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Pope Leo began walking and eating normally after surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his right lung, with doctors confirming recovery is progressing as planned. New photos show him celebrating Mass at the hospital.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of betraying Ukraine by squeezing military access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system. Meanwhile, Trump claimed the Iran war will end 'as soon as I want it to' during midterm rallies.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog to stop forced establishment of settlements. Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive farmers and a Washington Post photographer in the West Bank.
Russell Brand faces three counts of rape, three sexual assault charges, and one indecent assault. A woman testified he allegedly raped her in a hotel during the 1999 Labour party conference, telling her 'it's just fun'.
Joshua Foster was fined €3,000 after his two-year-old son fell 12 meters from a fourth-floor hotel window in Cyprus. Foster had placed the boy on the windowsill to show him the view, believing the window was closed, but lost control of him.
The model is available for research and development. This release could democratize access to high-performance AI, reducing reliance on closed systems and fostering broader experimentation.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city council speaker Julie Menin have agreed to ban horse-drawn carriages by June 2028, with a council vote expected next week. The ban ends a long-standing tourist attraction amid scrutiny over animal welfare.
FBI arrested Saudi OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan after discovering a recording device hidden inside toilet paper in a top-secret conference room. BBC News and Ars Technica reported the arrest on October 2026.
James Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate nominee, took questions from undecided voters at a CNN town hall on Gaza, abortion, foreign aid, and his faith. He positioned himself as a moderate focused on Texans while Republican Ken Paxton skipped the event.
Katie Zacharia, Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived, according to BBC News. In a Guardian interview, Zacharia said it is “unknown” how much she will engage with the media following her.
A Queensland coronial inquest heard that child safety staff overruled doctors' concerns to send eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs home, where she later died. Separately, an inquest into William Chapman's death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park revealed he had psychosis and climbed two.
Two commercial tankers were struck by Russian-origin drones near Romania's Black Sea coast, leaving seven sailors missing. This marks the first time such strikes have occurred within a NATO member's territorial waters.
Beau Lamarre-Condon visited a farm with a man he met on a dating app months before allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies and attempting to sink their bodies there. The jury also viewed a 3D reconstruction of the Paddington terrace where the killings are said to have.
A global sell-off of AI and chip stocks intensified on October 15, 2026, as hot inflation data raised fears of interest rate hikes. South Korea's Kospi 200 index fell over 8% to a six-month low, triggering trading halts.
Citizen Lab found that governments are exploiting online ads to deploy zero-click spyware against journalists, with evidence that dozens of Al Jazeera devices were compromised through targeted ad campaigns. The spyware, developed by an Israeli firm, installs without any user.
US lawmakers introduced a bill to hold Wall Street executives accountable for financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Analysts also note waning enthusiasm for AI chip stocks like Nvidia, while Western Digital's 33% drop prompted a bullish 175% return forecast.
An ITV undercover investigation captured Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist, misogynistic, and violent threats. Three councillors have resigned, and the party has suspended others pending investigation.
The UK has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina's politically motivated arrest requests for individuals involved in oil exploration off the Falkland Islands. Argentina has also filed a legal claim with an international maritime tribunal, escalating the sovereignty dispute.
Saudi Arabia suspended flights at Riyadh's main airport after Houthi missiles killed 13 and injured over 300 on Saturday, then struck oil depots near Sana'a and intercepted missiles aimed at Saudi Aramco's headquarters. The Guardian reports the paramilitary group breached.
William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. His family has criticized the online sharing of footage, including a repost by Donald Trump, causing severe distress.
In a Massachusetts criminal rape case, the accuser of influencer Clavicular has dropped sexual assault claims from a related civil lawsuit. Meanwhile, Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial has begun in London, with prosecutors describing him as ruthless and calculated.
With just over two weeks until the November 3 midterm elections, the US economy and rising inflation at 3.7% are top voter concerns. Key races will determine control of Congress and define Trump's final two years.
The Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile on Tuesday. All 21 crew members were safely evacuated.
The scheme aimed to capture sensitive communications about the company's super intelligence technology. This incident threatens OpenAI's proprietary research and highlights the vulnerability of tech companies to insider espionage.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue allowing CNN, MS Now, and Politico journalists access to the White House after they were banned in September. The BBC's Katie Zacharia also briefly briefed the press during her first White House appearance.
Najmeh Amini, a 23-year-old accounting student, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social media post. Rights groups report at least 600 executions in Iran this year, highlighting the regime's crackdown on dissent.
Analysis of Premier League financial rule breaches by Manchester City and the potential competitive impact on other clubs, alongside a football regulator's stance on political independence in the case.
A 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has died from measles, becoming the sixth measles death in the state. The case underscores the lethal consequences of vaccine hesitancy.
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said Russia remains the top state aggressor and that rightwing extremists are increasingly willing to consider terrorist attacks. He also confirmed Moscow tried to interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum but assessed the attempts had little.
