Masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats, a French mayor, an archbishop and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, four international outlets reported. The group was visiting during the olive harvest when vehicles were damaged and three people injured; Israel’s military condemned the violence while the prime minister’s office disputed the reporting.
TikTok permanently banned the social-media account used to advertise Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary about Elon Musk shortly before its wider release, TechCrunch and the Verge reported. The available RSS material said the film had also encountered resistance from other platforms, while TikTok had not immediately explained the decision.
Southeast Asia’s stock-listing market is gaining momentum as the owner of digital wallet GCash prepares to begin trading in the region’s largest initial public offering of the year, the Financial Times reported. The IPO is valued at about $1 billion, according to the RSS item, which did not provide its final pricing.
Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round at London’s O2 Arena to retain his WBO heavyweight championship, the BBC, Guardian, ESPN, CBS Sports and Sky Sports reported. Wardley’s corner threw in the towel as Dubois dominated their rematch, reinforcing his position as Britain’s leading active heavyweight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said President Donald Trump’s 60-day pause on new Russia sanctions rewarded Vladimir Putin and could embolden further attacks, the Guardian and France 24 reported. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump would analyse the measures’ global impact while Moscow continued striking Ukrainian power infrastructure.
Some Apple retail employees were told to warn customers that the iPhone Duo might not be available for walk-in purchase on its October 23 launch day, 9to5Mac and MacRumors reported. The guidance suggests buyers without pre-orders could struggle to find stock as Apple prepares to release its first foldable phone.
France was days from a potentially decisive moment in its debt crisis as nationwide protests turned violent, Fortune reported, citing an analyst who warned that the country could eventually need assistance from the International Monetary Fund or European Central Bank. The RSS material offered no fresh debt figures or official rescue discussions.
The Philadelphia Eagles placed quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his calf, the Guardian, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. Hurts is expected to be out indefinitely and must miss at least four games, beginning with Sunday’s matchup against the Carolina Panthers.
More than 1,200 people were arrested after cost-of-living demonstrations across France led to clashes, looting and buildings being set alight, the BBC, Guardian and Al Jazeera reported. More than half a million people joined protests, while officials blamed some violence on masked or ultra-left groups and Limoges town hall was badly damaged.
DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash-1017, an artificial-intelligence model update that it said delivered stronger benchmark results, faster task completion and shorter outputs than its predecessor, Techmeme and Hacker News reported. The RSS items linked to DeepSeek’s announcement and model documentation but did not provide independent testing of the company’s performance claims.