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- 24m ago
Santander profit rises 20% to 12,405 million euros on Poland sale gain
Banco Santander's ordinary profit for the first nine months of 2026 reached 11,176 million euros, up 16.1%, while a 1,895 million euro gain from the Polish sale lifted reported profit. Revenue, capital and customer figures were published on 28 October.
- 1h ago
UBS posts $2.7bn quarterly profit, up 8%, as Credit Suisse integration nears its end
UBS reported a third-quarter net profit of $2.69 billion, with wealth clients adding $55.1 billion in net new assets, while the bank raised its cost-savings target to $13.7 billion.
- 1h ago
Trump says Putin-Zelensky meeting will happen very soon, with no date or venue set
Trump said a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky would be arranged very soon. Neither Kyiv nor Moscow has confirmed a leaders' summit, and the Kremlin is aiming for a trilateral meeting in November.
- 3h ago
Fed expected to hold rates steady on 28 October despite hot inflation
Markets and most economists expect the Federal Reserve to keep its key rate unchanged when it announces its decision at 19:00 on 28 October, with inflation at 3.7% and a December increase still on the table.
- 4h ago
Midterms on 3 November: Democrats favored for House, Senate races tight
Americans vote on 3 November 2026 for all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats, and Republicans currently hold majorities in both chambers. Polls and analysts point to a Democratic House, with close Senate contests in Texas, Maine, Iowa and Alaska.
- 6h ago
Trump announces end of Biden-era methane rules at Texas rally for Ken Paxton
Trump made the announcement at a Lubbock rally backing Ken Paxton, who was the first to sue over the 2024 rule. Critics warn the rollback weakens oversight of methane leaks that drive climate warming.
- 7h ago
Pretti parents accuse federal government of withholding evidence in son's shooting
Michael and Susan Pretti said federal prosecutors have stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota investigators into their son's death, nine months after federal immigration agents shot him in Minneapolis.
- 10h ago
Vance and Trump escalate attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over his faith
Vance tied the Democrat to Paris protests in Howell on 27 October, while a Michigan State University poll found 38% of likely voters less inclined to back a Muslim candidate.
- 10h ago
Özel accuses Erdoğan government of foreign policy failures over Libya deal
Turkey's opposition leader Özgür Özel said the Libya memorandum lacks the international acceptance enjoyed by the Greece-Egypt deal, while Ankara's foreign ministry insisted its Aegean positions remain unchanged.
- 11h ago
Mike Waltz and Bruno Rodríguez clash at UN as embargo resolution vote nears
At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, 27 October, US Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez exchanged insults, with Rodríguez calling Waltz a liar. The clash came before a Wednesday vote on the annual resolution condemning the US embargo against Cuba.
- 11h ago
Nawrocki convenes National Security Council over permanent US troop base in Poland
President Karol Nawrocki has called a National Security Council session for 3 November at 15:00. The closed-door meeting will also address plans for a permanent base for American troops in Poland.
- 11h ago
Utah links Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of 17-year-old through DNA evidence
Utah authorities say DNA evidence ties serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body hunters found in the mountains. The announcement came on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, and rests partly on evidence from a second 1974 killing.
- 12h ago
US weighs lifting sanctions on Russia's Direct Investment Fund led by Dmitriev
The Trump administration is considering lifting US sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a state fund run by Kirill Dmitriev, as talks on ending the war in Ukraine widen into business deals with Moscow.
- 13h ago
Susan Saint James, Emmy winner and star of McMillan & Wife, dies at 80
The US actress died aged 80 after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, a representative told People magazine. She was best known for McMillan & Wife with Rock Hudson and the sitcom Kate & Allie.
- 13h ago
Boeing shares fall about 10% as 737 production ramp slips into 2027
Boeing told investors on 27 October 2026 that its push to build 47 737 jets a month will slip into early 2027, and its shares dropped about 10% in New York trading.
- 14h ago
US strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills five people
US Southern Command says the high-speed boat was used in drug trafficking, but legal experts and rights groups question the legality of the strikes and Washington has not presented definitive evidence.
- 14h ago
Trump floats renaming the Atlantic 'American Ocean' and promises the Mississippi River keeps its name
At a Republican rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, 26 October, Donald Trump again suggested renaming the Atlantic. He also promised not to rename the Mississippi River, a week after floating a 'Trump Ocean' name that Google's chief executive reportedly rejected.
- 14h ago
Poland to host the only PAC-3 Patriot missile maintenance centre outside the United States
The centre will service PAC-3 interceptors that European armies now send to the United States for checks, at a cost of about 1 billion zloty. Its site has not yet been disclosed.
- 17h ago
Neil Young sues Trump committee for $10 million over campaign use of song
The copyright suit, filed on Monday, 26 October, in federal court in Virginia, says the committee played the 1989 song at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on 12 October without a license.
- 22h ago
Finland and Norway leaders call Putin without EU mandate, drawing criticism from Denmark and Italy
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Vladimir Putin for about 90 minutes on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, speaking only for their own countries. Denmark's prime minister said the initiative was not coordinated with European partners.
