World in brief: October 23, 2026

Middle East / 29 October 2026 Netanyahu alleges foreign interference in Israeli elections 29 October 2026 East Asia / 29 October 2026 China in record-breaking exports of clean energy 29 October 2026 East Asia / 29 October 2026 South Korean prosecutor pushes for death penalty for impeached ex-President Yoon 29 October 2026 China / 29 October 2026 Hong Kong’s housing minister resigns after fire investigation 29 October 2026 The Americas / 28 October 2026 Defeated Bolsonaro flees to Miami as Trump rejects Brazil election result 28 October 2026 Latin America / 28 October 2026 Cuba hits back at US slurs during UN blockade debate 28 October 2026 CHINA: Rescuers combed through Nagqu in Tibet today after a magnitude 7 earthquake collapsed hundreds of homes and killed at least 16 people.

Officials said they worried aftershocks might bring down more buildings as 5,000 rescuers were deployed and authorities rushed 2,000 prefabricated housing units and thousands of tents and beds to the area, which sits almost 16,000 feet above sea level.

TURKEY: A methane gas explosion inside a mine in Zonguldak province in northern Turkey today killed three workers and injured five others, state media reported.

Five other miners were hurt, including two seriously enough to need transferring to hospital in the capital, Ankara.

JORDAN: At least six people were killed and 28 wounded when gunmen opened fire inside a church today in Karak. Some reports put the death toll at seven, but authorities stuck to six.

The gunmen attacked a funeral in the Greek Orthodox Hamoud church. No motive has been established.

KENYA: A high-rise building collapsed in Nairobi today, trapping an unknown number.

The upper 10 floors of the building were under construction when the structure gave way, crushing a ground floor containing shops.

Rescuers were beginning to excavate the rubble as the Morning Star went to press.