Americas

A Catholic Priest has died after a large crucifix fell from a wall and struck him during a religious service in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died on Saturday, 17 October 2026, while celebrating Mass at Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Church, also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The incident occurred

US President Donald Trump has waived a series of new sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia and the countries involved in buying its energy, days before the measures were due to take effect. The decision was set out in an executive order dated Friday, 16 October 2026, under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act

NASA’s Perseverance rover has set a new record for the greatest distance driven by a vehicle on another world, travelling 45.22 kilometres (28.10 miles) across Mars since landing in February 2021. NASA announced on Monday, 12 October 2026, that the six-wheeled rover had passed the previous mark of 45.16 kilometres (28.06 miles) set by Opportunity. Perseverance

U.S. federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday, 12 October 2026, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, prompting questions about the timing of the operation ahead of November’s midterm elections. According to The Associated Press, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents carried out the search. The U.S. Justice Department said

Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday 9 October. Heavy rain and flooding remain a threat as the system moves inland. The hurricane struck with maximum sustained winds of 105mph. By Saturday morning, winds had fallen to 35mph, according to the US

A US immigration officer shot and wounded a man in New York on Thursday, 8 October, prompting protests after city officials said a five-year-old child was inside his vehicle. Police identified the wounded man as Oscar Belgal, 28. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he was struck in the neck and taken to NewYork-Presbyterian

Nine inmates and a child visiting a relative were killed in a clash at El Castillo prison in Mexico’s north-western Sinaloa state on Thursday, 8 October, authorities said. Sixteen inmates were injured and taken for medical treatment after the violence broke out during family visiting hours at the prison in Mazatlán. State authorities confirmed the

The Pentagon says it will livestream the planned firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. According to Reuters⁠, a Pentagon official confirmed the plan on Thursday, 8 October, saying further details would follow. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also confirmed the livestream plans on X. Execution scheduled