EconomyG7 nations plan to release emergency reserves of oil and diesel, in a major announcement linked to the global energy crisis and concerns over fuel supplies and prices.
EconomyG7 nations plan to release emergency reserves of oil and diesel, in a major announcement linked to the global energy crisis and concerns over fuel supplies and prices.
SocietySpanish media reported that a 102-year-old woman died after heavy rains triggered severe flooding in the eastern region of Castilla-La Mancha.
World1:28Tensions over a controversial Orange Order march in Northern Ireland remain high after talks with mainly Catholic residents collapsed. A legal challenge has postponed the court hearing, bringing back memories of violence associated with earlier marches.
WorldA midday bulletin recaps the most important stories from around Europe and beyond on 3 October 2026, spanning world, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
PoliticsPresident Trump spent the week campaigning in key states ahead of the midterm elections. The weekend roundup also covers mortgage rates reaching a high after a sharp weekly jump, New York Attorney General Letitia James taking over as special prosecutor in the Cornell investigation, and a judge rejecting Lindsay Clancy’s bid to dismiss her triple-murder case after a mistrial.
SocietyAllison Feldman’s promising life in Scottsdale, Arizona, changed when she was found brutally beaten and sexually assaulted inside her home. Detectives questioned those closest to her, but none matched a clear, unknown DNA profile recovered from the crime scene.
WorldFive people were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City overnight from Friday into Saturday, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. The dead included four women and a Christian mother and her daughter.
WorldAustralian officials said a vehicle drove into a crowd gathered on a road north of Sydney on Saturday to cheer for the Newcastle Knights rugby team. Ten people were injured, including several children.
HealthArtificial intelligence is being integrated into healthcare systems, with programmes in Mexico helping detect diseases earlier, including breast cancer. The disease remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the country.
WorldFrench school protests this week have brought barricades and a blame game into focus. The report also recounts eyewitness claims that the co-pilot of FlyDubai flight 1073 tried to kill the captain and destroy the cockpit controls; despite repeated stabbings, the captain opened the door, allowing passengers to overpower the suspect and regain control after the aircraft rapidly descended.
WorldExperts and analysts discuss the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran following President Donald Trump's latest warning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has also sent a letter to Americans.
WorldFighting between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi rebel movement has intensified since an informal ceasefire collapsed in July, driving thousands from their homes. Many have fled across the water to Djibouti, where BBC correspondent Frank Gardner reports from the capital and travels to Obock.
WorldMore than 220 attacks on Palestinian education were recorded in the occupied West Bank during the first half of the year, according to the UN. Military raids and settler attacks are increasingly affecting children, Al Jazeera reports.
PoliticsLatvians are voting in a parliamentary election as worries grow over the rising cost of living and Russia. About 1.5 million people are eligible to cast ballots in the country’s 11th parliamentary election since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
SocietyA dispute over Khan’s medical care has reached the country’s highest courts.
PoliticsThe Cockroach Janta Party held a protest in Mumbai calling for the election chief to resign.
PoliticsThe UK Green party’s annual conference is being held in Brighton and is available to watch live.
SocietyJake Hutzler’s commute avoids the usual traffic jams and blaring horns. Instead, the air traffic controller takes to the sky in a paramotor, soaring hundreds of feet above the ground on his way to work.
WorldA candlelight vigil in Caraballeda marked 100 days since powerful earthquakes devastated Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira. People gathered beside the rubble of a former building with photographs of loved ones, keeping alive memories of those who died.
TechAI was once expected to transform agriculture, but some major investments have failed. In Kenya, smaller companies are taking a practical route, using generative AI to build tools designed around farmers’ actual needs.
SportsThe Stade de France was packed for Zinedine Zidane’s home debut as France manager, with Italy again standing opposite him, as in the match that ended his playing career in 2006. Michael Olise scored a superb free kick, but a clinical Italy quickly overwhelmed France.
WorldFox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO over the use of long-range weapons in Ukraine.
OtherA “Today in History” feature heading.
PoliticsGermany is marking German Unity Day with the main national celebrations taking place in Bremen, where President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to speak. More than 400,000 people are expected at the public festival, which runs through Sunday. On October 3, 1990, five former East German states joined the Federal Republic, formally ending the post-World War II division.