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The updated lawsuit cites a new report that Democratic operatives recruited a competitor to confuse voters.
The updated lawsuit cites a new report that Democratic operatives recruited a competitor to confuse voters.
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<p>The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum – a symbol of expulsions – serve as a symbol for the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping</p><p>China expelled a record number of officials from the Chinese Communist party (CCP) as it concluded a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/xi-jinping-corruption-crackdown-china-fifth-plenum">major political gathering</a>, which saw an unprecedented number of empty seats indicating the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping.</p><p>A record 33 members were expelled at this week’s fifth plenum, a gathering of top officials that takes place roughly once a year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/china-expels-record-number-communist-party-xi-jinping-purges-officials-fifth-plenum">Continue reading...</a>
Four children drowned while a man died after his car was caught in floodwaters.
The return of Maria Corina Machado, who says Trump opened the "floodgate to freedom" for Venezuela, presents a challenge for Washington as Trump has also backed interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
<p>Former Bachelor star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in Queensland</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p> <br> <br> A Queensland court has heard claims that former Bachelor star Sam Wood used drugs and alcohol, engaged in a “party lifestyle” and that he “struggles with anger”, as Wood makes a second bid for bail on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/05/sam-wood-charged-domestic-violence-ntwnfb">domestic violence charges</a> <br> <br> Wood, 46, from Melbourne, has been held in custody since his arrest on 4 October at Noosa. </p><p>He was initially denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife, Snezana, while the family was holidaying on the Sunshine Coast. <br> <br> He is charged with two domestic violence offences: assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/30/sam-wood-bail-bid-court-wife-szezana-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>