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Hurricane Trudy intensified rapidly overnight, becoming a Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast, as the eastern Pacific hurricane season approaches a significant milestone. Trudy is the tenth hurricane to form in the Eastern Pacific this year. It is also the first time since 2018 that the basin has seen ten major hurricanes, indicating an unusually active season. The storm is expected to intensify further through Friday, possibly reaching Category 4 status as it churns offshore. DON'T MISS: How the weather could be influencing your music tasteTrudy could strengthen before weakening near shoreTrudy is expected to maintain Category 4 strength through Saturday before gradually weakening as it approaches the coast. For the time being, a direct landfall is unlikely, as high pressure builds over Mexico, helping to steer the storm away from the coast. However, the forecast track may still bring severe weather to parts of southwestern and west-central Mexico. Even without a direct hit, a powerful hurricane passing close by can cause dangerous coastal conditions and torrential rains.

World·PhotosBrazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of presidential elections later this months. Fires a point of contention during election campaign that has rarely touched on climate changeThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 16, 2026 11:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A deforested area of the Amazon rainforest burns in Autazes, Brazil, on Oct. 12. Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of presidential elections later this months. (Bruno Kelly/Reuters)Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of presidential elections later this months.

Police said Abhijeet Dipke and student leaders taken into ‘preventative detention’ in New Delhi ahead of mass protest. Indian police have detained the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), student leaders and supporters, as hundreds of people poured into New Delhi to join a protest over the jailing of two activists. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained on Friday as he was leaving a house in central Delhi. Officers dragged him into a police car and drove away after a brief argument, witnesses said. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Indian opposition defies lockdown, marches to demand election chief sackinglist 2 of 3Photos: Protests over voter lists escalate in India’s capitallist 3 of 3India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders jailed after entering ‘banned’ protest siteend of list“Abhijeet is detained by Delhi Police,” CJP posted on X. “This government is so scared of the youth waving national flag.”Student activist Neha Bora, a prominent face of the protests, was also detained as she tried to reach  Connaught Place, a gathering point for protests during the ‘cockroach’ demonstrations.

Beirut, Lebanon – On October 5, a minivan was stopped at a checkpoint in Dahr el-Baydar between the Bekaa Valley and Mount Lebanon region. Lebanese security forces discovered the car was carrying hundreds of kilos of explosive materials, including TNT and C-4, according to Lebanese officials. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollahlist 2 of 3Qatar announces ‘massive’ solar plant project in Lebanonlist 3 of 3‘Trying to dominate’: In Cyprus, some fear Israel’s growing influenceend of listOn Thursday, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah released a statement saying that the explosives belonged to Hezbollah which had demanded their return, along with the release of the two people detained in the vehicle. “From the moment the vehicle was detained, the relevant bodies within [Hezbollah] immediately contacted the security and judicial agencies and informed them that the vehicle and its cargo belonged to the resistance,” Fadlallah said in his statement.

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4 hours agoOliver WrightandEmily Johnson, YorkshireSuppliedWilliam Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on SaturdayMedical records belonging to a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park may have been accessed "without a legitimate reason" by staff at Yorkshire Ambulance Service, a spokesperson has said. William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at the park near Doncaster on Saturday. In a statement, the trust said following Chapman's death it had identified two possible incidents of staff "accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information" about the case. It said an investigation had been launched "to establish the full circumstances surrounding these potential breaches". Chapman died as a result of "multiple traumatic injuries and animal interaction" after entering the tiger's enclosure at the park, an inquest into his death heard on Thursday. Ella FordAn eyewitness took a photograph of the tiger at the wildlife park shortly before the incidentIn a statement, a spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said Chapman's family was aware of the potential breach and offered their condolences to his relatives.

U. S. President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Moscow could do more for Russian oil companies than for the American consumers he wants to help, analysts say. While Russian firms stand to benefit from looser export restrictions, the promised shipments may do little to bring down U. S. fuel prices.

WorldDozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and injured an American journalist during olive harvesting in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses and video footage. The Israeli army says the incident "will be examined. "Israeli army says incident in Abu Falah 'will be examined'Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Videos and photos from the West Bank village of Abu Falah on Friday showed Israeli settlers using slingshots to launch stones toward Palestinians as olive trees burned. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians and injured an American journalist during olive harvesting in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses and video footage from the incident. About 80 settlers descended from a hill toward Palestinians who were collecting olives on Friday in Abu Falah, a Palestinian village about 25 kilometres northeast of Ramallah, Reuters reported.

US lawmaker Ilhan Omar. Ilhan Omar’s husband, political consultant Tim Mynett, has spoken out after federal agents raided the Minnesota congresswoman’s Washington, DC, residence as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration records, while also addressing questions about her reported absence from public view. Mynett was seen leaving the couple’s rented home on Wednesday to walk their golden Labrador, Teddy, and later to take out the trash, according to the New York Post. He was also seen accompanying one of Omar’s staffers out of the house. Asked by Fox News Digital whether Omar had left the country amid rumours following the raid, Mynett expressed frustration with reporters and said their presence was disturbing neighbours. “You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man,” he said. The developments come amid an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) into Omar’s immigration paperwork. Federal agents searched her home on Monday, reportedly seizing her cellphone and passport, along with other items, according to US media reports.

Josh Morgan is promising to improve road construction in London, giving priority to late-night and overnight work. Mayor Josh Morgan announces a re-election pledge on road construction alongside incumbent city councillors Peter Cuddy (left) and Shawn Lewis on Oxford Street East near Highbury Avenue in London on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Geoff Robins/The London Free Press) (Geoff Robins / Geoff Robins/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network)

Israeli settlers brutally attacked Palestinian olive pickers and a photojournalist working for The Washington Post in the occupied West Bank on Friday, beating villagers and setting olive groves ablaze. The attack was among several targeting Palestinians trying to gather their olive harvest, with further assaults and arson reported in nearby communities as well. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Malaysia’s welcome for Min Aung Hlaing undermines its stand on justicelist 2 of 4Why is China buying up gold?list 3 of 4Pakistan orders school inspections following deadly roof collapselist 4 of 4Fuel tanker fire engulfs market in southern Nigeriaend of listThese incidents are just the latest in weeks of intensifying pogroms on local communities in the West Bank by Israelis from illegal settlements who are largely protected – or at least unrestricted – by Israeli forces. Veteran journalist Heidi Levine, 64, was taken to hospital after the assault on Friday in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah. A Palestinian man was also shot in the thigh by Israeli soldiers, according to a witness who spoke to Al Jazeera and the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Here is what we know.