--- title: "World News, 29 Oct 2026: Top Stories | AllIndia.news" description: "World News from Thursday 29 October 2026: the day's top world stories from leading newsrooms, each linked to its source." url: "https://allindia.news/2026/10/29/world/index.md" canonical: "https://allindia.news/2026/10/29/world/" published: "2026-10-29T12:54:52+05:30" updated: "2026-10-29T23:50:25+05:30" section: "World" date: "2026-10-29" language: "en-IN" site: "AllIndia.news" --- # World: Thursday 29 October 2026 40 stories. Cite the publisher using original_url. ### Dubai's Toyota Building, That Saw City's Rise From Desert, Due For Demolition - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:52 IST (2026-10-29T21:52+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/bed420007d93 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dubais-toyota-building-that-saw-citys-rise-from-desert-due-for-demolition-12255545#publisher=newsstand The building stood in contrast with the "transformation of Sheikh Zayed Road into the major spine organising development in Dubai", Reisz said. ### India votes in favour of UNGA resolution calling for end to US embargo on Cuba - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 22:25 IST (2026-10-29T22:25+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/90eb42e2ca2a - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-votes-in-favour-of-unga-resolution-calling-for-end-to-us-embargo-on-cuba/article71642069.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/90eb42e2ca2a-l.webp The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution on October 28, with 130 countries voting in favour, 17 against and 25 abstaining ### Republicans defend their bastions, as senate comes within reach of Democrats - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:58 IST (2026-10-29T21:58+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/b489aa2ae14e - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/republicans-defend-their-bastions-as-senate-comes-within-reach-of-democrats/article71641257.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/b489aa2ae14e-l.webp The GOP has a 53-47 majority in the Senate currently, with 35 seats being contested this year. Of these, seven are “toss ups”, according to a non-partisan election analyser. ### Ukraine says at least 13 killed in Russian attack on train station - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:54 IST (2026-10-29T21:54+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/e67a9459dcb0 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ukraine-says-at-least-13-killed-in-russian-attack-on-train-station/article71641924.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/e67a9459dcb0-l.webp Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labelled the strike "horrific" and said the Russians had attacked a platform "where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing" ### Ex-Bangladesh Air Force Officer Linked To Sheikh Hasina Video Found Dead - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:41 IST (2026-10-29T21:41+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/7b75b6275f3c - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ex-bangladesh-air-force-officer-linked-to-sheikh-hasina-video-found-dead-12255443#publisher=newsstand The body of KM Tahsif Souri, clad in a black shirt and a pair of white trousers, was recovered from the Turag River on October 28, a day after he went missing. ### Iran Gets JD Vance's Letter To Revive Peace Talks, Yet To Respond: Report - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:41 IST (2026-10-29T21:41+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/9e6cd31c6321 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-gets-jd-vances-letter-to-revive-peace-talks-yet-to-respond-report-12255371#publisher=newsstand The war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders. ### Syria says French jihadist killed in shootout with government forces - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 20:50 IST (2026-10-29T20:50+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/cdb2f604154a - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/syria-says-french-jihadist-killed-in-shootout-with-government-forces/article71637049.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/cdb2f604154a-l.webp In a statement carried by state television, security forces in Idlib said a patrol observed ‘an armed group leaving the French camp... in violation of the agreement that prohibits exiting \[the site\] with weapons’ ### Serbia’s students demand resignations in police, judiciary as they prepare to take power - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:14 IST (2026-10-29T21:14+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/a64e0821692b - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/serbias-students-demand-resignations-in-police-judiciary-as-they-prepare-to-take-power/article71641428.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/a64e0821692b-l.webp The Students’ List movement swept the parliamentary election on October 25, 2026 against Vucic’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, which has ruled unchallenged for 14 years ### Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself 'leader of Brazil' after election loss - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 20:28 IST (2026-10-29T20:28+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/0370c96c0308 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3x2w4109pj8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/0370c96c0308-l.webp The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US. ### The rise of industrial tourism in China - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 21:07 IST (2026-10-29T21:07+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/c2eb75b1f612 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/the-rise-of-industrial-tourism-in-china/article71469788.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/c2eb75b1f612-l.webp Industrial tours showcase showcase innovation and manufacturing prowess to instil national pride, while presenting STEM as a sustainable career option for the youth ### Watch: VHS tapes and computers handed to police as Thomas Markle is investigated - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 20:19 IST (2026-10-29T20:19+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/42c92fca7367 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm0rlxxpng5eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/42c92fca7367-l.webp The BBC's Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle resided. ### Palestinian President says hopes for peace talks with new Israeli government - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 20:09 IST (2026-10-29T20:09+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/1a871aba9d51 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/palestinian-president-says-hopes-for-peace-talks-with-new-israeli-government/article71641117.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/1a871aba9d51-l.webp With almost all ballots counted from Israel's pivotal election, neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot looked able to secure a majority in parliament. ### 2 Killed After Rock Spire Collapses At Tourist Site In Turkey's Cappadocia - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 19:05 IST (2026-10-29T19:05+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/27e01cc15ab9 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/2-killed-after-rock-spire-collapses-at-tourist-site-in-turkeys-cappadocia-12254667#publisher=newsstand One injured person was taken to hospital, the local governor said. ### Israel piles pressure on Arab parties as Netanyahu seeks government - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 20:06 IST (2026-10-29T20:06+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/df0819df6eca - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-piles-pressure-on-arab-parties-as-netanyahu-seeks-government/article71641215.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/df0819df6eca-l.webp Israeli President Isaac Herzog called for an investigation into allegations of fraud but cautioned against stigmatising the entire Arab Israeli community, who voted at unprecedented rates ### Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 14, officials say - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 19:47 IST (2026-10-29T19:47+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/1fee9ce6673e - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9p8gdlz1p2ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/1fee9ce6673e-l.webp At least 14 others were wounded in the attack in the central city of Dnipro, including an 11-year-old boy. ### Bangladesh's tribunal sentences Awami League leader to death - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 19:27 IST (2026-10-29T19:27+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/e9b64018435a - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bangladeshs-tribunal-sentences-awami-league-leader-to-death/article71640968.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/e9b64018435a-l.webp A three-member tribunal led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and comprising Justices Md. Manjurul Bashid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir delivered the verdict ### Rock collapse kills two in Turkey's Cappadocia, local media reports - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 19:14 IST (2026-10-29T19:14+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/f41244e75b27 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cknv08nvzld4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/f41244e75b27-l.webp One of the regions famous rock formations, known as "fairy chimneys", reportedly collapsed outside an open-air museum. ### Albania opposition disrupts parliament session after violent street protests - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 18:57 IST (2026-10-29T18:57+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/d837d7da57e2 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/albania-opposition-disrupts-parliament-session-after-violent-street-protests/article71640762.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/d837d7da57e2-l.webp Members of the Opposition Democratic Party of Albania also blocked access to the podium when a law on the Central Bank was being voted on. ### Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 18:55 IST (2026-10-29T18:55+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/212bc1ba295b - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm0j06y3pn75o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/212bc1ba295b-l.webp Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan Markle's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines. ### 12 Killed In Saudi Strikes In Yemen, Claim Houthis - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 18:41 IST (2026-10-29T18:41+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/a44b36c7afa7 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/12-killed-in-saudi-strikes-in-yemen-claim-houthis-12254380#publisher=newsstand The Iran-backed Houthis said on Thursday that a Saudi strike on a residential area in Yemen's western Taiz province killed 12 people, as casualties mount in... ### Pope Leo’s Argentina visit brings renewed scrutiny of clergy abuse scandals - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 17:55 IST (2026-10-29T17:55+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/6af79aacf6b0 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pope-leos-argentina-visit-brings-renewed-scrutiny-of-clergy-abuse-scandals/article71640439.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/6af79aacf6b0-l.webp Victims have expressed frustration over the Vatican’s silence on church proceedings involving priests convicted in criminal courts ### Mbappe's Face Being Removed From Posters, Hoardings Across China Despite Apology - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 17:15 IST (2026-10-29T17:15+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/9f772019615f - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/mbappes-face-being-removed-from-posters-hoardings-across-china-after-mao-zedong-comment-check-pics-12253930#publisher=newsstand Photos shared across social media platforms show that authorities have begun removing or concealing Mbappe's promotional hoardings. ### 3 Oil Tankers On Fire After Hitting Mines In Hormuz, Say Iran Guards - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:31 IST (2026-10-29T16:31+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/1f1cc27727aa - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/3-oil-tankers-on-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz-say-iran-guards-12253174#publisher=newsstand t was not immediately clear when the incidents occurred or which flags the tankers were flying. ### Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 17:04 IST (2026-10-29T17:04+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/5249c9ad35ec - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ynw94k7kzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/5249c9ad35ec-l.webp Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say. ### European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign February 7, nine months early - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:56 IST (2026-10-29T16:56+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/7da8596faeee - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/european-central-bank-president-christine-lagarde-will-resign-february-7-nine-months-early/article71640231.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/7da8596faeee-l.webp European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation effective February 7 ### Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:57 IST (2026-10-29T16:57+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/fce1d86180dc - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vgx0zrpk6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/fce1d86180dc-l.webp The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan. ### Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:52 IST (2026-10-29T16:52+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/cc76d2e7bd70 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmdx3knq1xexo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/cc76d2e7bd70-l.webp With 93% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. ### From King Edward III To Neha Bora, A 1361 Law Lives On In 'Peace Bonds': NDTV Explains - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:57 IST (2026-10-29T15:57+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/0aecda76bab7 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/whose-peace-how-a-1361-english-law-lives-on-in-delhis-bond-cases-of-cjps-ashutosh-ranka-saurav-das-and-aisas-neha-bora-12249121#publisher=newsstand CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka signed peace bonds; two of them even faced jail over an alleged breach, while AISA's Neha Bora questioned such a bond's very logic. Here's what a peace bond is, and what the questions are. ### Opinion: Opinion | Netanyahu May Have Found A Way To Lose - And Still Rule - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:17 IST (2026-10-29T16:17+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/fb622fe4286f - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/netanyahu-may-have-found-a-way-to-lose-and-still-rule-12253528#publisher=newsstand History often repeats itself in Israel, and you just can't write off Netanyahu. ### U.K. PM Andy Burnham's trip to India could take place soon: British Envoy - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:09 IST (2026-10-29T16:09+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/9c22fa616023 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uk-pm-andy-burnham-trip-to-india-could-take-place-soon-british-envoy/article71640057.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/9c22fa616023-l.webp India and the U.K. are aiming to double bilateral trade to around $120 billion by 2030 ### Carney to push for closer ties at Canada-EU summit in Montreal - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:21 IST (2026-10-29T15:21+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/2af0cf709e34 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8ezj7jylrzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/2af0cf709e34-l.webp The term "associate member" is reportedly off the table as officials discuss deeper economic and defence ties. ### 13 Killed As Russian Drone Slams Into Ukraine Train Platform: Authorities - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 16:13 IST (2026-10-29T16:13+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/049917b2c836 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/13-killed-as-russian-drone-slams-into-ukraine-train-platform-in-dnipro-authorities-12253365#publisher=newsstand The Ukrainian Railways in a post on Telegram, stated that train was supposed to be heading forZaporizhzhia when Russia launched the strike using a jet-powered drone. ### Spain train crash puts its high-speed rail safety record under scrutiny | Explained - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:48 IST (2026-10-29T15:48+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/93023426bb30 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/spain-train-crash-high-speed-rail-safety-record-under-scrutiny-explained/article71639891.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/93023426bb30-l.webp Authorities have so far blamed both system issues and human error for the accident which claimed 68 lives; Until this year, Spain had not witnessed such fatal incidents on its dedicated high-speed lines since the network opened in 1992 ### Day after Spain train accident, rescuers search crash site for survivors - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:13 IST (2026-10-29T15:13+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/a6ba2803b1da - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/spain-train-crash-toledo-rescue-survivors-deaths-accident-octobe-29-2026/article71639865.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/a6ba2803b1da-l.webp Rescue teams use cranes, dog teams in search for survivors of fatal crash; death toll stands at 68 ### 'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:00 IST (2026-10-29T15:00+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/5b7e4d16a07d - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqwy78elyrlzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/5b7e4d16a07d-l.webp Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price. ### 1 Ship, 6 Indians, 6 Months: Long Wait For Seafarers Stranded At Karachi Port - Source: NDTV - Published: 29 October 2026, 14:53 IST (2026-10-29T14:53+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/9e3d1910bb94 - original_url: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/1-ship-6-indians-6-months-long-wait-for-seafarers-stranded-at-karachi-port-vineet-kishore-mishra-12253129#publisher=newsstand Vineet Mishra, chief officer of the general cargo ship 'KEVER', is among six Indians stranded at Karachi port for over six months now. ### Spain train crash: Indian Embassy in Madrid issues helpline after deadly accident - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 15:08 IST (2026-10-29T15:08+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/ed1a68ac5a75 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/spain-train-crash-indian-embassy-madrid-emergency-helpline/article71639009.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/ed1a68ac5a75-l.webp After the Spain train crash, the Indian Embassy in Madrid issued the emergency helpline number +34 650 339 008, the email cons.madrid@mea.gov.in, and Renfe: 900 10 10 20, and Iryo: 900 001 403 ### Hong Kong's Housing Minister resigns after fire investigation finds inadequate oversight - Source: The Hindu - Published: 29 October 2026, 14:49 IST (2026-10-29T14:49+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/f7683f918f02 - original_url: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hong-kongs-housing-minister-resigns-after-fire-investigation-finds-inadequate-oversight/article71639735.ece - Image: https://allindia.news/img/f7683f918f02-l.webp During the investigation, an independent committee found that the Housing Bureau's independent checking unit failed in its duties supervising the maintenance work ### How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenarios - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 14:36 IST (2026-10-29T14:36+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/85ebb294f6a0 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm62y46d97wwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/85ebb294f6a0-l.webp With more than 90% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections. ### Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers before deadly Spain train crash - Source: BBC News - Published: 29 October 2026, 14:08 IST (2026-10-29T14:08+05:30) - Section: World - Link: https://allindia.news/s/6b06042932e3 - original_url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmqxnl312v34o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss - Image: https://allindia.news/img/6b06042932e3-l.webp The recordings appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.