## [2026-10-2](/feed/2026/10/2/index.md)

##### 2026 Swiss Federal Council election
### [Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December. ](/feed/2026/10/2/swiss-president-guy-parmelin-announces-his-resignation-from-the-federal-council-effective-december-31-parliament-is-exp.md)
##### 2026 Spanish housing protests
### [Spain's parliament rejects two government housing decrees that would have expanded protections against evictions, limited some real-estate practices, encouraged rentals through tax incentives, and allowed tenants to renew residential leases automatically. ](/feed/2026/10/2/spain-s-parliament-rejects-two-government-housing-decrees-that-would-have-expanded-protections-against-evictions-limite.md)
##### 2026 French lycée protests
### [French government ministers, including right-wing education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests. ](/feed/2026/10/2/french-government-ministers-including-right-wing-education-minister-edouard-geffray-accuse-the-far-left-of-inciting-th.md)
### [Mass rioting continues for a third day across France with hundreds reportedly injured and over 500 schools shut, while more than 2,000 people are arrested. ](/feed/2026/10/2/mass-rioting-continues-for-a-third-day-across-france-with-hundreds-reportedly-injured-and-over-500-schools-shut-while-m.md)
##### U.S. National Park Service
### [The U.S. National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has fell into the Pacific Ocean. ](/feed/2026/10/2/the-us-national-park-service-confirms-that-the-holei-sea-arch-located-on-hawaii-s-big-island-has-fell-into-the-pacif.md)
##### 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
### [The G7 countries announce a plan to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to combat rising fuel prices caused by the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/10/2/the-g7-countries-announce-a-plan-to-release-100-million-barrels-of-diesel-and-crude-oil-to-combat-rising-fuel-prices-cau.md)
##### Ethiopian civil conflict
### [Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale. ](/feed/2026/10/2/ethiopian-government-forces-push-tigray-people-s-liberation-front-tplf-rebels-out-of-afar-region-after-recapturing-the.md)
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