Daily News Summary – 2026-10-08 – en

Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang were arrested and charged with conspiracy and child abuse after prosecutors say at least 14 surrogate-born children were subjected to beatings in their Arcadia mansion. The nanny remains at large with a $105,000 reward.

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai received the Nobel Prize for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, explaining how life prefers one mirror-image form of molecules. The work has critical implications for drug design and the origin of life.

A 19-year-old student attacked teachers and students at a vocational school in Ostroleka with a machete, wounding 10 people before being arrested. A homemade explosive device was found in his backpack, and the school remains closed for investigation.

British astronomers discovered a gas giant candidate orbiting a white dwarf, showing signs it formed after the star's death. The presence of heavy elements like niobium suggests a second-generation planet, potentially reshaping ideas about planetary system life cycles.

French police arrested six suspects in connection with the theft of four Renoir paintings from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Two paintings were recovered in the garden, but two remain missing. The arrests took place across four French departments.

French police fired tear gas at demonstrators outside schools in Paris and Marseille as a youth movement over underfunded schools and police repression escalated. More than 6,500 arrests have been made, and unions have called a nationwide strike for October 13.

The EU AI Act's enforcement powers activate on August 2, 2026, with fines up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover for general-purpose AI providers. Transparency obligations and systemic-risk duties will apply across all 27 member states.

Ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz have collapsed by 95% amid the 2026 crisis, pushing Brent crude to a projected $86 per barrel average. Global trade growth may fall to 1.5%, with fertilizer prices up 31% and up to 45 million more people facing food insecurity.

A 40-year-old man who traveled from the DRC died of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus in Nairobi, marking Kenya's first Ebola death. Authorities are tracing 28 contacts and 27 passengers and crew, as the DRC outbreak has already killed over 4,000 people this year.

Authorities deployed helicopters, drones and patrols in Upper Bavaria after a hunter spotted what experts believe could be a puma in the Notzinger Moos reserve near Munich Airport. No animal has been found, and residents are advised to keep pets leashed and children supervised.