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🚨 A plot to kill Kuwait's interior minister. Three death sentences. Now a diplomatic showdown with Iran. A Kuwaiti State Security court sentenced 3 men to death for plotting to assassinate Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, spying for Iran and joining Hezbollah. 8 others got 5 years with hard labour. The death sentences can be appealed. Iran's embassy "categorically rejects" the charge. Today Kuwait summoned Iran's ambassador and handed him a protest note calling that statement "blatant interference." Why it matters: a courtroom verdict has turned into an open diplomatic clash in the Gulf. #Kuwait

🚨 The Fed just hit pause: rates held at 3.75%–4.00%. The vote was 10–2. Cook and Hammack wanted another 25bp hike. The statement says the economy is "expanding at a strong pace" and "inflation remains elevated," with no December commitment. Bitcoin climbed back to ~$81K right after the decision. Why it matters: this is a pause, not a pivot. The hike door is still open, and crypto is trading every word. #FOMC

🚨 BREAKING: KUWAIT SUMMONS IRANIAN ENVOY OVER ASSASSINATION PLOT TARGETING DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER A major diplomatic crisis has erupted in the Persian Gulf: Kuwait has formally summoned Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Toutounji after Tehran denied involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad al-Yousef. Kuwait’s State Security Court handed death sentences to three operatives linked to Hezbollah and Iranian intelligence. Kuwait blasted Tehran’s public denials as "blatant interference" and an attack on sovereign judicial independence. With Gulf military tensions at a boiling point, is the regional conflict fracturing diplomatic ties across the Peninsula? Follow @TheRawWire for LIVE updates. #BreakingNews #Kuwait #Iran #Hezbollah #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #Gulf

🚨 JUST IN: Brazil's losing presidential candidate has fled to Miami. Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede to Lula, then ignored a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports and stay in Brazil. He crossed into Argentina by land and flew a private jet to Florida via Ecuador. Why it matters: Washington just let in a man Brazil's top court ordered to stay in the country.

🚨 Datavault AI says Bitcoin credited through a $150M equity deal could not be withdrawn and is no longer recognized as its asset. Custody risk is real; long-term perspective: verifiable on-chain ownership matters. #Bitcoin

Six trains stopped. Then an "inexplicable" restart order. Spain's transport minister says a signalling failure halted traffic before control allowed it to resume ahead of the fatal collision. He says the person responsible is under investigation. The account is preliminary. theguardian.com/world/live/2…

64 dead. Spain's train-crash toll has more than doubled from the earlier report of 30, regional authorities say. Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo. Rescuers are searching the wreckage. The cause remains unconfirmed. rte.ie/news/world/2026/1028/…

At least 30 dead. Spain's regional president says 80 were also injured after two high-speed trains collided near Toledo. Madrid-Andalusia high-speed services are suspended. The cause remains unconfirmed, and the toll may rise. theguardian.com/world/live/2…

🚨🇪🇸 BREAKING: 30 DEAD IN SPAIN TRAIN DISASTER Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, sending carriages off the tracks. ⚫ Death toll jumps from 10 to 30 🚄 544 passengers aboard 🚨 Emergency crews at the scene Cause unknown. Death toll may rise.

🚨 BREAKING TERROR ATTACK IN SERBIA 🚨 An attacker armed with two knives just targeted the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade. The terrorist, reportedly a minor, shouted "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing a security guard outside the compound. Serbian police confirm the attacker has been neutralized. Authorities are officially treating the incident as an act of terrorism. #Belgrade #Israel #BreakingNews

🚨 BREAKING: The math has broken against Netanyahu. With 57.3% of ballot boxes counted, Arab Islamist party Ra’am has crossed the 3.25% threshold into the Knesset with 4 seats—plunging Netanyahu’s bloc to 55 seats and shutting the door on an outright 61-seat majority. The opposition sits at 49, Arab parties hold 16, and Israel is thrust into full parliamentary deadlock. 🗳️⚖️🇮🇱 Follow @TheRawWire for LIVE updates. #IsraelElections2026 #Netanyahu #Knesset #Raam #BreakingNews

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. has warned Gulf Arab allies to prepare for a “short yet intensive” military offensive against Iran following the upcoming midterms, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Pentagon is rushing Patriot batteries from Texas and repositioning forward troops as the White House warns “all options are on the table.” Follow @TheRawWire for LIVE updates. #Iran #MiddleEast #US #Trump #Israel #Geopolitics #BreakingNews

🚨 BREAKING: The gap is closing fast. After early ballot tallies gave Netanyahu’s bloc a temporary 63-seat surge, official counts at 32.5% of ballot boxes show the margin rapidly narrowing as urban and minority returns roll in. With key threshold parties hovering near the 3.25% cutoff, Israel’s 26th Knesset race is tightening right back into deadlock territory. 🗳️⚖️ Follow @TheRawWire for LIVE updates. #IsraelElections2026 #Netanyahu #Knesset #BreakingNews

🚨 FIRST REAL VOTES: With 25.2% of ballot boxes counted at 4:05 AM, official Central Elections Committee results give Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc an early 63-seat majority against 49 for the opposition. The early surge hinges on Arab party Ra’am hovering just below the 3.25% threshold at 3.2%, with millions of urban and soldier ballots still to be tallied. Follow @TheRawWire for LIVE updates. #Israel #IsraelElections #Netanyahu #Eisenkot #Knesset #BreakingNews

🚨 MIDNIGHT SHOWDOWN: Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar pushes back against opposition celebrations, calling them “premature” and asserting Likud remains Israel’s largest party as PM Benjamin Netanyahu delays his HQ address to 1:00 AM. With Arab parties surging to a historic 18 seats, Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas declared: “We’re here—not on the sidelines.” #Israel #IsraelElections #Netanyahu #Saar #Abbas #Knesset #BreakingNews

🚨 Netanyahu's bloc is projected to lose 14 seats. Kan, Channel 12 and Channel 13 exit polls all put it at 50, down from 64 in 2022. Eisenkot's bloc: 52–53. Arab parties: 17–18. 61 needed. Nobody has it. Likud is still the biggest party at 24–25. Why it matters: Eisenkot's only road to 61 runs through the Arab parties. Expect weeks of deadlock before anyone gets the keys.

No clear winner. Israeli TV exit polls put Netanyahu's bloc and Eisenkot's opposition below the 61 seats needed for a majority. Likud is projected to remain the largest party. These are projections, not counted results. Coalition-building remains unresolved. jpost.com/israel-election-20…

🚨🇮🇱 ISRAEL EXIT POLL: NO CLEAR WINNER. Channel 12 projects: ▪️ Netanyahu bloc: 50 seats ▪️ Eisenkot bloc: 52 ▪️ Arab parties: 18 61 needed for a majority. Neither bloc reaches it. The battle to form Israel’s next government is wide open. Final results pending. #Israel

🚨 Israel's turnout hit 74.3% by 8pm, the highest at that hour since tracking began in 1973, per the Central Elections Committee via AP and the Times of Israel. That already tops 2022's final turnout of 71.3%, with two hours left. The committee's acting chief says 80% is possible, per Channel 14. At that level a party needs about 190,000 votes to clear the threshold, roughly 35,000 more than in 2022, and each seat costs about 45,000 votes instead of 36,000. Why it matters: a record turnout doesn't just pick a winner, it decides which small parties even make the Knesset. Exit polls at 10pm.

🚨🇭🇹 BREAKING: 1,000 SALVADORAN TROOPS REPORTEDLY DEPLOYED TO HAITI! Reuters cites a Haitian security official following a gang ambush that left 4 Salvadoran personnel missing. 🇺🇸 U.S. military aircraft helped transport troops. ⚠️ Deployment figure awaits official confirmation.