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Japan Raids Its Big Four Brewers in Wholesale Beer Price-Cartel Probe
Japan's Fair Trade Commission launched compulsory on-site inspections of Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory on October 7, suspecting the four giants — which control over 90% of the beer market — of colluding on wholesale prices for years. Shares tumbled as investors weighed the risk of surcharges and criminal complaints.
Mikel Arteta Signs New Arsenal Contract Until 2030, Becoming the Premier League's Best-Paid Manager
Mikel Arteta has signed a new four-year contract keeping him at Arsenal until June 2030. The deal, worth up to £25 million a year, rewards the manager who ended the club's 22-year wait for a Premier League title.
EU Ambassadors Clear Path for Ukraine and Moldova to Open Two New Accession Clusters
EU ambassadors on Oct. 7 agreed to advance Ukraine and Moldova's bids toward opening the two largest accession clusters next week — provided Kyiv's parliament passes a minorities law by Oct. 12 — while Brussels prepares accession roadmaps for four leading candidates on Oct. 28.
India Proposes Three-Part Truce to Ukraine and Russia: Halt Energy Attacks, Protect Shipping, Keep Grain Flowing
India has proposed a three-part truce to Russia and Ukraine covering energy infrastructure, commercial shipping, and grain flows. Kyiv calls it the broadest of four ceasefire proposals on the table — but no agreement is signed yet.
At least 24 killed as Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine
Russia unleashed one of the war's largest overnight barrages — 130 drones plus 48 cruise and ballistic missiles — killing at least 24 people across several Ukrainian regions, including four children in the northern city of Pryluky.
ISIS Strikes Iraqi Federal Police Near Kirkuk in First Attack Since US Withdrawal
Islamic State militants killed an Iraqi federal policeman and wounded four others near Hawija on Monday — the first reported IS attack on Iraqi forces since US troops completed their withdrawal from Iraq on September 30.
Anthropic Says Russia Used Its Claude AI to Run Propaganda Campaigns Across Africa
Anthropic says Russian operatives used its Claude chatbot to produce pro-Kremlin propaganda broadcast in the Central African Republic and to run disinformation networks across at least four more African countries. The report details how AI is becoming the engine room of foreign influence operations — and how the models sometimes refuse to cooperate.
Four African Leaders Issue Joint Declaration as Ethiopia's Tigray War Escalates
Egypt's president hosted the leaders of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia in Alamein for a four-way summit on Ethiopia's renewed Tigray war, issuing a joint declaration on regional stability. The meeting came as Ethiopian federal forces retook the rebel capital Mekelle and deepened a diplomatic rift with its neighbours.
US Housing Policy News: Rent, Mortgages and Reform Updates
Mortgage rates hit 7.28% in October 2026, the highest since 2023, while rents sit at a four-year low. Track the latest US housing policy news: federal reform proposals, HUD rule changes, and what the affordability debate means for buyers and renters.
US Kills Four in 71st Strike on Suspected Drug Boat in the Caribbean as Death Toll Tops 235
US Southern Command said it destroyed a go-fast vessel on a known narco-trafficking route in the Caribbean on Oct 4, killing four. The strike is the 71st in the Trump administration's campaign, which rights groups condemn as unlawful extrajudicial killings.
G7 to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel After Trump's Pressure
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel from emergency reserves over four months after pressure from President Trump, as record diesel prices threaten voters' wallets ahead of November's US midterms.
Ramaphosa Unveils Four-Point Plan as South Africa Confronts Its Gender-Based Violence Crisis
After the discovery of 11 women's bodies in Ekurhuleni since July, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced four urgent measures against gender-based violence and femicide — and made a direct appeal to South Africa's men: 'It is time for good men to stop being silent men.'