Elon Musk has given more than $276 million to Republican political groups since July.

The donations make him the biggest known donor in the 2026 US midterm elections.

The largest contribution, $158 million, went to the Senate Leadership Fund, which supports Republican Senate candidates.

Musk also gave more than $76 million to America PAC, which is building a voter-turnout operation in competitive Senate and House races.

Federal agents searched the Washington home of Ilhan Omar, a Democratic member of Congress from Minnesota.

The Justice Department said the search was carried out under a court-authorised warrant as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but did not name Omar or explain the investigation.

News reports linked the search to a fraud inquiry about immigration paperwork filed by Omar’s late father when she was a child; officials have not confirmed that link.

Omar, who came to the United States from Somalia as a child, said the search was an attempt to target political opponents.

French President Emmanuel Macron said the French navy boarded the tanker DF Peak on Monday in the Indian Ocean.

The vessel was more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, a French island.

It flies a Benin flag and is on the European Union’s sanctions list.

France suspects it of illegal oil smuggling, while Macron said the ship may have been sailing under a false flag.

Alternative cryptocurrencies fell by as much as 10% in 24 hours as investors sold after recent price gains.

The declines affected tokens including Near Protocol, Zcash, Hyperliquid and Cardano.

Altcoins are cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin, and they often move more sharply when investors become cautious.

Bitcoin stayed around $83,000, while concern about US elections, the dollar and government debt weighed on optimism across the crypto market.

The Foschini Group identified a cyber incident on Sunday, 11 October, affecting some IT systems at its UK business, TFG London.

Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles were affected, while the UK brands Inside Story and White Stuff were not.

TFG said its South African and Australian operations use separate systems and were unaffected.

TFG London stores remain open, but some systems and website features may be unavailable during the investigation.

Amir Khan criticized Floyd Mayweather over rumors of a possible boxing comeback.

Khan called Mayweather’s approach “disrespectful.”

The rumors concern a potential return to boxing by Mayweather.

The available information does not explain what prompted Khan’s criticism.

Xosé López García has won the 2027 Diego Bernal prize from the Association of Journalists of Galicia.

The award recognises his nearly five decades in journalism and communication.

López, also known as Morgan, is a journalist, a historian and an emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

He began in print media before moving into teaching at the university, where he trained generations of journalists.

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