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World News on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
4 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
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Iran reportedly shifting tactics to hit shipping harder before US vote
Officials told Reuters the shift in tactics comes as Saudi Arabia strikes the Houthis in Yemen and Washington weighs its role; the shipping lanes noticed.
Reported by Reuters, BBC - ASK BBN
The US journalist who became Putin's political prisoner
Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist jailed in Russia, is the subject of a Sky News interview on The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim; a press freedom story.
Reported by Sky News - LATE UPDATE
Pope Leo's brother Louis Prevost has multiple myeloma
Louis Prevost, the pontiff's older brother, lives in Florida, and his wife chose to share the diagnosis with CBS News herself.
Reported by CBS News - BBN WORLD
Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam.…
Demining groups in eastern Ukraine are turning to drones and artificial intelligence against deadlier threats, but much of the work is still done by hand.
Reported by The Guardian