A prisoner lost his challenge to an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.” cnn.it/48f5L5n

Judge finds DOJ's firing of Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in cases involving Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs, was unconstitutional. cnn.it/4i9NagY

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday. cnn.com/2026/10/26/europe/un…

AI giant Anthropic files to go public. Its stock market debut would come as the company's CEO has warned about the tech's potential damage to humanity. cnn.it/4zkowAn

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is given an eight-month suspended jail sentence in connection with a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub. cnn.it/48k7EO8

Eric Bauza, the voice actor behind the modern-day Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, among other iconic animated characters, has died at age 46, according to his family and official health records. cnn.it/4srqQTA

US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran "within 96 hours of receiving" an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. cnn.it/4dViptJ

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won reelection, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, in a razor-thin race that capped a deeply polarized presidential race. cnn.it/4yEtxCE

After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home. "I am here. With you," Machado announced on X Sunday morning shortly before other members of the opposition confirmed her arrival without providing details. cnn.it/4slYBFE

Brazilians return to the polls on Sunday to choose between two candidates campaigning on sharply different versions of the country amid growing concerns over crime, corruption, and a broader rightward shift among Latin American voters. cnn.it/4keSKQz

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the US cnn.it/3W8aEKP

France sees another weekend of mass protests, with nearly 1,000 detained cnn.it/4z9oH1u

The United States is rushing to move diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as intel warns of Iranian plots targeting American personnel. cnn.it/3UHV8oE

A former top general, Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the opposition's leading candidate to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 vote. cnn.it/4jWWPsL

Van Gogh's 1889 "The Starry Night" was probably rooted in observation, according to scientists who say they have identified the actual night sky he may have depicted. cnn.it/4yGn6iB

The kids are not alright. Across Europe, young people are protesting issues ranging from a lack of funding for education to the cost of housing, posing massive challenges to governments already under pressure and providing a visible sign of the intergenerational frustration felt by Gen Z. Here's why they're angry: cnn.it/4ife0Tw

German police said they had detained a suspect after fire broke out at a historic mountain guest house known as the "Eagle's Nest," used as a retreat by Nazi officials, including the dictator Adolf Hitler. Police are investigating whether the suspect, who was detained close to the scene, was connected to the fire, they said in a statement. cnn.it/3UKzkbZ

Runa's incarceration – and death months after her release – is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by her mother against Hyogo Prefectural Police alleging unlawful arrest and detention. Proceedings opened this week in a case that's shone a spotlight on Japan's treatment of juvenile suspects. cnn.it/4dXkJ3q

The US is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. cnn.it/4ie3Dj7

France is bracing for yet another wave of protests this weekend with authorities racing to prevent a repeat of the kind of violence and riots that hit the nation last week. French authorities will be launching a massive security operation with some 70,000 police officers deployed across the country over the weekend, according to the interior ministry. cnn.it/4yHsF06