Ukrainian officials said Russia’s latest wave of drone-and-missile strikes killed at least eight people. Residential buildings, industrial sites and infrastructure were also damaged.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:43

This week’s AI stories include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman saying people should accept some risks because of the technology’s benefits, and Greta Garbo’s AI-powered return.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:39

Live coverage shows the hatch closing and undocking of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are expected to leave aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft today and return to Earth Thursday.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-07 09:31

On Greg Gutfeld’s Fox News program, the panel takes up children saying they see themselves as animals, a development described as a new phenomenon.

FFox News2026-10-07 09:30

The United States has filed a formal diplomatic démarche over Russia’s handling of the reported death of a lab worker at an anti-plague institute in Siberia. Washington is urging greater transparency and has requested additional information while sharing information with other countries, a State Department spokesperson said.

AABC News2026-10-07 09:30

Israel observed a moment of silence to honour people killed on 7 October. A group representing bereaved families organised tributes, including a silence at 6:29am, when the attack began, followed by a ceremony in Tel Aviv tonight.

Eeuronews2026-10-07 09:23

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:22

Stanford University has shared video of Karl Deisseroth telling his two daughters and one of his sons on Monday that he had won the Nobel prize in medicine.

GGuardian News2026-10-07 09:14

A young male elephant seal returned to Rio de Janeiro’s beaches for a second appearance, drawing renewed attention from swimmers and officials at Copacabana beach.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:13

The Gaza peace plan is frozen, and a breakthrough in negotiations is unlikely without significant external pressure on both sides, particularly Israel, says James Dorsey of Nanyang Technological University’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He identifies the United States as the key driver, but sees little indication that President Donald Trump intends to push the talks forward.

CCNA2026-10-07 09:13

Sultan Barakat, a public policy professor at Qatar Foundation’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, told Al Jazeera that Yemen has largely returned to civil war as fighting intensified over the past week after years of stalemate. With the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government gaining ground against the Houthis, he said a pause in the fighting was hard to envisage. Saudi Arabia, however, has adopted a more aggressive posture.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-07 09:11

Israeli former hostages taken on October 7 describe being held alone for weeks, months or years in captors’ homes or Hamas tunnels while war raged overhead. As they try to recover, they say they now treasure even the smallest moments of freedom.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:04

Israelis are commemorating the victims of the October 7, 2023, attack in Tel Aviv on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led assault. Bereaved families are expected to hold ceremonies around the country throughout the day.

RReuters2026-10-07 09:04

Virologist Marc Van Ranst said the death of a worker at a Siberian plague research laboratory has prompted fears of a new pandemic, but described it as either an “isolated incident” or a non-incident.

Eeuronews2026-10-07 09:00

The White House said Donald Trump’s remarks at a Monday night rally were not meant to suggest he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities. It said he wants to prevent Tehran from gaining that capability. Democratic California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra called the remarks a failure of leadership.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-07 09:00

People across Israel are marking three years since Hamas and other Palestinian groups stormed the border, killing at least 1,195 people. Relatives and friends of victims gathered at Kfar Azza, one of the sites attacked, while loud blasts were heard from Gaza, where the Israeli military continues attacks despite a ceasefire.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-07 09:00

During a Hannity appearance, Fox News personality Mark Levin casts the unrest around French student demonstrations and the dispute over large-scale immigration as a picture of the America he says the Democratic Party wants to create.

FFox News2026-10-07 09:00

Germany says it needs workers, yet some young people spend years looking for apprenticeships without receiving a response. The report asks why thousands of training places remain unfilled while so many struggle to get started.

DDW News2026-10-07 09:00

In the final instalment of a three-part series on AI-powered companies, CNA’s Rebecca Metteo examines how larger firms are experimenting with AI agents and what that could mean for jobs and organisational structures.

CCNA2026-10-07 08:31

Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld offer Fox News viewers their latest takes on the day’s top stories.

FFox News2026-10-07 08:30

In 1934, a team named Palestine entered the World Cup qualifying rounds in Mussolini’s fascist Italy, despite having no Palestinian players. The documentary explores how British rule, Zionist organisation and the exclusion of Palestinians shaped the first team to compete under that name during the Mandate era.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-07 08:26

Bill Browder, once Russia’s largest foreign investor, says sanctions are the “worst thing” that can happen to Russian oligarchs. He says they are scheming and seeking ways to get removed from the sanctions list, warning that taking them off would set “a very bad precedent.”

Eeuronews2026-10-07 08:18

Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which killed 1,200 people and left 251 hostages. The assault triggered a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians continue to endure.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-07 08:15

Bloomberg reports that SpaceX is in talks to borrow $40 billion to purchase Nvidia chips, potentially creating one of the largest-ever debt financings for the AI buildout. Oil prices rose as traders assessed Iran’s stepped-up attacks around the Strait of Hormuz.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-07 08:11