RTÉ faces €20m cut to planned 2027 funding as director general disputes minister
The Government has set RTÉ’s 2027 allocation at €240 million. Kevin Bakhurst says the reduction will affect the broadcaster’s five-year strategy.
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Merz pledges action against antisemitism on October 7 anniversary
German leaders marked three years since the Hamas-led attacks with calls to protect Jewish life. Reporting offices recorded more than 8,700 antisemitic incidents in Germany...
Im Chan-kyu earns KBO-leading 15th win as LG Twins leave Jamsil regular season
LG beat Doosan 7-5 in the Twins’ final regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, securing at least fourth place before the postseason.
Walter Peak fire reaches estimated 1,400 hectares near Queenstown
Fire officials said the vegetation blaze was neither controlled nor contained on 7 October, though no buildings had been damaged and crews planned to return at first light.
María del Carmen Abascal dies at 87 after eviction that galvanized Spain’s housing protests
The Madrid pensioner died two weeks after she was evicted from a home she had occupied for seven decades. Campaigners mourned her and vowed to continue their housing protests.
Merz calls AfD presidency of Saxony-Anhalt parliament a ‘historic break’
Tobias Rausch won a secret ballot to lead the state parliament. His 48 yes votes exceeded the AfD and BSW’s combined 44 seats, leaving the voters behind at least four votes...
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye advance defense pact amid Yemen fighting
The three governments agreed to prepare forces for rapid deployment to Saudi Arabia, but have not disclosed their numbers, missions or arrival dates.
Belgian students protest education costs in Liège as reported arrests reach 107
Students in French-speaking Belgium are protesting education reforms, rising costs and classroom conditions. The reported arrest total has not been independently confirmed by...
IOM says displacement in Yemen has passed 200,000 amid renewed fighting
The UN migration agency counted 201,217 people forced from their homes, with more than half of those tracked in Ta’iz governorate and urgent needs for shelter and food.
WHO seeks answers on Irkutsk lab worker’s death as Russia rejects plague reports
Russia says no recent plague case has been reported in Irkutsk. The World Health Organization says it still needs test results and information about quarantined contacts to...
Liège student protests: 80 administrative detentions and 27 judicial arrests reported
Police figures reported on 7 October distinguish 80 administrative detentions from 27 judicial arrests as students protest education costs and reforms in French-speaking Belgium.
Labour and Greens face Holborn and St Pancras by-election test
Voters are due to choose a successor to Keir Starmer on 8 October, with Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali and Green leader Zack Polanski among 15 candidates.
IllustrationWHO cannot fully assess risk after Irkutsk laboratory worker’s death
The World Health Organization says Russia has answered its initial request about a laboratory worker who died with severe pneumonia, but key questions about testing and...
FCC plans October 29 vote on spectrum proposals for direct-to-device satellite service
The US regulator is set to consider a proposed 25 MHz auction and another 482 MHz for satellite coverage. The vote will address proposals, not award spectrum.
Biman Bangladesh places firm order for 10 Airbus jets as it expands fleet
The airline ordered four A350-900s and six A321neos. It says the aircraft will support international expansion, but delivery dates and the order’s value remain undisclosed.
Trump says he may terminate two advisers over reported Republika Srpska work
Donald Trump says he will ask Chris LaCivita and James Blair about their other clients after reports that they assisted the government of Republika Srpska ahead of an election.
Dogs and owners often move together at night, new study finds
A four-week study of people and their dogs found closely linked nighttime activity but no significant reduction in measured sleep duration or quality among those sharing a bed.
Gallup finds Democrats more confident than Republicans in US election honesty
An October 7 survey found a widening party divide and an unusual reversal: Americans who disapprove of national leadership expressed more confidence in elections than those who...