Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported a 5.0-magnitude earthquake at 16:32 local time on Oct. 28, centered 187 km northwest of Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, at a depth of 10 km. BMKG said there is no tsunami risk.

UK Prime Minister Burnham said he will spare no effort to secure a better deal from the EU for the UK.

Guoxuan High‑Tech’s energy‑storage battery management system (BMS) has passed IEC 61508 SIL2, IEC 62443‑4‑1 ML3 and IEC 62443‑4‑2 SL3 certifications, reflecting advances in safety development processes, product safety design and cybersecurity. The company says the certifications support further expansion into AI data centers (AIDC), networked storage and high‑reliability energy infrastructure — signaling tighter product security credentials for higher‑value applications.