Disasters· 2026 Toledo train collision
At least 68 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying over 500 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain.
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Disasters7
M6.0 earthquake · 214 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
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M5.7 earthquake · 271 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
Depth 142 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
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M5.6 earthquake · 174 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
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M5.5 earthquake · 5 km ESE of Asahi, Japan
Depth 41 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
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World & politics3
The United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan ministry of defence over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, alleging that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels to fight against Congolese forces.
Rwanda–United States relations, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflictYesterdayReuters
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, the measure's lowest support since 1995.
YesterdayAFP via France 24Cuba on the map →
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president.
YesterdayReuters
Cyber6
Linux Kernel · CVE-2026-46300
Linux Kernel Missing Initialization of a Variable Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-31.
Live26 h agoSource ↗
Broadcom VMware ESX · CVE-2026-41709
Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-11.
Live26 h agoSource ↗
Adobe Commerce and Magento · CVE-2026-48356
Adobe Commerce and Magento Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-10.
Live2 days agoSource ↗
Google Brotli · CVE-2026-111497
Google Brotli Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-10.
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Business1
Jio Platforms raises US$3.2 billion in India's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), attracting about $77 billion in bids and becoming the country's most-subscribed IPO before its stock-market debut in Mumbai.
YesterdayAFP via France 24
Culture & sport2
In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win its 13th Japan Series championship.
YesterdayKyodo News
The Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series in 5 games against the Tampa Bay Rays, winning their first championship in franchise history.
YesterdayNBC News
Roads & skies
Crash · lanes blocked · I405 N / W FLORENCE AVE, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
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