Thursday, October 8, 2026
World Brief Now

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

  1. 6 AM CTIsaias becomes a hurricane with warnings from Mississippi to Florida; Russian strike on buses kills 33 in Kramatorsk
    • Update: Isaias becomes the season’s first Atlantic hurricane, with hurricane warnings up from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle
    • Russian glide-bomb strike on two buses kills 33 in Kramatorsk as Pryluky apartment toll rises to 22
    • Pentagon tells Central Command to be ready to resume major combat in Iran; Trump has not decided, officials say
    • Update: Houthis claim another missile at Riyadh’s airport as Pakistani jets join strikes on the group and Syria weighs sending forces
  2. 10 AM CTComing at 10 AM CT
  3. 12 PM CTComing at 12 PM CT
  4. 2 PM CTComing at 2 PM CT
  5. 5 PM CTComing at 5 PM CT
  6. 9 PM CTComing at 9 PM CT
  7. Evening WrapComing at 10 PM CT