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• International · 2026-10-06

  Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Francis Halzen for Neutrino Observatory

  Belgian physicist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica and for discoveries of high-energy neutrinos from space. The Nobel committee recognized his vision in creating a completely new form of astronomy based on detecting cosmic particles.

• International · 2026-10-07

  Nobel Prizes awarded for advances in neutrino astronomy and asymmetric synthesis

  Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old Belgian astrophysicist, received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his leadership of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which detected high-energy neutrinos from space. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, techniques widely used in pharmaceutical production.

• International · 2026-10-11

  2026 Nobel Prizes honour optogenetics, neutrino astronomy and asymmetric catalysis

  The 2026 Nobel Prizes recognized major scientific breakthroughs: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the Medicine prize for developing optogenetics, a technique using light to control neurons that has become essential in neuroscience research. Francis Halzen won Physics for leading the IceCube Observatory, which detected high-energy neutrinos and revolutionized cosmic observation.

• International · 2026-10-09

  ICE agent shoots Dominican man in car with child in New York, triggering protests

  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man from the Dominican Republic on Thursday while he sat in a car with a five-year-old child in New York City's Marble Hill neighbourhood. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting as unconscionable and demanded that President Trump halt all ICE operations in the city. The incident sparked protests and scuffles with police, with city leaders expressing outrage and calling for the release of body camera footage.

• International · 2026-10-10

  ICE shooting of man with child in car sparks protests in New York City

  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a Dominican man sitting in a car with a five-year-old child in New York City, triggering protests and clashes with police. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident unconscionable and demanded that President Trump halt ICE operations in the city.

• International · 2026-10-15

  World Timekeeping Authorities Vote to Abolish the Leap Second

  Delegates from 69 countries at the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles have voted to eliminate the leap second and adopt a new system that will keep Coordinated Universal Time running continuously from 20 May 2027. The change will replace frequent one-second adjustments with a single leap hour adjustment, which scientists estimate will not be necessary for thousands of years.