Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israeli election, says ‘don’t test us’

🔮 Algeria's parliament approved a resolution on Sunday authorising the deployment of army units to Niger, a parliamentary statement said, in what would mark Algeria's first foreign troop deployment since it sent forces to support Egypt in the 1973 war.

🔮 Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israeli election, says ‘don’t test us’

🔮 The president in 2024 indicated a willingness to release files pertaining to investigations into Epstein.

🔮 Britain will not join Canada's defence bank, source says Oct 25 -

🔮 Election officials around the country have told Reuters they are preparing for potential federal interference in the Nov 3 midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress, including legal challenges and disputes over voting that could disrupt certification of the results.

🔮 Opinion poll puts Le Pen in the lead The street turmoil has given Le Pen a boost and an opinion poll published on Oct 25 put her on 32% to 33.5%, well ahead of her nearest rival, hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on 17%, as voters desert mainstream parties for the political extremes. Surveys suggest she would easily defeat Melenchon in a run-off ballot, expected to be held in early May.

🔮 Thousands protest Czech government's public media overhaul after rushed vote PRAGUE, Oct 25 - Thousands protested in Prague on Sunday after government lawmakers gave initial backing to public media funding changes in a rare overnight vote despite criticism the overhaul will damage media independence.

🔮 Salvini said the first item on his agenda would be the approval of Italy's 2027-2029 budget bill on Tuesday •

🔮 This is a great tragedy for all the city's residents," Belgorod's mayor, Valentin Demidov, wrote on state-backed messaging app MAX.

🔮 Saudi says Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats but little traffic AI generated Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Oct 25 even as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, saying it remained a “military target”. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had halted operations on Oct 10 following an attack claimed by the Houthis that killed 13 people, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade. Saudi Arabia intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Oct 25 as fighting with the militant group continued unabated. The conflict has become an increasingly destabilising element in the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, turning US ally Saudi Arabia into a pressure point in the wider war. Flight tracking data shows little traffic After the Saudi authorities announced the partial resumption of operations at the airport, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree vowed the facility would “never be safe” and urged airlines, airport staff and travellers not to use it.