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Al Jazeera’s Thailand feed reports renewed pressure for legal and policy measures after seasonal agricultural burning and industrial pollution produced widespread haze across parts of Thailand and the region.
A subdued October payrolls report showing just 29,000 jobs added and a rise in the unemployment rate unsettled markets and sharpened attention on the Federal Reserve ahead of its late-October policy meeting.
Italy's cabinet approved an emergency security decree this week in response to violent street clashes in Milan and other northern cities. The measures include a new criminal offence for violent participation in demonstrations, expanded detention powers for minors and the deployment of 500 soldiers to Milan through the end of the year.
A new FilmLA research update shows Greater Los Angeles on-location shoot days declined in the third quarter, even as projects backed by California tax credits account for a growing share of scripted production. The numbers underscore continued fragility in local production and the uneven early impact of incentive expansion.
Day two of the Singularity South Africa Summit in Johannesburg on October 22 focused on practical AI adoption, skills pipelines and local investment, with companies and funders outlining how applied artificial intelligence could be scaled across African industries.
US President Donald Trump told reporters the United States and India are "pretty close" to a bilateral trade agreement, remarks that arrived while Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on a three day visit to India. The comments revive momentum around a deal whose framework was announced earlier in 2026 and could reshape tariffs, supply chains and investor expectations if finalised.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Vijayadashami that Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, will be exempt from state entertainment tax. The move coincides with heavy advance bookings and gives the film an added promotional boost before its November 5 release.
Ankara has submitted the trilateral Mecca defence agreement for parliamentary approval, a step that could formalise closer military cooperation between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey as Riyadh faces sustained Houthi attacks. The move raises questions about troop mandates, operational roles and regional implications for Pakistan.
Police in Lisbon and Porto removed encampments and detained dozens of protesters after demonstrations against soaring rents and a bill to loosen eviction rules. Organisers immediately regrouped, vowing to continue action as activists and authorities brace for court hearings and further mobilisations.
President Droupadi Murmu on October 21, 2026 presented Lalit Kala Akademi awards to selected artists at the 65th National Exhibition of Art and the 3rd Print Biennale India, underscoring efforts to broaden market access for artists and expand public engagement with visual arts.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told La Repubblica she is not opposed to a parliamentary debate on banning children under 14 from social media, comments that come as the government advances emergency public order measures after recent unrest in Milan and other cities.
The UK government has confirmed a higher tax credit for visual effects in film and high end television, a move the BFI and VFX houses say will keep major Hollywood productions and post production work in Britain and strengthen the country’s special effects pipeline.
Aolani and YCO Cloud announced plans to build a large Nvidia Blackwell GPU cluster in the Philippines, aiming to deliver sovereign AI compute for government, enterprises and startups with an initial phase targeted in early 2027.
China’s central bank will conduct overnight reverse repurchase operations every day from October 21 to November 2, capping daily injections at 1 trillion yuan and already injecting 800 billion on the first day. The move follows Governor Pan Gongsheng’s proposal to make the overnight rate the central policy signal, a change with immediate implications for liquidity management, money markets and bond yields.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met India’s external affairs minister in Mumbai on October 20, 2026, telling reporters that a bilateral trade pact was “very, very close.” The visit signals an intensified push to lock in economic and strategic cooperation ahead of planned ministerial talks and upcoming leader-level engagements.