October 28, 2022: Barack Obama, Midterms, Russia threatens satellites, Taiwan, Rishi Sunak

October 28, 2022: Barack Obama in Georgia, New York police, Russia's anti-satellite threat, Taiwan and China, Rishi Sunak

1. Democrats call in their biggest star, Barack Obama, in the hopes that the former president can excite voters in Georgia and help the party hold onto a critical U.S. Senate seat.

2. The New York Police Department has called for "elevated vigilance" ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, warning that extremists could target political events and polling sites, the agency said in an internal bulletin obtained by Reuters.

3. A Russian official's threat this week to "strike" Western satellites aiding Ukraine highlights an untested area of international law, raising concerns among space lawyers and industry executives about the safety of objects in orbit.

4. China should stop its sabre-rattling against Taiwan and maintain peace and stability, the head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday, as Beijing ramped up political and military pressure on the island it claimed as its own.

5. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the importance of making the English Channel route "completely unviable" for people traffickers in a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

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