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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Today on Earth

The world’s news and the planet’s live signals, on one page|Updated 00:01 UTC

On the map now

201

earthquakes recorded

10 of magnitude 5+

4

storms, fires & eruptions

active in the last 3 days

109

places in the news

for conflict or unrest

9

flaws under attack

added by CISA this week

Disasters8

World & politics4

25.5°N 51.3°E

Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia jointly sign the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, a major agreement to deepen their defence industry cooperation. The agreement aims to support joint military production projects and strengthen cooperation in technical training, research, and development.

YesterdayReuters, Al Jazeera

  • American military veteran Stephen James Hubbard, who was arrested by Russian authorities in 2022 during the Battle of Izium, is released from custody during the meeting between Putin and Witkoff.

    YesterdayAP, BBC News

  • Thousands of students and teachers march through Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras in Greece to protest against the rising cost of living, calling for affordable student housing and more state investment in education.

    YesterdayAPAthens on the map →

  • Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is sworn in as the 34th premier of Quebec following the Parti Québécois's victory in the general election.

    YesterdayThe Globe and Mail

Cyber6

  • Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96656

    Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.

    Live2 days agoSource ↗

  • Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96655

    Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.

    Live2 days agoSource ↗

  • Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96654

    Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.

    Live2 days agoSource ↗

  • Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96652

    Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.

    Live2 days agoSource ↗

Every flaw under attack →

Science & space1

  • American video game publisher Electronic Arts, which was recently bought-out by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, announces the closing of its Canadian studio BioWare.

    YesterdayKotaku

Crime & justice3

34.0°N 106.0°W

A district judge in New Mexico, United States, orders Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found it guilty of misleading Facebook users about privacy violations, marking its largest fine ever.

Lawsuits involving Meta PlatformsYesterdayAl Jazeera

  • The Mexican government launches an investigation into former attorney general of Chihuahua César Jáuregui Robles for allowing U.S. Central Intelligence Agency agents to take part in an anti-drug trafficking operation in Chihuahua earlier this year. Under Mexican law, the federal government must approve the activities of foreign forces on Mexican soil. Authorities later arrest Jáuregui Robles and accuse him of treason.

    YesterdayAl Jazeera, Reuters

  • Over 80 Americans, British citizens, and Israelis are detained by settlers in the Israel-occupied West Bank, including U.S. House of Representatives candidate Brad Lander.

    YesterdayThe GuardianWest Bank on the map →

Business2

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The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) of the United Kingdom approves production from the Jackdaw gas field after energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh authorized the NSTA to grant consent, allowing operator Adura to begin supplying gas by late October.

YesterdayUPI

  • South Africa cuts fuel levies by R3.00 (US$0.18) per litre of diesel and R1.50 ($0.09) per litre of petrol from November 4 to December 1 after fuel prices reach record highs.

    YesterdayAFP

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World news: adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; each story links the news report it cites. Live signals: USGS and EMSC earthquakes, NASA EONET hazards, CHP incidents, aircraft transponders and CISA’s exploited-vulnerability catalogue. Maps from Natural Earth. See data sources.