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M6.9 earthquake — 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER). Reported 16 h ago, and tracked live on the map.
16 h agoAgency record ↗
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Conflict5
A merchant ship is hit by drones of unknown origins in the Romanian Black Sea, killing a crew member and leaving three more missing. Nine people are rescued.
Russo-Ukrainian warYesterdayTurkiye Today
The Trump administration says that Russia and Ukraine reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement in Oleshky brokered by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. The ceasefire will take effect on Thursday.
YesterdayReutersRussia on the map →
Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.
YesterdayThe Moscow Times, Kyiv IndependentRussia on the map →
Ukrainian police detain a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's Federal Security Service send methadone-laced capsules to Ukrainian soldiers, which killed two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.
YesterdayAFP via RFIUkraine on the map →
A person is killed and five other people are injured in a drive-by shooting spree at three separate locations in Trappes and La Verrière, France. A suspect is arrested. The suspected motives behind the shootings are racism and Islamophobia.
YesterdayBBC News
Disasters9
Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) SF-260 aircraft collide during a low-altitude training flight and crash at Basilio Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The PAF grounds its remaining SF-260 fleet pending investigation.
YesterdayAP
M6.9 earthquake · 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
Live16 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M6.3 earthquake · 170 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
Live16 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M5.9 earthquake · 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
Live10 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M5.8 earthquake · Bouvet Island region
Depth 12 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
Live4 h agoSource ↗On the map →
An 18-storey building under construction collapses in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, leaving seven people missing and at least one injured. Rescue teams establish contact with some people trapped beneath the rubble.
World & politics3
The Australian Government imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on two North Koreans and sanctions two companies accused of supporting fraudulent overseas information technology work that funds North Korea's weapons programs.
Australia–North Korea relations, North Korean remote worker schemeYesterdayAFP via RFI
A new wave of protests is held across Italy. Clashes are reported in Bologna and Turin.
TodayRai News
The Greek parliament approves a law banning children and teenagers under 15 from using social media from January 1, 2027, requiring age verification and penalties for platforms that fail to comply.
YesterdayAl JazeeraGreece on the map →
Cyber2
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator · CVE-2026-114625
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL Injection Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-26.
Live43 h agoSource ↗
Collabora Collabora Online – Built-in CODE Server · CVE-2026-110447
Collabora Online – Built-in CODE Server OS Command Injection Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-26.
Live43 h agoSource ↗
Crime & justice3
The Eagle's Nest in Germany is lit on fire. A suspect is arrested.
Two people succumb to their injuries sustained the day before during a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, bringing the toll to nine killed and 40 injured.
TodayCNN
Seven people are killed and 34 others are wounded in a mass shooting during a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Karak Governorate, Jordan. All of the gunmen escape from the scene.
YesterdayAl Jazeera, AP
Culture & sport1
Argentine football player Lionel Messi is awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports for his career at FC Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
YesterdayOneFootball
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