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Police in Evanston, Illinois, are investigating two reported sex offences in South Evanston after women described encounters with men wearing black ski masks on Monday, October 5. Officers were first called shortly after midnight to the area of Custer Avenue and Brummel Street, where a woman said a man riding a black mountain bike approached her as she walked north and grabbed her buttocks before riding away. Police described the suspect as a Black man about 5ft 5in tall, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and a black ski mask. A second incident was reported at about 9.10pm near…

Australia’s first lunar rover has moved closer to a planned Moon mission after a new prototype underwent tests for autonomous operation at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. The suitcase-sized vehicle, known as Roo-ver, is being assessed at a lunar testing facility on QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. Engineers are using a simulated lunar landscape to examine how it handles uneven, rocky terrain. Weighing 20kg on Earth, the rover would weigh about 3kg on the Moon because of the lower gravity. Its cameras and sensors are designed to detect hazards such as rocks and craters in real time, enabling it to…

Newly surfaced video shows two members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity telling investigators that sexual activity during an alleged gang rape was consensual, despite the accuser’s claim that she was incapacitated and unable to consent. The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued last month alleging that she was sexually assaulted by several male students at the now-defunct fraternity house on 19 October 2024. Neither of the two fraternity members interviewed was among those accused. Their faces have been obscured and their names withheld in the footage. One man told investigators: “What people were saying was that…

Finance chiefs from Huawei, ByteDance, Sony and major banks across Asia have been recognised in Fortune’s 2026 Most Powerful Women Asia list, which features 100 influential business leaders from 14 markets across the Asia-Pacific region. DBS Group chief executive Tan Su Shan retains the top position in the ranking. She became the first woman to lead Southeast Asia’s largest bank when she was appointed in March 2025. The list includes 24 newcomers and assesses candidates on the scale and performance of their organisations, career progression, influence, innovation and wider societal impact. Finance leaders on Fortune’s Asia list Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s…

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Arsenal, describing his continued commitment to the club as a “privilege” and saying his family shares a special bond with the team and its supporters. The agreement was confirmed by Arsenal, with the manager expressing his gratitude to Stan and Josh Kroenke for their trust and support. Arteta said he was determined to continue working with people who want the best for the club. “It’s a privilege to commit my future to the club and to continue to work with exceptional people who want the best for Arsenal,” he said. Arteta added:…

Georgia governor Brian Kemp has extended the state’s suspension of fuel taxes by one week, giving motorists, farmers and hauliers relief until November 5, 2026. The tax break had been due to expire on October 29. Kemp’s office said the extension was intended to ease pressure on industries facing high transport and operating costs. Further relief for Georgia farmers and truckers The governor has also suspended state penalties linked to the use of dyed diesel, a fuel normally reserved for off-road machinery such as agricultural equipment. The temporary measure allows dyed fuel to be sold, delivered and used in on-road…

Police in North Carolina stopped two men after they were spotted travelling along a city street on a couch balanced across two electric scooters. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said officers saw the unusual vehicle on S. Tryon Street last week and intervened. “It was certainly a first when our officers stopped two gentlemen traveling down S. Tryon Street on a couch… Yes, an actual couch,” the department said in a social media post. A photograph shared by police appeared to show the men using the furniture as a platform while riding the scooters along the road. Although officers acknowledged the…

Vice-President Vance has said Iran must take “something meaningful on enrichment capacity” for the war to end, while Rubio claimed Tehran had “lost complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz. Vance’s condition places Iran’s enrichment capacity at the centre of efforts to bring the conflict to a close. He did not specify what action would meet that threshold. Rubio’s assessment of the Strait of Hormuz was presented alongside the call for meaningful action from Tehran, with the secretary claiming Iran had lost complete control of the strategic waterway.

Meghan Markle has opened orders for As Ever’s first holiday collection, including $200 wicker hampers and a luxury advent calendar, alongside a video celebrating the development of her lifestyle brand. The Duchess of Sussex, 45, used the Instagram film to reflect on her early entrepreneurial ambitions, recalling how she sold lemonade, homemade scrunchies and Girl Scout biscuits as a child. The montage also revisited The Tig, the lifestyle blog she founded in 2014, and included tributes to her mother, Doria Ragland, as well as glimpses of Meghan’s family life in Montecito. Meghan Markle’s As Ever launch includes glimpse of Lilibet…

Giorgetti has said the European Union should take inflation into account when making decisions under its budget rules. The comments centre on how inflation should be weighed in the application of the EU’s budget framework.