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The broadcast led with a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, which Mayor Vitali Klitschko said injured multiple people and hit homes and a petrol station; the latest figure given was 15 wounded, with a medical centre struck and six ambulances damaged, and reports of explosions in Kharkiv and Dnipro. It said the strikes came just as Donald Trump said a deal to end the war may be closer than ever and after Russia said it was ready to resume peace talks, while Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff presented Vladimir Putin with a fresh ceasefire plan in Moscow after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky. A correspondent said a woman was killed and four injured further east, and reported that Ukrainians wanted talks but were sceptical of Russia's honesty and motives, while intelligence and Starshield communications were said to be part of the discussions. The US ordered non-essential staff and families to leave its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid almost daily attacks by Iran-backed Houthi fighters; an attack on King Fahd Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight with responsibility unclear, while Saudi air defences intercepted a drone in an attempted attack on an oil field and two people were killed.

Governments and organisations scrambled to protect websites after major flaws were found in PHP, a programming language used by millions of websites; some sites were taken down as a precaution, a fix was issued, and tech firms warned hackers were already exploiting the vulnerabilities. MPs warned of glaring gaps in Britain's ability to defend the Arctic, citing shortages of Royal Navy warships and submarines and calling for dramatic progress in building up the armed forces. The UN and World Meteorological Organization called for urgent action to protect millions of vulnerable people from the current El Niño, expected to peak in December and possibly be unprecedented in strength, after extreme temperatures, drought and floods. Pope Leo's doctors said he would not need further therapy after cancer surgery to remove the lower lobe of his lung; he said he would return slowly to work and was due to visit South America next month. Tesla's profits fell for a second quarter in a row from July to September, to almost $790 million, nearly 43% down on the same time last year, and Elon Musk suggested he could merge it with SpaceX.

Judges in England and Wales were given new powers to punish criminals who refuse to face victims' families at sentencing, including blocking prison visits and keeping them locked in cells; the sanctions were presented in Parliament and due to take effect next year, with possible measures including up to three weeks confined to a cell, loss of privileges for almost three months and restrictions on social visits. A three-metre female dusky shark nicknamed Bukangi returned to a South Korean canal after being freed, prompting authorities to plan another rescue operation to drive her back to open sea; she had not been seen feeding for 34 days, appeared weaker and cannot survive a South Korean winter. The broadcast also reported on Martin McDonagh's film Wild Horse Nine, tipped as an Oscar contender with a much-praised performance from John Malkovich, which follows two CIA operatives on Easter Island or Rapa Nui in 1973 and is described as his most political film to date.