Donald Trump is stepping up campaigning in traditionally Republican states as several closely watched Senate contests grow more competitive. At a San Antonio rally, he backed Republican Ken Paxton, faced repeated interruptions from protesters and attacked Democrat James Talarico. In Iowa, Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek held their first Senate debate, clashing over the Iran war and tariffs, among other issues.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-08 17:52

Israel has ordered the UK Consulate in East Jerusalem to close. What message is the move meant to send?

TTRT World2026-10-08 17:48

Fighting near Yemen is putting pressure on a key Red Sea trade route. DW discusses the implications of clashes near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with Timothy Walker, a senior researcher and maritime project leader at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria.

DDW News2026-10-08 17:47

NBC News NOW is broadcasting live, reporting breaking and developing stories in real time, with on-the-scene coverage of the day’s major news and deeper looks at issues of interest.

NNBC News2026-10-08 17:45

Fox News contributor Dr. Jessica Gray discusses the health risks, transmission and global implications of pneumonic plague after an apparent death in Russia, and dismisses the need for mass concern.

FFox News2026-10-08 17:45

Rescue officials said a Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in the eastern front-line city of Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people. Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin said 18 others were wounded, while three people were killed in Bilenke village. He accused Russia of targeting passenger buses to kill as many civilians as possible.

BBBC News2026-10-08 17:45

After moving from a rural community to downtown Toronto, Dr. Melissa Lem felt edgy and irritable, an experience she linked to a nature deficit. It led her to explore nature’s health benefits and partner with the BC Parks Foundation on PaRx.

GGlobal News2026-10-08 17:43

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Türkiye is considering ways to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s defences after recent attacks by Yemen’s Ansarullah Houthis. He says the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is meant to deepen defence cooperation, not enable military offensives. Suay Nilhan Acikalin of Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University also weighs in.

TTRT World2026-10-08 17:43

Fifteen years after “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin is returning to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning.” The film examines what the platform has become and its role in division, extremism and misinformation in America, while recounting whistleblower Frances Haugen’s leak of thousands of internal documents. Mikey Madison plays Haugen.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 17:42

Four astronauts have returned to Earth after spending eight months aboard the International Space Station. Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific on Thursday.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 17:40

NBC News NOW is broadcasting live, covering breaking and developing stories in real time, with on-scene reporting and deeper looks at the day's major issues.

NNBC News2026-10-08 17:38

Kerry Washington discusses her new film “Animals,” Josh Brolin talks about “Whalefall,” and the program visits the Packers’ sewing room at Lambeau Field.

AABC News2026-10-08 17:30

At the U.S. Institute of Peace, Trump is taking part in an innovation-focused gathering.

AABC News2026-10-08 17:29

The United States is suspending Microsoft and other major IT firms from a green card program for skilled foreign workers. Vice President JD Vance cited alleged fraud and called for prioritizing American workers.

RReuters2026-10-08 17:27

Residents in southern Lebanon, including 67-year-old Mariam al-Yaghi, are living amid destruction left by fighting, while Israeli troops remain stationed in a nearby village.

RReuters2026-10-08 17:26

Authorities said a Russian bombing attack on Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, killed at least 33 people on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the war could escalate into a broader regional conflict involving NATO countries.

CCBC News2026-10-08 17:22

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed taunted Trump, challenging him to campaign in the state alongside Republican opponent Mike Rogers before their first debate on Thursday. El-Sayed has forecast a seven-point win, though the contest remains tight.

CCNN2026-10-08 17:14

Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday. Her playful works cross genres, bring together classical and modern elements, and often draw on ancient Greek and Roman literature.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 17:12

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would respond after a Russian strike hit two buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, killing 30 people and wounding 18. UN figures show more civilians had been killed in Ukraine by August this year than in all of 2025.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 17:11

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego, California, after a 10-month deployment spanning the Pacific, South China Sea and Middle East.

RReuters2026-10-08 17:10

Residents trapped in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine risk hours of travel on foot or by bicycle along mine-strewn roads to find food and water. Deliveries have stopped since May, prompting former residents and Ukrainian refugees to raise the alarm.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 17:09

María del Carmen Abascal was evicted from her Madrid home, prompting protests across Spain. Widely known as “Maricarmen,” she had become a symbol of renters struggling with the country’s housing affordability crisis.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 17:09

Students in France say they will keep taking to the streets, despite the prime minister saying in a Wednesday speech that the government would devise a plan to address their concerns. The report examines how French political parties are reacting to the movement.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 17:08

After splashdown, NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 left their Dragon spacecraft on the deck of a recovery ship off the coast of Los Angeles, California.

AABC News2026-10-08 17:07