Global stock markets have plummeted following US midterm election results, fueling concerns over potential AI regulation and the long-term profitability of massive industry investments. In Kenya, a court sentenced cult leader Paul McKenzie to 200 years in prison for the starvation deaths of over 190 people, marking a landmark legal conclusion to the Shakahola Forest massacre. Meanwhile, a wave of hoax bomb threats continues to disrupt European aviation and Irish media outlets, prompting investigations into potential hybrid warfare. In Paraguay, a banking collapse has left nearly half the population without access to savings, triggering impeachment proceedings against President Santiago Peña. Additionally, California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted all state death sentences to life imprisonment, and the Pope prepares for a South American tour following recent lung cancer surgery.
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