacked Paris prosecutors open an attempted murder inquiry after a Molotov cocktail is thrown at gendarmes Evening Brief, 1 November 2026 After the Russia-Africa summit, Congo, Ghana and Zambia press their cases in Moscow A week after Serbia’s election, the winners clash with the old order and two senior police officials are arrested UN mission in Western Sahara loses its mandate after rival vetoes, and Morocco welcomes the outcome Iran says Qatar-led talks cover a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while both sides warn of renewed war Hamilton takes his first Ferrari pole in Mexico as Antonelli closes in on the title US judge throws out Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for good Afternoon Update, 1 November 2026 Around 320,000 join a third weekend of cost of living protests in France, with more than 290 arrests Starving residents of occupied Oleshky reach Ukraine under a rare six-day truce Bolivia declares a national emergency as a strong El Nino brings drought and flood risk India’s opposition rallies in Delhi demanding the election chief resign over voter list revisions