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In Canada

Four people were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a fast-moving fire at a military training base in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. Military personnel and emergency crews fought the flames through the night. Carney described the fire as one of the Canadian forces’ worst peacetime tragedies on Canadian soil.

In water research

University of Vienna researchers say they have turned plastic waste into porous sponges that capture moisture from the air and release it with mild heat. In laboratory tests, a polystyrene sponge absorbed nearly 60 percent of its weight in water from humid air, and 20 percent in desert-like conditions. The method also worked with a selected mixture of waste plastics. Long-term performance, production costs and environmental impacts still need assessment before the process moves beyond the laboratory.

On Russia and Ukraine

President Trump says he delayed sanctions on Russia and struck a diesel export deal to keep Vladimir Putin engaged in peace talks with Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. The sanctions were blocked two days before they were due to take effect. Trump described negotiations as making “great progress” and accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the war because of military aid from European allies.

In U.S. news

An Air Force member has died from injuries suffered while rappelling from the Alamodome ceiling during a football pregame ceremony. He was participating in the Salute to Armed Forces event.

Separately, Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of trying to deport Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as punishment for criticizing the president. His comments came less than a week after federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home.

In British industry

UK Steel says British steelmakers are paying almost 30 pounds more per megawatt-hour for electricity than French competitors, the widest gap in three years. The industry lobby group links the gap to surging global gas prices following the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

In global timekeeping

The General Conference on Weights and Measures has voted to end leap seconds, warning of risks to connected devices and critical infrastructure. A replacement called Continuous UTC takes effect next year, allowing the global time standard to diverge from Earth’s rotation-based time by up to an hour.

In Albania

Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to resign as violent protests in Tirana entered a sixth day. Demonstrators set fire to the Supreme Court building late Saturday, and clashes with police intensified around public institutions.

In Kansas

Authorities say a 34-year-old woman arrested after driving a pickup truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita on Saturday has been released without charges while the investigation continues. Six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer were killed, and 10 people were injured. Wichita police said Sunday they were awaiting toxicology results and a mechanical examination of the truck.

In Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s top security body has agreed to help Saudi Arabia defend against Houthi attacks. The group has repeatedly targeted Saudi airports and oil infrastructure with drones and missiles. Gulf Cooperation Council ministers also condemned the attacks and urged action against the Houthis. Fighting across Yemen has displaced more than 233,000 people.

At CFB Wainwright

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says four service members were killed in a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. Dozens of others were injured. Reports describe an explosion and fire during a live-fire exercise. Canada declared a mass casualty event, and Carney said the nation was “in mourning.”

On Instagram

Meta temporarily suspended the No Kings movement’s Instagram account for several hours during nationwide protests on Saturday. The demonstrations focused on increasing early voter turnout. Organizers said the suspension raised fears of censorship and demanded an explanation from the company.

In France

President Emmanuel Macron has announced a crisis meeting after unrest that reportedly led to more than 2,000 arrests. Demonstrations over living costs and poor public services gave way to arson and looting. Macron said public buildings and shops were attacked and hundreds of police officers were injured. He announced an intelligence investigation while distinguishing peaceful demonstrators with legitimate grievances from those responsible for violence.

In the West Bank

European diplomats and activists say Israeli settlers attacked their delegation during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday. The Guardian reports that French clerics and a visiting French mayor were also in the group, and that its reporter filmed masked militants seconds before the assault. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later questioned the delegation’s account. His office said, “Serious accusations require serious evidence.”

Off Mexico’s Pacific coast

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Saturday as a Category 2 hurricane.

In planetary defense

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are modeling whether a nearby nuclear explosion could deflect or break apart an asteroid threatening Earth. Their simulations track how X-rays would heat and vaporize its surface. After checking their approach against an established simulation code, they tested three disruption scenarios for an asteroid roughly 525 feet across. Researchers say two showed strong signs of breakup.

In the West Bank

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is calling for the arrest and prosecution of settlers who attacked Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine. She was badly beaten Friday when masked settlers carrying clubs and other weapons attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank. Levine needed surgery and is recovering in an Israeli hospital.

The European Union has also condemned an attack by Israeli settlers on European diplomats in the occupied West Bank and is demanding accountability.

In Canada

Multiple people were killed and injured in a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, Defense Minister David McGuinty said Saturday. Injured people were taken to hospitals in Edmonton. High winds worsened the fire, driving flames beyond the base into surrounding rural areas as crews fought the blaze into the night.

In France

Officials are investigating police use of a British-funded border patrol vehicle against student protesters in Dunkirk. Footage showed the vehicle being driven toward protesters. A 14-year-old girl was struck, treated for a hematoma in the hospital and later discharged.

Separately, the government held crisis talks Sunday after days of nationwide unrest. Public buildings were burned, hundreds of shops were destroyed and looted, and more than 2,000 people were arrested. Politicians on the left and right called for Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to resign.

In U.S. news

Congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump’s disclosed pharmaceutical holdings reached as much as $56.2 million in 2025. Their findings, released October 16, 2026, question investments in companies whose medicines, according to their analysis, benefited from Medicare pricing changes.

In Wichita, Kansas, authorities say a truck drove through a youth soccer game Saturday, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man and injuring eleven others. Police took the driver into custody.

British forces in Syria

The Sunday Times reports that five SAS soldiers continued missions during a three-year murder investigation into two teenagers’ deaths after a July 2022 raid. Investigators said the teenagers were unarmed and posed no imminent threat. The soldiers maintained they acted in self-defense. Witness statements say an internal SAS review supported their account, but their commander referred the case to military police.

At the Vatican

Pope Leo the Fourteenth says he will gradually resume his duties after lung cancer surgery. At his first public event since the operation, he thanked well-wishers and staff at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and recited the Angelus prayer. Surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung on Tuesday. Testing of the tumor and nearby lymph nodes was underway to help doctors determine whether he needs further treatment.

In Gaza

A funeral was held for 75 Palestinians whose remains were recovered from ruins in Gaza. The Health Ministry says most were from the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.

In U.S. politics

At least three Texas Republican lawmakers in battleground races have removed Governor Greg Abbott’s endorsement from their campaign websites, NBC News reports. Abbott is in a margin-of-error race against Democrat Gina Hinojosa. NBC says many Republicans fear controversies surrounding Trump-backed Senate candidate Ken Paxton could hurt candidates down the ballot.

Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Americans say President Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, according to a Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 34 percent hold that view, up from 22 percent in September 2025.

At Amazon’s warehouses

A study cited in October 12 reporting found 77 percent more non-severe injuries at Amazon’s robotic fulfillment centers than at its conventional facilities. The findings bring renewed scrutiny to the company’s deployment of more than one million robots.

In Ukraine and Russia

A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and hit energy sites in St. Petersburg. Ukrainian forces also struck Russia’s Leningrad region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian attacks targeted Ukraine’s energy sector in four regions overnight Saturday. He says attacks on residential buildings killed two people, with 12 others reportedly injured, and accuses Moscow of continuing to violate the energy ceasefire.

Google’s AI in court

A German court has barred Google from repeating an AI search answer that falsely said an Aachen doctor had been convicted of a sex crime. The conviction belonged to another man. The Aachen Regional Court ruled that Google is responsible for what its AI Mode says. It is the second German court this year to treat Google’s AI answers as the company’s own words.

At NATO’s Atlantic headquarters

Britain has filled 44 of its 71 assigned posts at NATO’s headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, according to Ministry of Defence evidence submitted to Parliament. The ministry says the remaining 27 posts are due to be filled by the end of 2027. The command oversees North Atlantic routes that would carry reinforcements to Europe in a crisis.

At Canada’s Wainwright military base

Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured in a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. He gave no casualty figures or cause. Prime Minister Mark Carney described a serious incident that caused a major fire, while officials called the situation active and delicate.

At a UK wellness conference

Australian natural-remedy promoter Barbara O’Neill dismissed antibiotics, vaccines and scientifically proven cancer treatments during a five-day conference at the De Vere Cranage Estate hotel. O’Neill has been identified as a public-safety risk in Australia. Audience members laughed at the suggestion that seeing a doctor could help treat serious illness.

In Sudan

An airstrike on an artisanal gold mine near the Egyptian border killed at least 114 people on Saturday, October tenth, according to the Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers. Miners mounted an improvised rescue effort. Egypt is suspected of carrying out the strike. Small-scale mining has become a source of income for young Sudanese as three years of civil war have shattered the economy.

At France’s cost-of-living protests

More than 1,200 people were arrested during nationwide protests that authorities say drew about 550,000 participants. Clashes, looting and fires were reported, and a spire collapsed at Limoges’ historic town hall. In Paris, police used tear gas and water cannons. The Associated Press and Reuters reported that most people marched peacefully.

On UK household energy bills

The think tank E3G estimates that the government’s 15-billion-pound warm homes plan could cut household energy bills by a billion pounds annually, with savings concentrated among low-income households. Its research suggests insulation and heat pumps would outperform new oil drilling economically. The plan faces possible cuts as ministers seek budget savings.

On U.S. sanctions against Russia

President Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving Graham Act sanctions and tariffs days before they were due to take effect. They included tariffs of up to 100 percent on goods from countries buying Russian oil or gas. The White House said the waiver served America’s national interest. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it helps Russia and does not stop the war.

In the Black Sea

Six attacks in ten days have involved suspected Russian drones. On October sixth, suspected Russian air and naval drones struck the Turkish-owned cargo ship Alfa Watan in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone. A Bulgarian ferry found an overturned lifeboat and lifejackets, but no sign of the ship’s ten crew members.

In Wichita

Authorities say a woman drove a truck through a field during a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man. Eleven other victims were taken to the hospital.

At the BBC

The Telegraph reports that 39 civil servants were placed at the BBC over eight years, contributing to coverage of migration, Covid and other sensitive subjects. The newspaper says their work appeared under BBC bylines without identifying their government employment. The BBC says contributors’ input was acknowledged and that seconded statisticians provide specialist advice but never make editorial decisions. Those decisions, it says, remain with BBC journalists and editors.

In France

The Wall Street Journal reports that rioters swept through French cities Saturday as weeks of student protests broadened into a movement driven by anger over rising living costs. In Limoges, witnesses say masked protesters set fire to the town hall. Officials say the building is now largely lost.

In Alberta

Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured in an incident at CFB Wainwright, a military training base in Alberta, on Saturday night. The incident caused a major fire that was spreading toward the nearby town amid strong winds.

Off Mexico’s Baja coast

A search continues for 11 people missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja coast. Sixteen people survived. The U.S. Coast Guard says some survivors were treated for suspected shark bites.

Social Security benefits

The Social Security Administration says benefits will rise 3.6 percent in 2027, the largest cost-of-living adjustment in four years. The agency estimates the increase will add $75 a month for the average retired worker, or $900 over the year.

In the Middle East

Iran says two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says each vessel carried about two million barrels of crude and that both were using an unauthorized route.

In Yemen, Saudi-led forces say they struck positions around Taiz in an effort to break the Houthi siege. In the occupied West Bank, masked Israeli settlers attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and Palestinians.

Measles in Pennsylvania

The CDC says it is sending a disease expert to Pennsylvania to help respond to an ongoing measles outbreak. An agency spokesperson told NBC News the CDC will continue working with state health officials to support the response.

In Israel and the West Bank

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is urging Israel to investigate and prosecute those responsible for an attack by Israeli settlers on an American Washington Post photojournalist and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Huckabee called the attack a “despicable act of terror.”

Separately, Israel’s government has ordered legal and security officials to find and prosecute soldiers and officers interviewed in the documentary NAZA, accusing them of harming Israel’s diplomatic and security interests. The government has also accused co-directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of treason and announced plans aimed at stripping citizenship from people who “smear” Israeli soldiers.

Hurricane Trudy approaches Mexico

Hurricane Trudy strengthened to Category 2 as it moved toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In England’s health service

Yvette Cooper has announced an additional 140 million pounds for urgent care in England, including ambulances and emergency department upgrades. Cooper warned that the NHS faces a tougher winter than usual and said the money would help increase capacity.

Separately, an NHS trust says 15 staff members have been fired after accessing medical records belonging to victims of the June 2023 Nottingham attack. Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65. He also attempted to kill three other people.

Deaths at a Wichita sports complex

A child and an adult were killed, and several other people were injured, when a vehicle drove onto a soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. Police say the driver is in custody and two juveniles were inside the vehicle. Authorities have not confirmed whether the driver acted intentionally. Police said there was no further ongoing threat.

Utah’s internet age checks

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the VPN provisions of Utah’s age-verification law, finding they likely violate constitutional limits on state laws that burden people and businesses beyond state borders. The provisions required adult websites to block VPN users or determine their physical location. The court said that location requirement effectively forced sites to verify every visitor’s age, wherever they were.

Ukraine’s Starlink service

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv has evidence that the Starlink systems used by Ukraine’s military are being throttled.

Protests in Albania and France

Albanian police fired rubber bullets and arrested hundreds as anti-government protests entered a fifth consecutive day. Demonstrators are demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation. Euronews Albania reported that protesters in Tirana threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas.

In France, tens of thousands demonstrated over living costs and education, with students joined by trade unionists and Yellow Vest campaigners. More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday. Police used tear gas in several cities, and protesters stormed a town hall in Marseille. Officials blamed the violence on the “ultra-left.”

Russia sanctions and Ukraine talks

President Donald Trump signed an executive order waiving some U.S. sanctions against Russia, including measures in the Graham Act passed by Congress. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine remained open to U.S.-led negotiations to end the war. His comments followed Trump’s decision to put sanctions on hold days before they were due to take effect. Zelensky wrote that “the American negotiating track will continue.”

Reform UK candidate’s remarks

An ITV investigation recorded a prospective Reform UK member of Parliament telling an undercover reporter that asylum seekers should be put in “concentration camps” and that Muslims could not be British. The investigation has also prompted accusations of extreme racism against Reform.

In the West Bank and Gaza

Israeli settler militants attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday. Three people were injured during an attempt to stop Palestinians from harvesting olives on their land. Mayor Bernard Baudoux was knocked to the ground while trying to enter a vehicle with diplomatic plates.

In Gaza, Israeli drone attacks killed six Palestinians despite a ceasefire. UNICEF says more than 340 children have been killed since the ceasefire began a year ago.

Nottingham medical records breach

Nottingham University Hospitals says it has now fired 15 employees for accessing the medical records of the three people killed in the June 2023 attacks without a legitimate reason, up from 11 dismissals announced in May. The trust also issued 17 written warnings and apologized to the families. Investigations involving surviving victims’ records continue.

Royal Navy spending

Britain’s Ministry of Defence says HMS Iron Duke received a £102.9 million refit before returning to service in 2023 and being withdrawn in 2025. Another £4.7 million went toward a canceled sonar conversion. The ministry said further structural repairs could not be justified given the frigate’s remaining service life and the availability of other frigates.

In Scotland

First Minister John Swinney says the Scottish National Party will launch Choose Scotland, a nationwide campaign to build support for leaving the United Kingdom. Speaking at the party’s conference Saturday, he pledged a six-figure fund and said the campaign for a second independence referendum has already begun.

At the Vatican

Pope Leo the Fourteenth returned to the Vatican Saturday, four days after surgery for lung cancer. The Vatican had expected a weeklong hospital stay and canceled his audiences through Tuesday. He plans to lead noon prayers Sunday.

In Washington

Lawyers for Representative Ilhan Omar are demanding the return of property seized during an October 12 search of her Washington home. Her legal team argues that the search violated safeguards protecting the constitutional rights of members of Congress.

In science

Researchers project that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could raise global sea levels by up to 1.2 inches by 2100 under a constant-climate scenario, about twice the average of earlier projections used for comparison. Modeling a wider zone where seawater reaches beneath the ice better reproduced observed retreat. A separate British Antarctic Survey study found continued ice loss even after simulated ocean-driven melting stopped, an extreme experiment rather than a realistic forecast.

Another study, published in Nature, offers a possible chemical explanation for inflammation associated with microplastics. Researchers found that water near plastic surfaces can generate reactive molecules capable of altering proteins and cell membranes. Co-author Wei Min says how this chemistry might damage living human tissue remains unclear.

In Bolivia

Bolivia is facing a severe fuel shortage after years of underinvestment in its natural gas industry. Rising energy prices tied to the ongoing war in Iran are adding pressure as the country also confronts an economic crisis.

In Tunisia

Thousands rallied against President Saied in the country’s biggest protest in years. Unions and opposition groups joined the demonstration against poor living conditions and restrictions on political freedoms.

In France

Tens of thousands demonstrated over absent teachers, deteriorating school buildings, police violence and economic pressures. Police fired tear gas in Paris, and protesters stormed a town hall in Marseille. Officials blamed the violence on the ultra-left.

In Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called President Trump’s rollback of sanctions on Russia a reward for Vladimir Putin, warning it would embolden him and intensify the war. His comments came as Moscow launched a major attack on Ukraine’s power plants ahead of winter. Zelenskyy also urged Europe to establish its own negotiations with Moscow.

In the Strait of Hormuz

The Singapore-flagged cargo ship GFS Pride sank on October 14, taking more than 2,500 containers with it. Singaporean authorities say all 21 crew members were evacuated without injury and attribute the sinking solely to an onboard fire. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy gives a conflicting account, claiming the vessel struck a sea mine after entering an unauthorized route.

In Chicago

Police say they have identified a former detective as the man who abducted and killed eight-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz while she walked to Mass in 1960. Investigators say improved technology linked a fingerprint on her purse strap to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who died in 2006. Evidence was preserved for decades, but Gloria’s parents died before police identified her killer.

At the Vatican

The Vatican says Pope Leo the Fourteenth will leave the hospital Saturday, four days after surgery for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. He is scheduled to deliver Sunday’s traditional noon blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.

In Ukraine

Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed at least eight people and injured nearly 60. Civilians are among those killed.

In Kherson, the city’s last functioning hotel, the Richelievsky, is sheltering people with nowhere else to go amid blackouts, artillery fire and drone attacks. Russian troops are across the nearby Dnipro River. Guests must close their curtains before dusk to avoid revealing their location to drone operators targeting civilians.

In software security

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a malicious npm package called imgdecode, which they link to the MALFEX software supply chain attack campaign. It conceals a shellcode loader in a Windows native add-on. The package had been downloaded 979 times and remained available on npm at the time of reporting.

On EU deforestation rules

Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth says major American companies and trade groups pursued a two-year campaign to delay and weaken the European Union’s deforestation regulation. Its investigation identified more than 350 meetings involving firms and organizations including Cargill, Bunge, Mondelēz and the U.S. Soybean Export Council.

At Cornell

Cornell University has suspended fraternity-house parties and social gatherings for the rest of the academic year following a former student’s civil lawsuit. She accuses seven Chi Phi members of sexually assaulting her at their fraternity house in October 2024. The university is among the defendants. All seven men deny wrongdoing, and none have been criminally charged.