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Albania formalises corruption charges against ex-deputy PM

Prosecutors in Albania have formalised corruption charges

20 Oct 2026 9:07 pm
NATO to add more surveillance and reconnaissance assets for Black Sea

NATO will add more surveillance assets for the Black Sea region, the military alliance said on Tuesday, following incidents of various ships being hit in the Black Sea. Today, NATO Ambassadors met in the North Atlantic Council to discuss security in the Black Sea, wro

20 Oct 2026 9:03 pm
Egypt, TMG sign 11-trillion-Egyptian-pound deal for four projects

Egypt and Talaat Moustafa Group Holding signed a deal worth 11 trillion Egyptian pounds ($202 billion) to develop, build and operate four major mixed-use real-estate projects, the presidency said in a statement on Tuesday. ($1 = 54.3500 Egyptian pounds

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EXPLAINER-Who is Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen held by Russia?

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is going to discuss the possible release

20 Oct 2026 8:57 pm
Protesting truck drivers put Italy's pasta production at risk

The production of Italian pasta is under threat as a protest by truck drivers in the south of the country over soaring fuel prices and

20 Oct 2026 8:56 pm
Kenya confirms new Ebola case, bringing total to nine, health ministry says

Kenya has confirmed a new Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to nine, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

20 Oct 2026 8:47 pm
Sudanese drone attack killed over 150 people in Abyei market, official says

South Sudanese officials said Sudan's military had carried out drone strikes that hit a market in the disputed Abyei region, killing over 150 people, one of the deadliest attacks in a war that has spilled across Sudan's borders. The strike showed the lethality of airstrikes in Sudan's war, which erupted in April 2023 between

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US STOCKS-Wall Street gains as healthcare stocks rally, oil prices fall

Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Tuesday as healthcare stocks hit a record high and easing oil prices boosted investor sentiment, while markets continued to stabilize following last week's technology-led selloff. Brent

20 Oct 2026 8:27 pm
EU unveils new Arctic strategy with focus on security

The European Union on Tuesday presented a new Arctic strategy reflecting the region

20 Oct 2026 8:24 pm
Russian strike hits energy facility in Kyiv, mayor says

Russian drones struck an energy facility in the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, mayor Vitalii Klitschko said. He did not provide further details. Russia has stepped up attacks on energy infrastructure across Ukraine in recent weeks.

20 Oct 2026 8:23 pm
DIARY-Political and General News Events from October 20

For other diaries, please see: Political and General News Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions US Federal Reserve Today in Washington ---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 ROME/MADRID/LISBON - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Thailand is scheduled t

20 Oct 2026 7:10 pm
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as AI stocks decline, oil prices rise

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, dragged down by renewed weakness in AI-linked stocks and a rebound in oil prices, while investors braced for major corporate earnings reports this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6.8 points, or 0.01%, to

20 Oct 2026 7:03 pm
Micron union in Taiwan to launch one-day strike as bonus dispute escalates

A union representing Micron Technology workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said it would launch a one-day strike on October 22, escalating a dispute with the US memory chipmaker over employee bonuses and profit-sharing. The action will coincide with a mediation session between Micron and a separate un

20 Oct 2026 6:57 pm
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Maersk, Hateco sign non-binding agreement on rail freight terminals in Vietnam

APM Terminals, the ports arm of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, and Vietnam's Hateco Group signed a non-binding agreement to study the development and operation of

20 Oct 2026 6:42 pm
US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open as oil prices jump, earnings in focus

Wall Street was on track to open lower on Tuesday, pressured by

20 Oct 2026 6:38 pm
ROI-Fed sneezes, but emerging markets aren't catching a cold yet:

Emerging markets have developed stronger immune systems. US debt dynamics are deteriorating and the

20 Oct 2026 6:30 pm
Global warming is accelerating, leading climate scientist Rockstr

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is accelerating, pushing many of the Earth's most important ecosystems close to their tipping points, said Johan Rockstr

20 Oct 2026 6:29 pm
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares down again as oil stays high; AI earnings in focus

European shares fell and US stocks were set for a lower opening on Tuesday as another rise in crude oil prices kept risk sentiment in check, while investors homed in on results from AI bellwether companies

20 Oct 2026 6:20 pm
Rubio says US to discuss refining more Venezuelan crude with India's Reliance

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the United States will talk with India's Reliance about refining more Venezuelan crude. The US will also discuss with Reliance producing oil in Venezuela, Rubio told journalists as he started his trip t

20 Oct 2026 4:07 pm
Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four

20 Oct 2026 4:06 pm
Colombian Congress approves $201.1 billion budget for 2027

Colombian lawmakers approved spending distributions for next year's 634.9 trillion pesos ($201.14 billion) budget early

20 Oct 2026 4:01 pm
South Sudan says Sudanese drone attack killed scores in Abyei market

South Sudanese officials said Sudan's military had

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Sterling rises as strong labour market data reinforces rate hike bets

The British pound rose on Tuesday after jobs data pointed towards a bottoming in the labour market, reinforcing the case for a rate hike from

20 Oct 2026 3:45 pm
Turkey sends Mecca agreement

Turkey has sent the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to parliament to be ratified, three parliamentary sources said on Tuesday. Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, who is in Kyrgyzstan at the moment, will sub

20 Oct 2026 3:37 pm
US STOCKS-Nasdaq futures dip as oil prices climb, earnings loom

Nasdaq 100 futures slipped on Tuesday, pressured by renewed weakness in AI-linked stocks and a rebound in oil prices, as investors braced for earnings from major

20 Oct 2026 3:35 pm
SPECIAL REPORT-Giant

In less than a lifetime, about six and a half decades, heat waves have evolved from sporadic, isolated episodes to massive, cascading weather events that can blanket vast swaths of the planet for months or even years at a time. The largest heat wave of the 1960s reached about 6% of the planet as it drifted for 46 days over the Atlantic Ocean, parts of Latin America and West Africa. The largest one this decade swept across almost 85% of the globe during its 367-day lifetime, stretching into the p

20 Oct 2026 3:31 pm
Russia calls for urgent restart of strategic nuclear dialogue with the US

Russia believes dialogue with the United States on strategic nuclear stability must be resumed urgently, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov, who was responding to a question about a possible three-way meeting in China next month between Russian President Vla

20 Oct 2026 3:10 pm
Pakistan army chief arrives to meet senior officials in Tehran, Mehr news

Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Tuesday with a delegation of Pakistani officials to meet senior Iranian officials, Irans semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

20 Oct 2026 3:09 pm