Brent crude touched a five-month high near $112 a barrel after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said their mines struck tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthis claimed new attacks on Saudi energy sites.
Field Marshal Asim Munir held talks with Iran’s president and senior officials in Tehran, but Iranian leaders restated tough conditions as fears grow of renewed US-Iran fighting after the US midterms.
Brazil’s presidential runoff on 25 October looks too close to call, with polls giving Flávio Bolsonaro a narrow lead over Lula as sovereignty, US tariffs and corruption dominate the final week.
Provisional results show around three-quarters of Albertans voted to remain in Canada in the province’s first separation referendum, handing Mark Carney a major win, though separatists say their campaign will go on.
France has extended targeted overnight curfews in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and other cities after riots and looting following cost-of-living protests. Here is where they apply and what happens next.
A Houthi ballistic missile strike on al-Alam camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province killed at least 73 security recruits, local authorities say, in the deadliest incident since the war escalated.
Google and McKinsey have agreed to buy 320,000 tonnes of carbon removal from Working Trees, which plants trees into cattle pastures in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado. Here is how silvopasture works and the questions it faces.
Airlines warn Brazil’s new dual VAT could lift domestic fares by about 16% and cut passenger numbers, while the 25 October presidential run-off adds uncertainty over the reform’s future.
The New Zealand–India free trade agreement took effect on 20 October 2026, removing many tariffs and opening new visa pathways. Here is what changes for exporters, workers and students.
MSCI’s proposal to move Indonesia from emerging to standalone market status triggered a record two-day sell-off. Here is what has happened, how authorities are responding and what to watch as Bank Indonesia meets.
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