Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Wednesday 21 October: Ukraine talks and Gulf tension
Oslo talks before Witkoff meets Putin, Iran tension in Hormuz, unrest in France, an arrest in the Hajar case, drones over Groningen and dearer train tickets.
World news
Pakistan and Qatar carry peace proposal to Tehran as Hormuz tension rises
Business Day | The National | Saudi Gazette
Zelensky meets Witkoff in Oslo, envoy heads to Putin
NOS | Al Jazeera | Kyiv Independent | Democracy Now
France readies police and army for weekend protests, Italy sends troops to Milan
World politics
Meta tells Brazil's electoral court it treats Lula and Bolsonaro equally
France 24 | PBS | Democracy Now
Hackers leak over 400,000 AfD emails
NOS | Euronews | Handelsblatt
World economy
Brent hits five-month high, then slips on Iran diplomacy hopes
CNBC | Baird Maritime | Business Recorder
Dow up one percent as healthcare hits record, tech lags
The Motley Fool | Armstrong Economics | Investrade
Dutch news
Suspect arrested in death of Amsterdam woman Hajar
Police investigate unknown drones over Eemshaven and east Groningen
Unrest continues in Amsterdam's Floradorp over bonfire ban
Dutch politics
Minister Sterk refuses independent inquiry into Spanish youth home
Cabinet plans 3.4 billion euro cut to civil service staff
NL Times | Binnenlands Bestuur | U-Today
Dutch economy
NS train fares up 4.7 percent in 2027
PostNL asks for 80 million euro extra for mail delivery
Dutch gas storage reaches 64 percent EU minimum
AI news
Anthropic: Claude designs proteins that bind scorpion toxins
Amazon opens TorchNeuron for Trainium chips
Google launches Gemini for government
Tech
SpaceX AI unit outsells Starlink; Tesla and SpaceX boards review merger
Chinese tech giants order over 3 million Nvidia cards
The Edge Malaysia | Implicator
Sport
PSV wins 1-0 at FC Porto for first Champions League win
Nature
Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight
On this day
1805: the Battle of Trafalgar
History.com | Royal Museums Greenwich