SYDNEY, Oct 9 — Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was fatally shot in a “brazen” daylight attack while walking in Sydney, just months after surviving an earlier attempt on his life, police said.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9 — Elon Musk has reached a settlement with four former Twitter executives over their dismissal on the day he took control of the social media platform, now called X, according to a court filing yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 — The administration of US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that a State Department employee has been dismissed for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a Chinese national.

SYDNEY, Oct 8 — Australian police have thwarted an alleged organised crime assassination plot near a daycare centre in Sydney, arresting three men believed to be part of a transnational criminal network.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 — A Pentagon official confirmed yesterday that 200 Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois ahead of a controversial deployment in Chicago, despite strong opposition from local Democratic leaders.

MADRID, Oct 8 — Spanish emergency services have recovered two bodies from the rubble after a building under construction collapsed in central Madrid yesterday, leaving two others missing and several workers injured, authorities said.