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Residents of Oleshky Arrive in Ukraine... Zelenskyy Expresses Thanks to Melania According to AFP, buses carrying these residents entered an undisclosed location in northern Ukraine on this day. SBS Oct 31, 2026 11:43 PM

Iran's Supreme Leader Orders Military Readiness Amid Renewed US Attack Concerns During a meeting with senior military commanders that day, Ayatollah Khamenei instructed them to "comprehensively update the military target database so that all physical and non-physical assets of the hostile forces of the United States and the Zionists are included within the striking range of the Iranian military." Ayatollah Khamenei stated that "an intelligent combat readiness for a powerful confrontation with the enemies is a fundamental prerequisite for securing maximum deterrence." He continued, "We must counter any level or type of threat with an immediate, powerful response without geographical limitations." Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized, "If Iran's enemies resume military attacks or terrorism, the entity that will decide when and under what conditions such attacks will end will be the military and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran." He called for the necessity of strengthening military intelligence systems, deepening independent defense capabilities in both doctrine and tactics, and enhancing modernized defense and security capabilities utilizing new technologies. SBS Oct 31, 2026 11:14 PM

Polish Gov't Suspends Head of Constitutional Tribunal Appointed by Previous Administration, Opposition Cries "Coup" Political tensions have escalated as President Nawrocki cut short his trip to Africa and rushed back to the country following the abrupt suspension of the tribunal's president—who was appointed by the previous administration—amid the Tusk administration's judicial reforms. SBS Oct 31, 2026 9:25 PM

1 Dead, 6 Injured in Shooting at US Shopping Mall Ahead of Halloween One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween supply store in California, local time yesterday , according to AFP and other media reports. SBS Oct 31, 2026 9:22 PM

8.4 Trillion Won Looted in 17 Minutes... North Korea Again Pointed Out as "Meticulous" Culprit Global blockchain analytics firms are pointing to North Korea as the mastermind behind this incident, in which an astronomical amount of money was stolen in less than 20 minutes. SBS Oct 31, 2026 9:08 PM

Flavio Bolsonaro Posts Video After Fleeing to US: What He Said Citing local time October 30, AFP reported that Flavio Bolsonaro, a member of the right-wing Liberal Party , explained his motives for fleeing via social media. SBS Oct 31, 2026 8:39 PM

Trump Resumes Rallies After Outburst Over Reports Questioning Canceled Events President Donald Trump is getting off Air Force One. U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to resume his campaign rallies, flying into a rage over media reports pointing to accumulated fatigue after he initially canceled weekend campaign events. SBS Oct 31, 2026 8:39 PM

Air Defense Missiles Deployed Near Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort Amid "Heightened Security Threats" President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort home in Florida, where he frequently stays during weekends and holidays. SBS Oct 31, 2026 7:57 PM

North Korea 'Industrializes' Cryptocurrency Theft for Foreign Currency, Stole W2.9 Trillion Last Year North Korea has been pointed to as the mastermind behind an 8 trillion-won hacking incident at Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, bringing renewed attention to the hacking industry that has firmly established itself as a major source of foreign currency for the regime. SBS Oct 31, 2026 4:56 PM

Iran, Qatar Hold 12-Hour Marathon Negotiations... "Positive Progress" internet media outlet Axios reported on October 31. According to Axios, multiple diplomatic sources stated that the Qatari mediation team engaged in discussions throughout the day in Tehran to broker an agreement for the resumption of direct talks between the U.S. SBS Oct 31, 2026 4:32 PM