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Oct 29, 2026

Rising fuel costs force passengers off cruise ship

203 passengers have been forced to disembark from a US cruise ship.


Oct 29, 2026

The megadonors financing the US midterms to influence policy

Who are the groups funding the US midterm campaigns and what are they hoping to influence?


Oct 29, 2026

Microsoft's latest earnings beat the Street. Here's what analysts are saying

Microsoft topped earnings expectations for the three-month period ended Sept. 30. Analysts say the stock still has more room to run amid an AI boom.


Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices
Oct 29, 2026

Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices

Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.


Oct 29, 2026

ECB president Christine Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe

She will step down on Feb 7, 2027, giving current EU leaders time to pick her successor


Teodoro skips personal welcome for Chinese exec at Asean defense talks
Oct 29, 2026

Teodoro skips personal welcome for Chinese exec at Asean defense talks

[Updated: 740 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not personally welcome China’s representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Thursday, Oct. 29. Instead, Defense Undersecretary Ignacio Madriaga received Senior Captain Yang Lei, China’s defense attaché to the Philippines, on his behalf.


France: Trappes racist shooting suspect transferred to French court
Oct 29, 2026

France: Trappes racist shooting suspect transferred to French court

French anti-terrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen said the suspect in the Trappes racist attack, which killed one person and injured five others, had been brought before a French court. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle has more.



Ukraine: Preparations underway for Oleshky evacuation
Oct 29, 2026

Ukraine: Preparations underway for Oleshky evacuation

Since a ceasefire took effect in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region on October 27, preparations have been underway to evacuate residents trapped there. Following Russia’s occupation of the town in 2022 and the flooding caused by the destruction of the nearby Kakhovka dam in 2023, residents were cut off from the


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