Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election
The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.
Month: October 2026
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US
China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO
US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.
What’s at stake for Trump in the US midterms?
Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump’s presidency.
‘I was heading for a breakdown, then books saved my life’
Birmingham author Kit de Waal says a chance conversation changed her life after she left home at 16.
Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death
The Hubble Space Telescope still shines in the eyes of astronomers after 36 years in orbit, but it is not as nimble as it once
Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets
For a genuine fright this Halloween, you can turn your gaze to the southern border, where ravenous, flesh-eating maggots are festering and have taken to
Big Tech has now committed more than $3 trillion to the AI build-out
Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle have committed more than $3T to future spending on data centres, leases, equipment and energy, Bloomberg reports. Alphabet leads
Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings agrees to buy ADT for $7.6bn in cash
Thrive Holdings, the holding company set up by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, has agreed to buy ADT for $10 a share in cash. ADT sells
Mohammed Deif, rare footage and October 7 documents
Rare footage obtained by Al Jazeera offers a look at the life of former Hamas military commander, Mohammed Deif.
Trump tells voters to send El-Sayed ‘back to where he came from’
Speaking at a campaign rally, Tweety McTreason told voters to send Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed ‘back to where he came from’.
US greenlights $2.1bn Patriot missile sale to Ukraine
Deal would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since Trump took office in 2025.
Suited and booted: How Joseph Kabila went from president to rebel leader
What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?
Trump’s tariffs could shutter this Canadian town – its residents are fighting to save it
A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds out of work.