Daily News Aktualisiert: 20.10.2026, 06:10:00

Romanian fighter jets shot down two Russian-type Geran attack drones over Romanian waters on Saturday, according to the defence ministry. Romania has logged 35 drone incursions in 2026 versus nine in 2025, and attacks on commercial ships near NATO's southeastern flank have grown, so the North Atlantic Council meets Tuesday to discuss reinforcing defences.

A grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed four soldiers and injured 39 others, 19 critically, on Saturday while troops were doing live-fire training. Officials say the fire appeared contained until a wind shift pushed it a kilometre in about 36 seconds; the cause is unknown and PM Mark Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for the military on home soil.

China's economy grew 4.5% year on year in the third quarter, beating the 4.4% economists expected and up from a three-year low of 4.3% in Q2. Strong overseas demand for tech goods offset the property slump and weak consumer spending, keeping growth in line with Beijing's 4.5-5% annual target.

Die Zürcher SVP-Regierungsrätin Natalie Rickli will nicht Bundesrätin werden und stattdessen im April 2027 für den Zürcher Regierungsrat wieder antreten. Sie war als mögliche Nachfolgerin von Bundespräsident Guy Parmelin genannt worden, der nach elf Jahren im Bundesrat seinen Rücktritt angekündigt hat.

Im PokerGO Studio im Aria Las Vegas führt Sean Winter mit 1.405.000 Chips die letzten sieben Spieler im $10.000-NLH-Event #6 an, knapp vor Victoria Livschitz. Adrian Mateos, Sieger von Event #5, schied an der Bubble aus; der Gewinner kassiert $192.000.

Shrikant Pillamarapu gewann im Lodge Card Club in Texas das WPT-Prime-Turnier ($1.100 Buy-in, $1 Mio. garantiert) und erhielt $148.527 plus einen WPT-World-Championship-Sitz. Er kam als Shortstack mit 25 Big Blinds an den Finaltisch und besiegte im Heads-up Kenneth Quattrocchi.

The OpenClaw Foundation released OpenClaw 2.0 on Aug 30, 2026, its largest release ever with 16,977 merged pull requests and 987 contributors. The team aimed for simpler installation and a rebuilt browser app, and the cleanup grew into a broad overhaul; a blog review published Oct 14 covers setup, shared sessions and unchanged security defaults.

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary grossed $15 million from just 855 North American theaters, about double the $7-8 million projected. It placed second behind Paramount's video-game adaptation 'Street Fighter', which opened to about $30 million.

Paramount/Legendary/Capcom's 'Street Fighter' took an estimated $31 million in its opening weekend, driven by men over 35. 20th Century Studios' $60 million 'Whalefall' opened to only about $8 million, with overlap in the male audience cited as a factor.