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The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal report that the EU plans a four-year annual limit on hybrid vehicle imports from China. The Journal says the aim is to halve China's market share; The Guardian says the EU expects it to.
President Asif Ali Zardari has suspended the PTI-led government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and placed the province under governor's rule, and a federal minister says Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has been detained.
Congress and its INDIA bloc allies planned a march in Delhi on 12 October 2026 to seek Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over a voter-list revision that removed more than 130 million names, after police detained large numbers of protesters and the Chief Justice declined to meet
An overnight fire destroyed the Marché des Enfants Rouges, the oldest covered food market in Paris, and was brought under control by Monday morning, according to authorities.
A Melbourne Islamic centre named in UAE prosecutors' findings about a co-pilot accused of attacking his captain mid-flight is not accused of wrongdoing, France 24 reported, and its manager has rejected what he called false accusations.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport on 12 October 2026, after weekend attacks that France 24 reports were claimed by Yemen's Houthis.
China's foreign ministry imposed asset freezes, transaction bans and entry restrictions on two ministers from countries that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, effective Monday 12 October 2026.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognised the pair 'for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation', work the Academy says underpins models now used by central banks and finance ministries.
Israel's prime minister has called for an investigation into 24 anonymous Israeli personnel who testify in NAZA, an award-winning documentary about the military's use of AI-powered targeting systems in Gaza and their toll on civilians.
Tony Fernandes met Malaysian finance ministry officials in late September 2026; unnamed sources describe talks on possible government support, while the SCMP reports he denies seeking a rescue.
An anonymous senior US official says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio are considering dismissing Kimberly Guilfoyle after Wall Street Journal misconduct allegations; her lawyer has said she did nothing wrong.
The EU climate service reported record sea surface temperatures in the Nino3.4 El Nino monitoring region but said it cannot yet call the event the strongest ever, while Japan's weather agency said it already is.
According to the BBC, Royal Mail has released stamps marking a century since A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, featuring E. H. Shepard's original illustrations and Disney's versions of the characters.
South Korea's military said North Korea fired ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the sea on 12 October 2026, and Japan separately detected the launch.
Anadolu Agency and RT each report a separate rally calling for an arms embargo, one outside the US Capitol and one in London, but neither event is independently corroborated in the reports reviewed by Vocemundi.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will release details of his dealings with Manchester City from his time as Greater Manchester mayor, after his comments on the club's owners following a verdict on Premier League financial rules drew criticism.
Police put turnout at a pro-Palestinian march in Berlin, where many participants denounced German arms exports to Israel, at around 3,500, according to The Local Germany, while separate reports describe protests in Amsterdam, London and Dublin.
Eight endangered orangutans were relocated in Borneo after wildfires destroyed their forest home. Reuters says Indonesian authorities moved them, while BBC News says the authorities rescued 46 of the apes. Key details are not included in the reports.
Turki al-Sheikh says Álvarez contacted him to say he will still fight in Riyadh this October, where he is scheduled to face Christian Mbilli on 31 October; the reports reviewed by Vocemundi include no post-attack statement from the boxer or his team.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart discussed the recent regional escalation and efforts to lower tensions, according to the Saudi state news agency as cited by Reuters; Anadolu Agency also reported the discussion.