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To account for future differences between UTC and International Atomic Time, a leap hour will be observed as needed. 2026-10-15 b30d8817868802eadce1146bc832879158a5328b https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/bbe0/live/30031ec0-c891-11f1-b0a4-81e564f1cfaa.jpg <086bc50535f780fbe99f851dc1110f5237ec00a5>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/bbe0/live/30031ec0-c891-11f1-b0a4-81e564f1cfaa.jpg 10 Democratic Unionist Party 13 /wiki/democratic%20unionist%20party Jeffrey Donaldson 36 /wiki/jeffrey%20donaldson Northern Irish 1 /wiki/northern%20ireland child sexual abuse 70 /wiki/child%20sexual%20abuse%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom rape 115 /wiki/sexual%20offences%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom Democratic Unionist Party Jeffrey Donaldson Northern Irish child sexual abuse rape Northern Irish /feed/2026/10/15/northern-irish-politician-and-former-democratic-unionist-party-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-is-sentenced-to-15-years-in-pris AP 15 1c04b159a9b818380095a712c9b192d3fe7e95c2 10 https://apnews.com/article/northern-ireland-jeffrey-donaldson-sex-abuse-sentencing-fa1b6045dca0deccecadd77ee87b0927 2026 BBC News 15 086bc50535f780fbe99f851dc1110f5237ec00a5 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm79p8011837t 2026 In statements read out in court by the judge, one of his victims says she grew up feeling ashamed, while the other says: "Every day I pray God will let me die". Northern Irish politician and former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse and rape. The offences occurred between 1985 and 2008. 2026-10-15 e2e3d5982dbee5bcbb6205ec7e1f43692002bac4 9 2009 Fort Hood shooting 239 /wiki/2009%20fort%20hood%20shooting Capital punishment in the United States 1 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20the%20united%20states Department of Defense 37 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20defense Donald Trump 14 /wiki/donald%20trump Nidal Hasan 172 /wiki/nidal%20hasan U.S. president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states firing squad execution 116 /wiki/execution%20by%20firing%20squad livestream 71 /wiki/public%20execution 2009 Fort Hood shooting Capital punishment in the United States Department of Defense Donald Trump Nidal Hasan U.S. president firing squad execution livestream Capital punishment in the United States /feed/2026/10/15/us-president-donald-trump-announces-that-the-department-of-defense-will-not-livestream-the-firing-squad-execution-of-n AFP via France 24 15 adcc756386ce78738c33bb3caf4eb4d77eace10b 10 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261015-trump-scraps-plan-to-livestream-execution-after-broad-backlash 2026 AP 15 0fe01066664937b7b30671027a51613baf04d74b 10 https://apnews.com/article/trump-fort-hood-execution-9b48781e88660064bf0f5aa020db8df7 2026 U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Department of Defense will not livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, scheduled for December 3. 2026-10-15 1f6e4bbbe155b59ba7942c00a7c0964107bc1c58 8 Afghan national 172 /wiki/afghans%20in%20germany Central Council of Jews in Germany 317 /wiki/central%20council%20of%20jews%20in%20germany Danish 71 /wiki/denmark Germany 37 /wiki/germany Germany–Iran relations 1 /wiki/germany-iran%20relations Hamburg 14 /wiki/hamburg Iran 406 /wiki/iran Josef Schuster 239 /wiki/josef%20schuster court 2 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20germany prison 116 /wiki/prisons%20in%20germany Afghan national Central Council of Jews in Germany Danish Germany Germany–Iran relations Hamburg Iran Josef Schuster court prison Germany–Iran relations /feed/2026/10/15/a-court-in-hamburg-germany-sentences-a-danish-national-to-eight-years-and-six-months-in-prison-and-an-afghan-national Reuters 15 db95d000298a06e7ca5d4d9b60da798e3ce86935 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/german-court-sentences-two-plotting-kill-leader-german-jewish-community-for-iran-2026-10-15/ 2026 A court in Hamburg, Germany, sentences a Danish national to eight years and six months in prison and an Afghan national to four years and six months in prison for plotting to assassinate Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on behalf of Iran. 2026-10-15 6ecf2d70e6779626ec68700bbbf8de1627b32e03 6 Cornwall 36 /wiki/cornwall Devon 70 /wiki/devon Dorset 115 /wiki/dorset East Sussex 238 /wiki/east%20sussex England 505 /wiki/england Somerset 171 /wiki/somerset United Kingdom 1 /wiki/united%20kingdom West Sussex 316 /wiki/west%20sussex major reservoirs 616 /wiki/list%20of%20reservoirs%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom rainfall 405 /wiki/climate%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom#rainfall severe drought 13 /wiki/drought%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom Cornwall Devon Dorset East Sussex England Somerset United Kingdom West Sussex major reservoirs rainfall severe drought United Kingdom /feed/2026/10/15/the-united-kingdom-declares-a-severe-drought-in-cornwall-devon-dorset-somerset-east-sussex-and-west-sussex-after-pr AFP 15 5494fd708f6816d08f102ee45591d3e5a44e0dac 10 https://www.afp.com/de/node/3847490 2026 A "severe drought" was declared in parts of southern England on Thursday by the UK government, which said it took the decision following an... The United Kingdom declares a severe drought in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex, and West Sussex after prolonged low rainfall left more than 80% of England in drought and major reservoirs below 20% capacity. 2026-10-15 743d27adcde720d01bb31ac2910d8241403dc142 https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15/GettyImages-2299601732.jpg <38cf9fb40e819d59170f6c7130e4be9be2db1a82>https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15/GettyImages-2299601732.jpg 5 Black Sea 115 /wiki/black%20sea Romania 36 /wiki/romania San Marino 1 /wiki/san%20marino Search and rescue 171 /wiki/search%20and%20rescue drone attacks 70 /wiki/drone%20warfare tanker 13 /wiki/tanker%20(ship) Black Sea Romania San Marino Search and rescue drone attacks tanker San Marino /feed/2026/10/15/seven-people-are-missing-after-a-san-marino-flagged-tanker-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-romania-amid-recent-drone-attac Politico 15 38cf9fb40e819d59170f6c7130e4be9be2db1a82 10 https://www.politico.eu/article/seven-missing-after-tanker-catches-fire-off-romanian-coast/ 2026 The incident came after a drone was spotted in the area by Romanian authorities. Seven people are missing after a San Marino-flagged tanker catches fire off the coast of Romania amid recent drone attacks on merchant shipping in the Black Sea. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate the missing crew members. 2026-10-15 797521eae3b9cc46aa1aaa53c936387c8eae4040 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/6c98/live/5c6fc570-c86f-11f1-971b-634f423608e9.jpg <05eb677990113139ad465e5c232cdd6beb46bab4>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/6c98/live/5c6fc570-c86f-11f1-971b-634f423608e9.jpg 4 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 36 /wiki/pakistan Peshawar 1 /wiki/peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan Peshawar Peshawar /feed/2026/10/15/a-roof-collapses-at-a-school-in-peshawar-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan-killing-33-students-and-a-teacher-and-injuring-1 BBC News 15 05eb677990113139ad465e5c232cdd6beb46bab4 10 https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crvgynp501y3t 2026 The children were all under the age of 13, according to hospital officials. Meanwhile, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says "the entire nation" is in "shock". A roof collapses at a school in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 33 students and a teacher and injuring 19 more people. 2026-10-15 ec84a9f86cbf4d793ea6846096546811cfdf7264 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/481d/live/54fdb770-c83d-11f1-9346-f78c578493f4.jpg <77c59dd165c581f131896944b636a6e8f68a45ed>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/481d/live/54fdb770-c83d-11f1-9346-f78c578493f4.jpg 3 China 37 /wiki/china China–North Korea relations 1 /wiki/china-north%20korea%20relations Dandong 14 /wiki/dandong New Yalu River Bridge 2 /wiki/new%20yalu%20river%20bridge North Korea 116 /wiki/north%20korea Sinuiju 71 /wiki/sinuiju China China–North Korea relations Dandong New Yalu River Bridge North Korea Sinuiju China–North Korea relations /feed/2026/10/15/the-new-yalu-river-bridge-connecting-dandong-china-and-sinuiju-north-korea-opens-following-a-12-year-delay BBC News 15 77c59dd165c581f131896944b636a6e8f68a45ed 10 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck1exgw3j115o 2026 NK News 15 79359760bb20cdb7eeb71f9e04e3944304bc507f 10 https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-china-officially-open-long-delayed-new-yalu-river-bridge/ 2026 China is the North's largest trading partner and a lifeline against the sanctions Pyongyang faces. The New Yalu River Bridge connecting Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea, opens following a 12-year delay. 2026-10-15 b986b37c060409577bbe6d550ec6908896a7c999 2 Houthis 37 /wiki/houthis Medina 14 /wiki/medina Saudi Arabia 2 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Yemeni civil war 1 /wiki/yemeni%20civil%20war Houthis Medina Saudi Arabia Yemeni civil war Yemeni civil war /feed/2026/10/15/saudi-arabia-says-that-it-has-intercepted-a-missile-intended-for-medina-however-the-houthis-denied-launching-a-missile France 24 15 d236b1d17ac3c83f55695c14982d47f964fba759 10 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261015-houthis-deny-targeting-holy-city-medina-after-saudi-arabia-says-intercepted-missile 2026 The Hill 15 029b884b1d4d56a9e305e20bf65aa7cf0df66edd 10 https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-saudi-arabia-says-it-thwarted-a-missile-strike-on-medina-and-other-middle-east-developments/ 2026 Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted a missile intended for Medina. However, the Houthis denied launching a missile at the city.