- Oct 30
England win 34-12 over Papua New Guinea but still need a Tonga miracle for World Cup semis
England beat Papua New Guinea 34-12 in Wollongong, but they now need Tonga to beat Samoa by more than 46 points to reach the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup.
- Oct 22
Irish Dáil votes 79 to 71 to drop UN approval for troop deployments
The bill also raises the number of Defence Forces personnel that can be deployed without parliamentary approval from 12 to 50. Opposition parties say the change undermines Irish military neutrality.
- Oct 20
Sigfrido Ranucci picks RaiNews24 deputy role after Report removal
Sigfrido Ranucci has chosen RaiNews24 over two other Rai offers, after a Rome labour court rejected his urgent appeal to return to presenting Report.
- Oct 16
MSCI proposes stand-alone downgrade for Indonesia as Jakarta index plunges 11%
MSCI has launched a consultation on moving Indonesia to stand-alone status, which would remove it from all of its indexes. Jakarta's IDX Composite fell about 11% on Friday, 16 October, its sharpest one-day drop since January 1998.
- Oct 16
Spanish court shelves complaint against Netanyahu over detention of Spanish UN soldier in Lebanon
Spain's National Court has provisionally dismissed a complaint against Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli commanders because a UN investigation and Israeli inquiries into the April detention are already under way.
- Oct 12
EU foreign ministers approve a three-year military and civilian mission in Lebanon
Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, 12 October, created the EU Support Mission Lebanon, which will advise and train the Lebanese army and internal security forces. The EU says the mission will not replace the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL, whose mandate runs until 31 December 2026.
- Oct 12
Unexploded munition kills teenager on Israeli school hike, 24 hurt
A suspected unexploded munition went off during a school hiking trip near the Lebanese border on Monday, 12 October 2026. Israel's ambulance service reported 24 injured, and police and the military are investigating the device.
- Sep 30
Iran receives formal United States response to seven-day Middle East peace proposal
Tehran has received a formal written response from Washington via Qatari mediators following indirect negotiations to end the regional war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 28
French prosecutors seek four-year sentence for Rachida Dati in Renault corruption trial
Financial prosecutors in Paris requested a four-year sentence with two years firm against Rachida Dati over consulting fees from Renault-Nissan. Former executive Carlos Ghosn faces an identical term, with the court reserving its verdict until 21 January 2027.
- Sep 26
EU pledges €710 million humanitarian package for Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged 710 million euros on 26 September 2026 to fund displacement, health, and emergency relief programs across Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine.
- Sep 24
US aviation sanctions strand Iranian flights as UN delegates clash in New York
New US sanctions targeting aircraft servicing led to widespread cancellations of Iranian flights, complicating the return of President Masoud Pezeshkian from the UN General Assembly while regional military strikes escalated.
