2026 Czech Senate election Czechs begin voting in the first round to elect one-third of the Senate. Incumbent prime minister Andrej Babiš seeks gains of his coalition in the Senate.
Brazil The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a man from the Dominican Republic by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded.
2026 Nobel Peace Prize South African judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law".
2026 Panama earthquake A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province in Panama. A tsunami warning is issued for the country.
Tanzania A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people.
Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV approves Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's election as dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to lead the body that elects a new pope.
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Swiss Swiss and Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Granit Xhaka receives a two-year probation after admitting to obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2026 WNBA season In women's basketball, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson wins a record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the first player in league history to win the award for three years in a row.
2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season In baseball, Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown.
Next Guinea-Bissau general election The Government of Guinea-Bissau announces that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6 will be delayed.
Relationship of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein High Court judge Nicholas Hilliard of England and Wales quashes search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, finding errors in Thames Valley Police's applications and issuing judge Mark Lucraft's consideration of legally protected material.
2026 Poland school stabbings A 15-year-old student carries out a mass stabbing against staff members at a primary school in the village of Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, killing one person and injuring two more. The suspect is taken into police custody.
2009 Fort Hood shooting United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be publicly broadcast.
South Korea–Ukraine relations South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea.
In the United States, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
Hungarian The Hungarian newspaper "Népszabadság", which was shut down in 2016 during the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, relaunches as an online news site.
AI boom The Taiwanese finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware.
Bank of England The Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee, and European hedgehog will feature on the next set of pound sterling notes to be issued in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time animals have replaced people on banknotes in England, which is intended to increase awareness of British wildlife.
2026 Nobel Prize in Literature Canadian poet Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature".
Mexican drug war Ten inmates are killed and 16 more injured during a prison riot in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Russo-Ukrainian war Russian forces launch a ballistic missile attack on two buses in the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, while 18 others are wounded.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces announce that they have killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas militant who took part in holding Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest during an airstrike in Gaza City.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. military will not attack Iran before the midterm elections next month.
The Abraham Lincoln 6 returns to San Diego, California, U.S., at the North Island Naval Air Station following its nearly seven-month deployment in the Middle East.
Henri B. Kagan French chemist Henri B. Kagan from the Paris-Saclay University and Japanese organic chemist Kensō Soai from the Tokyo University of Science are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis".
School attacks in Poland Nine people are injured in a mass stabbing at a high school in Ostrołęka, Poland. The suspect, a 19-year-old student, is arrested after being injured himself.
Libor scandal The Court of Appeal in London, United Kingdom, quashes the convictions of five former Barclays traders for manipulating Libor and Euribor, following a 2025 Supreme Court ruling that found legal errors had made similar convictions unsafe.
International spillover of the 2026 French lycée protests For a second consecutive day, riots occur in Liège, Belgium, following earlier student protests, prompting authorities to close the Guillemins railway station and urge local businesses to shut down. Over 100 people are arrested.
Elections in Mexico Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum sanctions a constitutional amendment prohibiting Mexicans with dual citizenship from running for president or governor.
Climate change in Australia Australia's High Court rejects MACH Energy's appeal to expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales, finding that planning authorities failed to adequately consider greenhouse gas emissions from burning exported coal overseas.
Climate change in Antarctica The British Antarctic Survey reports that Zavodovski Island in Antarctica has lost more than 500,000 chinstrap penguins since 2011, ending its status as the world's largest penguin colony as warming waters reduce access to Antarctic krill.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season In the United States, Alabama governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 40 counties ahead of Isaias.
Tropical cyclone Isaias strengthens into a category 1 hurricane, becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season amidst a unusually quiet season caused by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon.
Reserve Bank The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, its first increase since February 2023.
Guinea Guinea sets nationwide price ceilings for bottled water after a ban on single-use plastic water sachets causes shortages and higher prices, with retail packs of several bottle sizes capped at 25,000 francs (US$2.84).
Sudanese civil war Four women are killed in a Rapid Support Forces drone strike on homes and a mosque in Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile State, Sudan.
Mali War The Malian Armed Forces and the Russian Africa Corps retake Kidal, which was captured by the Azawad Liberation Front five months ago, after days of airstrikes and ground operations.
Russo-Ukrainian war Bulgaria halts the search for the 12 Syrian sailors missing since yesterday after a merchant ship sank after being hit by a drone strike in its waters. The perpetrators are still unknown.
Russian forces launch a massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing at least 28 people, including 20 people killed at a single apartment hit by a North Korean KN-23 missile in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, while hundreds more are wounded.
Ethiopian civil conflict Eritrean forces are reported to have invaded Ethiopia's Tigray Region and are moving south toward Mekelle.
Middle Eastern crisis Israeli settlers launch an attack in the occupied West Bank targeting Palestinians, killing a man and wounding 16 other people.
Houthi forces claim attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia that killed three civilians and injured 36 others since yesterday.