Tanker hit by multiple projectiles off northern Qatar coast, UKMTO says | Shipping News
The British Maritime Agency recently reported an increase in attacks on ships in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Published on October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 A number of casualties have been reported after an oil tanker sailing off the northern…
Yemeni government forces say 1,860 Houthis have been ‘neutralized’ | News
Yemeni government forces said in a social media post that they had carried out 2,103 “precise targeting operations”. Published on October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Yemeni government forces say they have “neutralized” 1,860 Houthi fighters since…
Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked major protests, died in hospital, her lawyer says
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime home in Madrid sparked protests across Spain and sparked a political crisis in the country that culminated in the government’s call for snap elections, died Wednesday…
Lithuania to deploy troops along border with Russia in Kaliningrad after incident in Latvia
Lithuanian Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas called for the deployment of troops to the country’s border with Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave, in an October 7 statement. This request follows an incident that occurred the day before in neighboring…
World must change the way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF | WWF
Conservation returns to wild tigers, tuna and green turtles prove global nature loss can be reversed, scientists say. But a report warns that food production must be the next “positive tipping point” if the world is to avoid biodiversity collapse. The…
EU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid growing pressure | News from the European Union
Discussions will focus on the billion-euro daily deficit and restrictions on the export of rare earths. Published on October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has arrived in Beijing for talks on the European Union’s…
Artist unveils golden statue of naked Donald Trump at European Parliament – The Art Newspaper
Tuesday October 7, the artist Jens Galschiøt revealed The orange plague, a 2.6m tall sculpture depicting US President Donald Trump naked and perched on the shoulders of a frail man, inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Covered…
Protest blocks roads in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood
SEATTLE – A protest took to the streets of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The Seattle Police Department reported it was cordoning off roads around the neighborhood as protesters marched from Cal Anderson Park to…
María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of housing protests in Spain, dies at the age of 87 | Spain
María del Carmen Abascal, 87, whose eviction sparked a nationwide wave of protests over Spain’s housing crisis, has died. News of her death came two weeks after Maricarmen, as she was known across Spain, was evicted from the Madrid apartment where…
Supreme Court grapples with dispute over Air Force munitions disposal site in Guam
The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed how to resolve a dispute over the disposal of military munitions on a Guam beach that environmentalists say threatens the island’s main water source, the environment and an important cultural site. Gn world