## [2026-10-5](/feed/2026/10/5/index.md)

##### Karl Deisseroth
### [American Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, and Germans Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for "their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics". ](/feed/2026/10/5/american-karl-deisseroth-of-stanford-university-and-germans-peter-hegemann-of-humboldt-university-and-georg-nagel-of-th.md)
##### 2026 Spanish general election
### [Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after Parliament voted down two emergency housing decrees that would have restricted evictions, frozen rents, and blocked vulture-fund property buys. ](/feed/2026/10/5/spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-calls-a-snap-general-election-for-29-november-after-parliament-voted-down-two-emerg.md)
##### 2026 Quebec general election
### [Voters in Quebec, Canada, elect members to the National Assembly. ](/feed/2026/10/5/voters-in-quebec-canada-elect-members-to-the-national-assembly.md)
##### 2025–2026 Kosovo political deadlock
### [In Kosovo, the acting presidency of Albulena Haxhiu becomes "de facto" due to her having continuously served in the position for more than six months since assuming office on 4 April, violating the third paragraph of Article 90 in the constitution. The Kuvendi, which is set to meet for amendments to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, has two days left until the presidential election deadline by the Constitutional Court expires. ](/feed/2026/10/5/in-kosovo-the-acting-presidency-of-albulena-haxhiu-becomes-de-facto-due-to-her-having-continuously-served-in-the-posi.md)
##### International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan
### [The International Criminal Court unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender-based persecution in Afghanistan. ](/feed/2026/10/5/the-international-criminal-court-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-minister-habibullah-agha-and-higher-educa.md)
##### 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash
### [A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 aircraft carrying 32 people crashes in Ondo State, Nigeria. ](/feed/2026/10/5/a-nigerian-air-force-atr-42-500-aircraft-carrying-32-people-crashes-in-ondo-state-nigeria.md)
##### United Kingdom–United States relations
### [The United States Air Force withdraws all of its B-1 Lancer strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The US Department of Defense confirms the bombers have returned to bases in the United States. ](/feed/2026/10/5/the-united-states-air-force-withdraws-all-of-its-b-1-lancer-strategic-bombers-from-raf-fairford-in-gloucestershire-engl.md)
##### Mecca Joint Defence Agreement
### [At an emergency meeting of Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Makkah Alliance for Defense, the committee decided to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The committee decided to appoint Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood (Ret.) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the first Secretary-General for a three-year term. ](/feed/2026/10/5/at-an-emergency-meeting-of-strategic-political-and-defense-committee-of-the-makkah-alliance-for-defense-the-committee-d.md)
##### Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
### [A Yemeni government offensive pushes the Houthis from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. ](/feed/2026/10/5/a-yemeni-government-offensive-pushes-the-houthis-from-the-bab-el-mandeb-strait.md)
### [The Presidential Leadership Council launches a large-scale military operation against Houthis in Yemen, with the aim to capture all Houthi-controlled territories. ](/feed/2026/10/5/the-presidential-leadership-council-launches-a-large-scale-military-operation-against-houthis-in-yemen-with-the-aim-to.md)
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