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Tuesday, 20 October 2026

TODAY

20 October 2026

Ronaldo suspended for 30 days and fined £215 over Portugal team walkout

#Football#Sport

Ronnie O'Sullivan crashes out in opening round of Northern Ireland Open in Belfast

LEGO and Netflix team up on 37,000-piece Kpop Demon Hunters build

#Entertainment#Lifestyle

AI companion app Tolan raises $30 million after passing 250,000 active users

#Technology#AI#Business

Study finds most of Europe's wild bee species have declined over the past century

#Environment#Science

YESTERDAY

19 October 2026

Thai Airways opens compensation claims for passengers hit by late-September flood disruption

#Bangkok#Travel#Thai Airways

China's economy grows 4.5% in third quarter as exports surge, beating estimates

#Economy#Trade#China

Chinese man drives against traffic in Prachin Buri, killing Thai woman in head-on crash

#Crime#Prachin Buri#Road Safety

Two arrested over grenade attack on house in Trang; two more grenades seized

#Crime#Trang#Police

Myanmar crewman arrested after stabbing colleague on fishing boat off Koh Phangan

#Crime#Koh Phangan#Surat Thani

Oil slips as Trump's sanction waiver may lead to more Russian fuel supplies, Reuters reports

Indonesia's new capital carved from rainforest is now a 'ghost city' as few residents move in

#Southeast Asia#Indonesia

Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI, music body warns as tech firms pressure Australia

#Technology#Music

Kylie Jenner debuts on Victoria's Secret runway wearing $50 million Fantasy Bra

#Entertainment#Fashion

Apu heard on 'The Simpsons' for first time in nearly a decade, with Sunil Malhotra replacing Hank Azaria

#Entertainment#TV

Ebola cases in Kenya rise to 8 as disease spreads to eighth Congo province

Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1, six points behind Barcelona

#Football#Sport

BTS Jungkook's 'GOLDEN' passes 12 million in sales, top K-pop solo album, Star News reports

#Entertainment#K-pop

Niels Zonneveld wins first senior PDC title, beating Danny Noppert 8-5 in Dutch Darts final

Northampton beat Cardiff 28-12 to become first Prem side to win in Champions Cup this season

Madueke's late strike gives Arsenal 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest in Premier League

#Football#Premier League

Brighton put five past Crystal Palace as Diego Gomez scores from the halfway line

#Football#Premier League

Texans beat Jaguars 34-31 at Wembley as Fairbairn kicks 49-yard field goal at the final whistle

Salman Ali Agha century leads Pakistan to 37-run win over Sri Lanka in tri-series opener

Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' has second-biggest documentary opening weekend

#Entertainment#Film

OCT 18

18 October 2026

Thai police arrest three over fake monk-blessed scratch cards linked to 30 million baht

#Thailand#Crime#Scams

South Korean reality show has three celebrities dating A.I. avatars

#Technology#Entertainment#South Korea

Chinese embassy issues new Thailand travel warning after series of kidnappings of Chinese visitors

#Thailand#Travel#Safety

Bus from Nakhon Phanom to Bangkok veers off road in Korat, killing driver and injuring 40

#Thailand#Safety#Transport

People killed and injured in major fire at Alberta military base, Canadian officials say

Bangkok police rescue student tricked by call-centre gang into staging fake kidnapping

#Crime#Bangkok#Scams

West Indies draw T20I series 2-2 in India; Sammy says 'the swagger is back

Gulf flight disruption: 291 cancellations and 1,801 delays at Sharjah, Riyadh and other airports

#Middle East#Travel#Aviation

Zelensky publicly calls out White House for easing pressure on Russia, WSJ reports

#US#Ukraine#World

No Kings' organisers urge early voting ahead of 3 November US midterm elections

#World#US Politics

Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over five years, acting president says

#Economy#Oil#World

Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in round two to retain WBO world heavyweight title

Limoges town hall, a 143-year-old building, set on fire amid unrest after French protests

Diaz hat-trick and Kane goal as Bayern beat RB Leipzig 6-1 to go top of Bundesliga

#Football#Sport

Satellite photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreat

#World#North Korea

Agoda starts beta test of AI assistant for trip planning, price comparison and booking

#Travel#Technology

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and European diplomats in West Bank, witnesses say

#Middle East#World

Riots break out in several French cities during national protests over living costs and schools

Haaland scores twice as Man City beat Ipswich 3-2 to go six points clear

#Football#Premier League

Liverpool come from behind to beat nine-man Brentford 2-1 in Premier League

#Football#Premier League