South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on 30 October dismissed the government’s appeal over a 2020 determination for 1,500 MW of new coal-fired capacity, finding it could have no practical effect under the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan, which superseded the 2019 plan. The High Court order setting aside the old coal allocation remains in place, but the appellate court did not decide the constitutional merits. It said any future proposal for the same capacity would need a new determination under current law.
On 30 October, the Ninth Circuit denied the federal government’s bid to stay a preliminary injunction restricting election-related federal field operations in nine states. The district-court order bars covered operations involving people the government knows, suspects or reasonably should know or suspect are US citizens, and is set to last until 8 p.m. on 3 November or polling-place close unless changed. The full appeals court declined rehearing the stay ruling, with seven judges dissenting. The rulings do not decide the underlying appeal.
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog said on 30 October that Hospital Authority failures contributed to an April patient-data leak and violated the privacy ordinance. It cited weak contractor-access monitoring, missing role-based controls and inadequate security reviews, then issued an enforcement notice. The Authority accepted the findings. More than 56,000 people were affected, including over 55,000 patients and 482 current or former employees. Exposed information included identities, hospital and treatment details; further misuse was not established.
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in separate U.S. shootings across Halloween weekend, 30 October–1 November. Local reports give four deaths in Dallas and one each in Birmingham, Fairfield, Madison Heights and Bloomington. Dallas police reported 15 wounded; other cities gave their own injury counts, but no complete national total is available. AP’s initial roundup said at least six were killed; combining city-level counts gives a minimum of eight. The incidents are separate, with no reported link among them.
Qatar's Nakilat said LNG carrier Al Mayeda was hit by unidentified objects in the Arabian Gulf on Friday evening, 30 October. The company reported no crew injuries or environmental impact and said the vessel remained safe and operational while the extent of the impact was assessed. Qatar's foreign minister condemned the incident, and authorities were investigating. No actor or weapon has been identified.
Nakilat said its LNG carrier Al Mayeda was struck by unidentified objects in the Arabian Gulf on 30 October, causing damage but no injuries to crew or environmental impact. The company said the vessel remained operational. Qatar condemned the incident and said it was investigating; AP also reported the strike. Neither source identified an attacker or established a disruption to LNG shipping.
Fairfield police said a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center killed one person and wounded six on 30 October. Police described it as a targeted incident involving one suspect; no arrest was reported in the latest accounts, and the FBI’s Sacramento office was assisting the investigation.
On Friday, 30 October, the Nasdaq-100 fell 3.46% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86%. The Associated Press said the S&P 500 had its worst day since June and ended down 1.8%, with the Dow down 1.1%. AP linked the declines to investor concerns over technology spending and earnings; the report does not establish a systemic market crisis.
Pennsylvania reported 1,426 measles cases across 44 counties by 30 October, including 268 hospitalizations and five deaths. The Associated Press described it as the largest U.S. outbreak in 35 years. All figures are dated and attributed; the state total is not a national count.
Reliance Industries reported record gross revenue of ₹362,268 crore for its September quarter, up 27.8% year on year. Consolidated profit after tax, including the share of associates and joint ventures, rose 33.8% to ₹29,550 crore. EBITDA reached a record ₹62,409 crore, while the 17.2% margin narrowed from 17.8% and segment performance diverged.
Manisha became India’s first senior women’s wrestling world champion at 59kg on 30 October. Everest Leydecker won 55kg gold, and the United States finished first in the women’s team standings in Astana.
Oman’s navy evacuated 25 crew members from the burning Panamanian-flagged Riti tanker on 30 October, maritime authorities said. The rescue occurred off Musandam as separate attacks on shipping were reported around the Strait of Hormuz.
Economist William D. Nordhaus died on 30 October at 85, Yale University announced. He shared the 2018 economics prize with Paul Romer; Nordhaus was recognized for connecting climate change with long-run economic analysis.
AbbVie raised its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast on 30 October after reporting third-quarter net revenue of US$17.404 billion, up 10.3% year on year. The quarter ended on 30 September.
AstraZeneca announced a restructuring programme targeting US$1.5 billion in annual pre-tax savings on 30 October. It reported third-quarter revenue of US$16.209 billion, up 7% year on year, and profit after tax of US$3.116 billion, up 23%. The quarter ended on 30 September.
Abdulraof Macacua won the vote to lead Bangsamoro’s government on 30 October, securing 51 votes in its first elected parliament. He had already served as appointed interim chief minister; the vote gives him a mandate from the newly elected regional legislature.
Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in July–September, the lowest third-quarter rate since the comparable series began in 2012, according to IBGE figures reported on 30 October. It was 5.4% in April–June and 5.6% in the third quarter of 2025.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on 30 October ordered Russian teams admitted to five IIHF championships spanning December 2026 to November 2027. It overturned the exclusion after finding insufficient evidence for the federation's security arguments. Conditions and practical arrangements remain unsettled.
Chevron reported US$9.924 billion in third-quarter earnings on 30 October, up from US$3.539 billion a year earlier and below US$12.072 billion in the preceding quarter. Its reported and adjusted diluted EPS were US$5.06 and US$5.28 respectively.
Colgate-Palmolive raised its full-year adjusted earnings-growth forecast to 5–7% on 30 October after reporting third-quarter net sales of US$5.369 billion, up 4.6% from a year earlier. It previously expected mid-single-digit adjusted earnings growth.
An assessment reported by the UN on 30 October estimates that 28.8 million people in DR Congo face acute food insecurity in September–December 2026. It projects 30.3 million for January–June 2027, amid conflict, displacement and Ebola.
Canada and the European Union launched their Alliance for the Future at the Montréal summit on 30 October. Their joint statement says substantive digital-trade negotiations have concluded. Closer association, payment-system links and expanded exchanges remain future work; Canada has not joined the EU.
The European Commission proposed on 30 October that the remaining €45 billion of the EU's €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan be made available for 2027. The proposal allocates €31.7 billion to defence industrial capacity and up to €13.3 billion to budget support. Council approval is still required.
Euro-area GDP grew 0.4% in the third quarter of 2026, slowing from 0.6% in the previous quarter, Eurostat's 30 October preliminary estimate shows. EU growth slowed to 0.5% from 0.7%. The figures remain subject to revision.
ExxonMobil reported third-quarter US GAAP earnings of US$15.4 billion on 30 October, compared with US$14.5 billion in the previous quarter. It also announced a conditional US$20 billion share-repurchase plan for 2027.
The UN human rights office warned on 30 October that repeated displacement and restrictions on shelter materials were worsening conditions in Gaza. It reported expansion of Israeli military deployment areas over the preceding two weeks. Independent reporting on 28 October described displaced families preparing for a fourth winter in damaged tents.
Germany's annual consumer-price inflation slowed to an estimated 2.8% in October from 3.3% in September, according to preliminary statistics reported on 30 October. Prices remained higher than a year earlier; a lower inflation rate does not mean the overall price level fell.
Google said on 30 October that its Project Suncatcher prototype had run the Gemma 4 AI model aboard a satellite and returned a response to Earth. The test follows the satellite’s 1 October launch. It is an experimental computing demonstration, with radiation and thermal-reliability testing still ahead.
New regulations made on 30 October align dependants' compensation rates with those for sufferers under Great Britain's 1979 occupational-disease scheme. They take effect on 31 October for cases where entitlement first arises on or after that date.
Employment Rights Act provisions taking effect on 30 October strengthen employers' harassment-prevention duties and trade-union access in Great Britain. The changes commence parts of the 2025 Act, rather than a new law passed today. Other reforms remain scheduled for later dates.
India launched its NVS-03 navigation satellite on October 30. ISRO said its first orbit-raising manoeuvre on October 31 was completed normally. The spacecraft is intended to strengthen NavIC; its final orbit and operational commissioning had not been established in the checked reports.
CISA added CVE-2026-111357 and CVE-2026-118527 to its exploited-vulnerability catalog on 30 October. Researchers link them with an earlier Ivanti Connect Secure authentication bypass in attacks observed since early October. Additional patches were released on 29 October.
Jai Moondra took six wickets for 26 runs against Namibia on 30 October, the best bowling figures for Ireland in men’s one-day international cricket. Cricket Ireland confirmed the record after Ireland won the fourth ODI in Windhoek by 130 runs.
LyondellBasell reported US$758 million in third-quarter net income on 30 October, compared with a US$890 million loss a year earlier. Its results for the quarter ended 30 September show diverging conditions across its chemicals businesses.
Fuel shortages continued across Malawi on 30 October after a government deadline for stable supplies passed. AFP reported drivers spending days in queues, while local reporting found many filling stations without petrol or diesel. The shortages are an ongoing supply crisis, not a new one-day outage.
Albay authorities recorded 2,041 people from 746 families evacuated after Mayon's October 30 eruption, in a count taken at 5 p.m. Philippine time that day. Reports on October 31 said Alert Level 3 remained in force and described further ash emission. The tally is a dated evacuation count, not a live total.
NatWest reported third-quarter operating profit before tax of £2.225 billion, up 1.9% from a year earlier, and reaffirmed its outlook on 30 October. Its workforce fell by about 1,000 full-time-equivalent roles during the quarter. Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders declined on a different earnings measure.
Pak Pyol won the men’s 70kg weightlifting world title in Ningbo on 30 October with a 355kg total, setting world records in the snatch and combined total, the IWF reported. North Korea’s Oh Kwang Ok also won the women’s 57kg title.
Russia-based Novaya Gazeta says it will leave its Moscow newsroom and switch off its servers on 9 November. The editorial team announced the closure on 30 October, citing eviction, blocked donations and sustained state pressure. A final issue is planned.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukraine attacked three oil refineries and a gas-chemical complex on 30 October, according to reports by RIA Novosti and The Kyiv Independent. The checked reporting establishes his account, not independent confirmation of every target or the damage.