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Most important events and topics in the news today - Wednesday, October 28, 2026:
1. Weather - Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab - India
The top weather story in India today is the imminent landfall of Cyclone Arnab:
•Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28 with winds of 115 to 125 kmph gusting up to 140 kmph. Other forecasts put landfall winds at 125–135 km/h (78–84 mph), gusting to 150 km/h (93 mph)
•The storm approached India’s Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast on October 27, 2026, with landfall forecast near Yanam during the morning of October 28
•Red alerts have been issued for seven districts of Andhra Pradesh, and schools in six southern districts of Odisha have been closed as a precaution
•Fifteen NDRF teams have been deployed and more than 30,000 fishing boats have returned to harbour
2. International Politics - Israel Election Deadlock
•Israelis voted on Tuesday in the first national election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack
•The election drew the highest voter participation since 1999, with 77.7% of eligible citizens casting ballots
•Israel’s national election has ended without a clear winner, with exit polls projecting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot have both fallen short of the 61 seats needed to command a majority in the 120-member Knesset
•Pre-poll projections put Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc at around 50 seats against 54 for former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc, with 61 of 120 Knesset seats needed for a majority
3. Economy & Central Banks - Fed Decision Day
The dominant global economic topic today is the US Federal Reserve meeting:
•The Fed meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27 and 28, 2026. The rate decision comes out on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
•The Fed is expected to keep its rate at 4.00% on October 28, 2026, after lifting it to 4.00% on September 16
•In a Reuters poll conducted October 16–20, 94 of 100 economists expected the Fed to hold rates at its October meeting
•Five major central banks announce rates this week, alongside the UK Budget. The Fed decides before key US inflation reports
•Related US economic briefing: U.S. consumer confidence eased to a six-month low in October amid worries about the availability of jobs
4. US Politics - Midterm Campaign
•With midterm elections on November 3, the campaign is a leading topic: Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans’ challenges
5. Business & Technology - Major Workforce Moves
•US-based AI services company Innodata laid off nearly 550 employees in India on October 26
•Microsoft has offered a voluntary exit package to around 60,000 employees, about 27 percent of its global workforce, as it shifts more spending towards AI.
6. Sports Highlights for October 28
•Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a 35-ball century, finishing with 113 runs off just 38 balls, as India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I in Wellington to seal the series
•Sri Lankan left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka took career-best figures of 5 for 34 as Sri Lanka bowled Pakistan out for just 110 in Lahore
•Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-0 at the Parc des Princes, with second-half goals from substitutes Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts