A minibus carrying lorry drivers has hit a departing freight train on the loading platform at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel, injuring the driver and 18 passengers. None of the injuries is life-threatening, and Eurostar and freight services were not disrupted. An investigation is under way. Source: BBC News, 16 October 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Albertans to vote to stay in Canada ahead of Monday's independence referendum, warning that the stakes are high. More than 450,000 people have already voted early or by mail, and polls suggest most Albertans want to remain. Source: BBC News, 16 October 2026.

Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture. They are in jail in New York, and their trial is scheduled for June 2027. Source: BBC News, 16 October 2026.

For more than three weeks, thousands of French students have barricaded school entrances and taken to the streets. Further demonstrations are planned across France this Saturday, with workers' unions and former yellow vest activists expected to join. The prime minister has suggested student anger is being manipulated. Source: BBC News, 16 October 2026.