Latest news bulletin | October 10th, 2026 – Midday

France 24·34 min geleden

Injuries at French student protests draw scrutiny to police tactics

Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police response has reignited calls to scrap rubber bullets and launcher-fired riot-control weapons, long denounced by rights groups and UN…

Euronews·44 min geleden

Panic in Panama as 7.7 quake hits, cathedral collapses and tsunami warnings spread

Panama was hit by a powerful 7.7 earthquake, a 6.6 aftershock and many tremors, damaging buildings and prompting evacuations but no deaths reported.

BBC·49 min geleden

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.

Suspect killed after 13 kindergarteners taken hostage, beaten in Brazil

Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate.

Deutsche Welle·1 uur geleden

Taiwan to boost military spending to 'deter war' with China

President Lai Ching-te ⁠said in a National Day speech that his country is boosting defense spending to 'deter war' with China. It comes after US President Donald Trump asked Taiwan to pay for US protection.

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A year after the ‘ceasefire’, Gaza’s healthcare is still collapsing

Continuing attacks, restrictions on medical aid and delayed evacuations are still killing Palestinians.

Journalist Hamurabi Huesca Manzano killed in Mexico’s Oaxaca

Conflicting reports emerge on the circumstances of the killing, prompting calls for justice from advocacy groups.

Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.

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India's 'cockroach' movement: "This is unprecedented"

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said. "This is unprecedented," our guest Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, says.

India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest

Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that triggered strict security measures. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.

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France: Scientists conduct microgravity experiments on parabolic flights

This week in Bordeaux, the CNES, the French space agency, launched a microgravity research campaign with scientists from all over the world. It gave them the opportunity to conduct experiments in weightlessness during parabolic flights aboard a specially equipped Airbus, without having to send their equipment into…

Brazil police rescue 13 children taken hostage at kindergarten

Brazilian police have rescued 13 children held hostage for more than two hours at a daycare centre in Curitiba.

Trump hails Russia deal to release diesel as midterms loom

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections.

New York Times·1 uur geleden

A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher

Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.

France 24·2 uur geleden

Live: Russian strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia kill at least seven, including children

Russian strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least eight people including three children, regional authorities said on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami for fresh talks aimed at finding a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for the…