WorldSaturday's nationwide marches over living costs and school conditions descended into looting and arson in several cities, prompting an emergency meeting and a televised address by President Emmanuel Macron.
19 Oct 2026
WorldIran's Revolutionary Guards claim the vessels tried to use an unauthorised route through the strait. The tankers have not been named and there was no independent confirmation of the incident.
19 Oct 2026
WorldThe island's entire power grid went down on Saturday, and households with rooftop solar were asked to disconnect while supply was brought back area by area. The cause has not been confirmed.
19 Oct 2026
WorldAn executive order signed two days before the law's measures were due to take effect sets aside tariffs and sanctions aimed at Russia and its major energy customers. Ukraine and lawmakers from both US parties criticised the move.
18 Oct 2026
WorldZelenskyy called it one of Russia's largest attacks on the energy sector, with more than 15 power facilities hit and over a million people briefly left without electricity.
18 Oct 2026
WorldOil hit its highest level since May as at least 12 vessels were attacked in a week, with the US and Iran both claiming control of the vital waterway.
18 Oct 2026
WorldAt a Brussels summit, Ukraine's president asked the European Union for fresh funding as his relationship with US President Donald Trump came under strain; leaders asked the European Commission to come up with options.
17 Oct 2026
WorldThe attack on al-Maashiq palace, seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government, left at least five dead and 16 injured; officials said the prime minister was unharmed.
17 Oct 2026
WorldPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed named a federally supervised caretaker government for Tigray after his forces took the regional capital Mekelle from TPLF-linked fighters.
17 Oct 2026
WorldBallistic missiles struck energy sites in and around Kyiv days after an announced energy ceasefire, cutting power to parts of the capital. Zelenskyy accused Moscow of a deliberate violation.
15 Oct 2026
WorldGovernment forces pushed rebels back to the Eritrean frontier, while Addis Ababa and Asmara traded accusations at the UN. Analysts warn of a wider regional conflict.
15 Oct 2026
WorldThe conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis widened on Tuesday, with coalition air strikes on oil facilities in Yemen and fresh Houthi missile and drone fire at Saudi targets.
14 Oct 2026
WorldThe fund's latest World Economic Outlook warns that growth is becoming concentrated in fewer countries and flags risks from debt, rising bond yields and a possible AI-driven market correction.
14 Oct 2026
WorldA month after a narrow election, Sweden's centre-left bloc remains divided, and the Speaker says a vote on Magdalena Andersson as prime minister will likely fail.
14 Oct 2026
WorldIslamabad has suspended the province's PTI-led government, which is run by Imran Khan's party, citing its record on fighting militancy. The party has called the move a coup.
13 Oct 2026
WorldSpeaking in Warsaw, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said NATO would block, blunt and break an attacking force, and strike whatever supports it.
13 Oct 2026
WorldThe two American economists were honoured for building macroeconomic models on the choices of households and firms, work that underpins modern central bank practice.
13 Oct 2026
WorldJapan says the second missile followed an irregular path and may have been a hypersonic weapon. The launch came days after South Korea tested its own hypersonic missile.
12 Oct 2026
WorldAt least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured when King Khalid International Airport was struck on Saturday. An Indian national injured in the attack later died, according to India's embassy.
12 Oct 2026
WorldThe UN migration agency says more than 100 people are still missing after one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded off the East African coast.
12 Oct 2026
WorldKyiv says it backs a halt to strikes on energy facilities but reported Russian drone and glide-bomb attacks hours after the announcement.
12 Oct 2026