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British actor Patrick Stewart dies at the age of 86.
- Sir Patrick Stewart (13 July 1940 – 28 October 2026) was an English actor. With a career spanning over 60 years on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 2010.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil.
- General elections were held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, the governors, vice governors and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. As no candidate for president (and for governor in some states) received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election was held on 25 October.
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In the Serbian parliamentary election, the Student List wins a majority of seats, defeating former president Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party.
- Early parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 25 October 2026 to elect members of the National Assembly. The elections were originally due by December 2027; Aleksandar Vučić, then the president of Serbia, dissolved the National Assembly and called the elections on 9 September 2026, on the proposal of the government. The Student List won the election with an absolute majority of seats, defeating the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which had been in power since 2012. According to the preliminary results adopted by the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) on 26 October, the Student List won 52.7% of the votes cast and 140 of the 250 seats, while the SNS-led "Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia" list won 39.2% and 104 seats; apart from national minority lists which are exempt from it, no other list crossed the electoral threshold. On 28 October, after the votes cast abroad had been processed, RIK member Ivan Šebek said that the Student List had gained a seat, for a total of 141, while United Serbia had dropped to 103. The final CeSID–Ipsos projection, which excluded polling stations abroad, gave the Student List 141 seats and United Serbia 103. Turnout was around 69%, about ten percentage points higher than in 2023. Vučić conceded defeat on election night.
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At least 69 people are killed in a collision between two high-speed trains in Toledo province, Spain.
- On 28 October 2026 at 08:54 CET (UTC+01:00), an AVE high-speed train collided end-on with a stationary Iryo high-speed train in Los Yébenes, Toledo, on the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, killing at least 69 people. Both trains involved in the crash were travelling from Atocha station in Madrid to Santa Justa station in Seville.
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In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series.
- The 2026 World Series (branded as the 2026 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2026 season. The 122nd edition of the World Series, the best-of-seven playoff series was played from October 23 to 28 by the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays and the National League (NL) champion Milwaukee Brewers, who defeated the Rays in five games to win their first championship. Brewers catcher William Contreras was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after batting .381 and going 10-for-13 on Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenges in the series.
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In Jordan, a mass shooting at a church leaves nine people dead.
- On 23 October 2026, three gunmen opened fire on the Greek Orthodox St George's Church during a funeral procession in the Jordanian village of Hmood near al-Karak, killing nine people and wounding between 34 and 40 others, according to differing official and media counts. The attack is the deadliest on Jordan's Christian community in the country's modern history.
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Mexican politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas dies at the age of 92.
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (Spanish: [kwawˈtemok ˈkaɾðenas]; 1 May 1934 – 28 October 2026) was a Mexican statesman and civil engineer. The son of President Lázaro Cárdenas (1934–1940), he was known for his contributions to Mexico's democracy and his 1988 presidential campaign. Cárdenas was regarded as one of the leading leftist figures in Mexico and in Latin America.
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At least sixteen people are killed in a magnitude-7.0 earthquake in northern Tibet.
- On 22 October 2026, at 22:33:39 CST, a Mw 7.0 earthquake struck the northern part of Nagqu, part of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwestern China. At least 16 people were killed and 76 others were injured.
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The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, which aims to bring back samples from Mars's moon Phobos, is launched from Tanegashima Space Center.
- Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a robotic space probe operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that launched in 2026, with a primary mission to bring back the first samples from Mars's larger moon Phobos. MMX will deploy a rover to the surface of Phobos, land and collect samples from the surface, and will also conduct Deimos flyby observations and monitor the atmosphere of Mars. The mission aims to provide key information to help determine whether the Martian moons are captured asteroids or the result of a larger body hitting Mars, in addition to several other scientific goals.
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US$6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
- On 29 October 2026, US$6.3 billion worth of digital assets were stolen from Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, allegedly by the North Korea-linked hacking group TraderTraitor. The exchange hack is the largest ever cryptocurrency heist, surpassing the $1.5 billion Bybit hack in 2025, with the most affected blockchains being that of Ethereum and Bitcoin. Binance, having initially halted all trades, has stated it will cover all losses, while approximately $3 billion of the stolen stablecoins have been frozen. The exchange further announced that it intends to resume withdrawal services for customers on 1 November and that they will show proof of reserves on 2 November. The United States Secret Service has said that they are working to recover the stolen assets.
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Iran war (ongoing)
- Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern crisis sparked by the Gaza war, which began in 2023. Amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program, the war began when the US and Israel conducted hundreds of air strikes on targets across Iran, including strikes that assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei alongside several other Iranian officials.
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Russo-Ukrainian war (ongoing)
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. Russian troops
occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and 6–7 million have fled the country, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
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Yemen offensives (ongoing)
- On 3 September 2026, the Iran-backed Houthis launched an offensive against the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the internationally recognized government of Yemen, amid the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Clashes began in Taiz Governorate, prompting a PLC counter-offensive against the Houthis in the Al-Jawf and Al-Bayda governorates.
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