World

Analysis-Now home, Venezuela opposition leader Machado walks tightrope with supporters, Trump

CARACAS/BOGOTA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Venezuelan ⁠opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who returned on Sunday after nearly a year away, will walk a tightrope as she seeks the elections ⁠her supporters want without running afoul of a US-backed negotiation process between the interim government and other opposition groups.

World

Explainer: Why Bulgaria's presidential election heads for runoff

SOFIA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's presidential election is heading for a closely contested runoff on Nov. 1 after incumbent President Iliana Iotova finished the first round ahead of former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov by a much narrower margin than pre-election polls had predicted.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Wolff hits back at fellow Austrian Marko over Russell comments

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct ⁠26 (Reuters) - Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has backed George Russell for future ⁠success after Red Bull's former motorsport adviser Helmut Marko dismissed the Briton's chances ‌of ever recovering from being eclipsed by teammate Kimi Antonelli.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner set to return at postponed Six Kings Slam

Oct 26 (Reuters) - World number ⁠one Jannik Sinner will make his comeback at ⁠the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia following ‌the tournament's postponement to December due to security concerns, organisers said on Monday.

World

Protesters kill longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in Congo

KINSHASA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Youths killed a ⁠longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in eastern Congo and other health workers were ⁠sheltering under police guard, health officials said on Monday, in the latest ‌in a series of attacks that have been fuelled by misinformation.  

Technology

Anthropic discloses month-long training pause, AI security breaches in IPO filing

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Anthropic paused training of ⁠its next-generation flagship AI model for more than a month over security concerns, ⁠while four of its AI agents accessed live external computer systems during testing, ‌its initial public offering filing showed on Monday.

World

Kenya releases first 20 Ebola contacts from quarantine

NAIROBI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The first 20 Ebola contacts were released from quarantine and returned home after completing health surveillance without developing symptoms, an official with Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Monday.

Technology

Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, Business Insider reports

Oct 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Microsoft is offering buyouts to around ⁠60,000 employees, Business Insider reported ‌on Monday, citing a company spokesperson.

World

Slovakia to improve security in healthcare facilities amid attacks on medical staff

BRATISLAVA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak Interior Ministry and Health Ministry have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen the protection of healthcare workers following a series of recent attacks on medical staff in Bratislava, the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) reported Monday.

World

South African president says public debt stabilized

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday welcomed progress in restoring the country's public finances, saying public debt had stabilized for the first time in nearly two decades.

World

Pope fit enough to make Latin America trip next month, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will go ahead, the Vatican said ⁠on Monday, indicating that Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery was on track ‌and that he was fit enough to make the November 6-17 journey.

Technology

Musk's grim outlook hits neoclouds as debt concerns mount

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Shares of neocloud companies ⁠declined on Monday after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the sector could face ⁠consolidation and failures, adding to concerns over a widening gap between AI infrastructure investment ‌and revenue generation.

Technology

AI stocks rise as Anthropic nears Wall Street debut amid investor caution

Oct 26 (Reuters) - AI-linked stocks rose ⁠on Monday after Anthropic revealed the paperwork for its initial ⁠public offering, against the backdrop of growing investor unease over debt-fueled ‌spending on infrastructure for the new technology.

World

Slovakia to develop Russia ties in areas not hit by sanctions, minister says after Moscow talks

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Slovakia will ⁠continue to pursue its national interests and develop cooperation ⁠with Russia in areas not affected by sanctions, Slovak ‌Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday after talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Nation

Police commission opens investigation into detainee’s death in custody

KUALA LUMPUR: The Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct in connection with the death of Noorizwan Zulkefly while in police custody.

Nation

Three held to assist probe into fatal crash involving firefighter

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested three local men to assist in investigations into a fatal accident involving a firefighter at KM2.6 of Jalan Pantai, Port Dickson, on Monday (Oct 26) morning.

India

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi acquitted in defamation case, TV channels report

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, was acquitted in a defamation case by a local court on Monday, TV channels said.

World

'No fuel to keep babies warm': shortages push hospitals in Yemen's Taiz to brink

GENEVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Fuel shortages ⁠in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz have forced one hospital to cut the number of incubators it can operate from 40 ⁠to 10, putting newborn babies at risk as weeks of fighting choke off vital supplies and deepen a humanitarian ‌crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

Nation

Agriculture and Food Security Ministry stepping up prep for Super El Nino

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has stepped up inter-agency preparedness measures to address the Super El Nino phenomenon, which is already showing early effects in the country.

Philippines

Philippines defends bounty for fugitive senator wanted by ICC

The Philippine presidential palace defended on Monday a 50 million peso ($786,646) bounty for information leading to the arrest of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, saying it was part of a legitimate operation by the Interior Department and the Philippine National Police.