WorldFrance reports more than 1,800 arrests after cost-of-living protests turn violent
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says over 500 police, gendarmes and firefighters were hurt as looting and arson followed Saturday's marches
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WorldDeaths and injuries reported after fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta
Canada's defence minister confirmed deaths and injuries after a fire at the Alberta base but gave no toll and no cause
HealthPope Leo XIV leaves Gemelli Hospital four days after lung cancer surgery
Doctors cleared the Pope to go home after blood tests and a chest X-ray. Surgeons had removed the lower lobe of his right lung on 13 October
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All in this sectionSevere drought declared in parts of six English counties as reservoirs run low
Water companies in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Sussex must monitor reservoirs daily after the driest April to September in over a century
UK government introduces bill imposing legal duty to fix unsafe cladding in England
Those responsible for residential blocks over 11 metres in England could be fined up to £500,000 for ignoring remediation orders
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All in this sectionTrump waives Graham Act sanctions and tariffs on Russia before they take effect
An executive order dated 16 October suspends 500% duties on Russian goods and penalties on buyers of Russian oil, citing US national interests
Burnham hosts Zelenskyy as UK speeds up air defence missiles and presses allies on Russia
The UK will bring forward £10m of a £45m missile package for Ukraine's winter needs and is urging partners to adopt a ban on services for Russian LNG like its own
UK to shield Falklands investors from Argentine sanctions under trade protection law
London will use Protection of Trading Interests legislation so UK firms cannot be forced to comply with Argentine measures over the Falklands
Global multidimensional poverty rises to 1.2 billion, first increase since 2010
A UN and Oxford index finds 51.5 million more people in acute multidimensional poverty than in the previous update, and more than half of the 1.2 billion poor are children
Business
All in this sectionEuro area inflation confirmed at 3.8% in September as energy prices climb
Eurostat confirmed euro area annual inflation rose to 3.8% in September 2026 from 3.2% in August, with energy contributing the most
Euro area industrial production falls 0.5% in August, its third monthly decline in a row
Eurostat says output fell 0.5% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU in August 2026. It also revised July's figures down.
Fed survey: US real median income up 7% as share of families behind on loans nears 20%
The Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances found 19.6% of families late on loan payments, up from 12.2% in 2022, while median income rose
Technology
All in this sectionUK regulator proposes strategic market status for Microsoft in business software
The Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on a designation that could lead to interventions on AI tools, security software bundling and cloud licensing
Science
All in this sectionESA astronaut Sophie Adenot lands in Cologne after record 237-day space mission
The French astronaut spent 237 days in space, the longest single spaceflight by a European, and now begins two to three weeks of readaptation
NASA releases final request for proposals for commercial space stations
US companies have until 8 December to submit plans for stations to follow the International Space Station, with contract awards expected in spring 2027
Health
All in this sectionWHO backs Kenya's Ebola response after second Bundibugyo case is confirmed
A 39-year-old relative of Kenya's first Ebola patient tested positive while in quarantine. The WHO says it continues to support the response
Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer after surgery removes part of his right lung
On 13 October doctors removed the lower lobe of the 71-year-old pontiff's right lung and confirmed adenocarcinoma, the Holy See Press Office said
UK medicines regulator authorises once-weekly insulin Onswik for adults with type 2 diabetes
The MHRA approved Eli Lilly's insulin efsitora alfa, which could cut injections for some adults with type 2 diabetes from up to 365 a year to 52
UN General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration by vote after objections from the US and other states
153 countries voted for the non-binding text. Argentina, Israel and the United States voted against, and New Zealand and Paraguay abstained