Facts, not takes
PARIS, Oct. 18, 2026. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported more than 2,000 arrests following demonstrations over living costs and public services that were accompanied by fires, looting and clashes with police across the country.
An incident at CFB Wainwright in Alberta on October 17, 2026, killed and injured Canadian Armed Forces personnel and sparked a large fire that spread beyond the base into the surrounding municipal district.
A driver steered a vehicle through an active soccer game at Stryker soccer complex in Wichita, Kansas on October 17, 2026, killing a child and an adult and injuring multiple others, according to Wichita police.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 48 kilometres west-northwest of Khuzdar, Pakistan on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 05:06:57 UTC, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
President Donald Trump has waived tariffs and sanctions specified under the Graham Act in an executive order dated October 16, while preserving existing measures against Russia that predate the law.
Katie Zacharia is leaving her position as President Donald Trump's press secretary, according to news organizations citing White House officials, ending a tenure that began on October 12.
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean, walked out of a Texas prison on the morning of October 16, 2026, after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence.