The day’s top story from each region we cover, as reported on Kilwhiss News in the 24 hours to 20:01 UK time. Follow each link for our full summary and the original source.
UK
BP posts highest quarterly profit since 2008 on Iran war refining boom: BP has reported its biggest quarterly profit since 2008, as the war involving Iran pushed up fuel prices and refining margins, The Guardian reports.
Europe
France’s economy shrinks 0.1% in third quarter as minister warns it could ‘hit the wall’: France's economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, according to early estimates from the national statistics agency Insee, bringing the country closer to recession…
Scandinavia
Diesel prices in Finland reach highest level since 2022: The average price of diesel in Finland rose to 2.49 euros a litre in October, the highest level since June 2022, according to Statistics Finland figures reported by Yle News.
Eastern Europe
Ukraine sanctions developers of Russia’s Rassvet satellite network and 39 shadow fleet ships: Ukraine has put sanctions on ten firms and 19 Russian nationals working on Russia's Rassvet satellite project, as well as 39 tankers in Moscow's shadow fleet, under decrees signed by…
Canada
Canada’s economy stalls for second month as StatCan signals September dip: Canada's real gross domestic product was essentially flat in August, the second month in a row without growth, and early figures point to a 0.1 per cent fall in September, Statistics…
Alaska
Anchorage police officer shoots dead armed burglary suspect after struggle: An Anchorage police officer shot and killed a man suspected of an armed burglary in South Anchorage on Thursday afternoon, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
USA
Judge blocks Trump administration rule tightening Medicaid ‘medically frail’ exemption: A federal judge in Boston has blocked part of the Trump administration's guidance on Medicaid work requirements, ruling that chronically ill people should not have to meet a stricter test…
Australia
SBS and ABC reject antisemitism envoy’s call for external ombudsman: Australia's two public broadcasters, SBS and the ABC, have again rejected a proposal from the country's special envoy to combat antisemitism for an external ombudsman to oversee their…
New Zealand
Government pauses $2m family violence information-sharing project Whetū: The New Zealand government has paused a planned technology system meant to help agencies share information and respond together to family violence, RNZ reports.
Asia
Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin backs Anwar government as 2027 budget passes first vote: Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has agreed to support Anwar Ibrahim's government in parliament, the South China Morning Post reports, in a surprise move shortly before the…
China
Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry finds no proof councillor Peggy Wong was involved in bid-rigging: The independent inquiry into last year's fatal Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong has found insufficient evidence that former district councillor Peggy Wong took part in bid-rigging over the…
Africa
Peter Obi pledges 10,000 megawatts of power and tougher security if elected in 2027: Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, has set out his plans for Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election, Premium Times reports.
Middle East
Four children among five dead as flash floods strike northern and eastern Syria: Five people, four of them children, have died after heavy rain caused flash floods across northern and eastern Syria, The National reports, citing the country's emergency and disaster…
Latin America
Vale’s third-quarter profit falls 53% as iron ore prices drop: Brazilian mining company Vale reported a third-quarter net profit of US$1.255 billion on Thursday, down 53 per cent from US$2.685 billion a year earlier, The Rio Times reports.
AI & Technology
Update: China calls report of spy targeting Nvidia’s Jensen Huang groundless: China's foreign ministry has rejected a report that a suspected Chinese intelligence asset tried to get close to Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, calling it groundless speculation…
