2026-10-2 0ff4648683735c5db3e63017f195f5716558b791 26 2026 Swiss Federal Council election 1 /wiki/2026%20swiss%20federal%20council%20election Federal Council 37 /wiki/federal%20council%20(switzerland) Guy Parmelin 14 /wiki/guy%20parmelin Parliament 71 /wiki/federal%20assembly%20(switzerland) Swiss president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20swiss%20confederation 2026 Swiss Federal Council election Federal Council Guy Parmelin Parliament Swiss president 2026 Swiss Federal Council election /feed/2026/10/2/swiss-president-guy-parmelin-announces-his-resignation-from-the-federal-council-effective-december-31-parliament-is-exp AFP 2 ec3e634fbb9cb7b6d30e45580ccd4819e76f05fb 10 https://www.afp.com/en/swiss-president-quit-government 2026 Swissinfo 2 319ca9c97a87781d3eb93e9c21fa9f41f7f3a856 10 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/federal-councillor-guy-parmelin-is-to-step-down-at-the-end-of-2026-after-eleven-years-in-office/92155514 2026 Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December. 2026-10-2 bd8554b7bbb1b6f4533e72be8be940b155b03762 25 2026 Spanish housing protests 1 /wiki/2026%20spanish%20housing%20protests Parliament 14 /wiki/cortes%20generales Spanish 2 /wiki/spain government housing 37 /wiki/public%20housing tax incentives 71 /wiki/taxation%20in%20spain 2026 Spanish housing protests Parliament Spanish government housing tax incentives 2026 Spanish housing protests /feed/2026/10/2/spain-s-parliament-rejects-two-government-housing-decrees-that-would-have-expanded-protections-against-evictions-limite AP 2 184b40005a8362ee631cbfbf764dec929c6ce404 10 https://apnews.com/article/spain-housing-vote-pedro-sanchez-ae3ba6c786ab95b6acc30bdb02c47d0d 2026 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. 2026-10-2 54828eed7d4fb3878faa87f8503c25549aee9213 24 Angers 13 /wiki/angers French police 1 /wiki/french%20police Pays de la Loire 36 /wiki/pays%20de%20la%20loire US$ 171 /wiki/us$ Ukrainian nationals 70 /wiki/ukrainians%20in%20france highways 238 /wiki/autoroutes%20of%20france € 115 /wiki/euro Angers French police Pays de la Loire US$ Ukrainian nationals highways € French police /feed/2026/10/2/french-police-near-angers-pays-de-la-loire-arrest-four-ukrainian-nationals-suspected-of-stealing-more-than-eur200000 Vietnam.vn 2 b5e3a3a0f5e5511ecfb0c07a4e0d07c07780ed51 10 https://www.vietnam.vn/en/phap-triet-pha-bang-cuop-tren-duong-cao-toc 2026 French police near Angers, Pays de la Loire, arrest four Ukrainian nationals suspected of stealing more than €200,000 (US$225,000) in electronics from moving trucks on highways by boarding the vehicles at speed and transferring cargo to an accompanying car. 2026-10-2 7e5de9631daaa421b5184ee640ea395304c79b69 23 2026 French lycée protests 1 /wiki/2026%20french%20lycee%20protests French government ministers 2 /wiki/government%20of%20france Intelligence agencies 116 /wiki/list%20of%20intelligence%20agencies%20of%20france La France Insoumise 172 /wiki/la%20france%20insoumise education minister 14 /wiki/list%20of%20education%20ministers%20of%20france far-left 71 /wiki/far-left%20politics%20in%20france Édouard Geffray 37 /wiki/edouard%20geffray 2026 French lycée protests French government ministers Intelligence agencies La France Insoumise education minister far-left Édouard Geffray 2026 French lycée protests /feed/2026/10/2/french-government-ministers-including-education-minister-edouard-geffray-accuse-the-far-left-of-inciting-the-youth-led AFP via NDTV 2 f8f39e6b25463789581c380f326f414b05e53f5f 10 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-blames-radical-left-for-violence-amid-intensifying-school-protests-12127772 2026 Ynet News 2 02ffed447ea50f7e78a3cc4459b037b6209bd933 10 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjrfd995fl 2026 French government ministers, including 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. 2026-10-2 55ef153c5b125419938aa67042942d009506c96c 22 2026 French lycée protests 1 /wiki/2026%20french%20lycee%20protests Gérald Darmanin 239 /wiki/gerald%20darmanin Marseille 116 /wiki/marseille Montpellier 37 /wiki/montpellier Nantes 71 /wiki/nantes Paris 14 /wiki/paris Riot police 2 /wiki/riot%20police justice minister 172 /wiki/keeper%20of%20the%20seals,%20minister%20of%20justice 2026 French lycée protests Gérald Darmanin Marseille Montpellier Nantes Paris Riot police justice minister 2026 French lycée protests /feed/2026/10/2/riot-police-clash-with-protesters-in-paris-montpellier-nantes-and-marseille-as-justice-minister-gerald-darmanin-says-p BBC News 2 ec9454018d2788be149bc6cad6bb5b1652ac2f1e 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck3r5dxxwqzpo 2026 Riot police clash with protesters in Paris, Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille as justice minister Gérald Darmanin says protests had "gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance" and urges an immediate end to violence. 2026-10-2 9618c82ba5b427588dcbb3b46001b25db7f68471 21 2026 French lycée protests 1 /wiki/2026%20french%20lycee%20protests France 14 /wiki/france riot 2 /wiki/riot schools 37 /wiki/education%20in%20france 2026 French lycée protests France riot schools 2026 French lycée protests /feed/2026/10/2/mass-rioting-continues-for-a-third-day-across-france-with-hundreds-reportedly-injured-and-over-735-schools-shut-while-m BBC News 2 2047deddc5e09a18fa896f548ddaf24381f62080 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmx2z20vz124t 2026 Mass rioting continues for a third day across France with hundreds reportedly injured and over 735 schools shut, while more than 2,000 people are arrested. 2026-10-2 82d2b63af1e8a15b70018db984629923eea26faf 20 China–Japan relations 1 /wiki/china-japan%20relations Chinese 2 /wiki/china Ishigaki Island 172 /wiki/ishigaki%20island Japan 37 /wiki/japan Japan Coast Guard 116 /wiki/japan%20coast%20guard Okinawa Prefecture 239 /wiki/okinawa%20prefecture exclusive economic zone 71 /wiki/exclusive%20economic%20zone%20of%20japan research vessel 14 /wiki/research%20vessel China–Japan relations Chinese Ishigaki Island Japan Japan Coast Guard Okinawa Prefecture exclusive economic zone research vessel China–Japan relations /feed/2026/10/2/a-chinese-research-vessel-leaves-japan-s-exclusive-economic-zone-after-the-japan-coast-guard-repeatedly-ordered-it-to-ha AFP via CNA 2 3290527d65e89f8bd6dcd41b0adec95e7703a78c 10 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/japan-china-survey-ship-leave-tokyo-economic-waters-6435681 2026 A Chinese research vessel leaves Japan's exclusive economic zone after the Japan Coast Guard repeatedly ordered it to halt what Japan described as unauthorized scientific surveys near Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture. 2026-10-2 a7dfeacfc1db3048ed50f3ea767a6a048497555b 17 Big Island 70 /wiki/hawai`i%20(island) Hawaii 36 /wiki/hawaii Hōlei Sea Arch 13 /wiki/holei%20sea%20arch Pacific Ocean 115 /wiki/pacific%20ocean United States National Park Service 1 /wiki/national%20park%20service Big Island Hawaii Hōlei Sea Arch Pacific Ocean United States National Park Service United States National Park Service /feed/2026/10/2/the-united-states-national-park-service-confirms-that-the-holei-sea-arch-located-on-hawaii-s-big-island-has-collapsed The Guardian 2 16bf4f456ee1fb0aeea3a6f64b4fe19907d864d7 10 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/02/hawaii-holei-sea-arch-collapses 2026 The United States National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. 2026-10-2 bf11192fe385a09c10968c3ca15ec18886000fdf 16 Nigeria 13 /wiki/nigeria Plateau 1 /wiki/plateau Nigeria Plateau Plateau 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47ad3c5a30949242b36d0ef989eeabbaacbc743f 10 https://www.afp.com/en/argentina-unveils-passports-investment-scheme 2026 Argentina introduces an immigrant investor program allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship through a US$350,000 contribution to the Ministry of Economy or an $800,000 government bond, with lower additional payments required for spouses and children. 2026-10-2 391fd288edf7b5a47ae84661b0d082f251476af9 14 2026 Iran war 71 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war 2026 Iran war fuel crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war%20fuel%20crisis G7 2 /wiki/g7 crude oil 37 /wiki/petroleum diesel 14 /wiki/diesel%20fuel 2026 Iran war 2026 Iran war fuel crisis G7 crude oil diesel 2026 Iran war fuel crisis /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 The New York Times 2 384d0df8fbbb30f333705094293ead1274ee4ea3 10 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/diesel-reserves-g7.html 2026 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. 2026-10-2 5bf987fbdda5954e083f02319ec01aedc7063964 13 Boko Haram 2 /wiki/boko%20haram Boko Haram insurgency 1 /wiki/boko%20haram%20insurgency Borno State 116 /wiki/borno%20state Marte 71 /wiki/marte,%20nigeria Nigeria 172 /wiki/nigeria firewood 37 /wiki/firewood open fire 14 /wiki/mass%20shooting Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency Borno State Marte Nigeria firewood open fire Boko Haram insurgency /feed/2026/10/2/eighteen-people-are-killed-as-boko-haram-gunmen-open-fire-on-villagers-collecting-firewood-in-marte-borno-state-nigeri Reuters 2 03dd3b533f635d3c617d72a2ade888ff1b366b70 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/suspected-islamists-kill-nigerian-villagers-collecting-firewood-2026-10-02/ 2026 Eighteen people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen open fire on villagers collecting firewood in Marte, Borno State, Nigeria. 2026-10-2 c97be9095745d2245c74aedf36723852d541f585 12 Kyiv 37 /wiki/kyiv Pivdennyi Bridge 14 /wiki/pivdennyi%20bridge%20(kyiv) Russian forces 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukraine 71 /wiki/ukraine Kyiv Pivdennyi Bridge Russian forces Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/10/2/a-russian-drone-strikes-pivdennyi-bridge-in-kyiv-ukraine-for-the-fourth-time-in-two-days The Kyiv Independent 2 01a34d775a9115dfa0c1ec4a21a6acd6090a9f68 10 https://kyivindependent.com/traffic-chaos-in-kyiv-after-russian-strikes-hit-key-bridge/ 2026 A Russian drone strikes Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the fourth time in two days. 2026-10-2 8fdb5e3fa293ec5dc43b24535727c3e4b95743bd 10 El Obeid 71 /wiki/el%20obeid Rapid Support Forces 2 /wiki/rapid%20support%20forces Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war University of Kordofan 37 /wiki/university%20of%20kordofan drone strike 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare El Obeid Rapid Support Forces Sudanese civil war University of Kordofan drone strike Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/10/2/the-death-toll-in-the-rapid-support-forces-drone-attack-on-the-university-of-kordofan-in-el-obeid-rises-to-10 AFP via ''Arab News 2 5dc78199b32f5407044b4e4a29d626b5548c0540 10 https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/drone-strikes-on-dormitory-shelter-kill-10-in-sudans-el-obeid-3004303 2026 The death toll in the Rapid Support Forces drone attack on the University of Kordofan in El Obeid rises to 10. 2026-10-2 8f194d3d7fc103c349f74a95b440fef16e45f846 8 North Kordofan 37 /wiki/north%20kordofan Sudan 2 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war armed forces 14 /wiki/sudanese%20armed%20forces North Kordofan Sudan Sudanese civil war armed forces Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/10/2/sudan-s-armed-forces-announces-that-they-have-recaptured-the-north-kordofan-town-of-al-mazroub Al Jazeera 2 bab6d04fbdfb43d6b4e0adf05e1e0fe0fb47c2a6 10 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/sudans-army-says-it-captured-rsf-stronghold-in-north-kordofan 2026 Sudan's armed forces announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan town of al-Mazroub. 2026-10-2 a6648aa55fc4eec60bfb6d71eec08f821b997bbb 6 Abala 71 /wiki/abala,%20ethiopia Afar Region 37 /wiki/afar%20region Erebti 116 /wiki/erebti%20(woreda) Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict Megale 172 /wiki/megale%20(woreda) Tigray People's Liberation Front 14 /wiki/tigray%20people's%20liberation%20front forces 2 /wiki/ethiopian%20national%20defense%20force Abala Afar Region Erebti Ethiopian civil conflict Megale Tigray People's Liberation Front forces Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2026/10/2/ethiopian-government-forces-push-tigray-people-s-liberation-front-tplf-rebels-out-of-afar-region-after-recapturing-the AFP via France 24 2 e8e40ca1cfe1c322334871775007f1bf5888071c 10 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261002-ethiopia-tigray-rebels-pushed-back-as-regional-tensions-spike 2026 Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale. 2026-10-2 8f7f90e8a3a3df623e944f6f4ac29c0c054625c9 4 Bab al-Mandab Strait 71 /wiki/bab%20al-mandab%20strait Houthis 37 /wiki/houthis Reuters 2 /wiki/reuters Saudi Arabia 14 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Yemeni civil war 1 /wiki/yemeni%20civil%20war Bab al-Mandab Strait Houthis Reuters Saudi Arabia Yemeni civil war Yemeni civil war /feed/2026/10/2/reuters-reports-that-saudi-arabia-is-planning-an-offensive-on-the-houthis-in-the-coming-weeks-to-take-back-the-bab-al-ma Reuters 2 f7c883b62b4ce5d144c05b039007ab5624d328da 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudis-plan-assault-houthis-break-red-sea-chokehold-2026-10-02/ 2026 Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait.