With more than a month before the midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, President Donald Trump is visiting deeply Republican states to argue that the GOP should remain in charge.

AABC News2026-10-02 10:48

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station Thursday aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after an eight-hour express flight that set a US speed record. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-02 10:45

The wounded Flydubai captain recounts a desperate struggle to escape the cockpit as investigators examine the attacker's motive and possible outside links. Former Army analyst Brett Velicovich discusses aviation security and calls for tougher pilot vetting.

FFox News2026-10-02 10:45

A mental health trust has been warned that more deaths could occur unless staffing problems are addressed, after a man was killed by another patient. A coroner’s report said staff on duty slept while working and falsified observation records. The family of Hugo Flint Cahan described a “litany of failures” in the care of both men.

BBBC News2026-10-02 10:45

Protests in Spain over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen have prompted misleading claims about the country’s housing activists and the broader rental crisis.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 10:30

The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv recounted the dramatic attack and his desperate attempt to open the cockpit door for help during a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

RReuters2026-10-02 10:28

High school students gathered outside a school in eastern Paris as part of nationwide protests demanding better conditions and more education funding. Around 400 schools in France are expected to stay closed after violence broke out in some areas, leaving dozens injured and prompting hundreds of arrests.

RReuters2026-10-02 10:24

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor in the Cornell gang rape case. Elsewhere, a Tennessee death-row inmate is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, the Trump administration is sending $500 Obamacare “refund” checks to nearly a million Americans with most going to battleground states, and student protests in France have turned violent.

RReuters2026-10-02 10:23

The FlyDubai captain who helped stop an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft recalled fighting for his life after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane entered a steep descent.

AABC News2026-10-02 10:22

As Brazil prepares to vote, access to firearms could sway voters, especially in the rural south. Under Jair Bolsonaro, the number of registered hunters, shooters and collectors—known as CACs—rose sevenfold in four years. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to reverse that trend, angering the powerful gun lobby.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 10:19

European countries are holding emergency talks over a possible US ban on diesel exports. As fuel prices soar and reliance on US supplies grows, governments are considering releasing reserves to ease pressure on consumers and farmers.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-02 10:18

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are giving an update on the sexual assault investigation at Cornell University. Hochul appointed James as special prosecutor to oversee the case.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-02 10:12

Energy expert Osama Rizvi says that releasing all 300 million barrels held in European diesel reserves would cover only about 10 to 11 days of global demand. He was commenting on President Trump’s call for European countries to release some of their reserves.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 10:12

Investigative journalist and City St George’s University of London honorary research fellow Bamo Nouri says the end of the US military presence in Iraq will profoundly shift the country’s balance of power. He argues the key issue is not simply whether Iraq has formally regained sovereignty, but whether it has the political cohesion, security capacity and economic independence to sustain it.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 10:11

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond in the October 2, 2026 midday bulletin, covering world, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 10:08

Sociologist Éric Fassin says the student protests are fundamentally a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class Parisian suburbs are asking for the basic conditions needed to study and, ultimately, the same opportunities available to students elsewhere. The movement has spread, but its core meaning remains unchanged.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 10:02

Audie and Ari connect a viral Boston Globe story about a lesbian bar’s masking policy with Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay on making school segregation personal and the “Cornell Seven,” examining the internet’s reckoning with “Woke 1.”

CCNN2026-10-02 10:00

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich argues on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that the Democratic Party has “lost its head” ahead of the midterms.

FFox News2026-10-02 10:00

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removed the local district attorney from the alleged Cornell rape case and transferred it to state Attorney General Letitia James. The item also highlights updates on a botched execution and the Flydubai cockpit stabbing.

AABC News2026-10-02 09:51

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is under pressure ahead of a congressional vote today on two laws intended to curb the housing crisis. The vote follows several days of street protests demanding action.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 09:51

Political scientist Carlos Mascarell Vilar says Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Spain should be viewed through the lenses of European power, political legacy and geoeconomics. France and Spain are seeking closer bilateral ties as Europe’s balance of power changes rapidly, especially with eastern countries such as Poland gaining importance.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 09:49

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she issued an executive order appointing Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor for an alleged “gang rape” at a Cornell fraternity in 2024. Hochul said newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the Cornell Police Department’s investigation and the Tompkins County district attorney’s decision not to prosecute.

AABC News2026-10-02 09:49

EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen said Europe does not lack fuel despite soaring energy prices across the continent. But citizens and companies unable to afford it will experience the situation as if fuel were lacking, he said.

Eeuronews2026-10-02 09:49

From October 3, Amsterdam’s H'ART Museum will present an extensive collection of Henri Matisse’s works alongside pieces by Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and Pablo Picasso inspired by his artistic legacy. The exhibition was organised with Paris’s Pompidou Centre.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-02 09:48