WorldPulse Week 43 · Oct 19–25, 2026

The week's top verified stories

Ranked by how many independent outlets reported each story, Monday to Sunday (UTC). How we count outlets.

1. 1
   Sudan: 'Many Still Missing' As Abyei Market Drone Strike Toll Rises

   57 outlets that week · Yemen · conflict

2. 2
   Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 children

   26 outlets that week · Kenya · security

3. 3
   Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia's veteran ruler felled by student-led movement

   38 outlets that week · Serbia · elections

4. 4
   Riyadh airport reopens despite renewed Houthi threats

   42 outlets that week · Riyadh · conflict

5. 5
   Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service

   79 outlets that week · Ukraine · conflict

6. 6
   Jordanians mourn victims of deadly church attack

   55 outlets that week · Jordan · conflict

7. 7
   Israel to close West Bank crossings before elections amid military operation

   52 outlets that week · West Bank · conflict

8. 8
   Ukraine, Russia Agree Ceasefire Timetable for Oleshky Mission

   174 outlets that week · Ukraine · geopolitics

9. 9
   Typhoon Champi leaves 56,000 Taiwan households without power

   35 outlets that week · Taiwan · disaster

10. 10
    12-y-o shot eight times in France terror attack; suspected racist shooter in detention

    40 outlets that week · Paris · security

11. 11
    Tsunami warning cancelled after magnitude 7.2 quake off Vanuatu

    47 outlets that week · Tibet · disaster

12. 12
    One killed, three injured as gunmen attack NDC candidate’s convoy

    57 outlets that week · Saudi Arabia · conflict

13. 13
    Africa faces ‘complex’ Ebola outbreak after Nigeria hit

    71 outlets that week · Nigeria · health

14. 14
    French authorities impose curfews as protests rage on

    75 outlets that week · France · geopolitics

15. 15
    Congo begins Ebola vaccine trial despite embedded outbreak

    11 outlets that week · DR Congo · health