Students gathered in Tirana to protest the government after violent clashes earlier in the week, when a bank and a government building were set on fire. They accuse officials of corruption and neglecting education, and object to parts of Albania’s southern coast being sold for a luxury resort project backed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.

RReuters2026-10-16 11:26

EU leaders are closing ranks behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions with US President Donald Trump grow. Trump’s diesel deal with Russia has jolted the alliance. Greg Simons of Daffodil International University weighs in.

TTRT World2026-10-16 11:21

Alexey Muraviev, a senior research fellow in Defence and Strategic Studies at Edith Cowan University, says the war with Russia has brought Zelenskyy to one of the most critical moments of his leadership.

TTRT World2026-10-16 11:18

The UN says more than 2,000 people were casualties between October 3 and 11. More than 200,000 people have been displaced across Yemen, compared with about 76,000 in mid-September. Alison Bottomley of the Norwegian Refugee Council offers her analysis.

TTRT World2026-10-16 11:18

Masked men were filmed attacking Palestinians harvesting olives near the occupied West Bank village of Abu Falah. The footage shows trees burning, with gunshots audible, and Israeli military vehicles were seen at the scene. A Palestinian organisation says attacks have affected more than 147,000 olive trees in the occupied West Bank over the past two years.

BBBC News2026-10-16 11:15

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party held a tricolor rally in New Delhi to support senior party leaders detained over allegedly displaying Indian flags at the de-notified Jantar Mantar protest site. Police warned founder Abhijeet Dipke against protesting on October 16, as the group demands the election chief’s resignation and a confrontation may be looming.

RReuters2026-10-16 11:13

The US midterm elections are due on 3 November. Recent polls give Democrats a slight edge as they seek House seats and aim to retake the Senate. In Iowa, a Republican stronghold that backed Trump in the past three presidential elections, rising prices and the Iran war have angered some voters. BBC reporters visited to hear whether those issues could shift votes and control of Congress.

BBBC Chinese2026-10-16 11:07

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is delivering a speech during a visit to Lanarkshire, Scotland. The address is expected to focus on devolution.

RReuters2026-10-16 11:02

Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The attack reportedly killed three children and a teacher before an armed community member fatally shot the suspect. Crisis negotiator Jason Pack discusses the search for a motive, the bystander’s intervention and urgent questions about school security.

FFox News2026-10-16 11:00

Top Fuel dragsters can reach 558km/h, faster than F1’s record top speed of 373km/h. A BBC documentary follows Swedish racer Susanne Callin and Indian racer Uvashri Kannadasan Balajeyanthi as they push boundaries in a male-dominated sport. Women have repeatedly won in Europe: Callin defended her European title, while Balajeyanthi became India’s first female champion.

BBBC Chinese2026-10-16 11:00

Fashion can be political when it shapes identities and challenges power. South African designer Laduma Ngxokolo aims to bring the continent into focus through his label Maxhosa Africa. In Paris, Jacques Logoh, founder of Togo’s International Fashion Festival, gives African creatives a platform under the theme “Fashion against HIV”; Mossi Traoré stages a show at Père Lachaise Cemetery to address death without taboo.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-16 10:58

Tech stocks fell amid worries about AI debt, while Tesla’s new car took to the air. The week’s major business and finance stories are reviewed through the numbers.

RReuters2026-10-16 10:55

Using SpaceX rocket technology, the sports car rose up a curved ramp and made a controlled landing.

AABC News2026-10-16 10:55

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh voiced confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy but did not say whether he thinks further interest-rate hikes are needed or when they might happen.

RReuters2026-10-16 10:52

Donald Trump declined to rule out using the weapon known as the “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran. At the IMF’s annual meetings in Bangkok, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh offered no comments on monetary policy or the US economic outlook, beyond reiterating the Fed’s commitment to price stability. His silence did not dislodge market expectations that rates will remain steady at the end-of-month meeting.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-16 10:50

Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu, Education Minister Desmond Lee and Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau answered questions at a press conference on Friday (Oct. 16), including whether masks would be sufficient if haze worsened, whether schools could move to home-based learning, possible action against Indonesian companies suspected of contributing to the haze, and employers’ duties to protect outdoor workers.

CCNA2026-10-16 10:49

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are discussing greater support for Ukraine, new sanctions on Russia and military needs ahead of winter. Tensions with the US and rising energy prices are complicating Europe’s continued backing of Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Rosie Birchaed reports.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-16 10:38

Tensions between Zelenskyy and Trump took centre stage on Friday as the Ukrainian leader joined the second day of the EU summit. Ursula von der Leyen said sanctions would not ease until Russia stopped the war.

Eeuronews2026-10-16 10:36

A teenage gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three students and a teacher. President Trump canceled plans to livestream a military execution, while American servicemembers patrol the Strait of Hormuz amid attacks by Iran-backed groups.

AABC News2026-10-16 10:34

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a news conference at the EU summit in a live broadcast.

GGuardian News2026-10-16 10:29

People familiar with the matter said a directive to curb Ukraine’s battlefield communications was issued from within the White House.

RReuters2026-10-16 10:29

With a potentially historic El Niño growing stronger, NOAA says it will significantly influence the coming winter across the United States. Its outlook for December 2026 through February 2027, released Thursday, predicts above-average warmth in the northern tier and above-average precipitation in the South.

AABC News2026-10-16 10:23

Russia accused Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery on Thursday. Zelensky said strikes, paused at the US request, would resume after Ukraine limited them for three days while Russia kept hitting its energy infrastructure. Putin said Kyiv had also tried to strike refineries on Wednesday, causing no “significant damage”; Ukraine denied that attempt.

BBBC News2026-10-16 10:22

Live views show the vivid yellows, oranges and browns of autumn in woods and parks in Vermont, Michigan, Colorado and Washington state.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-16 10:19