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US detains British commentator Hamdi in middle of national speaking tour

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security official said on Sunday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has Hamdi in custody, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted on social media site X. "Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country," she wrote.

FILE PHOTO: The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo

Families of missing Israeli hostages demand pause in Gaza truce plan

The families of Israeli hostages Monday called for the next phase of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire to be delayed until Hamas returns the bodies of its remaining dead captives, even as Egyptian rescuers joined the hunt for them.

"Hamas knows exactly where every one of the deceased hostages is held. Two weeks have passed since the deadline set in the agreement for the return of all 48 hostages, yet 13 remain in Hamas captivity," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.

Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge

Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of "atrocities" by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.

Fears have mounted for the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the city in western Darfur, trapped in an 18-month siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a brutal war with Sudan's army for more than two years.

A file picture from August of people gathering to receive food in Sudan's El-Fasher, which has been under siege since 2023

UK's Starmer to discuss Eurofighter jets sale with Erdogan in Turkey

ANKARA (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to discuss the pending sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey on Monday when he meets President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

The visit, Starmer's first to Turkey since taking office last year, comes as the NATO allies deepen defence cooperation, and as Ankara seeks to leverage the advanced jets to bolster its air power and make up ground on regional rivals including Israel.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to their meeting on the sideline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIN CHEUNG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio says Israeli strike on Gaza didn't violate ceasefire

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington does not view a strike that Israel said targeted a member of a Palestinian militant group in Gaza as a violation of a U.S.-backed ceasefire.

Israel said it struck a member of the Islamic Jihad group on Saturday, accusing the individual of planning to attack Israeli troops. Islamic Jihad denied it was planning an attack.

Speaking aboard President Donald Trump's plane during a trip to Asia, Rubio said: "We don’t view that as a violation of the ceasefire."

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following his meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, October 23, 2025. Fadel Senna/Pool via REUTERS

Afghan, Pakistan peace talks enter third day as Trump again offers help

By Asif Shahzad

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan and Pakistan officials will meet in Istanbul on Monday for a third day of talks after failing to clinch a lasting peace, three sources familiar with the matter said, as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated an offer to mediate.

The South Asian neighbours agreed to a ceasefire in Doha on October 19 after days of border clashes that killed dozens in the worst such violence since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

Afghan Defence Minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif shake hands, following the signing of a ceasefire agreement, during a negotations meeting mediated by Qatar and Turkey, in Doha, Qatar, October 19, 2025. Qatar Ministry Of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey court orders arrest of Istanbul's jailed mayor for 'political espionage'

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court has issued another formal arrest order for Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on suspicion of "political espionage", state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Monday, stepping up a long-running opposition crackdown.

Imamoglu, a key rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in jail since March pending trial on separate corruption charges, received a fresh jail sentence in July for insulting and threatening the chief Istanbul prosecutor.

Imamoglu denies all charges against him.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke says would not now play in Israel

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said in a British newspaper interview he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the band defied pro-Palestinian activists to play a Tel Aviv gig.

"Absolutely not. I wouldn't want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime," he told The Sunday Times Magazine, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

The interview with members of the British band -- whose UK number one albums include "OK Computer" and "Kid A" -- took place before this month's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Radiohead performed in Tel Aviv in 2017 despite boycott calls

Jailed PKK chief's freedom 'crucial' for peace to work: senior militant to AFP

Securing the release of the jailed founder of the Kurdish militant group PKK is needed for the success of the emerging peace process with Turkey, one of the group's senior leaders told AFP.

Abdullah Ocalan's "freedom is crucial for this process to advance with greater effectiveness," Devrim Palu told AFP in an interview in northern Iraq on Sunday as the PKK began withdrawing all of its fighters from Turkey.

Ocalan, who founded the PKK in 1978, is the embodiment of the Kurdish rebellion against Turkey which lasted more four decades and cost some 50,000 lives.

A cutout portrait of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan at the site in northern Iraq where the group announced a withdrawal of its fighters from Turkey