Politics news today · 10 October 2026
US imposes sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court
The Trump administration placed the ICC itself on its sanctions list, cutting the court off from US dollars, banks and tech firms hours after a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Putin tells Trump drone strikes have blocked immediate Ukraine talks
In a phone call on October 10, Russian President Putin told US President Trump that Kyiv's drone attacks had undermined any immediate resumption of trilateral peace talks, while the two also discussed Russian diesel supplies.
Abbas postpones Palestinian elections to September 2027
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree pushing long-promised legislative elections back by nearly another year, extending nearly two decades without a Palestinian vote.
Mass protests sweep India demanding resignation of election chief
Thousands of youth-led protesters marched in New Delhi and other Indian cities on October 10 demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down over an electoral roll revision opposition parties say disenfranchised millions.
Houthi missile strikes Riyadh airport terminal, mass casualties reported
A missile hit Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10, forcing evacuations and leaving many wounded, two days after a similar Houthi strike killed three people at the same airport.
Czechs vote in Senate and municipal elections
Polls closed on October 10 in the first round of Czech Senate elections and nationwide municipal elections, with 154 candidates contesting 27 upper-house seats.
Clashes rock Brussels as 30,000 march against austerity
Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas against anti-austerity protesters near Brussels-Midi station on October 9-10 after some 30,000 trade unionists and students marched against the government's planned spending cuts.
Macron reappoints Lecornu as French prime minister
President Emmanuel Macron named Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister for the second time, forming France's 48th government amid student protests and a contested austerity budget.
One year since Gaza ceasefire, Israelis mourn and Palestinians say war 'never ended'
October 10 marked one year since the Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire took effect; Israelis held memorials for the Oct 7 attack while Palestinians said reconstruction has not begun and Israel still controls 70% of the Strip.
Ukraine imposes power restrictions after new Russian strikes on energy grid
Grid operator Ukrenergo rolled out power consumption limits in several Ukrainian regions on October 10, blaming a weeks-long wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure.