https://globehourly.com/GlobeHourly brings you the latest verified news from every country, updated around the clock — world affairs, politics, business, technology, every major sport, health, science, climate, entertainment and autos — each story checked against multiple sources.en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:05:02 +0000 https://globehourly.com/news/singapore-haze-n95-masks-indonesia-fires/https://globehourly.com/news/singapore-haze-n95-masks-indonesia-fires/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0500Climate & WeatherAir quality has hit unhealthy and very unhealthy levels. Singapore's environment minister says the haze will persist for some time and should ease with the monsoon in three to four weeks. https://globehourly.com/news/motogp-title-race-martin-marquez-phillip-island/https://globehourly.com/news/motogp-title-race-martin-marquez-phillip-island/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0500F1 & MotorsportBezzecchi's win in Indonesia led an Aprilia top-four sweep and swung the championship. The Australian Grand Prix runs October 23–25. https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-gdp-growth-revised-3-65-percent/https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-gdp-growth-revised-3-65-percent/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0500BusinessThe National Accounts Committee trimmed growth on weaker manufacturing and trade, but the economy still grew to $450 billion and per-capita income reached $1,896. https://globehourly.com/news/dar-dushanbe-sco-heads-of-government-meeting/https://globehourly.com/news/dar-dushanbe-sco-heads-of-government-meeting/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0500PoliticsThe two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's second-highest body covers trade, connectivity and the bloc's budget, a year before Pakistan hosts the SCO summit. https://globehourly.com/news/huawei-starlight-affordable-smartphone-brand/https://globehourly.com/news/huawei-starlight-affordable-smartphone-brand/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:50:00 +0500TechnologyThe online-focused sub-brand would take on Redmi, iQOO and Realme with Kirin-powered phones, including one with a built-in cooling fan. https://globehourly.com/news/somali-piracy-returns-puntland/https://globehourly.com/news/somali-piracy-returns-puntland/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0500WorldHijackings have surged since April as navies focus on the Houthis. Three ships were freed this month, but five crew members died in one rescue. https://globehourly.com/news/punjab-animal-exports-rise-43-percent/https://globehourly.com/news/punjab-animal-exports-rise-43-percent/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0500BusinessAbout 400,000 animals were prepared for export in a year. The province plans new slaughterhouses, meat-processing plants and its first FMD vaccine unit. https://globehourly.com/news/anthropic-public-benefit-fund-5-percent-shares/https://globehourly.com/news/anthropic-public-benefit-fund-5-percent-shares/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:40:00 +0500TechnologyThe Claude maker says the fund could grow as the company's value rises and could be used to help people whose jobs are disrupted by AI. It cannot fund lobbying. https://globehourly.com/news/balochistan-army-major-martyred-kalat-gwadar-operations/https://globehourly.com/news/balochistan-army-major-martyred-kalat-gwadar-operations/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0500PoliticsMajor Wajahat Waheed was killed by a roadside bomb during a clearance operation in Gwadar district. The military says operations in Kalat and Gwadar will continue. https://globehourly.com/news/loud-win-valorant-champions-2026-shanghai/https://globehourly.com/news/loud-win-valorant-champions-2026-shanghai/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0500EsportsThe young Brazilian team won the $1 million top prize at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai, with captain erde named Finals MVP. https://globehourly.com/news/brazil-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-runoff-debate/https://globehourly.com/news/brazil-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-runoff-debate/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0500PoliticsThe president and the former president's son called each other liars in a chaotic São Paulo debate, a week before the October 25 run-off. https://globehourly.com/news/ukraine-1000-drones-st-petersburg-trump-sanctions-waiver/https://globehourly.com/news/ukraine-1000-drones-st-petersburg-trump-sanctions-waiver/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0500WorldRussia says it downed 1,015 drones in its biggest attack of the war. Trump defended halting new Russia sanctions and said Zelenskyy 'doesn't want to end this war'. https://globehourly.com/news/real-madrid-beat-sevilla-mbappe-brace-clasico-next/https://globehourly.com/news/real-madrid-beat-sevilla-mbappe-brace-clasico-next/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0500FootballArda Güler and Yan Diomande also scored at the Bernabéu. Madrid stay six points behind leaders Barcelona, whom they face on October 25. https://globehourly.com/news/rays-lead-guardians-alcs-game-5-rasmussen/https://globehourly.com/news/rays-lead-guardians-alcs-game-5-rasmussen/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0500BaseballTampa Bay won 3-1 in Cleveland to lead the ALCS 3-2. Game 6 is Monday at Tropicana Field; the winner meets the Milwaukee Brewers. https://globehourly.com/news/alberta-independence-referendum-vote/https://globehourly.com/news/alberta-independence-referendum-vote/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0500PoliticsMonday's ballot asks whether to start the legal process towards a future binding vote on separation — plus nine other questions. https://globehourly.com/news/arsenal-beat-nottingham-forest-madueke-premier-league/https://globehourly.com/news/arsenal-beat-nottingham-forest-madueke-premier-league/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0500FootballArsenal's only shot on target settled a tight game at the City Ground, keeping the Gunners in the chase behind leaders Manchester City. https://globehourly.com/news/france-riots-macron-anger-and-shame-europe-protests/https://globehourly.com/news/france-riots-macron-anger-and-shame-europe-protests/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:10:00 +0500WorldNearly 2,400 people were arrested and about 1,000 police officers injured on Saturday, as cost-of-living protests also swept Belgium, Portugal and Italy. https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-beat-sri-lanka-tri-series-salman-agha-century/https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-beat-sri-lanka-tri-series-salman-agha-century/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0500CricketAgha's 107 rescued Pakistan from 118 for 4, and the fast bowlers took Sri Lanka's last five wickets for 15 runs. England are next in Rawalpindi on October 20. https://globehourly.com/news/trump-endorses-netanyahu-israel-election/https://globehourly.com/news/trump-endorses-netanyahu-israel-election/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0500PoliticsNetanyahu's Likud faces a tight race against an opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot in the October 27 vote, as the war with Iran drags on. https://globehourly.com/news/gcc-condemns-houthi-attacks-yemen-fighting-taiz/https://globehourly.com/news/gcc-condemns-houthi-attacks-yemen-fighting-taiz/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:20:00 +0500WorldGCC ministers called an attack on one member an attack on all six. In Taiz, hospitals have four days of fuel left and more than 233,000 people have fled their homes. https://globehourly.com/news/davidovich-fokina-wins-shanghai-masters-title/https://globehourly.com/news/davidovich-fokina-wins-shanghai-masters-title/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0500TennisThe Spaniard trailed 1-6, 2-3 in an all-Spanish final before claiming his first Masters 1000 crown, the biggest title of his career. https://globehourly.com/news/albania-tirana-protests-edi-rama/https://globehourly.com/news/albania-tirana-protests-edi-rama/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0500WorldPolice fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon in Tirana. 272 people have been injured since Tuesday, most of them police officers. https://globehourly.com/news/rubio-mumbai-visit-india-row/https://globehourly.com/news/rubio-mumbai-visit-india-row/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0500PoliticsOpposition leaders say India's foreign minister is being 'summoned' to meet the US secretary of state, as tariff talks stall and Russian oil purchases strain ties. https://globehourly.com/news/drc-joseph-kabila-joins-rebellion-frn/https://globehourly.com/news/drc-joseph-kabila-joins-rebellion-frn/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0500WorldThe FRN, announced in rebel-held Goma, replaces the M23-led alliance and calls for resistance 'by all means' against President Tshisekedi. https://globehourly.com/news/wnba-finals-valkyries-win-game-1-dream/https://globehourly.com/news/wnba-finals-valkyries-win-game-1-dream/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0500BasketballGolden State won the first Finals game in franchise history. Both the second-year Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream are chasing a first-ever title. https://globehourly.com/news/india-west-indies-t20i-series-drawn-rain-bengaluru/https://globehourly.com/news/india-west-indies-t20i-series-drawn-rain-bengaluru/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0500CricketWest Indies had levelled the series in Hyderabad, where Shai Hope hit an unbeaten 102 with a record nine sixes and Keemo Paul took five wickets. https://globehourly.com/news/thwaites-doomsday-glacier-melting-faster-study/https://globehourly.com/news/thwaites-doomsday-glacier-melting-faster-study/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0500ScienceWarm water is reaching deeper beneath Thwaites Glacier than thought, raising the odds it breaks free of the undersea ridge that holds it in place. https://globehourly.com/news/ukraine-resumes-energy-strikes-eu-summit-brussels/https://globehourly.com/news/ukraine-resumes-energy-strikes-eu-summit-brussels/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0500PoliticsKyiv says Russia never stopped hitting its power plants. President Trump criticised the Ukrainian strikes, while EU leaders discussed new financing and a task force on Ukraine's membership bid. https://globehourly.com/news/hormuz-shipping-attacks-container-ship-sinks/https://globehourly.com/news/hormuz-shipping-attacks-container-ship-sinks/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0500WorldA Singapore-flagged vessel went down after being struck by a projectile, while daily transits through the strait remain a tiny fraction of pre-war traffic and Brent crude holds above $100. https://globehourly.com/news/west-bank-olive-harvest-settler-attacks/https://globehourly.com/news/west-bank-olive-harvest-settler-attacks/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:10:00 +0500WorldAbout 80 masked settlers burned olive trees and threw rocks in Abu Falah, witnesses told Reuters. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas towards Palestinians at the scene. https://globehourly.com/news/hurricane-trudy-strengthens-major-hurricane-mexico/https://globehourly.com/news/hurricane-trudy-strengthens-major-hurricane-mexico/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:05:00 +0500Climate & WeatherAfter peaking as a Category 3 storm, Trudy brushed Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco with up to 30cm of rain. All coastal warnings have now been lifted. https://globehourly.com/news/cop17-yerevan-leaders-summit-biodiversity/https://globehourly.com/news/cop17-yerevan-leaders-summit-biodiversity/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0500Climate & WeatherUN chief António Guterres joined a 'Leaders for Nature' summit in Armenia ahead of the October 19–30 biodiversity conference, where countries will review progress on the 2030 goals. https://globehourly.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-recovering-after-lung-surgery/https://globehourly.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-recovering-after-lung-surgery/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0500WorldDischarged from hospital, the 71-year-old pontiff thanked about 15,000 people in St Peter's Square. His surgeon sees no clinical reason to cancel next month's Latin America trip. https://globehourly.com/news/nba-opening-night-2026-knicks-banner/https://globehourly.com/news/nba-opening-night-2026-knicks-banner/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0500BasketballThe 2026-27 season tips off on Tuesday, October 20, with a triple-header on NBC and Peacock, including a Thunder–Spurs rematch of the Western Conference finals. https://globehourly.com/news/odi-tri-series-pakistan-sri-lanka-england-preview/https://globehourly.com/news/odi-tri-series-pakistan-sri-lanka-england-preview/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0500CricketSeven one-day internationals over two weeks, starting in Rawalpindi on October 18 and ending with the final in Lahore. https://globehourly.com/news/what-is-lung-adenocarcinoma-explained/https://globehourly.com/news/what-is-lung-adenocarcinoma-explained/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0500HealthIt is the most common form of lung cancer and, caught early, one of the more treatable. Here is what the diagnosis means and why routine check-ups matter. https://globehourly.com/news/fact-check-floating-iphones-strait-of-hormuz/https://globehourly.com/news/fact-check-floating-iphones-strait-of-hormuz/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0500TechnologyViral clips claim a sunken container ship spilled iPhones and perfume into the sea. The ship sinking is real; the footage has not been verified, and some images are AI-generated. https://globehourly.com/news/oregon-school-shooting-bend-silver-rail-elementary/https://globehourly.com/news/oregon-school-shooting-bend-silver-rail-elementary/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:20:00 +0500WorldAuthorities say a 16-year-old attacked Silver Rail Elementary in Bend on Thursday. Another child and a teacher were critically wounded. https://globehourly.com/news/leap-second-to-be-dropped-from-2027/https://globehourly.com/news/leap-second-to-be-dropped-from-2027/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0500ScienceMeeting in Versailles, the world's metrology body considered ending leap seconds eight years early, to avoid an unprecedented 'negative' second as Earth's spin speeds up. https://globehourly.com/news/brewers-sweep-dodgers-reach-world-series/https://globehourly.com/news/brewers-sweep-dodgers-reach-world-series/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0500BaseballA lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks ended Los Angeles' bid for a three-peat. Milwaukee now waits for the winner of the Rays–Guardians ALCS. https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-petrol-price-october-2026/https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-petrol-price-october-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0500BusinessPrices have swung almost every day this month. Petrol is still about Rs140 a litre higher than in January, as the Hormuz crisis keeps global oil above $100. https://globehourly.com/news/fbr-income-tax-return-deadline-2026/https://globehourly.com/news/fbr-income-tax-return-deadline-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:50:00 +0500BusinessThe September 30 deadline was first pushed to October 15, and a further extension was reported on October 15. Filings are up sharply, and the 'late filer' category is gone. https://globehourly.com/news/kuwait-wage-payment-system-private-sector/https://globehourly.com/news/kuwait-wage-payment-system-private-sector/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0500BusinessThe Central Bank of Kuwait's new platform will track salary transfers in real time — good news for expatriate workers, including hundreds of thousands from South Asia. https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-forex-reserves-near-27-billion/https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-forex-reserves-near-27-billion/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0500BusinessTotal liquid reserves edged up by $65.9 million in the week to October 9, enough to cover about three months of imports. https://globehourly.com/news/punjab-teachers-e-transfer-schedule-october-2026/https://globehourly.com/news/punjab-teachers-e-transfer-schedule-october-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:05:00 +0500EducationPromoted teachers, those awaiting postings and staff in outsourced schools can apply on the SIS portal from October 15 to 19. Orders will be issued on October 27. https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-hockey-league-2027-launched/https://globehourly.com/news/pakistan-hockey-league-2027-launched/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0500HockeyThe PHF and Media Cast unveiled a professional franchise-style league aimed at reviving the national sport and attracting corporate investment. https://globehourly.com/news/japan-declares-cyberspace-emergency-ai-hacks/https://globehourly.com/news/japan-declares-cyberspace-emergency-ai-hacks/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:20:00 +0500TechnologyLawson, JR East and Times Car are among the victims. Banks have been told to stop accepting driver's licences alone as proof of identity, and officials warn AI is lowering the cost of attacks. https://globehourly.com/news/tecno-pova-curve-2-5g-launch-pakistan-price/https://globehourly.com/news/tecno-pova-curve-2-5g-launch-pakistan-price/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:10:00 +0500TechnologyThe 7.42mm phone pairs a huge battery with a curved 144Hz AMOLED screen and a Dimensity 7100 chip. Here are the specs and launch offers. https://globehourly.com/news/germany-october-2026-fuel-tax-cut-rail-alcohol-ban/https://globehourly.com/news/germany-october-2026-fuel-tax-cut-rail-alcohol-ban/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:40:00 +0500BusinessDrivers are paying about 17 cents less per litre, Deutsche Bahn's alcohol ban now covers all 5,400 stations, and the clocks go back on October 25. https://globehourly.com/news/hec-free-hepatitis-c-screening-universities/https://globehourly.com/news/hec-free-hepatitis-c-screening-universities/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0500HealthThe HEC will back screening camps for students, faculty and staff under the Prime Minister's National Hepatitis C Elimination Programme, with free treatment for anyone diagnosed.