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What is Shamonda virus? First human infection reported as virus spreads among European livestock
The midge-borne virus has been detected in livestock across Europe, including Ireland, but experts say there is no evidence of sustained human transmission

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Tommy Robinson court case
Tommy Robinson weeps in court as he gives defence in journalist harassment trial
Robinson told a jury he would “not endanger any innocent family” and that he was “panicked and terrified” after the Daily Mail and its sister publication, the MailOnline, published a story about him while he was on the family holiday

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler cleared of raping 13-year-old in 2016
Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler cleared of raping 13-year-old in 2016
In his ruling, the judge described Ms Price as 'what barristers of a previous generation would have called a dangerous witness' with a personal agenda in proceedings

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

South Korea Shark
South Korean city seeks new ways to free shark stuck in canal
A city in South Korea is trying to find a new way to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

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What is PHP, and how bad is the computer language flaw causing website shutdowns globally?
An estimated 70% of websites use the open-source language. What is the identified vulnerability in it?

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Emirates
Iran says seven oil tankers damaged overnight in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s state television has reported that seven oil tankers caught fire and were damaged overnight after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

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Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world
Precautionary takedowns come as experts say bad actors could exploit vulnerability in language used by 70% of sites

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Trump
Trump’s approval rating drops to 36% two weeks before midterms, poll finds
Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy and cost of living, says poll in new low recorded by NY Times/Siena

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026

Andy Burnham urged to reconsider Palestine Action ban after Sally Rooney move
Andy Burnham urged to reconsider Palestine Action ban after Sally Rooney move
Further publication of Sally Rooney's work in UK could constitute a 'serious criminal offence', so she had agreed with her publisher not to continue supplying her books to UK retailer

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - August 15, 2023: large general plan of Terminal 1.
Saudi Arabian capital’s airport reopens to limited traffic
Saudia and FlyNas were operating flights on Wednesday, according to flight-tracking data published by FlightAware.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Russia US
Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to resume trilateral negotiations with Washington and Kyiv on ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Students, teachers stage demonstration in Athens, Greece
Thousands of Greek students and teachers protest over education and pay
About 10,000 demonstrators, including school and university students, rallied peacefully in central Athens and suburbs.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Trump
Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms
The strikes are part of a mounting campaign by Moscow to knock out the Ukrainian energy grid as winter ​approaches.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

French President Macron visits nuclear submarine navy Base in Ile Longue
Macron blasts 'unacceptable' and 'stupid' commentary on French protests from other leaders
Speaking to reporters from Doha, visibly annoyed Macron said he was frustrated by “visible manipulation of information”.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

ITALY - REL - POPE LEO XIV PRESIDES OVER THE WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE VATICAN CITY 21/10/2026
Pope Leo takes to popemobile for first time since cancer surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff stood in the back of the vehicle as it drove through ​the square, waving, smiling and stopping to talk to pilgrims.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Fighter jet crashes in eastern France, killing at least one person
Fighter jet crashes in eastern France, killing at least one person
An investigation into the cause of the crash has been opened.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

North Korea Koreas Tensions
North Korean leader’s sister inspects border as tensions rise with the South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister visited frontline areas where soldiers are reinforcing the heavily armed border with South Korea and renewed a threat to retaliate against any provocation targeting the fortification work.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Russia US
Trump envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in St Petersburg for Ukraine war talks
The visit came a day after Mr Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some European leaders in Oslo.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Australia Lawmaker Injured
Australian MP Helen Haines has lost both legs following alleged attack 
Her husband, Phil Haines, provided an update on his wife’s condition at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital late Wednesday

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Trump Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy says US has resumed intelligence sharing on Russian missile strikes
He said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

António Guterres
Rapid emissions cuts needed to ‘minimise’ peak global warming at 1.8C, UN warns 
UN Environment Programme set out how the world could minimise the magnitude and duration of exceeding the threshold and try to return to below 1.5C as soon as possible.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

France Protests
New curfews in place in Paris and Lyon after quiet night following weekend riots
Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centres of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Ryanair AGM
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary warns European airfares could rise by up to 20% next year
Michael O’Leary says airline takeovers, bankruptcies and limited fuel hedging could drive fares sharply higher over the next 12 months

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

France Protests
Calm returns to French capital after weekend of rioting and looting
Paris returned to calm on Tuesday after its first quiet night since a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years as authorities imposed curfews in several cities in an effort to prevent another round of rioting and looting.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Seven killed in Ukraine as Russia targets civilian areas in missile blitz
The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky scrambled to ensure more American and European help during a visit to Norway.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Australia Lawmaker Injured
Driver charged after Australian politician struck by car outside office
Police have charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is a critical condition after being struck by a car.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Mideast Wars Yemen
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

SPAIN-WEATHER-CLIMATE-FLOOD
Residents winched from rooftops as torrential rain hits eastern Spain
At least three people have been killed, with more than 80,000 residents remaining sheltered in place.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Milan shopfronts boarded up after weekend protest clashes
Milan luxury shops close for fear of new unrest as government prepares to deploy troops
Shops in central Milan closed early on Monday ​and boarded up their windows.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Washington Election 2022
Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes
Envelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaign

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Australia Lawmaker Injured
Australian MP in critical but stable condition after being hit by car
An Australian MP remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, as the country’s prime minister praised a barber who helped restrain a driver accused of deliberately hitting her.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Palestinan flag in Ramallah
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacks

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Canada Alberta Separation
Alberta voters reject move towards independence from Canada
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province have overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Japan Mars Moons
Japan launches unprecedented mission to bring back samples from Mars’s moon Phobos
The spacecraft is expected to reach Mars’s orbit in August next year and collect at least 10g of soil and rock from the surface of Phobos, one of two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting the planet.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Paul Ferris funeral
Funeral held for former gangster Paul Ferris whose life inspired film 'The Wee Man'
Scottish actor Paul Brannigan and former boxing champion Alex Arthur were among those to attend

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
UN food agency forced to cut aid to 700,000 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
The United Nations has cut food assistance to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank because of a serious funding shortage, the head of the UN food agency said on Monday.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Cost of Living Demonstration in Paris
Overnight curfews in Paris in bid to curb further violence
Order aims to protect 'people and property from the violence and looting'

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Russell Brand court case
Russell Brand rape trial: Accuser says ‘lad culture’ stopped her reporting star to police
'I just thought the odds weren’t in my favour and I didn’t want to have to go through a court where somebody is tearing down my character'

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Myanmar Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi sent books from King, says government
Myanmar’s military-backed government said it had delivered two books sent by the King to detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, along with a sealed envelope and diplomatic correspondence.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Canada CFB Wainwright
50 investigators probe Canadian military base fire that killed four soldiers
Fifty investigators are examining a fire at a Canadian military base that killed four soldiers and injured 39 others, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

FRANCE-SOCIAL-DEMO-BEST OF
French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots
Interior minister concedes police ‘lost control’, with forces in cities including Paris and Lyon overwhelmed after ‘lack of anticipation’

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

DOGE Records
Musk pledges a share of his SpaceX company to ‘every kid in America’
Billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America”.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Australia Lawmaker Injured
Australian politician critically ill after being struck by car
An Australian politician is in a critical condition after she was struck by a car in a suspected deliberate act, police said.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Spain Ceuta
Spain's rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns
Thousands remain in Ceuta as Spain's left-wing government remains under pressure to solve the crisis

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian capital hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attacks
Russia has attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones overnight, killing one person and injuring eight others as well as damaging buildings and infrastructure in three districts, authorities said.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026

Running Water Faucet
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

Mon, 19 Oct, 2026