- 2d ago
UNHCR: nearly 90 million displaced people live in countries exposed to climate risks
UNHCR says three-quarters of forcibly displaced people live in countries with high or extreme climate vulnerability, days before COP31 opens in Turkey.
- 6d ago
Trump says he could have won Vietnam War in a week, days before midterms
At a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, 1 November 2026, Trump said he could have ended the Vietnam War in a week and the Afghanistan war in three weeks. He also argued the US should have struck Ho Chi Minh City instead of spraying herbicide on forests.
- Oct 31
Dutch coast guard rescues 38 people adrift in rubber boat off Zeeland
A motorless rubber boat carrying 38 people was towed to shore at Cadzand on Saturday, 31 October, among the first cases of its kind in the Netherlands. Two people were detained on suspicion of people smuggling.
- Oct 29
UN reports fourfold rise in Afghan opium poppy cultivation despite Taliban ban
Cultivation rose to 43,000 hectares in 2026 from 10,000 a year earlier, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, which blames deepening poverty for farmers defying the Taliban ban.
- Oct 28
Germany deports 40 convicted Afghan men to Kabul on charter flight from Leipzig
The charter flight left Leipzig/Halle and landed in Kabul on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, with ten German states taking part. Five of the deportees came from Hesse and five from North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Oct 28
Bruno Meyerfeld wins 88th Albert Londres prize for reporting on Brazil's Amazon
Three French-speaking journalists received Albert Londres prizes on Tuesday, 27 October: Bruno Meyerfeld in the press category, Brice Lambert for a documentary on women in the United States, and Arthur Sarradin for a book on Syria's prisons.
- Oct 26
Rosa María Molló returns to Beijing 16 years later as TVE's Asia-Pacific correspondent
RTVE named Rosa María Molló as its Asia-Pacific delegate, based in Beijing, replacing Yolanda Álvarez. Molló worked in the Chinese capital in 2009 and 2010 and now returns to it 16 years later.
- Oct 24
Hundreds protest at German airports against deportations and deportation terminals
Protesters gathered at airports in Munich, Leipzig, Frankfurt and Berlin on 24 October 2026, with police counting more than 700 people near Munich airport.
- Oct 21
Russia says it detained a German who fought for Ukraine as a sniper and deserted
The FSB said on Wednesday, 21 October, that it had arrested a German citizen accused of deserting Ukrainian forces after he was not paid. The claims cannot be independently verified, and the arrest site and the man's name have not been disclosed.
- Oct 21
Two crew killed after French Mirage 2000D fighter crashes near Nancy
Prosecutors in Metz confirmed on Thursday, 22 October, that both crew members died when the jet came down in a wooded area in Meurthe-et-Moselle on the night of 20 October. DNA analysis is still needed for formal identification.
- Oct 19
CNN's Christiane Amanpour to leave network in June 2027 after 43 years
Her daily program ends in late 2026 and she leaves the network in June 2027, weeks after Paramount Skydance completed its takeover of CNN's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Oct 18
UK and Poland rebuke Hegseth for downplaying NATO allies' combat role in Afghanistan
Downing Street and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski criticised US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth after he said only one or two allies were involved in kinetic operations in Afghanistan. The remarks were made at the University of Tennessee on Saturday, 17 October.
- Oct 15
Trump says MOAB 'is not nuclear' as US military weighs using it on Iran
Trump told Newsmax the MOAB 'is not nuclear' and ruled out nuclear weapons on Iran, while CNN reports that US military plans would use the bomb against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites.
- Oct 13
Baden-Württemberg records 358 child marriages since 2012, only eight annulled
Records from Baden-Württemberg's state government, released in answer to an AfD parliamentary inquiry, show 358 marriages involving minors since 2012. Only eight have been annulled by final court ruling.
- Oct 13
Taliban suspend BBC FM radio broadcasts across Afghanistan over alleged violations
The Taliban government has suspended BBC FM radio programmes nationwide, citing unspecified repeated violations. The BBC, which reaches more than 20% of Afghanistan's adult population each week, says it is working with the authorities to resolve the situation.
- Oct 12
Pakistan suspends Imran Khan's provincial government as protests turn violent
Pakistan's president declared an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, 11 October, suspending the PTI-led provincial government. On Tuesday, 13 October, clashes with police in Bara and Peshawar left protesters with bullet injuries, and government buildings were set alight.
- Oct 8
UN says Taliban detained at least 52 women and a girl over dress code in Kabul and Herat
The UN mission UNAMA says the detentions took place between July and September 2026, with the women held for several hours before release. The mission warns the real number may be higher.
- Oct 7
France opens technical dialogue with Taliban to deport Afghan nationals
Paris has begun technical consultations with Kabul authorities to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals residing illegally in France who pose a threat to public order.
- Oct 6
Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution on Dec. 3
The Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed, which death penalty experts said would be the first known broadcast of a lawful execution. Critics include the UN and Republican senator Thom Tillis.
- Oct 5
ICC unseals arrest warrants for four Taliban leaders over gender persecution in Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court has made public arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and three other senior officials, citing systemic crimes against humanity targeting Afghan women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals.
