The Financial Times reports that EU carmakers are turning to retro designs to fend off Chinese rivals. Euronews raises the question of whether a Chinese design is copying the German VW Beetle.
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October 2026 news
High school student protests in France have reportedly spread across Europe, according to CBC. ABC News published an overview of the protests, but its feed entry provides no further details.
An NBC News video published Oct. 13 has a headline saying Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer. Earlier NBC News and CBS News headlines said he was expected to go to the hospital Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule; CBS News later said he was set for surgery.
France 24 reported that the Houthis said they had targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco and vowed more attacks, while other reports described an attack on an Aramco building or facility in Saudi Arabia. The Hindu said Saudi Arabia blamed Houthi attacks for an Aramco fire and reported four people wounded in Riyadh; CBC reported a limited fire at an Aramco administrative building. The BBC said a Houthi missile hit an Aramco building after a Saudi-led coalition strike on a Yemen fuel depot, and Euronews reported that President Donald Trump criticized the Houthis over the attack.
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier is heading into the Pacific as the United States and Japan prepare missile drills, the South China Morning Post reports. The Japan Times separately reports that China sent an aircraft carrier group into the western Pacific.
Japan's prime minister says she is busier than male predecessors, with housework among her responsibilities, according to the South China Morning Post and The Japan Times. The South China Morning Post says she mentioned bathing, washing dishes and applying make-up; The Japan Times describes her remarks as saying housework makes her busier than male predecessors.
The Guardian reports that the Mercedes boss warned excluding the UK from the “Made in Europe” law would hurt the entire EU car industry.
AI figure Geoffrey Hinton says humans are creating “alien beings.” He says he is willing to be selfish and choose humans.
A UK minister said closer trade ties with the EU would be a greater prize for the UK than making separate deals, The Guardian reports. The comments favor closer EU-wide trade ties over pursuing separate agreements.
The South China Morning Post reports that Australia’s navy is probing a hidden camera found in women’s showers on a ship. The Guardian says a video recording device was found in the cabin of HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns, while the BBC reports a hidden video recording device was found in a cabin of an Australian navy ship.
BBC News reports that a civil servant allegedly used make-up to fake illness while juggling five jobs. The allegation was heard in court, according to the report.
A Saudi employee has been charged with planting a recording device in an OpenAI office, according to the BBC. Al Jazeera reports on an OpenAI engineer arrested over office spying, while Ars Technica says the FBI arrested an engineer suspected of planting a bug and that a recording device hidden in toilet paper was found in a meeting room.
BBC News reports on lonely people in China hiring “temporary children” and paid companions. One headline features a person saying they would talk to the TV, while another describes paid companions as bringing warmth to people in China.
The shape of Pope Leo’s papacy is more uncertain after his cancer diagnosis, The Japan Times reports. The BBC says the diagnosis has left Catholics questioning what comes next.
The BBC reports that an Australian woman has been charged with allegedly lacing a colleague’s curry with snail poison. The Guardian also reports a charge, describing the allegation as poisoning the colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets.
NPR reports that Saudi Arabia issued new security alerts after Houthi rebels hit a Saudi oil company. Earlier, Sky News reported more explosions heard in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounted on the US to respond.
Reports on Anthropic's third-quarter revenue put it at $16.8 billion, but differ on the increase: The New York Times says 45%, while Euronews says 46%; the Financial Times reports a 50% jump in quarterly revenue. Euronews also says the AI firm is eyeing a $2 trillion IPO valuation.
The Guardian reports that the UK hospitality sector is to offer up to 100,000 jobs. It says the opportunities are for young people who are out of work.
The Guardian reports that UK households have paid an extra £13,961 on bills since 2021 amid soaring inflation, according to the TUC.
Jio Platforms is seeking to raise up to $3.2 billion in an IPO in India, according to TechCrunch and CNBC. TechCrunch says the offering could become India’s biggest IPO; CNBC describes it as a historic IPO and identifies Jio as backed by Meta and Google.