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"Lives Stolen in an Instant"... Fear Grips as Ebola Cases Near 10,000 Jawadi lives in Beni, a small town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. SBS Oct 27, 2026 8:37 PM

Belgium's 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Highest Since 2011 Amid Fiscal Red Flags According to Belgian economic newspaper L'Echo and other sources, the average yield on 1.3 billion euros (approx. SBS Oct 27, 2026 7:55 PM

US Court Rejects Request to Halt Counting of 20,000 Mail-In Ballots in California A US court has rejected a request by the Justice Department to suspend the counting of mail-in ballots from 20,000 individuals in California suspected of not being US citizens. SBS Oct 27, 2026 7:16 PM

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Withdraws Call to Annul Election Just a Day Later, Pursues Separate Lawsuit The Liberal Party , Flavio Bolsonaro's political party, stated locally yesterday that it officially recognizes the presidential election results. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:57 PM

Powerful Cyclone Arnab Approaches: India Issues Evacuation Orders, Sri Lanka Closes Schools Local time on the 27th, the India Meteorological Department explained that Cyclone Arnab, formed over the Bay of North Eastern Indian Ocean, has been strengthening since the previous day. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:33 PM

Egyptian Parliament Approves Military Support for Saudi Arabia Amid Unclear Ground Troop Deployment Attention is focused on whether Egypt, one of the Middle East's major military powers, will deploy large-scale ground troops overseas for the first time in 35 years since the 1991 Gulf War. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:28 PM

Trump Offers $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms, Questions Brazil Election Integrity With the U.S. midterm elections just a week away, President Donald Trump announced that he will offer a $1 million reward to anyone who reports voter fraud that leads to a conviction. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:20 PM

China and Indonesia Resume Joint Army Counter-Terrorism Drills After 14 Years According to China's state-run English-language newspaper Global Times on October 27, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced the previous day that the Chinese and Indonesian militaries will conduct the "Sharp Knife 2026" joint counter-terrorism drill in Guangdong Province, southern China, from late this month to early next month. SBS Oct 27, 2026 4:18 PM

Russia and Ukraine Enter Local Truce, Attacks Continue in Kyiv However, as Russian attacks continue in areas outside the ceasefire zone, such as the capital Kyiv, it remains uncertain whether this localized truce will lead to an easing of the overall war situation. SBS Oct 27, 2026 4:11 PM

Netanyahu Faces Defining Moment as Israel Holds General Election According to the Israel Central Election Commission, voting began at 7:00 a.m. local time today across 12,018 polling stations nationwide. SBS Oct 27, 2026 3:57 PM