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Oil prices rose on 22 October 2026 as the Wall Street Journal and Reuters linked the move to further attacks in Saudi Arabia and fears for Middle East oil supplies.
Turkey's Anadolu Agency and Russia's TASS both report a third round of talks between Venezuela's government and opposition, and Anadolu says the sides reached key agreements but gives no details.
In statements on 21 and 22 October 2026, the second carried by state media, Kim Yo Jong said propaganda loudspeakers would soon operate along the entire border; Seoul said a proportionate response would be needed but gave no details.
Atlanta beat Golden State in Game 3 behind Angel Reese's 21 points and 12 rebounds, while former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom did not watch from inside the arena after refusing a suite arena officials had designated for him over safety concerns.
Local officials say a drone strike on Monday on Amiet market, in the disputed Abyei area between Sudan and South Sudan, killed at least 153 people; South Sudan blamed Sudan's army, and the reports do not include independent verification of who carried it out.
China won the women's team gold at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships with a final floor routine by Qiu Qiyuan, ending a run of seven straight US titles, while Japan took bronze.
Airbnb's updated house rules policy stops hosts from requiring guests to do tasks such as stripping beds or washing dishes, though 'reasonable' requests and some exceptions remain allowed.
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Saudi Arabia on 21 October 2026 during a Gulf tour; his office said the visit aimed to show solidarity over Houthi attacks and to continue work on hydrocarbon supplies.
The United States has sanctioned a law firm over alleged links to Iranian shipping, and Reuters identifies it as Karnakis and Karnakis, a firm based in Greece and Panama.
The State Department ordered non-emergency government employees and their families out of Saudi Arabia, and its spokesperson called reports of wider Gulf departures inaccurate.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority says an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight on 21 October 2026, hours after a deadly drone interception at an Aramco oilfield.
US officials have confirmed a New World screwworm detection in Texas wildlife, which the USDA calls the first in US wildlife, while Reuters reports a separate confirmed case in a beef cow in New Mexico.
Federal prosecutors allege César Jáuregui Moreno let US agents join an April anti-drug operation in Chihuahua, and he denies the allegations.
Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler, Kylian Mbappe and Yan Diomande scored as Real Madrid made it three wins from three in this season's Champions League.
Walmart has introduced tools that allow AI agents to shop for customers, a contrast with Amazon, which bars outside AI agents from its platform.
Final tests on tissue removed in the Pope's 13 October operation showed a localised lung adenocarcinoma, and his doctors said no further treatment is necessary.
Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry says debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field on 21 October 2026, according to The Hindu and the Associated Press; The Hindu identifies the site as the Shaybah field.
Bayern Munich and Arsenal shared the points in a 2-2 Champions League draw in Germany on 21 October 2026; according to The Guardian, Declan Rice equalised in the 82nd minute after a Harry Kane penalty.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed searches on 21 October 2026 in an investigation into the use of EU funds by an unnamed former European Parliament political group, which the Patriots for Europe group linked to the dissolved Identity and Democracy group.
Canadian publisher Boréal says it has ended its professional relationship with Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien after concluding that artificial intelligence was used in writing his novel, an allegation he has previously denied.