Global Affairs — Articles, October 2026

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1. 2026-10-28
   UN chief urges end to women’s exclusion from peace talksGlobal Affairs
2. 2026-10-28
   UAE honours two Kenyans who helped foil mid-air hijacking attemptGlobal Affairs
3. 2026-10-28
   French Senate passes bill making protesters liable for riot damageGlobal Affairs
4. 2026-10-28
   ICC opens applications for fourth prosecutor ahead of December 2027 electionGlobal Affairs
5. 2026-10-28
   Brazil cancels Flávio Bolsonaro’s passports after failure to comply with court orderGlobal Affairs
6. 2026-10-27
   UNAIDS board rules out shutdown, pledges continued HIV supportGlobal Affairs
7. 2026-10-27
   UN mission’s Somalia mandate to end on October 31 after decades of peacebuildingGlobal Affairs
8. 2026-10-27
   Trump claims Brazil election was rigged after Bolsonaro loses to LulaGlobal Affairs
9. 2026-10-26
   Singer Chris Brown given suspended sentence over 2023 London assaultGlobal Affairs
10. 2026-10-26
    Lula re-elected Brazil president after tight race against BolsonaroGlobal Affairs
11. 2026-10-25
    Obama mocks Trump’s White House renovations, rising fuel prices ahead of MidtermsGlobal Affairs
12. 2026-10-25
    At least 11 shot near Florida A&M University in TallahasseeGlobal Affairs
13. 2026-10-23
    Trump administration cancels 300,000 visas as Kenyans appear on US security compilationGlobal Affairs
14. 2026-10-23
    France bans new demonstrations as Macron pushes to restore calmGlobal Affairs
15. 2026-10-19
    Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 yearsGlobal Affairs
16. 2026-10-17
    Diddy transferred from New Jersey prison to Pennsylvania facilityGlobal Affairs
17. 2026-10-17
    White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired less than a week after appointmentGlobal Affairs
18. 2026-10-14
    Health funding cuts threaten millions across Eastern Mediterranean, WHO warnsGlobal Affairs
19. 2026-10-14
    I failed! Newsmax Journalist apologises to Kenyans over Nairobi remarksGlobal Affairs
20. 2026-10-14
    UN sounds alarm as 826 million people remain in extreme poverty worldwideGlobal Affairs
21. 2026-10-13
    Germany, Ghana, Nigeria among 15 nations elected to UN Human Rights CouncilGlobal Affairs
22. 2026-10-13
    UNHCR Chief warns refugees cannot depend on humanitarian aid foreverGlobal Affairs
23. 2026-10-12
    Robert Hall and Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel Economics prizeGlobal Affairs
24. 2026-10-11
    AU urges immediate halt to Houthi attacks after Riyadh airport strikeGlobal Affairs
25. 2026-10-11
    Qatar condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, backs Saudi ArabiaGlobal Affairs
26. 2026-10-11
    US warns citizens to avoid Riyadh airport after deadly Houthi attackGlobal Affairs
27. 2026-10-11
    At least 12 killed, 309 injured in attack on Riyadh AirportGlobal Affairs
28. 2026-10-10
    ICC vows to press ahead with war crimes cases despite US sanctionsGlobal Affairs
29. 2026-10-10
    Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House new Press SecretaryGlobal Affairs
30. 2026-10-09
    Trump administration targets ICC with sweeping sanctionsGlobal Affairs
31. 2026-10-09
    US charges Venezuela’s ex-leader Maduro with torture conspiracyGlobal Affairs
32. 2026-10-08
    El Niño could be one of the strongest on record, WMO warnsGlobal Affairs
33. 2026-10-08
    Equity CEO James Mwangi named to new global development commissionGlobal Affairs
34. 2026-10-08
    Canada freezes assisted dying expansion for people with mental illnessGlobal Affairs
35. 2026-10-07
    Appeal Court clears Ex-President Yoon in free opinion polls caseGlobal Affairs
36. 2026-10-06
    Sri Lankan migrant worker faces death penalty in Saudi Arabia over Facebook postGlobal Affairs
37. 2026-10-05
    Abiy Ahmed re-elected Ethiopia’s prime minister for another five yearsGlobal Affairs
38. 2026-10-05
    Brazil heads for presidential run-off after Flávio Bolsonaro leads first roundGlobal Affairs
39. 2026-10-05
    Ethiopia: Tigray rebels withdraw from Mekelle as fighting intensifiesGlobal Affairs
40. 2026-10-04
    Family: Wicknell Chivayo and wife Lucy Muteke to be buried on October 8Global Affairs
41. 2026-10-04
    Six missing after medical plane loses contact en route to BostonGlobal Affairs
42. 2026-10-04
    Tennessee prisons chief quits after failed execution of Christa PikeGlobal Affairs
43. 2026-10-03
    Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years over $50m Venezuela lobbying dealGlobal Affairs
44. 2026-10-03
    Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe, UAE saysGlobal Affairs
45. 2026-10-03
    Six-way contest takes shape to replace WHO chief Tedros GhebreyesusGlobal Affairs
46. 2026-10-02
    Global fuel crisis deepens as G7 agrees to release 100m barrelsGlobal Affairs
47. 2026-10-02
    Fresh Yemen fighting pushes food insecurity to highest level this yearGlobal Affairs
48. 2026-10-01
    Tennessee halts executions after inmate survives lethal injectionGlobal Affairs
49. 2026-10-01
    Flydubai pauses Tel Aviv flights after FZ 1073 cockpit incidentGlobal Affairs
50. 2026-10-01
    UN calls for fairer coffee value chain on International Coffee DayGlobal Affairs