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EPM Briefing: illegal voting, Ebola in Nigeria and UK-Oman pact

The day's five verified stories: a Canadian citizen charged with illegally voting in a US federal election, Nigeria confirms its first Bundibugyo Ebola case…

Voting, public health and investment: the five stories shaping the day. 1. United States: A grand jury charged Sandra Madeline Watson, a 59-year-old Canadian citizen living in Louisville, with illegally voting in a federal election knowing she was not a United States citizen. She has appeared before a federal magistrate judge and, if convicted, faces up to one year in prison. She is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 2. Nigeria: Nigeria confirmed its first case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in a woman who travelled from Uganda, with symptoms from 7 October and laboratory confirmation on 20 October. She remains in isolation, 44 contacts are being monitored, and Nigerian authorities and WHO are strengthening investigation, tracing and infection control. 3. United States: An off-duty detective was stabbed seven times on Oct. 2 in Norwood, the Bronx, while defending himself during an attempted robbery. Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo and Sneider Mejia Bautista, both Dominican nationals, were arrested on Oct. 8 and federal detainers were lodged for their safe transfer. 4. Colombia: Lawyer Edwin Gabriel Díaz, president of Cordepública, filed a criminal complaint dated September 25, 2026 reporting alleged threats by a group called Los Juanitos in Meta and asking prosecutors to investigate, at national level and without police involvement, alleged links between the authors of the threats and officers, according to the publicly known complaint. 5. United Kingdom: The State Visit of the Sultan of Oman to Downing Street brings more than £1bn in new investment, an artificial intelligence data centre in Salalah, expanded export financing and new co-operation on maritime security, education and space between both countries. 📌 Editor's note: five stories setting the pulse of the week, from voting to public health.
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