A midday bulletin reviewing the most important stories from Europe and beyond on 6 October 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.

Eeuronews2026-10-06 10:12

A book designed by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali was stolen from a contemporary art centre in Issoire, central France, prosecutors said Monday. The Book of the Apocalypse, whose cover is made of bronze, was described as highly valuable.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 10:12

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has produced a controversial practice of deporting tens of thousands of asylum seekers to third countries. LGBT migrants are among those most at risk, with some sent to African countries where homosexuality is a crime.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 10:08

Journalist and former British military intelligence officer Philip Ingram says the events around RAF Fairford are not isolated. He describes them as part of a broader security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone tactics increasingly overlap, while the withdrawal of US B-1 bombers could plausibly be a routine rotation.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 10:07

The European Central Bank is under mounting pressure as turmoil in France’s bond market worsens. Nvidia is nearing a $6 trillion valuation as AI enthusiasm sends the Nasdaq to another record, while long-term U.S. Treasury yields reach their highest since 2002 and rising Japanese yields could draw investors home from U.S. and French bonds.

RReuters2026-10-06 10:04

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin addresses Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and other Democrats’ calls for immigration reform, declaring that amnesty will “NEVER HAPPEN” while Donald Trump is in office.

FFox News2026-10-06 10:00

Police briefly detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi during a protest calling for the chief election commissioner to resign. An opposition alliance is marching to the Election Commission headquarters, accusing it of removing millions of eligible voters through a roll revision to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing BJP.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-06 10:00

Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel used his Toronto bunker to publish pamphlets questioning the Nazi murder of six million Jews. Auschwitz survivor Sabina Citron set out to stop him, sparking a fierce 1985 battle over false news. The trial became a nightmare for Jewish survivors forced to prove the death camps existed. Zundel lost the initial case but gained the publicity and appeal opportunity he wanted.

CCBC News2026-10-06 10:00

After Ernst Zundel was convicted for spreading false news through his pamphlet Did Six Million Really Die?, he won an appeal and a second chance in court. His witnesses included a rogue researcher who chipped rocks from Auschwitz walls to argue it was not a gas chamber, along with other self-proclaimed experts. Holocaust survivors attended daily to testify. Zundel was convicted again, but gained a new legal tool for his appeal.

CCBC News2026-10-06 10:00

As France’s student protest movement continues, the condition of schools has emerged as a major grievance. Many buildings are severely dilapidated and some pose dangerous risks. Record heatwaves over the summer exposed the problem further, as many classrooms were not designed for such extreme temperatures.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 09:55

Japan has held its first competitive sleeping contest in Tokyo, where dozens of participants wearing sleep trackers stretched out on comfortable mattresses and slept for up to 90 minutes. The winner was competing for a prize of more than two million yen ($14,000), as organisers sought to encourage longer sleep amid Japan’s severe sleep deprivation problem.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 09:53

Kosovo police used tear gas against protesters calling for restrictions on the war crimes court. Anger has grown since former President Hashim Thaci, regarded by many as a hero of the independence struggle, was sentenced last month for crimes committed during the 1990s war against Serbia.

Eeuronews2026-10-06 09:47

Secondary pupils, educators and union representatives marched in Strasbourg to draw attention to conditions at schools.

RReuters2026-10-06 09:45

Trump signed an executive order making tax-free, red-dyed fuel legal for everyone.

AABC News2026-10-06 09:44

Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks on each other. Local authorities say hundreds of Ukrainian drones launched overnight killed at least two people and injured seven in the Moscow region; a fuel storage and distribution facility southeast of Moscow was also reportedly hit. Ukrainian authorities say Russian attacks killed at least six people and injured dozens.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-06 09:38

The 1877 El Niño contributed to the deaths of about 50 million people, roughly 3% of the population. As the world faces a record-breaking El Niño, historians and scientists examine what happened and what a warmer world could mean for future events.

BBBC News2026-10-06 09:37

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm, Sweden.

RReuters2026-10-06 09:35

Dangote Refinery Managing Director and CEO David Bird speaks as the 14th Energy Markets Forum 2026 opens in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

RReuters2026-10-06 09:35

During a Special Report segment, Brit Hume identifies the foundation of Republican support and considers President Donald Trump’s campaign effort before the midterms.

FFox News2026-10-06 09:30

At least six people were killed and nearly 60 injured after a Russian strike hit a residential area in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, destroying apartments. A Russian drone also struck an apartment building in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 09:29

This week’s technology roundup looks at why Sam Altman says the challenges of AI will ultimately be worthwhile, along with an express journey to the International Space Station.

RReuters2026-10-06 09:28

Cornell University students held a mass rally on Monday to stand with a classmate whose allegations of gang rape have sparked a national uproar. They called on the Ivy League school to take stronger action against sexual violence on campus.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-06 09:28

Australia is intensifying scrutiny of artificial intelligence as representatives of OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google answer questions from a parliamentary inquiry. The hearing follows OpenAI’s disclosure that its technology breached Australian government agencies earlier this year, with discussion focused on safety, regulation and whether Australia could miss out on AI’s benefits.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-06 09:26

Nearly three years after an airstrike killed her sister and triggered her premature birth, a Gazan girl who is as old as the war is rebuilding her relationship with the mother she was separated from as a newborn.

RReuters2026-10-06 09:24