A River of News

World headlines, October 22, 2026, 12:00 UTC

72 items in this hour. Whole day.

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  1. Thursday, October 22, 2026

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    Politics The Economist (paywall) story
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    Business The Economist (paywall) story
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    Europe must escape its reliance on American satellites The Economist (paywall) story
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    Saudi Arabia and the UAE are sowing chaos The Economist (paywall) story
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    Indonesia’s populist president is losing his charm The Economist (paywall) story
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    How effective is effective altruism? The Economist (paywall)
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    Emirati-Saudi rivalry is spurring bloodshed on a horrific scale The Economist (paywall)
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    Britain’s welfare state is living on borrowed time The Economist (paywall) story
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    Britain’s least-loved hotel chain is finally splashing the cash The Economist (paywall)
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    Britain’s elite may soon become harder to spot The Economist (paywall)
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    How to help your child trounce the robots The Economist (paywall)
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    Meet John Healey, Britain’s bald fraud The Economist (paywall) story
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    Unruly protests have shaken Albania, Italy and beyond The Economist (paywall) story
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    The America-Ukraine link grows even spottier The Economist (paywall) story
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    The midterms’ fundraising figures tell a surprising story The Economist (paywall)
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    How to share the wealth from AI? Alaska offers lessons The Economist (paywall) story
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    Why Gen-Z conservatives love Richard Nixon The Economist (paywall)
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    The curious, predictable case of the fake poll The Economist (paywall)
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    Donald Trump should love the new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes The Economist (paywall) story
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    A deeply divided Israel prepares to vote The Economist (paywall) story
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    City-hall socialists try to make populism pragmatic The Economist (paywall)
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    Joseph Kabila moves against his successor in Congo The Economist (paywall) story
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    Latin America is embracing Israel The Economist (paywall) story
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    Tackling stray dogs in Bhutan The Economist (paywall)
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    America’s attack on the International Criminal Court is a headache for Japan The Economist (paywall)
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    Rastafarians in Jamaica want more rights The Economist (paywall)
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    China’s party elite gathers with purges and promotions in mind The Economist (paywall)
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    If AI displaces human workers, they will lose more than just pay The Economist (paywall) story
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    Multinational businesses are losing confidence in Indonesia The Economist (paywall)
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    Are film critics as snooty and out of touch as people think? The Economist (paywall)
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    How Ella Langley two-stepped to the top of the charts The Economist (paywall) story
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    Leadership lessons from Napoleon The Economist (paywall)
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    Economic data, commodities and markets The Economist (paywall)
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    Jeffrey Archer’s career was worthy of his most improbable plots The Economist (paywall)
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    How personal rivalries and clashes are shaping the AI race The Economist (paywall)
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    India news: Gandhi's nephew forced to pull protest photos Deutsche Welle story
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    Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN The Japan Times story
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    Philippines’ Eala ousted as Rybakina moves into Ningbo Open last 8 on return from injury South China Morning Post (limited free articles)
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    In Wake of Riots, French Authorities Ban Some Protests The New York Times (limited free articles) by Catherine Porter story
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    Marine life on the brink? 96% of coral reefs could face collapse by 2075 Times of India by ARYAN SINGH story
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    France confirms first Shamonda virus infection in a human death of 'severely immunocompromised' individual Deutsche Welle story
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    What’s the PHP coding flaw that could pull down 70 percent of the internet? Al Jazeera story
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    As Typhoon Champi Nears, Taiwan’s Mayors Bet on a Popular Day Off The New York Times (limited free articles) by Lily Kuo, Pei-Lin Wu story
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    Cartoon: France’s clean up The Economist (paywall)
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    An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity ABC News story
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    Asian Para Games: Where India stands in medal tally after best day with 26 medals Times of India by HIJAM RAJU SINGH story
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    Newton's 1687 book on gravity, funded by Halley, sold for Rs 5.49 crore Times of India by TOI LIFESTYLE DESK
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    Ukrainian partisans claim sabotage of military communications near major Moscow data center The Kyiv Independent by Polina Moroziuk story
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    Brazil's sprawling favelas require long-term urban planning solutions France 24 by Marine RESSE
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    Europe still has no clear goal on China South China Morning Post (limited free articles) story
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    Finnish PM visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks despite peace push The Kyiv Independent by Kateryna Denisova story
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    Arizona storms topple trees and bring golf ball-sized hail in possible tornado The Guardian by Associated Press
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    Hong Kong attracts another 18 strategic firms, HK$10 billion in investment pledged South China Morning Post (limited free articles) story
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    France reports first human case of Shamonda virus, but says there's no public health risk France 24 by FRANCE 24 story
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    How did AI discover the internet's massive cyber-security risk? BBC story
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    Bengaluru horror: Man kills wife, steals motorcycle to dump body in drain Do Times of India by SIDDHI DHARMADHIKARI story
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    Más de 280 organizaciones convocan movilizaciones en España contra el racismo hacia los migrantes France 24 by France 24 ES story
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    Iran reveals ‘offensive’ doctrine, US issues alert: Is war imminent? Al Jazeera story
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    Japan switching to post-departure tax refunds in November The Japan Times
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    France bans or curbs protests in bid to prevent new wave of unrest France 24 by FRANCE 24 story
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    French authorities seek to ban or curb fresh protests France 24 story
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    ‘Nunchucks’ wielded by agitated man in Hannah Beazley’s office may have been drumsticks, court told The Guardian by Australian Associated Press
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    BBC News to axe education editor role in cost-cutting move The Guardian by Michael Savage Media editor story
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    Joe Root creates history! Becomes 1st England batter to cross 8,000-run mark in ODIs Times of India by HIJAM RAJU SINGH story
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    Iran claims 7 oil tankers damaged in Hormuz, warns strikes if US helps passage Times of India by PRANJAL PANDEY story
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    Miles de sitios web desconectados por una falla de seguridad detectada con inteligencia artificial France 24 by France 24 ES
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    WhatsApp’s hidden instructions for Meta chatbot about 'WHAT NOT TO SAY' to users leaked Times of India by TOI TECH DESK
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    Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say The Guardian by Graham Readfearn Environment story
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    Hong Kong targets financial innovation to help ease economic ‘pain points’ South China Morning Post (limited free articles) story
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    Who blinked first? Fragile EU-China trade peace sparks new war of words South China Morning Post (limited free articles) story
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    ‘Jensen’s nightmare’: Huawei, DeepSeek narrow AI chip ecosystem gap with Nvidia: report South China Morning Post (limited free articles) story
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    US-China ties need more working-level dialogues, not just summits: business chamber South China Morning Post (limited free articles)