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October 5, 2026

Saudi Arabia, six OPEC nations maintain oil output targets amid U.S.-Iran war

Seven OPEC nations reaffirmed their commitment to maintain their oil production levels amid a U.S.-Iran war that has disrupted global oil supply and prices.

OPEC leaders
October 5, 2026

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel for work on optogenetics

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel are joint winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel
October 5, 2026

Extreme heat threatens pregnancy, birth safety, warns UN  

UN Climate Change chief warns that extreme heat is emerging as a potentially fatal threat to pregnant women, newborns and maternal healthcare systems.

Pregnant women fanning themselves
October 5, 2026

Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election for November 29

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he would call an early election on November 29, bringing forward a vote scheduled for April 2027.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (Credit: Euronews)
October 5, 2026

Hundreds of schools in France shut amid protests

At least 500 schools have closed across France amid student demonstrations against overcrowded classrooms and poor facilities.

French students protesting
October 5, 2026

Samoa’s prime minister apologises for ‘Heil Hitler’ salute at 2007 family reunion

Samoa’s prime minister has apologised after a 2007 video of him performing a Nazi salute and singing the chorus of ‘Heil Hitler’ at a family reunion surfaced online.

Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt
October 5, 2026

Nigeria leads UN budget talks, rallies Africa ahead of committee opening

Nigeria has rallied African ambassadors ahead of Monday’s opening of the UN’s crucial budget negotiations, with Jimoh Ibrahim spearheading the talks.

Jimoh Ibrahim
October 5, 2026

Brazil’s presidential election goes to run-off as Bolsonaro, Lula seek win

Brazil’s election held over the weekend will go to a run-off because no candidate secured the 50 per cent threshold required by the constitution to win the race.

President Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro
October 5, 2026

U.S. marine arrested for alleged murder of woman in Japan

A U.S. marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and killing a 39-year-old woman in her hotel room in Naha City on Okinawa Island, Japan, on Sunday.

U.S. Marines
October 4, 2026

Iran lists seven conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz 

Mr Ghalibaf said accepting the seven demands was the only way to reopen the oil passageway.

Vessels along Strait of Hormuz (Photo credit: Benoit Tessier/File Photo/Reuters]