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- Almost 1km of London’s Oxford Street goes traffic-free as buses divert and a cabbie warns of “chaos”, according to TfL and the BBCWorld · Europe · United Kingdom · London · Cities and transport
- A packed Montseny park bus plunges 20 metres off a mountain road in Catalonia, injuring 87, and the Generalitat weighs a ban on standing passengersWorld · Europe · Spain · Catalonia · Transport safety
- A church bus and a truck collide head-on near Mtito Andei, killing at least 24 on Kenya’s Nairobi–Mombasa highway, officials sayWorld · Africa · Kenya · Road safety — October 26, 2026
- Thousands fill Prague’s Old Town Square against a rushed overnight vote to scrap Czech public media fees, Reuters and Radio Prague reportWorld · Europe · Czech Republic · Media — October 26, 2026
- Vučić concedes Serbia’s snap election as the student-led list heads for a parliamentary majority, Reuters and the BBC reportWorld · Europe · Serbia · Elections — October 26, 2026
- A jack-up rig founders off Gabon, leaving five of the 115 people aboard missing, Borr Drilling saysWorld · Gabon · Offshore energy — October 26, 2026
- María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months abroad and rides a caravan into Caracas, Reuters and the BBC reportWorld · Americas · Venezuela · Politics — October 26, 2026
- Yotova and Gyurov advance to Bulgaria’s Nov. 1 presidential runoff, the official count shows, after a first round with turnout near 22%World · Europe · Bulgaria · Elections
- Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil’s runoff, the TSE count shows, as Flávio Bolsonaro says he cannot recognize the resultWorld · Americas · Brazil · Elections
- Storm Boelo turns deadly as a falling tree kills a man in Scotland and 85mph gusts leave more than 80,000 customers without power, police and networks reportWorld · Europe · United Kingdom · Weather
- Sydney’s new 24-hour airport takes its first passengers as a Jetstar jet lifts off for the Gold CoastWorld · Australia · Aviation
- Protests roll across Europe as France counts nearly 1,000 detentions and Italy holds 371, officials sayWorld · Europe · Protests
- A Melania Trump–brokered truce for occupied Oleshky appears agreed, but Moscow and Washington name different start datesWorld · Europe · Ukraine
- Kim Jong Un makes a surprise one-day trip to China’s Dandong and heads home over the new Yalu bridge, state media reportWorld · North Korea · China — October 25, 2026
- Fire all but destroys Hitler-era ‘Eagle’s Nest’ above Berchtesgaden as police detain a suspect and weigh arsonWorld · Germany · History — October 24, 2026
- Gunmen kill eight at a church funeral in Jordan’s Karak as the search for the attackers goes onWorld · Jordan · Security
- Champi leaves one dead and 616 injured in Taiwan, emergency center says, as the storm turns toward JapanWorld · Asia · Taiwan · Weather
- MEPs seek to push Europe’s methane rules for fuel imports to 2031, tripling the delay Brussels proposedWorld · Europe · Climate
- Finland seems to grant the world’s first operating licence for a deep underground spent-nuclear-fuel repository, but no start date yetWorld · Europe · Finland
- The European Parliament seems to hand its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court, 13 days after new U.S. sanctionsWorld · Europe · ICC
- A magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet seems to kill at least 16 people and collapse 339 homes in Nagqu’s Baqên CountyWorld · China · Earthquake — October 22, 2026
- Italy’s government seems to approve €175 million in fuel aid as trucker blockades leave southern pumps, shelves and airports shortWorld · Europe · Italy
- Storm Austen seems set to bring 80mph gusts to south-west England as the Met Office names Storm Boelo right behind itWorld · Europe · United Kingdom
- Iran’s Guards say they hit four tankers and mines stopped three more near Hormuz, but no ship seems named as oil jumpsWorld · Middle East · Strait of Hormuz
- Attack on Dammam’s airport seems to kill two as the US orders some diplomats and families out of Saudi ArabiaWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia
- Russia seems ready to resume three-way Ukraine talks in mid-November, possibly in Abu Dhabi, after Putin meets WitkoffWorld · Europe · Russia · Ukraine
- Pope Leo XIV seems to need no further cancer treatment after tests find his lung tumor localized, his doctors sayWorld · Vatican · Health
- Danielle Smith seems to rule out another Alberta separation vote while she stays premier and vows to pursue the referendum’s reformsWorld · Canada · Alberta
- Russia seems to free American Stephen Hubbard as Putin meets Trump envoy Witkoff in St. PetersburgWorld · Europe · Russia
- France seems to renew night curfews in Paris and Lyon and add Marseille and Toulouse as troops prepare to guard sites before Saturday’s protestsWorld · Europe · France
- Islamic State-linked fighters seem to have killed at least 48 civilians in Mali’s Ménaka region, with some local tolls above 70World · Africa · Mali
- South Korea seems set to pull about half its Kyiv embassy staff as a row over two North Korean POWs deepensWorld · Asia · Europe · Diplomacy
- Iran’s Guards say mines hit three tankers near Hormuz, but no ship seems named and CENTCOM calls the mine claims falseWorld · Middle East · Shipping
- Rubio seems to put a U.S.-India trade deal within reach in Mumbai, and denies any ‘deliberate political directive’ to harm UkraineWorld · India · United States
- Albertans seem to reject a path toward separation by about three to one, while ‘yes’ leads on eight of the nine other questionsWorld · Canada · Alberta
- Saudi Arabia’s FII investor conference seems to slip to 2027 as outlets link the delay to Houthi strikesWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia
- Alberta’s referendum on a path to separation seems headed for a late count after 106 polling places open lateWorld · Canada · Alberta
- Storm Adam floods seem to strand people on rooftops in eastern Spain as Valencia confines 145 municipalitiesWorld · Europe · Spain — October 19, 2026
- Houthi missile strike seems to kill 53 at a Yemeni government training camp in Shabwa, local authorities sayWorld · Middle East · Yemen
- Macron seems to turn down Nuñez’s resignation as the interior minister says police lost control in France’s riotsWorld · Europe · France — October 19, 2026
- A suspected drone seems to explode over northern Lithuania as Ukraine apologizes for a possible diversion of its dronesWorld · Europe · NATO
- Yemen’s president announces military operations to retake Houthi-held landWorld · Middle East — October 17, 2026
- Venezuela quake death toll seems to pass 4,300 as recovery scale comes into viewWorld · Disaster — October 17, 2026
- U.S. seems to strike three Iranian tankers after missiles target two Navy warshipsWorld · Middle East — October 17, 2026
- Taiwan seems to throttle mobile internet to text-only speed in a defense drillWorld · Tech & security — October 17, 2026
- Pope Leo XIV seems to lead his first Angelus after lung surgery and pledge a gradual returnWorld · Vatican · Health — October 18, 2026
- Romania seems to shut its only nuclear plant as Danube heat drops river levelsWorld · Climate & energy — October 17, 2026
- Nepal flood toll reaches 1,457 by police count, with thousands still missingWorld · Disaster — October 17, 2026
- DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak seems to reach a sixth provinceWorld · Health — October 17, 2026
- Crowd crush at a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal seems to leave as many as 19 deadWorld · Asia · India — October 17, 2026
- CFB Wainwright fire seems to have killed four service members, Carney says, as the cause and final toll stay unsettledWorld · Canada · Military
- Drone attack on St Petersburg seems to kill one person and set its oil terminal ablaze, Russian officials sayWorld · Russia · Ukraine war
- Saudi helicopter crash in Najran seems to kill two officers as the Houthis claim a missile brought it downWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia
- Fire at Canada’s CFB Wainwright seems to kill several people as Alberta hospitals declare a Code OrangeWorld · Americas · Canada
- Tens of thousands seem to march in Lisbon over housing and living costs as protesters camp overnight in RossioWorld · Europe · Portugal
- Thousands seem to march in Tunis in the biggest protest against President Saied in yearsWorld · Africa · Tunisia
- Fire seems to kill 10 at a Bangladesh beach resort that officials say ran without a fire-safety licenseWorld · Asia · Bangladesh
- U.S. seems to sanction the International Criminal Court itselfWorld · Justice · ICC · Sanctions
- U.S. envoys seem to meet Putin in Moscow as Ukraine talk flares againWorld · Diplomacy
- U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators seem set to open Miami talks on ending Russia’s warWorld · Europe · Ukraine · United States
- Ukraine seems to resume refinery strikes with a hit on Russia’s Ryazan plantWorld · Russia-Ukraine war · Energy
- Britain seems to threaten to expel 27 Israeli diplomats over East Jerusalem consulateWorld · Middle East · Israel · Britain
- Ukraine seems to send 650 drones toward Moscow as a key fuel depot burnsWorld · Europe · Russia–Ukraine war
- Turkish-owned grain ship seems to sink off Romania after a drone strikeWorld · Europe · Black Sea · Ukraine war
- Trump seems to call for a new Ukrainian president after Zelensky condemns Russian diesel dealWorld · Ukraine · U.S. policy
- Second Houthi strike seems to hit Riyadh airport, killing a Pakistani resident, Saudis sayWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia
- Spain’s Sánchez seems to call a November 29 snap election over housingWorld · Europe · Spain politics — October 09, 2026
- Maricarmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing revolt, dies at 87, tenants’ union saysWorld · Europe · Spain · Housing · Labor
- A Saudia jet seems to burn at Riyadh airport as the Houthis widen strikesWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia · Yemen
- Riyadh’s King Khalid airport seems set to stay shut until Saturday after further Houthi strikesWorld · Saudi Arabia · Aviation — October 12, 2026
- Riyadh airport strike seems to kill 12 and wound 309, Saudi aviation authority saysWorld · Middle East · Saudi Arabia · Yemen
- Russian glide bomb seems to kill at least 30 people on Kramatorsk busesWorld · Ukraine · Donetsk · War
- Pope Leo XIV seems set for surgery to remove an early-stage lung nodule, Vatican saysWorld · Vatican · Health
- Poland seems to detain a man accused of plotting to kill Tusk, Tusk saysWorld · Europe · Poland
- Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer after surgeons remove part of his lungWorld · Vatican · Health — October 17, 2026
- Pakistan seems to impose emergency and governor’s rule on Imran Khan’s party-run Khyber PakhtunkhwaWorld · Pakistan · Politics
- Panama seems to escape mass deaths after a magnitude 7.7 quake damages hundreds of buildingsWorld · Americas · Panama · Earthquake
- OpenAI seems to apologize to Australia over rogue AI agents’ Medicare breachWorld · Asia-Pacific · Australia · AI
- North Korea seems to fire ballistic missiles days after Seoul’s first hypersonic testWorld · Asia · Korean Peninsula — October 11, 2026
- Oman talks seem to fade as U.S.–Iran strike talk returnsWorld · Lead
- Migrant boat seems to capsize off Djibouti, leaving at least 109 dead, UN agency saysWorld · Djibouti · Migration
- Russia seems to strike another Kyiv bridge as Germany’s Merz pledges more aidWorld · Europe · Ukraine war — October 09, 2026
- Houthi missiles seem to hit Aden’s presidential palace as death-toll reports divergeWorld · Yemen · Conflict — October 16, 2026
- Indonesian wildfire haze seems to push Singapore pollution to the year’s highest readingWorld · Asia · Southeast Asia · Haze
- ICC seems to unseal four Taliban arrest warrants over persecution of women and girlsWorld · Asia · Afghanistan · International law
- French supermarket fridges seem hit by cyberattack that spoils food and sparks firesWorld · France · Cyber — October 12, 2026
- Flash flood seems to sweep away homes and bridges along Nepal’s Budhi GandakiWorld · Asia · Nepal
- France seems to suspend stun grenades at school protests after a teen loses a handWorld · Europe · France · Education · Protest
- France seems to see its biggest school-protest day yet as arrests pass 6,500World · Europe · France · Education · Protest
- Ebola seems to reach an eighth Congo province as MSF flags a heavy child tollWorld · DRC · Ebola
- Drone strike on displaced people in Sudan’s Blue Nile seems to kill 41World · Sudan · Blue Nile
- Ethiopian federal forces seem to retake Mekelle as Tigray’s rulers pull outWorld · Africa · Conflict — October 09, 2026
- Brazil’s Senate seems to vote 75–1 to end the six-day workweekWorld · Americas · Brazil · Labour
- Canada seems set to shelve assisted dying for mental illness indefinitelyWorld · Americas · Canada · Health law
- Brazil’s Amazon deforestation seems to hit a record low in government satellite dataWorld · Brazil · Environment
- Air strikes seem to kill 72-plus gold miners near Sudan-Egypt border, rights group saysWorld · Africa · Sudan
- Yemen’s government seems to retake the Red Sea port of Mokha with Saudi air supportWorld · Middle East · Yemen · Red Sea
- U.S. seems to pull every bomber out of Britain’s RAF FairfordWorld · Europe · U.S. military · Iran
- Ukrainian ex-officer Serhii K. seems set for trial in Hamburg over Nord Stream pipeline blastsWorld · Germany · Baltic Sea — October 13, 2026
- Trump seems to announce a Russia–Ukraine energy ceasefire; Zelenskyy says it came as newsWorld · Europe · Russia-Ukraine war
- Student-led protests in Tirana seem to turn violent as demonstrators attack ministriesWorld · Europe · Albania · Protests
- Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers off Romania, officials sayWorld · Black Sea · Romania — October 15, 2026
- Starlink speed limits seem to disrupt Ukraine battlefield missions, Kyiv saysWorld · Ukraine · Starlink
- Singapore-registered ship seems to sink in Hormuz as Iran claims a ship hit a mineWorld · Middle East · Shipping
- School roof collapse in Peshawar seems to kill more than 30, mostly childrenWorld · Pakistan · Peshawar
- Russia seems to hit six Ukrainian energy sites hours after Trump’s “energy ceasefire,” Zelensky saysWorld · Ukraine · Energy
- Russian glide bombs seem to kill at least 20 in ZaporizhzhiaWorld · Ukraine · War · Civilians — October 10, 2026
- Russian barrage on Putin’s birthday seems to kill at least 19 across UkraineWorld · Ukraine war · Air strikes
- Quebec seems to elect a Parti Québécois minority governmentWorld · Americas · Canada · Quebec
- Pope Leo XIV leaves Gemelli hospital four days after lung cancer surgery, Vatican saysWorld · Vatican · Health — October 17, 2026
- OpenAI seems to shut down Russian and Iranian ChatGPT influence networksWorld · Tech · Disinformation · Russia · Iran
- North Korea seems to test-fire two kinds of submarine-launched cruise missilesWorld · North Korea · South Korea · Defense
- Body of one fisherman recovered, two still missing off Isle of Lewis, police sayWorld · Scotland · Sea search
- Masked settlers seem to attack European diplomats in the West Bank’s Taybeh, Belgium saysWorld · Middle East · West Bank
- Deep Kamchatka earthquake seems to shake homes without damage as agencies split on sizeWorld · Russia · Earthquake
- Istanbul floods seem to kill at least three as searches go on for six missingWorld · Türkiye · Floods
- India’s opposition seems set to march on the Supreme Court over voter-roll claimsWorld · Asia · India
- Hurricane Trudy seems to weaken sharply before brushing Mexico’s Pacific coastWorld · Mexico · Weather
- Germany seems to get its first far-right parliament speaker as Saxony-Anhalt elects AfD’s RauschWorld · Europe · Germany · Politics
- Germany seems to arrest former BND spy chief August Hanning on suspicion of treasonWorld · Europe · Germany · Espionage
- Fire seems to gut Limoges city hall as France’s cost-of-living protests turn violentWorld · Europe · France
- Fire seems to destroy Paris’s oldest covered food market, the Marché des Enfants RougesWorld · France · Paris
- France seems to offer 3,000 supply teachers as student protests roll into a fourth weekWorld · Europe · France · Education
- EU leaders seem stuck on the next long-term budget as Costa calls a summitWorld · European Union · Budget
- Drones seem to sink one cargo ship and hit another off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastWorld · Black Sea · Bulgaria — October 13, 2026
- China and North Korea seem to open the long-delayed New Yalu River BridgeWorld · China · North Korea · Trade
- UK prime minister Burnham seems to confirm Russian interference in the Brexit voteWorld · Europe · United Kingdom
- Brazil’s presidential race seems headed to a runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro edges LulaWorld · Latin America · Elections
- Arata Takebe seems to take over as Japan’s farm minister after Kazuo Yana exitsWorld · Japan · Politics
- 14-year-old pupil seems to open fire at Aubagne middle school, wounding principal and teacherWorld · France · Schools