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The broadcast led with Ukraine, where Kyiv was hit by Russian ballistic missiles for a second consecutive night without advance warning from allies. At least two people were killed and 21 injured in a high-rise apartment block that was evacuated, and a thermal power plant was hit, causing power cuts. President Trump denied that the US had stopped sharing intelligence and said it was helping and working with Ukraine and Russia to end the war. President Zelensky said there had again been no early warning, that energy infrastructure was the main target, and that Russia was breaching an energy ceasefire. He was due in London for talks with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the UK set to accelerate delivery of air defence missiles and expected to set out further sanctions on Russia, while Trump had eased sanctions on Russian diesel. A correspondent said the lack of warning raised questions in Kyiv, with speculation about US intelligence, weather or new Russian missiles; a retired US colonel said it could be technical and that European capability should not be dismissed. The death toll later rose to six.

The Vatican said Pope Leo had been treated for lung cancer after an operation to remove a growth. Part of his right lung was removed at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, tests confirmed a common form of lung cancer, and the operation was described as successful, with further tests to follow. A religion editor said the lower lobe was removed, the diagnosis was pulmonary adenocarcinoma, and the prognosis, treatment and a planned November trip to South America remained uncertain. In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted four Houthi cruise missiles and drones in and around Riyadh; falling debris injured four people and damaged 15 homes, and a missile caused a fire at an Aramco building in Dhahran. The kingdom vowed a serious response to attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, who killed at least 14 people at the capital's airport over the weekend and have targeted Saudi oil and gas infrastructure over Saudi support for Yemen's pro-government forces. President Trump accused the Houthis of trying to drive up oil prices but did not threaten them directly. In the UK, the family of 23-year-old William Chapman, who died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, paid tribute to him as bright, warm and engaging and said he had significant mental illness and was prescribed strong medication. They asked people not to repost distressing images, and the park said its tiger would not be put down as a health and safety investigation continued. It was noted that President Trump had shared the video with his 13 million followers.

Former gang boss Duane Davis was sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. The case was unsolved for nearly three decades until Davis was found guilty last month of one count of murder with a deadly weapon; he has said he will appeal. His sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, spoke of missing her brother and asked for the maximum sentence, while evidence included his own police interviews and a memoir in which he placed himself in the car from which shots were fired and said he handed a gun to someone in the back seat. His lawyers said this was fiction to sell books, but the jury convicted him of organising the killing. An entertainment journalist said the family had waited 30 years, Davis said only that he wanted family photos and memorabilia returned, and the judge said he had taken a life and had to pay a price. In China, a so-called loneliness economy valued at $7.4 billion has emerged, with people hiring companions as city residents feel isolated and depressed and often live far from communities while chasing jobs. Correspondent Stephen McDonell described services delivering medicine, fixing things, cleaning or chatting, including for a 91-year-old client and younger people needing medical escorts, with demand expected to grow. The final item marked the 100th birthday of Winnie the Pooh, noting that A.A. Milne's first book was published on 14 October 1926, inspired by a real bear at London Zoo, and that the Hundred Acre Wood was inspired by Ashdown Forest, which a museum owner said gave the characters freedom of location.