Daily News Aktualisiert: 20.10.2026, 12:01:11

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Tehran on Monday that Iran's cause, like Russia's, is 'just' and that Moscow will keep implementing economic and investment agreements with Iran. It came hours after US President Donald Trump defended easing sanctions on Russia, saying he wants Moscow to keep helping Iran only minimally while he negotiates an end to the Ukraine war.

Asked on Oct. 19 about Russia's conduct, US President Trump said Russia 'has been fine on Ukraine' and 'hasn't been doing much'. The remark came after Russia hit Kyiv with over a dozen ballistic missiles and targeted nearly 30 energy facilities across Ukraine, drawing sharp criticism from Ukrainian media.

A Russian drone hit the central park of Nova Vodolaha in Kharkiv Oblast around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 while families were present. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported six dead, including girls aged eight and one, and at least 15 injured, seven of them children.

China's economy grew 4.5% year on year in July-September, beating the 4.4% economists expected and up from a three-year low of 4.3% in the second quarter. Strong overseas demand for tech goods offset a deepening property slump and weak consumer demand at home.

Saudi forces said on Tuesday they destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels from Yemen toward Riyadh, which has been repeatedly targeted for weeks, including airport attacks that killed 20 people earlier this month. Separately, the Israeli military accused the Lebanese army of working with Hezbollah, amid the wider US-Iran war.

Die Z?rcher SVP-Regierungsr?tin Natalie Rickli will nicht Nachfolgerin des zur?cktretenden Bundespr?sidenten Guy Parmelin werden und stattdessen bei den Z?rcher Regierungsratswahlen im April 2027 antreten. Im Gespr?ch bleibt unter anderem die Genfer Nationalr?tin C?line Amaudruz f?r die SVP.

Natalie Rickli (SVP) verzichtet auf eine Bundesratskandidatur und will im April 2027 wieder f?r den Z?rcher Regierungsrat kandidieren. Sie begr?ndet dies damit, dass der gr?sste Kanton eine stabile Regierung brauche, da nur drei von sieben Regierungsr?ten wieder antreten.

OpenCode, an open-source AI coding agent seen as an alternative to Claude Code and Cursor, said attackers broke into an older system, affecting 1.4% of users of its OpenCode Console where API keys are stored. The stolen keys were used to rack up unauthorized charges at AI providers.

Paramount/Legendary/Capcom's video game adaptation 'Street Fighter' topped the US box office with about $31M, while 20th Century's $60M 'Whalefall' bombed with an $8M opening. A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' drew over 2,000 sellouts.

'You Can See Everything', directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, took second place with about $15M, far above the $7-8M forecast, a rare feat for a non-music documentary. It trailed only 'Street Fighter', which opened to roughly $30M from 3,575 venues.