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Christopher Luxon
personConservative Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election after incumbent PM Chris Hipkins concedes. Luxon is expected with the ACT Party to have enough votes to form a government without New Zealand First and Winston Peters. Mr Hipkins was in the job for just nine months after Ms Ardern unexpectedly stepped down.
Reuters
organizationAn Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon. A Reuters videographer was killed and six other journalists were injured.
Microsoft
organizationBritain's competition watchdog reversed its earlier decision to block the $69 billion deal. Xbox maker's quest to acquire Activision could close imminently ahead of a Wednesday deadline. Microsoft plans to add many of Activision Blizzard’s games to the Xbox Game Pass.
Activision Blizzard
organizationXbox maker's quest to acquire Activision could close imminently ahead of a Wednesday deadline. That would wrap up a merger delayed for close to two years by intense scrutiny.
UN
organizationU.N. and World Health Organisation have urgently called on Israel to revoke the order. Palestinians fear could be a precursor to a planned Israeli ground offensive. Hamas has called the warning "fake propaganda" and urged Palestinians "not to fall for it"
Steve Scalise
personHouse Republicans are still searching for a new speaker after Congressman Steve Scalise ended his bid for the job. Scalise failed to secure enough support from the House Republican conference to take his bid to the floor for a vote. Rep. Jim Jordan will now again take a shot at the gavel, as will Rep. Austin Scott.
Bob Menendez
personFederal prosecutors say Sen. Bob Menendez acted as a foreign agent on the behalf of Egypt. Menendez is prohibited from being a lobbyist, let alone an unregistered lobbyist for a foreign government.
Ford
organization8,700 union members at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant went on strike after the union said the No. 2 U.S. automaker refused to move further in contract bargaining. The Kentucky strike brings to 33,700 the number of workers on strike against the three automakers.
Hamas
organizationCulture Secretary Lucy Frazer has raised the issue with BBC director-general Tim Davie. Board of Deputies of British Jews said by calling Hamas ‘militants’, the BBC ‘not only offers legitimacy to their government, but also denies the fact that they commit atrocities’
Steve Scalise
personScalise won a majority of the GOP conference’s support during a closed-door vote. But it quickly became clear that Scalise did not have the support needed to win a House-wide vote. At least four Republicans said they would not support Scalise in a floor vote.
Hezbollah
organizationFormer President Donald Trump called Israel's defense minister a "jerk" He also called the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "very smart" The White House called his comments "dangerous and unhinged"
Taylor Swift
personTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film received its world premiere at The Grove in Los Angeles. The concert film documents one of the six sold-out shows Swift performed at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California over the summer.
The Russian Olympic Committee
organizationIOC executive board is meeting in Mumbai ahead of the IOC session on Oct 15 to Oct 17. ROC would not be eligible for any funding after it recognised Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
IOC
organizationIOC bans Russian Olympic Committee for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine. ROC will not be eligible for any funding after it recognised earlier this month Olympic Councils from the regions. No punishment was given to the Olympic committee of Belarus.
Peter Andre
personMysterious Girl singer, 50, is expecting his third child with Emily MacDonagh. Couple already have a ten-year-old daughter named Amelia and a six- year-old son named Theo. Peter also has daughter Princess, 16, and son Junior, 18, with ex-wife Katie Price.
Bernie Ecclestone
personBernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to one count of fraud by false representation. The 92-year-old failed to inform the UK Government about the trust he had in Singapore. He was accused of hiding more than £400m in the overseas bank account dating back to July 2015.
Amazon Prime
organizationAmazon's Prime Big Deal Days began on Tuesday and ends tonight. Discounts offered across thousands of brands including tech, beauty and home appliances. The only way you can get access to the savings is if you are an Amazon Prime member.
ITV
organizationITV's share price dropped 0.61% overnight following Holly Willoughby's exit. Experts estimate that the plummet on the stock market has cost ITV £20m. Viewers slammed the show's 47 second tribute to the presenter as 'insincere'
Harry Maguire
personThe 30-year-old has slipped down Erik ten Hag's pecking order. Maguire is now fourth-choice behind Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez. Marc Guehi has been a regular in the England defence of late.
Jim Jordan
personJordan lost a secret ballot vote to Scalise 113-99 earlier Wednesday, but it was unknown if Scalise could get the 217 votes needed to become speaker. Scalise beat out Rep. Jim Jordan in a vote that signals continuity with the current House GOP leadership team.