Organisers of January’s off-road race say it will be relocated due to recent developments in the region. The Dakar Rally, one of the world’s toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia for the 2027 edition due to the “recent developments in the region”, organisers say.

Images from the violent unrest in France have travelled around the world. Smashed shop windows, destroyed property, acts of looting and raging fires have rightly caused outrage and condemnation.

The four-day meeting is being watched closely for clues as to the country’s direction and future leadership China’s political leaders and elites have begun a four-day meeting to discuss ways to strengthen discipline within the ruling Communist Party, as President Xi Jinping pushes for greater loyalty from officials and deepens his anticorruption campaign. The fifth plenum, which started on Monday, is also being watched closely for clues to the country’s direction and future leadership.

Aleksandar Vucic, who has shaped Serbia’s political life for more than a decade, has lost snap parliamentary elections to a student-led movement that led protests against him for almost two years. After a heated race, Vucic conceded defeat to the Student List in Sunday’s elections, which saw voter turnout reach its highest level in more than 30 years.

Banjul, the Gambia – It is still early when Magistrate Muhammed Krubally arrives at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. Before the first case, his clerk goes over the day’s proceedings, running through the files and making sure everything is in place.

Israelis will head to the polls on Tuesday for legislative elections. The vote, the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, is being called one of the most important in its history.

• Arts & Entertainment Stream Southern California's News Leader and Original Shows 24/7 Byabc7. com staff Monday, October 26, 2026 5:08AM Prolific voice actor Eric Bauza, who voiced beloved cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, has died at 46.

NewsFeed Video shot by close supporters of the candidates in Brazil’s presidential runoff show the moment the result began changing to favour the winner, incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. While he celebrated conversely the mood soured for his rival Flavio Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro calls for Brazil election result to be annulled NewsFeed Brazil’s right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has called for the presidential election result to be ‘annulled’ after losing to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He called the circumstances ‘unprecedented’ after voting was extended by two hours.

Judge questions the Trump administration’s efforts to exert greater influence over elections process ahead of upcoming midterm vote. A United States appeals court has expressed doubt over the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against California, which seeks to force the state to throw out mail-in ballots it has deemed likely to go to non-citizens.

The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak. A nurse has been killed and another health worker severely injured after they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization.

US Central Command says more than 3,000 commercial vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz with its support. US military forces have helped Gulf countries export more than 1.

Port Huron, Michigan – United States President Donald Trump has sharpened his anti-Muslim attacks against Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, going so far as to suggest that Christmas would be cancelled if the progressive physician won. Trump visited Michigan on Sunday to shore up support for Republican candidates in the Midwestern state ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.

• Community Journalist Monday, October 26, 2026 4:00AM It's a sort of sibling sensation on the Timber Creek field hockey team, where five sets of sisters make the group feel like a real family. SICKLERVILLE, New Jersey (WPVI) -- An assist and a goal, from sister to sister.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth non-consecutive term after defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-off election. Bolsonaro, however, has called for the vote to be annulled over an “unacceptable” two-hour voting extension granted by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, despite both candidates having requested additional voting time.