The world on

Wednesday 28 October 2026

16 stories, region by region.

Africa

Photo: Russian Government / CC BY 4.0
War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
Eight women and children are reported to be injured in a airstrike in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan.
Rwanda–United States relations
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.

Photo: Agência Senado / Attribution
2026 Brazilian general election
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the "rightful" president-elect of Brazil.
2026 Brazilian general election
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president.
Disasters
A bus transporting local tourists overturns in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, killing three people and injuring 39 others, including seven seriously.
United States embargo against Cuba
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for an end to the American embargo against Cuba by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, the measure's lowest support since 1995.
2026 World Series
In Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series championship in franchise history.

2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
At least three people are killed as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Business
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.
2026 Japan Series
In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win their 13th Japan Series championship.

Photo: Anything Goes With James English / CC BY 4.0
Crime & Justice
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence.
2026 Toledo train collision
At least 69 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying a total of 544 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain.

Photo: Avi Ohayon / CC BY-SA 3.0
2026 Israeli legislative election
Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party-led governing coalition wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though no alliance wins a majority, leaving government formation unclear.
Houthi–Saudi conflict
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more.
2026 Iran war fuel crisis
The Bank of Canada raises its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation driven partly by higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the Iran war.
Attacks on Israeli embassies
A youth armed with two knives wounds a police officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, before being shot and killed.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 28 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.