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Oct 2, 2026 - World

Spain's progressive government was dealt a costly legislative defeat on Friday when lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, while protesters marched on the Parliament demanding help for renters.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Israel will begin repatriation flights on Friday to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended in the wake of the attack on a pilot by his co-pilot who tried to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight this week.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

The Navy is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East for what is expected to be an extended deployment amid rising tensions with Iran.

Oct 2, 2026 - World

Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring landslides and deaths in NepalTorrential rain and potentially damaging flooding are forecast in eastern Spain over the coming days, as cold upper air moves over the warm, humid surface air of the Mediterranean Sea, fuelling violent, slow-moving thunderstorms near Spain’s east coast. The weather pattern, known as a Dana, occurs most often in autumn.Models show more than 100mm of rain could fall across the region on Friday, with 200-300mm possible in some areas. Cities including Valencia and Castelló de la Plana, are most at risk. Valencia has experienced several damaging floods in recent years. Catalonia has now put three towns under lockdown and Valencia has shut schools for nearly half a million children. Continue reading...