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·12 October 2026 · 22:32 UTCBreaking

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34; cause unknown, autopsy to be performed

Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa told The Associated Press she declared Mitte dead at about 1:30 p.m. at what she believed was his home in Brownsville, Texas. Hinojosa said she was unable to provide a cause, but an autopsy will be performed.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 22:11 UTCBreaking

Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for lung nodule in Rome on Tuesday; first hospitalization since becoming head of 1.4 billion Catholics

The Vatican said recovery could take about a week, and the pope's audiences have been canceled until October 20. He is expected to recover in time for an 11-day trip to Latin America from November 6-17, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 22:11 UTCBreaking

Ukraine passes minority rights law to end Hungary's EU veto; Zelenskyy signs bill as EU set to open next accession stages

The legislation, approved by 266 of 450 deputies, strengthens protections for minority languages in schools and cultural events, addressing the rights of roughly 100,000 ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban welcomed the step, and diplomats expect Hungary to approve opening two additional clusters at an intergovernmental conference on Tuesday.

·12 October 2026 · 21:37 UTC

Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in criminal probe; Omar calls it 'an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement'

The search occurred 22 days before the midterm elections, raising scrutiny under a long-standing Justice Department practice to be careful about actions near an election. House Democratic leaders called the search 'deeply disturbing' and vowed to 'deliver full accountability for the rogue abuse of power from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice.'

·12 October 2026 · 20:21 UTC

Trump defends diesel deal with Russia as US envoys tell Ukraine it can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks; Zelenskiy calls it a 'gift to Putin'

The deal will supply more than 2.25 million barrels of Russian diesel to US and global markets, prompting US lawmakers to warn it gives Moscow cash to pursue its war. Trump also asked Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, while a Kremlin-linked source said Putin will only return to talks if he gets the remaining 11% of Donbas.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 20:02 UTC

'They were people who took chances': Vikings reached the Americas 500 years before Columbus, as L'Anse aux Meadows and Vinland Sagas show

The Norse established a year-round outpost at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland around 1000 AD, confirmed by a 2021 study using tree rings from a solar disturbance in 993. Despite this, Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937, while Leif Erikson Day, first proclaimed nationally in 1964, remains celebrated mainly in the Upper Midwest.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 20:02 UTC

Houthis strike Saudi airports including Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, disrupting civil aviation; Lufthansa and Air France-KLM suspend flights

The attacks have killed at least one person and wounded nearly a dozen at Riyadh's airport, marking the deadliest assault on Saudi soil in over a decade. Airlines including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM have suspended services, while the UK, France, and Germany warned citizens to avoid Riyadh.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 20:02 UTC

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico's Pacific coast as Category 2 storm; dangerous winds and flooding threaten Puerto Vallarta and vulnerable towns

Simon's maximum sustained winds dropped to 105 mph, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned dangerous winds would lash the region into Monday afternoon, threatening flooding rain. In Cihuatlan, patrols warned residents to prepare for possible evacuation as the Marabasco River rose and floodwater inundated streets overnight.

+2 sources·12 October 2026 · 18:55 UTC

Pakistan imposes emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Governor Faisal Karim Kundi says 'our policies will now come from Islamabad, not Kabul'

The federal government says the move is necessary to tackle rising militant violence, while PTI has condemned it as an undemocratic power grab and its supporters mobilise for a long march to Islamabad demanding Imran Khan's release. Kundi pledged a pay raise for KP police and said the fight against terrorism is the new setup's first priority.

+4 sources3 updates

12 October 2026 · 08:25 UTCPakistan detains provincial leaders of Imran Khan's party under emergency rule; junior minister confirms preventive custody 11 October 2026 · 19:15 UTCPakistan's president declares state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province run by Imran Khan's party; interior minister says "situation is so grave"

·12 October 2026 · 17:59 UTC

At least 72 gold prospectors killed in air strikes on a gold mine near the Egypt-Sudan border; attack highlights border insecurity

Images allegedly from the site and shared by rights monitors showed chaotic scenes, with bodies wrapped in funeral shrouds. The strike underscores persistent insecurity along the Egypt-Sudan border, where gold mining has drawn thousands of prospectors.

+2 sources·12 October 2026 · 16:52 UTC

Rahul Gandhi files petition in Supreme Court against Election Commission; opposition leaders march to court demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over SIR

The petition, filed at 4:37 p.m. by advocate Prasanna S., names CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as respondents. Delhi police barricaded roads and closed metro stations, but Gandhi broke through to reach the court gates after protests saw thousands detained over the weekend.

·12 October 2026 · 16:34 UTC

Zelenskyy says 'increasingly clear' Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities; Ukraine would honor deal if Moscow does

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was 'horribly surprised' when Russia struck a power plant in Kharkiv, a gas production facility, and a civilian gas station after Trump's announcement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm agreement, saying only 'Contacts are ongoing,' while EU's Kaja Kallas said she sees no sign Russia will respect a pause.

·12 October 2026 · 13:43 UTC

Zelenskyy says Russia strikes energy facilities despite Trump claim of an energy ceasefire; Kremlin says 'Contacts are ongoing'

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was 'horribly surprised' when Russia hit a Kharkiv power plant, a gas production facility, and a civilian gas station after Trump's Sunday post. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed the pause but said she sees no sign Russia would respect it.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 11:46 UTC

139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti; IOM official says local authorities were "overwhelmed with all the bodies"

IOM Chief of Mission Alexandre Coissac said victims were buried "with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation," and survivors at the Obock rescue center are "all in a state of shock." Over 900 migrants died or went missing along the route last year, according to IOM's Missing Migrants Project.

+1 source·12 October 2026 · 10:38 UTC

EU confirms quota limiting Chinese hybrid EV imports to 350,000 cars a year under China-EU deal; curbs target $7.5 billion boom

The quota, set to come into force in December, aims to halve China's current 6% market share, with any excess cars blocked at European docks rather than tariffed. China's hybrid exports to the EU tripled to $7.5 billion in the first half of this year, and Chinese brands captured a record 15% of Europe's EV market in the second quarter.