The day

Monday 26 October 2026

17 stories, biggest first.

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   Crime

   Brazilian police orders senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports after Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes barred him from leaving Brazil, one day after Bolsonaro lost the runoff of the general election to incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

   

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   NewsPakistan in the 2026 Iran war

   Senior officials representing the members of the Mecca Defence Alliance, including Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, Saudi defense minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, and Turkish intelligence director İbrahim Kalın, meet with Iranian leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran to discuss efforts to de-escalate the 2026 Iran war and the Yemeni civil war.

   

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   Sport2026 Ballon d'Or

   In association football, English player Harry Kane wins the men's Ballon d'Or for the first time, while Spanish player Alexia Putellas receives the women's award for a record-tying third time.

   

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   News2026 Karak church shooting

   The Jordanian Armed Forces announces that it has carried out airstrikes against alleged positions of the Islamic State in various areas of Syria's Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate, reporting that the gunmen are linked to the group, claiming the killing of 20 militants. Seven civilians are confirmed killed, including three children and an elderly man.

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   News2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

   Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory.

   

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   Politics2026 Spanish housing protests

   Protests and riots are held in Bilbao, Spain, after and during a political event hosted by far-right commentator Vito Quiles. At least nine people are arrested.

   

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   Crime

   A Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer Yuri Harauski over the 1999 abduction of businessman Anatol Krasouski, later killed, and gives him a two-year suspended sentence. He is acquitted over Yury Zacharanka's enforced disappearance.

   

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   NewsIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

   Israel launches an airstrike against a tent for displaced people in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, including a child, and wounding many more.

   

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   NewsDiplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the Somali Civil War

   The United Nations (UN) announces it will conclude its support for the Transitional Assistance Mission to support the Somali federal government by October 31. The UN will continue supporting Somalia through other smaller agencies.

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    News2026 Karak church shooting

    The three gunmen who carried out a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, are wounded and arrested after a shootout with security forces at an abandoned building.

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    News2026 Karak church shooting

    The Syrian transitional government announces the closure of the Nasib Border Crossing with Jordan, suspending passenger and commercial traffic in both directions, after reporting that the airstrikes were not coordinated.

    

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    News2026–27 European windstorm season

    Two people are killed and around 90,000 more are left without electricity after the impact of Storm Boelo in Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and northern England.

    

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    NewsGaza war

    The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed four Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.

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    NewsWar crimes in the Sudanese civil war

    Twenty-one people are killed and 40 more injured in a drone strike in Nyala, Sudan.

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    NewsWar crimes in the Sudanese civil war

    More drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces are reported across power stations in southeast Sudan, cutting power across the region.

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    Crime

    The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation announces they have arrested nine people involved in Nigerian scam centers, as part of an international operation targeting organised crime in Nigeria, locating $11 million in funds purloined by the scammers.

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    Culture

    Dictionary.com says maxxing has been named its Word of the Year for 2026 following a surge in its use across social media.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 26 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.