On Monday, temperature controls in refrigerators and freezers malfunctioned across dozens of supermarkets in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Ireland and France, ruining perishable goods. Retailers including Ahold Delhaize, Colruyt, ICA, Coop, Carrefour Belgium and Musgrave Group reported the incidents, with some stores noting temperatures reaching 50 °C. The attacks appear coordinated, with hackers reportedly switching evaporators to defrost mode, and police in France confirmed fires and food losses at hundreds of outlets. Companies are investigating and have withdrawn affected products while authorities examine the cyber breach.
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31 October 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered commanders to expand the target list to cover all tangible and intangible assets of the United States and Israel. The order follows the mining of four oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for an immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any new attack, according to a statement on his website. Khamenei warned that Iranian forces would decide when and how any renewed fighting ends. Satellite imagery analysis counts more than 115 drone and missile strikes on 26 U.S. military locations through August. Qatar has mediated for 72 hours to prevent further U.S. attacks, and Iran's foreign minister says no conclusion has been reached.
28 October 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator who lost Brazil's 25 Oct presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arrived at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami on Wednesday, 29 Oct, after leaving Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador. A Gulfstream G400 jet carried the family, and the operation was reportedly planned before the runoff. Brazilian police had cancelled his passports as part of a money laundering and corruption investigation, which he denies. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was not directly involved in the departure arrangements.