World News: Monday 26 October 2026
Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani envoys meet Iran in Tehran, Brazil markets tumble as Bolsonaro refuses to concede, Jordan arrests church attack suspects, Anthropic files for its IPO and the Kremlin calls the Oleshky truce a possible precedent.
Here are five of the top world news stories from Monday 26 October 2026.
1. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan hold peace talks in Tehran as Houthi attacks go on
Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, the three signatories of August's Mecca mutual defence pact, met Iran's leadership in Tehran in the first high-level contact since the war spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and agreed to keep talking. On the same day the Houthis said they attacked pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and Riyadh airport, and Egypt's parliament authorised its military to help defend Saudi Arabia. Read more at Investing.com (Reuters)
2. Brazil's markets plunge as Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazil's real fell about 12% against the dollar and the stock exchange halted trading for 30 minutes after the Bovespa index dropped 10%, a day after President Lula's unexpected runoff win. Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to concede, though analysts said the scale of Lula's victory suggests the result will stand. Read more at Al Jazeera
3. Jordan arrests three suspects over deadly church attack
Jordanian security forces arrested two brothers and their brother-in-law after a three-hour gunfight at an abandoned house in Karak governorate, wounding all three. They are suspected of Friday's attack on a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, which killed nine people; officials said there is no sign the men have ties to other groups. Read more at BBC News
4. Anthropic files for one of the largest stock market debuts in history
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, publicly filed to list on the US stock market under the symbol ANT. Its prospectus shows revenue of $16.3bn in the first half of 2026 alone, against $4.6bn for all of 2025, alongside a net loss of $80bn for the half-year, and devotes more than 90 pages to risks. Read more at The Guardian
5. Kremlin says Oleshky truce could set a precedent
Russia and Ukraine have agreed a localised ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump with Pope Leo's involvement, to allow aid deliveries and evacuations from a town short of food and medicine. On Monday the Kremlin said the truce might serve as a precedent for similar local ceasefires. Read more at StreetInsider (Reuters)
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