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US Nears Resumption of Strikes on Iran Amid Escalating Tensions, Raising Questions Over Potential Last-Minute Talks President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei As the possibility grows that the United States may resume strikes on Iran following the midterm elections early next month, diplomatic efforts to avert a renewed war are also gaining momentum. SBS Oct 30, 2026 11:18 AM

"'Casting Vote' Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Shows Signs of Splitting From Netanyahu" This suggests that those who were long-time loyal allies of the Netanyahu administration could turn to the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot. SBS Oct 30, 2026 11:00 AM

Iran Claims Four Tankers Hit by Mines in Strait of Hormuz, Operating in Restricted Zones The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated that four oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz have collided with mines. SBS Oct 30, 2026 10:41 AM

Oxygen Cylinder Explodes Inside Ambulance in Pakistan, Killing 10 Including Pregnant Woman According to Pakistani media outlets such as Geo News, the incident occurred on the night of the 28th local time when an oxygen cylinder suddenly exploded inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, followed by a fire. SBS Oct 30, 2026 10:39 AM

Netanyahu Secures 'Half-Victory' in Israel Election as Final Tally Shows No Majority Block Following the completion of vote counting at dawn on the 30th, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party and the hardline right-wing bloc secured 53 seats, a loss of 11 seats compared to the election four years ago. SBS Oct 30, 2026 10:39 AM

"Halloween Revolution": France on High Alert with 70,000 Police Deployed for Weekend Protests French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters on the 29th local time that "October 31 is a day with a very high risk to public order," announcing that 70,000 police officers and gendarmes—the same scale as the rallies last weekend—will be deployed nationwide. SBS Oct 30, 2026 10:35 AM

Why Fatal Accidents Keep Plaguing Spain's World-No. 2 High-Speed Rail At 8:53 a.m. local time on October 28, a high-speed train collision occurred near Urda in the province of Toledo, central Spain. SBS Oct 30, 2026 10:14 AM

"All Spoiled" U.S. Military Base Freezers Malfunction... Hacking Suspected? military facilities, prompting military authorities to launch an investigation. According to Bloomberg on the 29th , freezers at grocery stores across six U.S. SBS Oct 30, 2026 9:48 AM

'X-Men' Anchor Professor X... Actor Patrick Stewart Passes Away The New York Times reported on October 29 that Stewart, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles . SBS Oct 30, 2026 9:29 AM

Alphabet Loses $500 Billion in Market Cap in One Day, Second Largest in Wall Street History Alphabet plunged 12.6% on the Nasdaq to close at $283.82, with losses extending by another 0.9% in after-hours trading. SBS Oct 30, 2026 8:30 AM