Barclays said it plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs to reduce costs, adding that AI is beginning to deliver efficiencies. The cuts would affect about 5% of its workforce, according to a Thursday presentation; the bank had about 93,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2025. Stocks fell as megacap earnings failed to reassure investors about the AI trade’s rebound, Chinese equities neared a bear market and Middle East tensions escalated.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-22 11:03

Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Türkiye and special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq, says Washington’s relationship with Middle Eastern countries needs to change and that the US no longer seeks to dominate the region. He declines to say whether the Iran war was a mistake, but acknowledges its instability has produced unintended consequences. Barrack says Donald Trump opposes what he calls “forever wars.”

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-22 11:02

An Arizona mother is sharing her account of her son being found alive in a morgue hours after he had been pronounced dead.

AABC News2026-10-22 11:01

An Australian reporter and another bystander rescued a driver whose car was trapped in floodwaters and sinking in Morayfield. Heavy rain prompted flood warnings in the area.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-22 11:00

The World Health Organization is holding a media briefing on its response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Nigeria reported its first case in more than a decade on October 20, becoming the fourth African country affected and the most populous; health officials have called the outbreak the fastest-spreading on record.

RReuters2026-10-22 10:55

Reports say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed with US President Donald Trump the possibility of resuming attacks on Iran ahead of Israel’s October 27 election. Mohamad Elmasry of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies weighs in.

TTRT World2026-10-22 10:53

US special envoy Steve Witkoff called his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg constructive. Moscow says it is ready to resume trilateral talks next month, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s position has not changed. Ukrainian MP Oleksii Movchan offers his analysis.

TTRT World2026-10-22 10:50

Heavy rain and strong winds are affecting Japan’s Ishigaki Island as Typhoon Champi draws near. The storm is expected to pass northeast of Taiwan, turn north toward China’s coast and eventually move into southern Japan.

RReuters2026-10-22 10:49

Stocks fell as investors broadly pulled back from riskier assets after technology earnings missed elevated expectations and escalating hostilities in the Middle East lifted oil prices. Deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia deepened concerns that regional tensions could disrupt supply, despite faster exports through the Strait of Hormuz. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s costly AI investment is paying off.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-22 10:44

In Oviedo, Studio Ghibli’s new president Kenichi Yoda said the studio would keep exploring contemporary themes and concerns, as its founders did. He argued that beauty must also be sought when depicting horrors such as war.

Eeuronews2026-10-22 10:41

Trump is losing ground among many voters, but Reuters/Ipsos polling and interviews with white evangelical Christians indicate they remain his most reliable constituency and could play a decisive role in the November 3 midterm elections.

RReuters2026-10-22 10:36

Donald Trump has again floated renaming an ocean bordering the United States, suggesting the Atlantic could be called the “American Ocean”.

Eeuronews2026-10-22 10:32

A Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton has stirred controversy within the GOP. White House envoy Steve Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” after an American prisoner was released. Authorities also urged website developers to patch a vulnerability that could affect 70% of websites worldwide.

AABC News2026-10-22 10:32

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

FFox News2026-10-22 10:30

Exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay told FRANCE 24 that any Dalai Lama successor appointed by China would be “fake.” He compared Beijing’s ethnic unity law to “ethnic erasure,” said Tibetan concerns had been downgraded in US-China talks, and accused China of failing to warn about deadly August floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-22 10:23

A security flaw could affect up to 70% of the world's websites, allowing hackers to take over sites and their contents. The program also reports that 74-year-old Stephen Hubbard, believed to have been wrongfully detained by Russia, has apparently been released and returned to the U.S., and that country music stars gathered to honor the late Dolly Parton.

AABC News2026-10-22 10:19

Newly released video shows a police shooting in a Mississippi Walmart parking lot that killed a one-year-old boy sitting on his mother's lap.

AABC News2026-10-22 10:19

A vulnerability in one of the internet’s most widely used programming languages forced government websites offline across Europe and Asia.

RReuters2026-10-22 10:17

Powerful Typhoon Champi brought high waves and strong winds to Ishigaki Island as it approached Japan’s southwestern islands.

RReuters2026-10-22 10:16

Euronews’ midday bulletin brings together important stories from Europe and beyond on October 22, 2026.

Eeuronews2026-10-22 10:11

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25bn after a two-week trial earlier this year. The judge said the company had spent years misleading the public about its handling of Facebook user data, with the claims reaching into its core business practices. Meta lawyer CJ Mahoney said the ruling made doing business in the state nearly impossible; the company plans to appeal.

BBBC News2026-10-22 10:11

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed accused Republican rival Mike Rogers of supporting the Iran war because he aligns with Donald Trump. Rogers responded by alleging that El-Sayed had received money from donors linked to extremist groups, a claim El-Sayed denied.

GGuardian News2026-10-22 10:10

Becky Drury, a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School, said she pretended to be dead after being shot. She said her left hand was nearly severed and her right arm was severely injured.

AABC News2026-10-22 10:00

UK lawmakers are discussing deploying RAF Typhoon aircraft to defend Saudi Arabia and extending aerial refueling support for Saudi air operations, including missions against Houthi targets in Yemen.

RReuters2026-10-22 09:45