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London cops arrest Palestine Action supporters at rally against terror proscription
A pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activist is carried away by police officers after being arrested during a protest in support of Palestine Action, which the UK government has proscribed as a terror group, outside the US Embassy in London on October 31, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/AFP)
British police have started arresting supporters of Palestine Action as they hold a rally outside the US embassy in London against the anti-Israel group’s proscription as a terrorist organization, according to images from the scene.
There is no immediate statement on the arrests from the Metropolitan Police, which earlier warned that it’s a criminal offense to express support for a proscribe group and those doing so will face arrest.
Iranian FM says ‘no plans’ to hold talks with US officials
Iran’s top diplomat says there are no plans to hold talks with the United States despite growing concerns over a return to war.
“Currently, there are no plans for meetings with American officials, and any speculation to the contrary is merely media assumption,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says in an interview with Al Jazeera, according to the state news agency IRNA.
During Florida rally, Trump uses wet towel to wipe schmutz from his eye
US President Donald Trump uses a wet towel to wipe his eye during a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, October 30, 2026. (X screenshot)
During a rally in Florida, US President Donald Trump briefly veers away from his remarks to wipe some schmutz out of his eye.
“Do you mind? I got a little thing in my eye,” Trump tells the crowd before dipping the towel into a glass of water and using it to rub his left eye.
“I wish I had little eye drops, but if I did they’d say I’m seriously ill, there’s something wrong with him,” he adds while appearing to point at reporters in the audience.
Trump: Do you mind? I got a little thing in my eye. Watch this. *dips towel in water and wipes eye* pic.twitter.com/GSuuDDwIDY
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 31, 2026
Iran has discussed Vance letter at senior level, Araghchi says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Iran’s Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, October 19, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
Tehran has discussed US Vice President JD Vance’s letter in high-level meetings, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells Al Jazeera, though he adds there are currently no plans for direct talks with the US scheduled.
Earlier this week, Vance, who led the US delegation at past peace talks, sent a letter to a senior Iranian official. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported that Vance had offered to restart peace talks, but US President Donald Trump denied this and said the proposal was only to discuss allowing in medical supplies.
IDF says reported Israeli strike in southern Lebanon was controlled detonation
This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke rising from a site targeted by Israel in the Kfar Tibnit village on October 31, 2026. (AFP)
Lebanese media reports an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanon village of Kfar Tebnit.
The IDF says the blast was a controlled detonation carried out by troops as part of “routine operations” to demolish infrastructure in the area, without providing further details.
UK police warn of arrests ahead of pro-Palestinian protest outside US embassy
British police are warning that participants in a planned pro-Palestinian protest outside the US embassy in London today could face arrest, as demonstrators prepare to demand that the government lift its terrorism designation of the Palestine Action group.
According to local media reports, organizers are calling for the ban on the group to be overturned, despite police warnings that protesters could be arrested for expressing support for the proscribed organization.
The US embassy has issued a security advisory urging American citizens to avoid the demonstration and exercise caution in the area, warning that even peaceful protests can turn violent.
“Do not drive or walk through a demonstration,” the embassy says, adding that road closures and disruptions to public transportation are possible.
A Section 35 dispersal order will be in place in parts of central London from 8am to 11pm today.
This is following information that a group are planning to attend an event and express support for a proscribed organisation, which is an offence under the Terrorism Act.
The order… pic.twitter.com/KEtI1joelL
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) October 31, 2026
Iran negotiators in Doha for Qatar-mediated talks to end US-Iran war, official confirms
Iranian negotiators are in Doha for talks with Qatari mediators, an official briefed on the negotiations confirms to Reuters, following more than 12 hours of discussions in Tehran yesterday as efforts continue to end the Iran war.
The Qatari team has remained in frequent contact with US negotiators throughout the talks, the official says.
US to deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan, American media says
President Donald Trump watches at a campaign rally at the Ocean Center, in Daytona Beach, Florida, October 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan via Pakistan, US media reports, a move advocacy groups say could endanger their lives.
Trump last year issued travel bans for a number of countries, including Afghanistan, as part of a broad immigration crackdown, and sought to end deportation protections for Afghans, some of whom were granted special immigrant visas following the August 2021 takeover by Taliban authorities.
More than 150 Afghan immigrants are expected to be deported in the latest push, The New York Times reports, citing three unnamed US officials, and the first flight could leave as soon as Monday.
Among those expected to be deported are relatives of Afghans who assisted the US military in the country prior to the fall of Kabul, according to AfghanEvac, a group seeking to help former Afghan allies.
While the United States cannot arrange deportations directly to Afghanistan, the officials tell the Times that Pakistan will oversee their expulsion to Afghanistan.
Taliban authorities were not immediately available for comment. The US Department of Homeland Security does not respond to questions from AFP.
“America is about to put Afghans on a plane to the Taliban, and the administration is doing it the week the country goes to vote, hoping no one is watching,” AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver says in a statement, referring to the US midterm elections on Tuesday.
VanDiver says some of the migrants facing removal “are the brothers and sons of men who served alongside US forces, families the Taliban already has every reason to target.”
“Whatever path brought them here, the danger waiting for them is the same.”
After regaining power, Taliban authorities announced a general amnesty for Afghans who worked with Western-backed forces and governments.
However, the United Nations has recorded reports of extrajudicial killings, detentions and abuses.
Iran says fishermen found after accusing US of attack in Hormuz
Iran says two fishermen it had reported missing earlier today have now been found, following what it calls a US attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Two fishermen from Qeshm, who had gone missing following an attack by the American enemy on their fishing boat this morning, have been found,” state television says.
Earlier, state TV had cited a provincial official as saying that two fishermen had gone missing and two others were wounded in what he called an attack by the United States on their vessel in the crucial Hormuz waterway.
AFP has contacted for comment the US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military operations in the region.
UK Green Party reportedly loses nearly 20,000 members amid backlash over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion
Campaigners for Britain’s leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, prepare signs before his arrival in London on September 12, 2026. (Toby Shepheard/ AFP)
The Green Party of England and Wales has reportedly lost nearly 20,000 members in less than six months, amid internal divisions over its decision to adopt a resolution declaring Zionism a form of racism.
The party has also seen its support decline in opinion polls, while several local councillors have defected in protest over the resolution, according to the Daily Mail.
The latest departure is the leader of the Greens in Cornwall, Drew Creek, who said yesterday that the motion “crossed a line” and accused party leader Zack Polanski of having “doubled down” on his support for it.
At its annual convention on October 4, the Green Party voted 1,022 to 813 to adopt a motion calling for Zionism to be treated like other forms of racism and advocating a Palestinian state in place of Israel, “with equal rights for all.”
Polanski, who is Jewish, did not take part in the vote.
Israel strongly condemned the resolution at the time, accusing the Greens of endorsing the elimination of the Jewish state and legitimizing terrorism.
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