Police in London report that 139 demonstrators were arrested during a lunchtime protest outside the US Embassy on 31 Oct, after the number initially given rose from 48. The crowd, estimated at over 100 people, displayed signs opposing genocide and supporting the banned group Palestine Action. The UK designated the group as a terrorist organisation in July 2025, making membership punishable by up to 14 years in prison. A two‑day Supreme Court hearing on the ban’s legality begins on 4 Nov, while parallel demonstrations occur at the US consulate in Edinburgh.
News of 1 November 2026
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World
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow announced a credible threat of a mass‑casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve today, prompting the Federal Security Service to activate security measures and close the museum and its park to the public. The embassy urged people, especially U.S. citizens, to avoid the area, stay alert and keep identification handy. Russian authorities said they received the warning through partner channels and are coordinating a response. The museum, located at Dolskaya Ulitsa 1, remains temporarily shut while police assess the situation.
A federal judge in Miami has permanently dismissed former President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, ruling he failed to prove actual malice. The case, filed last summer over a story about a purported 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, is barred from being refiled. Trump’s legal team says they will appeal. The decision ends the second attempt by Trump to sue over the report, which he called false and malicious.
UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will meet the victor of the interim title bout between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales at UFC 336 on 30 Jan 2027 in Toronto, Canada. Makhachev, 35, says the matchup will be one of his final fights, having defended his belt in August and holding a 29‑1 professional record. The interim fight pits Prates, who entered with three consecutive knockout wins, against Morales, who is unbeaten in 19 bouts.
Police sealed off the Die Zeil shopping street in Frankfurt after rioters smashed windows, looted stores and attacked officers. The unrest was part of demonstrations organised by the youth group Gen Z regelt! in 34 German cities on 31 Oct 2026. Organisers estimate up to 170,000 participants, while police counts show about 6,000 protesters in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin and roughly 1,000 in Frankfurt itself. Police deployed water cannons, pepper spray and made several arrests, and interior minister Roman Poseck warned against modelling the unrest on France.
Economy
Zongyuan Zoe Liu, senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote in Foreign Affairs that China does not seek to make the yuan replace the dollar as the world's dominant currency. Liu argues that replacing the dollar would require open capital markets, which would threaten the Communist Party's control over capital allocation. Instead, Beijing promotes the yuan mainly to guard against U.S. weaponization of the financial system, similar to sanctions imposed on Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Fortune reports that China facilitates renminbi use among firms in more than a hundred countries.
Chevron has increased its exploration spending by 50 percent. The company will target projects in South America, Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, covering countries such as Guyana, Angola, Namibia, Nigeria, Guinea‑Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt and other Eastern Mediterranean sites. Kevin McLachlan, hired from TotalEnergies, now leads the expanded program, which builds on acreage added over the past two years.
Tech & Science
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, says that storing large amounts of DRAM in personal devices is inefficient because the memory is active only about five percent of the time. He argues that cloud data centres should be fully utilised given global supply constraints. Altman notes that OpenAI and partners have secured roughly 40 % of the world’s RAM output through long‑term agreements with manufacturers such as Samsung and SK Hynix, contributing to higher prices for laptops, phones and other electronics.
Entertainment
Engadget releases a guide of five lesser‑known Netflix tools on 31 Oct 2026. The tips show how users can access their full watch history via a web browser, download the entire activity list, and discover secret sub‑genre search codes. The article also outlines various personalization options within the service.
Sport
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix, edging George Russell by 0.009 seconds for Ferrari's first pole with Hamilton. It is his 105th career pole and first on a grand prix grid since July 2023. Charles Leclerc qualified third, 0.119 seconds back, with Max Verstappen fourth after a one-place grid penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson. Kimi Antonelli starts fourth and needs a ninth-place finish on Sunday to become the youngest Formula One world champion. Oscar Piastri failed to reach the final qualifying session and will start 13th.