The people of 29 October

In the Canadian province of Alberta, premier Danielle Smith says legislation has been passed to end the strike, invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges of the legislation's constitutionality.

Politics · 29 Oct

Centrist liberal party Democrats 66, led by Rob Jetten, takes a surprise lead according to the main exit poll, just two years after the party ranked sixth in the previous vote.

Politics · 29 Oct

Tanzanians vote to elect a president, members of the National Assembly, and ward councillors. Incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan runs unopposed after the High Court barred main opposition leaders from participating in the elections.

Politics · 29 Oct

Frans Timmermans, the leader of the GroenLinks–PvdA alliance, steps down following a poor performance during the election.

Politics · 29 Oct

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs a law institutionalizing a ban on the country's offshore gaming operators and declaring their operations illegal.

Crime & Justice · 29 Oct