🇫🇷Truro re-signs twinning deal with French town

A twinning partnership between Truro and a French town has been re-signed to mark its 45th anniversary.

The partnership was re-signed by officials from both countries including Truro's mayor Carol Swain and her Morlaix counterpart Jean-Paul Vermot.

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🇪🇨Ecuador leader proposes lifting ban on foreign military bases

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😱Mohamed Al Fayed accused of multiple rapes by staff

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🇺🇸Major US labour union declines to endorse either Harris or Trump

One of America's most influential labour unions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has declined to issue a US presidential endorsement for the first time since 1996.

The union, which boasts some 1.3 million members across the US and Canada, said it had received "few commitments on top Teamsters issues" from either Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican nominee Donald Trump.

It also claimed that polling of its rank-and-file members found "no definitive support" for either candidate

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🇬🇧UK summons 🇷🇺Russian ambassador over diplomat expulsions

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📱Google scores rare legal win as 1.49bn euro fine scrapped

Google has won its challenge against a €1.49bn (£1.26bn) fine from the EU for blocking rival online search advertisers.

The bloc accused Google of abusing its market dominance by restricting third-party rivals from displaying search ads between 2006 and 2016.

Europe's second-top court ruled the European Commission - which levied the fine - "committed errors in its assessment".

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🇺🇦Ukraine bans 📱Telegram use on state-issued devices

Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure employees.

The country's powerful National Security and Defence Council (Rnbo) said this was done to "minimise" threats posed by Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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🇺🇸First in-person votes cast in US presidential election

The first in-person votes have been cast in the US presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, a milestone moment that comes six weeks before election day on 5 November.

Virginia became the first state in the country to allow in-person voting on Friday, and early polling sites will remain open there until 2 November. Some long queues were seen as voters cast ballots on national, state and local levels.

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🇱🇰Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election in political paradigm shift

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🇫🇷Macron unveils new right-wing French government

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his new government almost three months after a snap general election delivered a hung parliament.

The long-awaited new line up, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, marks a decisive shift to the right, even though a left-wing alliance won most parliamentary seats.

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⚠️Zambian president suspends judges who ruled in favour of rival

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of political interference in the judiciary.

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🇱🇰Former academic named Sri Lanka's third female prime minister

Sri Lanka's new president has chosen his prime minister - selecting a woman for the third time in the country's history.

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🇷🇺Russia in satellite deal with West African military governments

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites.

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🇸🇿Eswatini opposition leader poisoned in South Africa - party

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🇹🇭Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law

Thailand's king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to recognise same-sex unions.

The bill cleared the Senate in June but required royal endorsement to become law. It was published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday and will come into effect on 22 January next year.

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📱Facebook parent company fined €91m over password storage

Facebook parent company Meta has been fined €91m (£75m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an investigation into the storage of passwords.

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⚠️Cameroonian separatist leader arrested in Norway

A Cameroonian separatist leader has been arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country.

Lucas Ayaba Cho was arrested on Tuesday on "charges based on his various expressions on social media", his lawyer said

Cho is an influential figure in the Anglophone movement pushing for independence from Cameroon.

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🇺🇸The NYC mayor's dramatic day in under 60 seconds

US prosecutors have charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud charges as part of a "long-running" scheme that has upended politics in America's largest city.

Adams is alleged to have accepted illegal gifts worth over $100,000 (£75,000) from Turkish citizens and at least one government official.

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🇺🇸NYC mayor pleads not guilty to bribery and fraud charges

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⚠️Hezbollah leader's death a 'historic turning point'

Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike on Beirut. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "settled the score" with Nasrallah's death, calling it a "historic turning point"

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