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- Yemeni civil war
- Houthi–Saudi conflict
- October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
- The Houthis claim to have attacked King Khalid International Airport with a ballistic missile for a third consecutive day. (Reuters) Business and economy
- October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
- Houthi–Saudi conflict
- 2026 Nobel Prizes
- American economists Robert Ernest Hall and Michael Dean Woodford are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation". (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- One person is killed and four others are injured after an accident on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia, United States. (BNO News)
- A fire destroys the historic {{ill|Marché des Enfants Rouges|fr|Marché des Enfants-Rouges}} food market in Paris, France. (France 24)
Law and crime
- 2026 Aubagne school shooting
- A 14-year-old student opens fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, injuring two staff members, before being detained. (France24)
- 2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state of emergency
- Pakistan's federal government detains hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and other provincial officials, after suspending the PTI-led provincial administration and imposing emergency rule. (AFP via RFI)
- The criminal trial of Russell Brand on charges of rape and sexual assault begins with jury selection. (BBC)
- A cyber attack without attribution against French supermarkets results in losses worth millions of euros. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Estonian presidential election
- Ülle Madise, who was elected by the Riigikogu last 2 September, takes office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis. (Estonian World)
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