World news

• Qantas plane grounded after reported bedbug outbreak

  13-10-2026 17:08 via article.wn.com
  Passengers travelling...
  
  Read more

• China’s exports surge 36.3% in September as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade

  14-10-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  China’s customs agency says the...
  
  Read more

• A timeline of Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration to the US

  14-10-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  The federal raid on U.S. Rep. Ilhan...
  
  Read more

• Zelensky, Kyiv mayor clash over Ukrainian capital’s winter plans

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Zelensky held a...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Zelensky defies Donald Trump's orders with devastating strike on Russian oil depot

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries, while Russia has repeatedly tried to knock out Ukraine's power and heat during the more than four-year war ......
  
  Read more

• World Insights: Germany's CDU recalibrates strategy amid economic woes

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) concluded a two-day closed-door leadership meeting on Monday, vowing to regain voter trust through a renewed focus on economic affordability, social justice and security. The meeting took place amid mounting domestic political pressure, with Germany facing economic anxieties, rising living costs and growing voter dissatisfaction. At a press conference following the meeting, German Chancellor and CDU leader Friedr
  
  Read more

• Who is Metallica Rose Harrison? Towanda woman suspected of killing husband, baby boy at Great ...

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Metallica Rose Harrison...
  
  Read more

• US Treasury imposes 1.2bn fine on Bank of America over money laundering failures

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — US regulators fined Bank of America more than $1.2 billion on Tuesday over widespread failures to detect and stop potential money laundering and other illegal financial activity.The Treasury Department said the second largest bank in the United States failed to properly monitor trillions of dollars in transactions and report more than $5 billion in...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• US to drop charges against ex-CIA analyst over aid to South Korea

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  As part of a deal reached with federal prosecutors, the ex-CIA analyst will not face jail time. ......
  
  Read more

• U.S.-Iran Live Updates: Saudis launch new strikes on Houthis; Iran-backed group threatens U.S. if it ...

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  This image released by Houthi forces purportedly shows...
  
  Read more

• US halts prosecution of former CIA analyst accused of aiding South Korean intelligence

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who in 2024 was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Sue Mi Terry had shared nonpublic government information,...
  
  Read more

• Two die as torrential rains flood Libya's capital Tripoli

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI — Torrential rain on Tuesday flooded Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least two people, authorities and local media reported.The Libyan Red Crescent deployed emergency teams as downpours flooded neighborhoods and damaged buildings and vehicles, while the national water and sewerage company said rainfall...
  
  Read more

• Trump says Houthis trying to push up oil prices before US election

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  He warned he “will never forget” their attacks on Saudi Arabia. ......
  
  Read more

• Takaichi says Japan, U.S. in talks on tightening rules for U.S. troops' off-duty conduct

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said at a House of Representatives committee session Tuesday that Japan and the United States have launched senior working-level consultations following the alleged murder of a local woman by a U.S. Marine stationed in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, public broadcaster NHK reported. During questioning at the session, ruling...
  
  Read more

• Taiwan agrees to buy 30% of gas from Alaska LNG project, Trump says

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a pipeline project in Alaska. ......
  
  Read more

• Six deaths confirmed in Florida from Hurricane Isaias, governor says

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Oct 13 - Florida...
  
  Read more

• Singapore central bank keeps monetary policy unchanged as inflation outlook remains manageable

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's central bank on Wednesday maintained its monetary policy settings, keeping the pace of appreciation of its policy band unchanged...
  
  Read more

• Shame on Europe for financing the war it condemns

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  EDitoria illustration – A handshake for Zelensky....
  
  Read more

• Saudi Aramco headquarters hit by Houthi strikes as regional tensions continue to escalate

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  A Houthi attack on Saudi...
  
  Read more

• Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, limited fire reported

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Ballistic missile hits site of major Aramco operations center, person says ......
  
  Read more

• Russia detains Japanese journalist for spying on strategic island

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Russia has detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, accusing him of gathering information about the country's defence capabilities on the far eastern island of Sakhalin, amid strained relations between Moscow and Tokyo over the Ukraine war and a longstanding territorial dispute.According to The Guardian, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said the journalist, who works for Japan's...
  
  Read more

• Pope has successful surgery after being diagnosed with lung cancer

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  ROME — Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to the Vatican, following a procedure that successfully removed a portion of the pontiff’s right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin.Doctors diagnosed the 71-year-old pope with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer. The diagnosis was suspected by preoperative tests, his doctors said.He underwent a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, has treated several...
  
  Read more

• OpenAI employee arrested by FBI after listening device found at its office

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  The FBI arrested an employee of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI last week after the company discovered a “sophisticated” recording device in an executive conference room at its offices. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen working at OpenAI since July 2025, was arrested on October 9 and appeared in federal court on Tuesday. He was charged with using a listening device to “intercept oral communications,” the US Justice Department said in a statement. OpenAI is one
  
  Read more

• New Zealand int'l tourism nears pre-pandemic levels

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- International visitor arrivals in New Zealand reached 99 percent of their August 2019 level in August 2026, as the country's tourism sector continued to recover ahead of the...
  
  Read more

• Nancy Guthrie update: ‘Investigator’ questions why ‘inner circle’ refused to talk about kidnapped mother of ...

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  A self-styled...
  
  Read more

• Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, as the extraordinary...
  
  Read more

• Jack Nicholson was reported to be the mystery donor behind a 60-acre gift; the land ...

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  In 1994, about 60 acres...
  
  Read more

• I’ve been studying election integrity for 26 years, and here’s why I expect a normal ...

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Mayhem at the polls on Election Day 2026? Americans are worried. But a scholar of election law who has also run a nationwide election protection program says he doesn’t believe it will happen. ......
  
  Read more

• Iran shifts tactics, steps up Gulf shipping attacks to pressure Trump before US midterms

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Iran is changing its tactics to step up attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf and keep global oil prices elevated ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections. This comes as Tehran seeks to increase economic pressure on US President Donald Trump.“The aim is to frustrate efforts by the United States and its allies to bring down global oil...
  
  Read more

• India a trusted partner in weaponised world; offers reliability, stability: PM Modi at Bloomberg Forum

  14-10-2026 06:20 via article.wn.com
  Speaking at the...
  
  Read more

Follow @uk_worldnews on Twitter!