Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Disasters· Live · serious

Super Typhoon Champi

Winds 135 kt. Reported 6 h ago, and tracked live on the map.

6 h agoAgency record ↗

Disasters8

M5.3 earthquake · Reykjanes Ridge
Depth 10 km
Live2 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M5.2 earthquake · 68 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines
Depth 10 km
Live15 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M5.1 earthquake · south of Africa
Depth 10 km
Live6 h agoSource ↗On the map →
M5.1 earthquake · 164 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Depth 123 km
Live16 h agoSource ↗On the map →

World & politics3

Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia jointly sign the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, a major agreement to deepen their defence industry cooperation. The agreement aims to support joint military production projects and strengthen cooperation in technical training, research, and development.

YesterdayReuters, Al Jazeera

American military veteran Stephen James Hubbard, who was arrested by Russian authorities in 2022 during the Battle of Izium, is released from custody during the meeting between Putin and Witkoff.
YesterdayAP, BBC News
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is sworn in as the 34th premier of Quebec following the Parti Québécois's victory in the general election.
YesterdayThe Globe and Mail

Cyber6

Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96656
Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.
Live2 days agoSource ↗
Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96655
Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.
Live2 days agoSource ↗
Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96654
Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-10-23.
Live2 days agoSource ↗
Plex Media Server · CVE-2026-96652
Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-03.
Live2 days agoSource ↗

Every flaw under attack →

Business2

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) of the United Kingdom approves production from the Jackdaw gas field after energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh authorized the NSTA to grant consent, allowing operator Adura to begin supplying gas by late October.

YesterdayUPI

South Africa cuts fuel levies by R3.00 (US$0.18) per litre of diesel and R1.50 ($0.09) per litre of petrol from November 4 to December 1 after fuel prices reach record highs.
YesterdayAFP

Roads & skies

Crash · lanes blocked · Sr60 W / Wo Indiana St, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
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Crash · lanes blocked · Sr60 W / Wo Indiana St, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
Live5 min agoSource ↗On the map →
Crash · lanes blocked · I210 E / Sr2, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
Live1 min agoSource ↗On the map →
Crash · lanes blocked · I210 W / Yarnell, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
Live9 min agoSource ↗On the map →
Crash · lanes blocked · I210 E / Sr2, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
Live1 min agoSource ↗On the map →
Crash · lanes blocked · I210 W / Yarnell, Los Angeles
CHP reports lanes blocked
Live9 min agoSource ↗On the map →

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World news: adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; each story links the news report it cites. Live signals: USGS and EMSC earthquakes, NASA EONET hazards, CHP incidents, aircraft transponders and CISA’s exploited-vulnerability catalogue. Maps from Natural Earth. See data sources.