October 2026

31 days, 537 stories

  1. Saturday 31Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their positions in protest of the suspension of…12
  2. Friday 30Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej Sochański of their immunity from prosecution…14
  3. Thursday 29Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's…13
  4. Wednesday 28Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the…16
  5. Tuesday 27Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, despite orders to surrender his passports to the Federal Police, two days after his…22
  6. Monday 26Brazilian police orders senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports after Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes barred him from leaving…17
  7. Sunday 25The Student List wins the election with 53% of the vote, with former president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.19
  8. Saturday 24Party leader Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.22
  9. Friday 23Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.16
  10. Thursday 22In artistic gymnastics, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins his fourth consecutive men's all-around title at the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands…20
  11. Wednesday 21United States special envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Saint Petersburg to talk with Russian president Vladimir Putin about potentially resolving the war with…25
  12. Tuesday 20A leak of glycidyl methacrylate from a chemical tank at a terminal in Toledo, Ohio, United States, forces nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate and prompts…19
  13. Monday 19Independent Australian MP Helen Haines is deliberately hit by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Police arrest the car's driver, while Haines is…15
  14. Sunday 18Protests continue for the second week in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, over water shortages and widespread contamination. A study in June found that at least…10
  15. Saturday 17The fourth round of No Kings protests are held across the United States against president Donald Trump and his administration and to encourage early voting…19
  16. Friday 16Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was named Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI on 29 September, takes office as her four-party coalition Government is formally…12
  17. Thursday 15U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Department of Defense has reversed its plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the…17
  18. Wednesday 14Two cargo ships, the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride and the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged dry bulk carrier Cape Dao, sink after both are attacked by…17
  19. Tuesday 13The Royal Saudi Air Force strikes a fuel depot near Sanaa, Yemen. The Houthis launch missiles upon multiple Saudi Arabian cities, including Riyadh and Dammam…20
  20. Monday 12Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila announces the formation of a rebel political-military coalition named Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which…15
  21. Sunday 11Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała wins the Kraków mayoral election in Poland against government-backed Civic Platform senator Monika Piątkowska.19
  22. Saturday 10Ethiopian forces regain control of Adigrat in the Tigray Region following a withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Celebrations are reported in the city following the…12
  23. Friday 9The U.S. issues sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its former judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, freezing assets held by…22
  24. Thursday 8United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be…20
  25. Wednesday 7In the United States, Alabama governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 40 counties ahead of Isaias.19
  26. Tuesday 6Belgian physicist Francis Halzen from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "decisive contributions to the IceCube…19
  27. Monday 5American scientist Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, and German biophysicists Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University and Georg Nagel of the University of…19
  28. Sunday 4Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, 513 members of Chamber of Deputies and 54 members in the Federal Senate. Incumbent…17
  29. Saturday 3Ten people are injured, including some critically, in a motor vehicle hooning accident in Newcastle, Australia, during a Newcastle Knights procession before…13
  30. Friday 2Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9…17
  31. Thursday 1Hundreds of prisoners begin leaving prison in England and Wales under an early release scheme by the British government to avoid overcapacity in prisons. More…20