The day’s world news turns on security and stability, from missile launches on the Korean peninsula and a school shooting in France to a cyberattack that spills into the physical world. Alongside those shocks, courts, policing and policy decisions shape how institutions respond t...
The day’s world news turns on security and stability, from missile launches on the Korean peninsula and a school shooting in France to a cyberattack that spills into the physical world. Alongside those shocks, courts, policing and policy decisions shape how institutions respond to risk, accountability and public order.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into waters off its eastern coast, in another escalation on the Korean peninsula. South Korea says one missile travels more than 900 kilometers, while officials in Seoul and Tokyo track the launches over the Sea of Japan area. The tests follow a South Korean hypersonic weapons test.
A 14-year-old boy is arrested after opening fire at Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne in southern France. The shooting wounds the headmaster and a teacher before a staff member disarms him. French officials say both victims suffer non-critical injuries as authorities investigate how the student carried out the attack.
A cyberattack hits supermarket refrigeration systems in parts of France, sending temperatures in fridges and freezers to about 50 degrees Celsius overnight. Retailers are forced to throw out large quantities of spoiled food, and some stores also suffer fires. The incident shows how digital attacks can quickly disrupt essential physical infrastructure.
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for work on models that help governments and central banks respond to economic shocks. Their research builds macroeconomic frameworks from the ground up, and those models become widely used in modern policy-making during crises and downturns.
Delhi Police remove Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site and redirect demonstrations to three alternative venues in the capital. The change is made through a standing order signed by the police commissioner after recommendations from a Home Ministry committee. The move shifts protests away from one of central Delhi’s most prominent public dissent sites.
Russell Brand appears in a London court as jury selection begins in his trial over historical sexual offence allegations. The court starts the process of empanelling jurors with Brand present, marking the formal opening stage of a closely watched criminal case in Britain.
Selma Blair is taken into custody after an alleged altercation on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Two flight attendants are reported injured, and the incident includes allegations that she assaulted crew members and tried to open an aircraft door during the episode.
Sean Combs is taken from a federal prison in New Jersey to a hospital after suffering a head injury. He is transported by ambulance for treatment, and the injury is described as non-life-threatening. The episode prompts a temporary transfer from custody for medical care.
Top World stories
- Hall and Woodford win Nobel Prize in Economics for models stabilising economies (50 sources)
- Selma Blair arrested at JFK after alleged assault on Delta flight crew (47 sources)
- Cyberattack overheats fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, causing fires and food spoilage (41 sources)
- Jury selected as Russell Brand goes on trial in London over historical sexual offence allegations (33 sources)
- UK PM says Iran likely directed suspected plot at RAF Fairford air base (30 sources)
- 14-year-old arrested after shooting headmaster and teacher at French middle school (29 sources)
- North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles after South Korea hypersonic test (26 sources)
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs taken from federal prison for non-life-threatening head injury treatment (20 sources)
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