The day

Monday 12 October 2026

15 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsOctober 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports

   The Houthis claim to have attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a ballistic missile for a third consecutive day.

2. 2

   Crime2026 Aubagne school shooting

   A 14-year-old student opens fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, injuring two staff members, before being detained.

3. 3

   NewsOctober 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports

   Delta Air Lines postpones direct flights from Atlanta's Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Riyadh following attacks by the Houthis on the country.

4. 4

   NewsM23 campaign

   Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila announces the formation of a rebel political-military coalition named Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which includes the March 23 Movement, Twirwaneho and the Congo River Alliance. The group, led by Kabila, says it aimed to coordinate "resistance forces" to topple the Government of President Félix Tshisekedi.

5. 5

   Science

   Generative AI chatbot company Character.ai files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing costs and litigations including those linked to teen suicides.

6. 6

   News2026 Pacific hurricane season

   Two deaths are reported after hurricanes Rachel and Simon made landfall on Mexico's coast, with Guerrero governor Evelyn Salgado and Baja California governor Marina del Pilar Ávila confirming their deaths.

7. 7

   NewsIncidents at Six Flags parks

   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.

8. 8

   NewsInternational sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

   The Council of the European Union approves the 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, targeting 1,569 individuals and entities of the country's military and industrial complex.

9. 9

   Crime2026 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.

10. 10

    Money2026 Nobel Prizes

    American economists Robert Ernest Hall and Michael Dean Woodford are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation".

11. 11

    Politics2026 Estonian presidential election

    Ülle Madise, who was elected by the Riigikogu in September, takes office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis.

12. 12

    News

    A fire destroys the historic Marché des Enfants-Rouges food market in Paris, France.

13. 13

    Crime

    A woman stabs her husband and her 3-year-old son to death while on vacation at a Great Wolf Lodge in the Pocono Township, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, U.S..

14. 14

    Crime2026 French supermarket cyber attack

    A cyber attack without attribution against French supermarkets results in losses worth millions of euros.

15. 15

    Money

    American visual images company Getty Images announces that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.