Reuters World News Summary

Following is a summary of current world news briefs.

Deaths confirmed after 'serious incident,' fire at Canada military base in Alberta

People were killed and injured in a serious incident that resulted in a fire on one of Canada's busiest military bases in Alberta, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on Saturday. "I'm saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an ​incident" at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, McGuinty told reporters in Ottawa.

Saudi-led coalition says helicopter crash in Najran kills two crew members

A reconnaissance AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesperson Major ​General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday. The helicopter crashed due to a technical malfunction in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry, the ‌statement added.

Milan police clash ​with protesters on second day of unrest

Milan police clashed on Sunday with protesters throwing stones and looting shops during demonstrations against poor services and the rising cost of living, a day after similar unrest in several Italian cities. Police in riot gear fired tear gas and used water cannons after several hundred hooded protesters broke shop windows and set bins on fire in the area near central Piazza Duomo, sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula face off in first debate as supporters fill streets

Brazilians demonstrated for and against their presidential candidates on Sunday as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro prepared to meet in their first televised debate with just one week left in the campaign. Pro-Bolsonaro crowds wearing Brazil's national colors of yellow, green and blue packed Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, where the ‌candidate addressed the crowd.

Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game

The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during a youth match, killing a man and 6-year-old boy, was released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday. Investigators interviewed the 34-year-old woman, whom authorities have not publicly identified, and consulted with the Sedgwick County district attorney's office before releasing her, the Wichita Police Department said in a statement.

US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelenskiy says

The United States has resumed providing Ukraine critical intelligence to help it defend against Russian missile strikes, after a brief pause, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in comments published on Sunday. Ukraine has relied on US intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities. US President Donald Trump had said earlier this week that Washington was still sharing intelligence, although Ukrainian officials said some Russian strikes had occurred without warning.

Trump says Washington golf course renovation to start in November, despite judge's order

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration would begin renovation work next month on a historic Washington golf course that a federal judge ‌had ordered could not proceed without prior court notification. The renovation work, which Trump earlier this year had said would begin in September, has become the subject of a lawsuit over environmental and historic preservation concerns.

Albanian PM says protests pose threat to EU membership, not government

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday rejected calls to step down and said street protests, which continued for a sixth day, were a threat not to his government but to Albania's hopes of joining the European Union. Student-led demonstrations, fuelled by anger over perceived government corruption, a lack ‌of jobs and poor education standards, have engulfed central Tirana and spread to other cities in the past week.

Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday. Iran presented its proposal in mid-September after an interim ceasefire collapsed. Tehran later acknowledged receiving a US response but Iran’s security chief said last week negotiations have stalled because Washington failed to address all seven conditions for reopening the strait.

Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots

While the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights the Houthis and a new rift opens in US-Ukraine relations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled on Sunday to Uzbekistan, a nation far removed from the biggest US foreign policy challenges. The top US diplomat landed in Samarkand on Sunday night to meet with top officials from the C5+1, a grouping that brings together the United States and the Muslim-majority post-Soviet states of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Trump endorses Netanyahu in close Israeli election

US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles for an edge in next week's parliamentary election. Trump praised Netanyahu as a "great warrior prime minister" and peace partner, crediting him with joining the United States in launching strikes on Iran in February. ⁠The conflict, in its seventh month, has ​disrupted energy markets globally and wreaked havoc across the Middle East, damaging critical infrastructure and destabilizing regional economies.

Rubio says Trump to take up to 60 days ⁠to weigh Russia sanctions

The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation. Rubio said on Saturday that the president will use up to 60 days to assess the economic impact of Russia-related sanctions and tariffs that he waived a day earlier.

Four dead, 39 injured at Canadian military base in grass fire fanned by high winds, officials say

A fire that killed at least four soldiers and left 19 people in critical condition began with a smoldering grass fire that ignited in an Alberta military base's ⁠training area where personnel were drilling, Canadian officials said Sunday. Officials said 39 people were in hospitals as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which began around 4 p.m. MDT (2200 GMT) on Saturday. Winds up to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) fed the flames.

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday. "Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for Ebola," Amoth said in an interview on Kenya's Citizen TV.

Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in ​first event since cancer surgery

Pope Leo pledged on Sunday to slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics as he greeted crowds in St. Peter's Square during his first public event since undergoing surgery for lung cancer five days ago. The 71-year-old pontiff had an operation on Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, fuelling speculation about how his illness might change his 17-month papacy.

Romanian F-16 fighter jets shoot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters

Romanian ⁠F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country's territorial waters on Saturday, the defence ministry said. Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Sunday the drones were likely latest generation Russian drones, flying at speeds similar to fighter jets.

Hurricane Trudy lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, but is set to weaken tonight

Hurricane Trudy brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Mexico's southwest and west-central regions early on Sunday as it maintained its strength and tracked parallel to the country's Pacific coast. The US National Hurricane Center said Trudy was about 150 miles (240 km) west of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph).

Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked

The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended ⁠to ​crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door. Captain Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for his role in averting disaster on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last month, helping to thwart what the UAE attorney general has said was an attempted suicide attack by the co-pilot who intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport.

In France's Limoges, the fire-ravaged town hall rekindles memories of Notre Dame

Residents in Limoges recoiled in horror on Sunday at the city's fire-ravaged town hall, an ornate 19th century neo-Renaissance building which survived two world wars but was torched by a masked mob during the worst unrest to convulse France in years. Stunned onlookers had watched helplessly the previous evening as the blaze tore through the roof, felling the building's clock tower in scenes that revived haunting memories of the collapse of Notre Dame cathedral's spire in a 2019 fire.

Lithuanians forced to take shelter after suspected drone enters airspace

A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for ⁠an hour on Sunday morning, the president and other defence officials said. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said later it regretted the incident in Lithuania's airspace, adding that it may have resulted from Russian electronic warfare diverting drones off course.

Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years

President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with thousands arrested and shops looted or damaged after protests over high prices and declining public services. Fresh clashes broke out ⁠in Paris and Marseille, where riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses.

Egypt says ready to back Saudi Arabia in war against Iran-allied Houthis

Regional military power ⁠Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency said on Sunday, potentially raising the stakes in the Middle East war as Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis intensify their attacks on the kingdom. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi requested an urgent parliament session to authorise the military, one of the Arab world's largest, to help defend its Gulf Arab ally if the kingdom requested its support.

Lithuania says attempted Starlink arson was Russia-linked sabotage

Lithuania is treating an attempted arson attack at a SpaceX Starlink base station on Sunday as a Russia-linked act of sabotage aimed at undermining Ukraine's military capacity, the head of the government's National Crisis Management Centre said.

Lithuanian authorities are searching for suspects who attempted to set fire to a Starlink base station on the outskirts of the capital Vilnius at about 2 ‌a.m. (2300 GMT on Saturday), said Vilmantas Vitkauskas.

Macron condemns "shocking" scenes of violence across France

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned ‌on Sunday what he called the "dissenters" who looted and vandalised cities in "shocking" scenes across France on the sidelines of protests over the cost of living. "Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves: what was going through their minds? How can French people do this to France?" Macron ​said in a televised address to the nation. "Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it. Tonight, we all feel anger and shame."