What are the 10 biggest news stories from today?

Here are 10 of the biggest stories as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 (U.S. ET), based on major outlets’ latest updates:

•Wall Street jumps after a softer September jobs report eases odds of an October Fed hike; the Nasdaq hits a record while Treasury yields swing.[1]

•Russia targets Kyiv’s river crossings; strikes force partial closures on three Dnipro bridges in a new disruption tactic.[2]

•G7 leaders agree a coordinated release of up to 100 million barrels from emergency reserves over four months, front‑loading diesel to cool prices.[3]

•FlyDubai cockpit attack: the wounded captain recounts how he opened the door to let passengers subdue the co‑pilot; India’s PM Modi calls him a hero.[4]

•Israel’s Supreme Court overturns an elections panel ban on Arab parties, allowing major Arab lists to run in the upcoming vote.[5]

•Yemen hunger emergency deepens: UN/WFP warn three in four households in some areas can’t meet basic food needs amid renewed fighting.[6]

•Sudan war: the army says it has captured an RSF stronghold in North Kordofan, signaling shifting front lines.[7]

•U.S. midterms map shifts: top GOP‑aligned super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina, a sign of headwinds for the party’s Senate bid there.[8]

•U.S. sends a third aircraft carrier and thousands more troops toward the Middle East amid tensions with Iran.[9]

•France school unrest: protests and clashes shutter hundreds of schools as authorities warn students are “in danger.”[7]

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US stocks rise near their record after the latest jobs report eases worries about inflation
Backs: “Wall Street jumps after a softer September jobs report eases odds of an October Fed hike; the Nasdaq hits a record while Treasury yields swing.”
2apnews.comNews and mediaquality 1.00
Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic
Backs: “Russia targets Kyiv’s river crossings; strikes force partial closures on three Dnipro bridges in a new disruption tactic.”
3marketscreener.comNews and media
G7 to release 100 million barrels of diesel and other reserves through IEA | MarketScreener
Backs: “G7 leaders agree a coordinated release of up to 100 million barrels from emergency reserves over four months, front‑loading diesel to cool prices.”
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FlyDubai captain tells India's leader how he saved himself and 173 others while fighting for his own life - CBS News
Backs: “FlyDubai cockpit attack: the wounded captain recounts how he opened the door to let passengers subdue the co‑pilot; India’s PM Modi calls him a hero.”
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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns election panel ban on Arab parties | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera
Backs: “Israel’s Supreme Court overturns an elections panel ban on Arab parties, allowing major Arab lists to run in the upcoming vote.”
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Three in four households go hungry in parts of Yemen amid fighting: UN | Hunger News | Al Jazeera
Backs: “UN/WFP warn three in four households in some areas can’t meet basic food needs amid renewed fighting.”
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News | News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
Backs: “Sudan war: the army says it has captured an RSF stronghold in North Kordofan, signaling shifting front lines.”
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Politics - The Washington Post
Backs: “U.S. midterms map shifts: top GOP‑aligned super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina, a sign of headwinds for the party’s Senate bid there.”
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Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
Backs: “U.S. sends a third aircraft carrier and thousands more troops toward the Middle East amid tensions with Iran.”