The world on

Thursday 29 October 2026

13 stories, region by region.

Africa

Photo: NASA / Public domain
Science & Tech
Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite discovered in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali, is reported to be 4.1 billion years old.

Photo: Dillan Payne / CC BY-SA 4.0
Artificial intelligence industry in Canada
Canada's federal government invests up to C$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere, taking an equity stake as part of a C$7 billion (US$5 billion) funding round intended to expand domestic computing infrastructure and AI development.
Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month.
Business
American food delivery company DoorDash announces an intent to acquire grocery delivery company Instacart for $17 billion in late 2027.
2027 Haitian general election
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 29, 2027, with a second round scheduled for December 5, as the country prepares for its first national elections since 2017.

Disasters
An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people.

Photo: Lowe Lilliehorn / CC BY 4.0
2026 Swedish government formation
Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's leader, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, alongside the Social Democrats, Greens, Christian Democrats, and the Moderates.
2026 Brčko helicopter crash
Four people are killed and eleven more are injured after an Italian Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashes near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Russian attacks on civilians
14 people are killed and 14 more are injured in a Russian drone strike on a train station in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Business
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office in February 2027, eight months before her term officially ends.
Disasters
Three people are killed and five more injured during the collapse of a hoodoo at Göreme's Open Air Museum in the Nevşehir District, Turkey. It is suspected to be caused by heavy rainfall over the preceding days.
Boycott of Russia and Belarus
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin ends services for customers in Russia and Belarus, citing ongoing sanctions.

Photo: Pierre Markuse / CC BY 2.0
Houthi–Saudi conflict
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 29 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.