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Pope Leo XIV departs Rome on 6 Nov aboard an ITA Airways A330, launching a 12‑day apostolic journey that will take him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. The 71‑year‑old pontiff, who underwent lung‑cancer surgery on 13 Oct and has completed the required 14‑day recovery, arrives in Montevideo that afternoon and will meet President Yamandú Orsi. The itinerary includes visits to Montevideo, Paysandú and Florida in Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Luján in Argentina from 8‑11 Nov, and several Peruvian cities before returning to Italy on 17 Nov.

Pope Leo XIV mailed his ballot from Chicago for the 3 Nov United States midterm elections, the Holy See press office said. The Vatican says it is the first known time a pope has voted in a political election. The 71-year-old pontiff, who holds US and Peruvian citizenship, is recovering from lung-cancer surgery performed on 13 Oct. His ballot covers the Illinois governor race, a Senate seat vacated by Dick Durbin, and a House contest. The ballot will travel from Vatican City to Joliet, Illinois, for processing. The pope also met immigration advocates at an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on the same day.

Anthropic, the San Francisco AI company, filed its S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, 26 Oct, opening the path to an initial public offering. DW reports the listing could come as early as November, with shares planned for Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. Analysts estimate a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion, up from $965 billion in May, according to Euronews. The company reported first-half 2026 net losses above $80 billion against revenue of about $16.3 billion. The filing runs 335 pages.