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Shares fall in Asia after a decline on Wall Street, and oil prices fall more than 1%

Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press 4 minute read 9:48 PM CDT

Shares were mostly lower Monday in Asia and oil prices fell after rising last week to their highest level in more than four years.

U.S. futures edged higher.

Analysts said investors were bracing for earnings reports of big companies and central bank decisions this week that could shake markets.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.1% to 62,602.86 and the Kospi in Seoul dropped 1.1% to 5,494.29.

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What to know about China’s plenum as Xi seeks stronger Communist Party discipline

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What to know about China’s plenum as Xi seeks stronger Communist Party discipline

Kanis Leung And Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 9:23 PM CDT

HONG KONG (AP) — China's political leaders and elites begin a four-day meeting Monday to discuss strengthening the ruling Communist Party's discipline, as Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes for greater loyalty and reliability from officials while deepening his yearslong campaign against corruption.

This week’s closed-door gathering, known as the fifth plenum of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, comes roughly a year before Xi is widely expected to secure his fourth five-year term as the party's leader and personnel changes to key leadership bodies.

While Xi has consolidated his grip on power, analysts say the plenum will offer him an opportunity to further align what Chinese officials do with what Beijing wants.

“The plenum is a chance to ensure the new generations rising the ranks share Xi’s assessment of the opportunities and risks China faces,” said Ruby Osman, a senior policy adviser at London’s Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

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Updated: 9:23 PM CDT

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates with his running mate Geraldo Alckmin after winning a fourth term in the presidential runoff in , Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

In their words: Left-leaning leaders in the Americas welcome Lula’s victory in Brazil

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In their words: Left-leaning leaders in the Americas welcome Lula’s victory in Brazil

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 9:44 PM CDT

Leaders across the Americas congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on social media Sunday after he defeated opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.

The region’s other left-leaning leaders were particularly quick to react to the result. Lula is a revered figure to Latin America’s left, having governed the country between 2003-2010 when leftists were at the helm in countries across the region. Since returning to power in 2023, he has been a vocal critic of Trump.

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Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won. Congratulations, President Lula!

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9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

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9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press 4 minute read 7:54 PM CDT

A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.

During rare weekend arguments, two of the three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump's administration in mid-October. The lawsuit accuses California officials of failing to meet a 48-hour deadline to review 20,000 names the administration flagged as likely noncitizens on the state's voter rolls.

The administration asked a federal judge to require the state to withhold counting those ballots until the voters’ immigration status could be verified. The district judge scheduled a hearing for Oct. 27, days after the case was assigned, but the federal government appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking an expedited decision.

Justice Department attorney Matthew Donnelly told the panel that California is causing irreparable harm “by allowing noncitizens to vote in violation of their own state laws. The damage is irreversible and irrevocable.”

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Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo

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Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo

Sebastien Kitsa Musayi, The Associated Press 3 minute read 7:02 PM CDT

BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) — A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo, according to the World Health Organization.

It was the latest in a series of attacks on health workers and responders that authorities say is hampering efforts to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in the world.

The attack took place Saturday in the town of Bafwasende in the country's eastern Tshopo province, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X on Sunday.

“Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety. Healthcare must always be protected,” he said.

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Algerian flags are waved outside the parliament building in Algeria, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years

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Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years

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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s parliament approved a resolution Sunday to send troops to Niger, making it the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since 1973, when they were sent to support Egypt during the Arab-Israeli war.

Authorities have not released any information about when and where exactly the Algerian army detachment will be deployed, or how many soldiers will be involved.

Algerian Sen. Belkacem Boulghiti said troops would be sent “to protect Algeria’s economic and strategic interests, particularly its oil facilities in Niger.”

“We are not sending our soldiers to wage war in Niger, but for a mission to secure economic infrastructure," he told reporters as he left the chamber after the vote. "It is simply an adaptation of our doctrine to evolving circumstances so we can rise to the new challenges imposed by the situation in the Sahel region.”

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Environment

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Vance churning off southwest Mexico's Pacific coast, at 6:40 p.m. ET (EDT) on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Vance no longer a hurricane but as a tropical storm still threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast

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Vance no longer a hurricane but as a tropical storm still threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast

The Associated Press 2 minute read 6:18 PM CDT

MIAMI (AP) — A gradually weakening Tropical Storm Vance churned Sunday off Mexico's southwest Pacific coast but still threatened heavy rains and flash flooding in several western states of the country.

Vance, a former Category 2 hurricane as of Friday, was losing strength but still was expected to dump heavy rain on the Mexican states of Colima, Nayarit and Sinaloa, as well as parts of Michoacan, Jalisco and Durango, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

The cyclone was located about 315 miles (510 kilometers) west-southwest of Acapulco, or about 285 miles (455 kilometers) south of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph), the center said. Vance was moving to the northwest and expected to turn northward in coming days.

Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) could produce flooding and mudslides, especially over steep terrain, according to the hurricane center. It said isolated totals of 7 inches (17 centimeters) of rain were possible in some spots.

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Emergency services say 83 injured, 7 seriously, in a bus crash near Barcelona

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MADRID (AP) — A bus crash in the Barcelona area of Spain injured more than 80 people, local emergency services said Sunday.

The Catalan medical emergency services said 83 peoplewere injured, including seven people seriously, 18 less seriously and 58 with minor injuries, in the crash in Fogars de Monclús near Barcelona.

Spanish news agency EFE said the bus had veered off a narrow, winding road and fallen down a 20-meter (65-foot) embankment on Sunday afternoon.

The exact circumstances of the crash were not immediately clear and were under investigation, EFE said. Emergency services said they deployed 23 ambulances and two medical helicopters to the scene, as well as three joint teams of firefighters and medical personnel and three psychological support teams.

Faith

Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, lifts off from the South Lawn at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically

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Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically

David Crary, The Associated Press 4 minute read 4:12 PM CDT

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.

Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, in a statement titled “A Public Apology,” said Sunday that he had received many questions and comments — some of them distraught — about the meeting on Thursday which he and 11 other bishops attended.

He said the meeting was speedily publicized by the White House with photos and a video, without consent of the participants, and less than two weeks away from the midterm elections.

“I feel a heavy sadness, not only over the pain I caused, but also for the fact that something so sacred to a group of religious leaders, prayer to our Heavenly Father, would be manipulated in that way," Grob said.

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FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the National Palace to give her daily morning press conference in Mexico City, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexico orders that former state attorney general face trial on unusual treason charge

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Mexico orders that former state attorney general face trial on unusual treason charge

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 9:51 PM CDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Mexico ruled Sunday that a former state attorney general will face trial after being accused of treason.

Former Chihuahua prosecutor César Jáuregui was accused of illegally launching a joint operation with the CIA to dismantle a drug lab in northern Mexico without telling the federal government. The operation drew attention after two CIA agents and two state officials died in a car accident on their way back.

Defense attorney Luis Villegas confirmed that Jáuregui was ordered to face trial.

Jáuregui was arrested on Oct. 17 and accused of illegal exercise of public office; a judge recently ruled he would go to trial on those charges. Federal officials later added the treason charge.

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Environment

The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world’s largest artificial reef

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 8:56 PM CDT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — A historic ocean liner is a step closer to becoming the world’s largest artificial reef.

Officials in Florida's Okaloosa County expect to sink the SS United States off the Gulf Coast during the second week of November. The exact dates could change because of weather.

The ship will be sunk about 22 nautical miles (41 kilometers) southwest of Destin.

“This is an exciting move forward to create a one-of-a-kind resource for the environment and for our tourism industry,” county officials wrote in a news release.

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Colombia’s president says two key leaders of National Liberation Army killed

The Associated Press 3 minute read 3:39 PM CDT

BOGOTA (AP) — At least 10 members of Colombia’s National Liberation Army, including two key leaders, were killed in a recent military attack, President Abelardo de la Espriella announced Sunday.

He described the attack as “the hardest blow” to hit the guerrilla group in the last eight years.

The operation took place Thursday in a rural area of El Tambo, in the Cauca department of Colombia’s Pacific region.

Individuals known as “Marcos Pacífico” and “Ochenta” (or “Murillo”) — both senior leaders within the “José María Becerra” bloc of the group’s southwestern front — were killed during the operation. De la Espriella said their deaths have disrupted their “chain of command … and their ability to direct criminal activities.”

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans

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Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans

Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press 3 minute read 2:43 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is withholding records documenting the scope of his influence over management of the Kennedy Center, according to attorneys for a Democratic lawmaker challenging the Republican president's plan to close the performing arts center for renovations.

A list of records in the Kennedy Center's possession suggests that Trump has been in “near-constant contact” with the center's management, either directly or through intermediaries, plaintiffs' lawyers said in a court filing on Sunday.

Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, are seeking a court order for the administration to turn over documents, emails and text messages that it has withheld based on its claims that they contain privileged presidential communications.

“These communications directly bear on the issues before the Court, and the claim of privilege cannot stand,” Beatty's lawyers wrote.

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