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Oct 30 (Reuters) – Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, in her first statement after she survived a botched execution a month ago, said she was in constant physical and mental pain and largely isolated from other people in a prison hospital ward. Pike is being held in the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, ​the Tennessee prison where she has been housed for over 30 years after her conviction for a ‌1995 murder.

UNITED Nations, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Russia imposed its veto ​to a US-drafter ‌resolution that would scale back the military component of the ‌UN ​peacekeeping mission ⁠in Western ⁠Sahara and cement Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only basis ​for negotiating a political settlement ⁠to the ⁠half-century-old conflict.

BRASILIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Brazil called in Argentina’s highest diplomat in Brasilia to explain the Argentine government’s role in the departure of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to the US after losing ​the presidential election, two sources in the Brazilian government ‌said on Friday, as Argentina denied the summoning. Brazil’s foreign ministry summoned the charge d’affaires at Argentina’s embassy, Maria Emilia Cortes, on Thursday, the sources said.

Oct 30 (Reuters) – The White House has delayed until December a planned hearing into allegations of mortgage fraud by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor said, though lawyers for Cook on Friday ​declined to confirm that any date had been agreed.

Oct 30 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in ​Yemen said ‌on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed a ‌drone ​launched ⁠by Yemen’s ⁠Houthis over Saudi Arabia’s Medina region, home to ​one of Islam’s holiest ⁠sites ⁠and visited by ​millions of Muslim ​pilgrims each year.

Oct 30 (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury has indicted a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after he struck a man with his vehicle earlier this month, according to the Harris ​County District Attorney’s office and media reports. ICE officer Mario Alberto ‌Morales was charged with aggravated assault for hitting Miguel Parra Hernandez with his vehicle, according to an indictment cited by multiple US news outlets.

Oct 30 (Reuters) – The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the ​sale of 500 Patriot ‌PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion. Ukraine will pay for the missiles with contributions from ‌Canada, ​Germany and Norway ⁠routed through the ⁠US JUMPSTART program, along with national funds financed by the European Union’s Ukraine Support Loan, ​the State Department said in a statement. Lockheed Martin ⁠is the principal ⁠contractor for the sale.

By AJ Vicens Oct 30 (Reuters) – North Korean hackers likely behind the record $6.3 billion theft from cryptocurrency exchange Binance are among the world’s most prolific crypto thieves, and the proceeds help fund the country’s weapons programs, cybersecurity experts said on Friday.

By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Boston Red Sox right-hander Sonny Gray declined his side of a $30 million option for 2027 and heads a list of 11 new players ​to reach free agency with option decisions on contracts for ‌next season. Gray will receive a $10 million buyout to eliminate the final season on what was originally a three-year, $75 million contract he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals before the 2024 season. He was traded to the Red Sox in November of ‌2025.

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Seven people, including five children, have died and seven others were injured after torrential rains triggered flash floods in ​eastern Syria, authorities said on Friday. Four people ‌remain missing and rescue teams are continuing to search flooded areas, Emergency and Disaster Management Minister Raed al-Saleh said in a statement on X.