WorldPulse Week 44 · Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026 · so far

The week's top verified stories

Ranked by how many independent outlets reported each story, from Monday until now. How we count outlets.

1. 1
   Jordan arrests three relatives over deadly church attack

   30 outlets this week · Jordan · security

2. 2
   How Houthi attacks have grounded flights across Saudi Arabia

   26 outlets this week · Riyadh · conflict

3. 3
   Longtime Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic concedes election to student movement

   44 outlets this week · Serbia · elections

4. 4
   Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after 10 months in exile

   59 outlets this week · Venezuela · geopolitics

5. 5
   Abinader congratulates Lula da Silva on re-election as Brazil’s president

   138 outlets this week · Brazil · elections

6. 6
   Child among three killed in Gaza by Israel strikes

   9 outlets this week · Gaza · conflict

7. 7
   Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday

   19 outlets this week · Tehran · geopolitics

8. 8
   Nurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR Congo

   8 outlets this week · DR Congo · health

9. 9
   Ukrainian Drone Barrage Kills At Least 2 in Voronezh

   7 outlets this week · Ukraine · conflict

10. 10
    Chris Brown Gets Suspended Sentence Over London Nightclub Assault

    16 outlets this week · London · security

11. 11
    Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban

    6 outlets this week · Australia · other

12. 12
    Key takeaways from Real Madrid’s El Clasico win over Barcelona

    22 outlets this week · Barcelona · sports

13. 13
    Swiss Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

    13 outlets this week · Nigeria · health

14. 14
    Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny, dies at 46

    13 outlets this week · Canada · culture

15. 15
    US marine charged over Japanese woman's murder

    13 outlets this week · Japan · security