Headlines for October 23, 2026

Netanyahu Moves to Fully Lock Down West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections, As Trump Threatens New Strikes, U.S. Ambassador Says Iran War Could Last Another Year, Study: European Heat Waves Killed 50,000 in 2026 as Toll of Climate Crisis Grows, French Student Union Denounces Macron Ban on “Illegitimate” Protests, Serbia: 150,000 Rally in Student-Led Protest Ahead of Sunday’s Election, Students Lead Protests in Indonesia over Economic Crisis & Forest Fires, Press Crackdown in Egypt: Mada Masr Editor Lina Attalah Referred to Trial, Elon Musk Invests $1 Billion in Skydance, Threatens Democratic Lawmakers, Book Claims Saudi and Emirati Leaders Set Up Secret Bank Accounts for Jared Kushner, NYT: Justice Department Investigates Ex-DHS Adviser Corey Lewandowski, Ecuador: Opposition Leader Arrested in Noboa’s Widening Crackdown on Left, Cuba Accuses U.S. of Threatening to Punish Nations Who Support U.N. Resolution Against Embargo, ICE Agents Filmed Trying to Rip Toddlers from Guatemalan Father’s Arms in Providence, Pentagon OKs Testing Heat Ray Weapon on Migrants Along U.S.-Mexico Border, DOJ Charges Virginia Senate Leader, Louise Lucas, Polling Firm Admits It Fabricated Polls