Stories for October 2026

Monday, October 12th 2026 - 07:06 UTC
Yields on key US Treasury bonds reached new highs, but for the 10-year demand was especially strong

Yields on key US Treasury bonds touched fresh 24-year highs Wednesday as the latest global bond sell-off picked up steam. The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.36%, and the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.73% — the highest for each since 2002.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 07:04 UTC
BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island

A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have uncovered the loss of over half a million chinstrap penguins from the Antarctic island of Zavodovski in the South Sandwich Islands.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 07:01 UTC
The Royal Navy Silent Service celebrating its 125th anniversary

Hidden deep below the surface, the Royal Navy's submarines are the most powerful stealth weapons of war ever built by Britain. The men and women of the Silent Service operate unobserved, undetected and ready to unleash a destructive power greater than ever before. This month they are celebrating 125 years of service to UK.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 06:58 UTC
A Falklands friend: HMS Westminster Type 23 frigate to be scrapped in Turley

It marks the end of an era for a former Royal Navy Type 23 frigate that has served since 1992, and was well known in the Falkland Islands given her recurrent visits a South Atlantic patrol.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 06:50 UTC
Drebbel's submarine: Radical 1620 invention the Royal Navy dismissed as a novelty

The British Navy did not see the military value in Drebbel's invention, instead dismissing it as more of a spectacle than a weapon. In 1620, Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel built the world's first operational, navigable submarine while working under the patronage of King James I in London.
Monday, October 12th 2026 - 03:11 UTC
S&P 500 Price Prediction: What Macro Signals Say About the Index in 2026

The S&P 500 set a record of 7,816.70 on August 13, 2026, then pulled back approximately 2% over the following two weeks as the 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.337%, its highest level in nearly two decades.
Friday, October 9th 2026 - 22:44 UTC
Trump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply some 4.8 million tonnes of diesel to US and global markets, aiming to curb rising fuel prices. To make it possible, the Treasury Department temporarily suspended sanctions on Russian diesel until April 2027.
Friday, October 9th 2026 - 22:38 UTC
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Panama on Friday at 12:56 local time, centred on the Azuero peninsula in Herrera province, according to the US Geological Survey. Panamanian authorities have not so far confirmed any casualties, though inspections are continuing and they have not ruled out injuries or people trapped. Damage to buildings was reported in several provinces.
Friday, October 9th 2026 - 20:53 UTC
US sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after a former judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Donald Trump’s administration on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution, hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge of the court, “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”.
Friday, October 9th 2026 - 20:53 UTC
A mudslide sweeps away cars and a bus in Santiago after the wettest October on record

A torrent of water, mud and rocks swept away cars and a public transport bus on Thursday in San Carlos de Apoquindo, in the Las Condes district at the foot of the Andes in eastern Santiago, Chile, after a week of record rainfall. The official toll is six injured, with no deaths or missing, and President José Antonio Kast has declared a disaster zone in the district.