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Monday 5 October 2026 · so far · times in UTC

What the front pages led with on 5 October 2026

64 news sites, 96 top headlines. The longest-running: A Journey Along the Dnipro in Wartime Ukraine on Spiegel International (DE), 5d 22h on top.

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Graphic Online (GH) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 6h 31m How Kojo 'Bamba' pulled a surprise and got elected as NPP 1st national vice chairman beating 12 other contestants

Buenos Aires Times (AR) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 13h 1m Argentina thrash delayed Burkina Faso 7-0 ahead of Messi farewell

ABC News (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 6h 40m October heat wave continues to bake California, breaking multiple temperature records

CBS News (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 13h 49m FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe

CNN (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 20m US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat

Fox News (US) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:21 (from 4 Oct) 1h 40m US makes significant move with bombers at UK base at the center of a foiled terror plot
  2. 00:21–00:42 21m US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia, State Department official says
  3. 00:42–01:21 40m US presses Russia for answers after suspected fatal plague case surfaces

The Globe and Mail (CA) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 3 Oct) 1d 2h How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence

The Guardian (US) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:32 (from 4 Oct) 2h 59m Polls close in first round of Brazil’s high-stakes presidential election
  2. 00:32–01:12 41m Brazil’s presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
  3. 01:12–01:21 9m Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula

National Post (CA) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 5h 9m 'Super unprecedented': How the Parti Québécois could win a majority with less than a third of the vote

NBC News (US) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:51 (from 4 Oct) 2h 0m U.S removes all bombers from British air base targeted in a suspected terrorist plot
  2. 00:51–01:21 30m How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas

New York Post (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 39m Male escort scores huge legal win as judge rules he’s allowed to keep $6M he got from love-starved Roblox widow

USA Today (US) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:02 (from 4 Oct) 3h 50m Cornell Jane Doe threatened after lawsuit, lawyer says
  2. 00:02–01:21 1h 19m Trump blitzes red states amid plunging popularity

The Gleaner (JM) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:21 (from 4 Oct) 59m ‘We don’t really have to depend on anyone’
  2. 00:21–01:21 1h 0m Hope’s 162 leads record West Indies run chase to beat India in third ODI

Mexico News Daily (MX) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 3 Oct) 1d 8h Mexico’s week in review: Peso sinks to 18 as school safety, storms and trade talks dominate

Los Angeles Times (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 2h 10m Sticker shock comes for Metrolink riders with new fare increase: ‘Everyone is struggling’

The New Zealand Herald (NZ) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:21 (from 4 Oct) 1h 9m Young Irish sportswoman dies months after moving to NZ
  2. 00:21–01:13 51m Two children aged six and nine among three found dead in South Auckland home
  3. 01:13–01:21 9m Two children aged 6 and 9 among three found dead in South Auckland home

RNZ (NZ) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:22 (from 4 Oct) 1h 31m 'Did you see that?': Near miss with train interrupts Greens announcement

ABC News (AU) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 2h 51m Ketamine cold calls and 'free' cannabis: Veterans treated as 'cash cows'

The Age (AU) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–01:03 (from 4 Oct) 5h 13m Big Build hit by fake qualifications racket as regulators face questions
  2. 01:03–01:21 19m Five years and $10,000 later: Why upgrading Melbourne apartments is proving impossible

The Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 4 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:02 (from 4 Oct) 40m Big turnout at SCG as Roosters start rolling in to continue premiership celebrations
  2. 00:02–00:32 29m Thousands pack SCG to give hero’s welcome to the Roosters; coach parties through the night
  3. 00:32–01:13 41m Thousands pack SCG to give Roosters a hero’s welcome as trio named in Kangaroos squad
  4. 01:13–01:21 9m After the ICAC brought dirty dealing to light, one operative is still elusive

The Japan Times (JP) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 1d 0h Host of contentious bills await Takaichi in autumn session of parliament

The Korea Times (KR) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 17h 59m Lee orders thorough probe into data breaches at local banks

Kyodo News (JP) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–01:22 (from 4 Oct) 14h 11m Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games end as Japan wins its most golds ever, China leads
  2. 01:22–01:22 0m Japan's extra Diet session to begin with consumption tax cut bills in focus

Global Times (CN) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 19h 19m US-set agenda items on 'overcapacity,' forced labor fail to yield consensus at G20 trade meeting: MOFCOM

Philippine Daily Inquirer (PH) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 1h 59m Visayas, Mindanao to experience rain as Choi-Wan moves away – Pagasa

Philstar (PH) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:32 (from 4 Oct) 8h 1m Win: Impeach verdict possible by November
  2. 00:32–01:21 50m Gatchalian: Impeach verdict possible by November

Rappler (PH) 1 headline

  1. 01:03–01:03 0m Meet Jaime Tan Cruz, business partner of the Duterte family

South China Morning Post (HK) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:11 (from 4 Oct) 2h 1m Zheng Yongnian on battling for the upper hand ahead of the next China-US summit
  2. 00:11–01:21 1h 10m As US bears down, exporters China and Vietnam establish closer transport links

The Star (MY) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 2h 10m INTERACTIVE: Your salary buys fewer plates of nasi lemak now
  2. 01:21–01:21 0m Ringgit opens higher against US$ as weaker US jobs data weighs on greenback

The Straits Times (SG) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:11 (from 4 Oct) 1h 51m Nearly $50m given to about 8,000 severely disabled Singaporeans in 6 years under ElderFund
  2. 00:11–00:42 31m US rushes to withdraw bombers from UK air base after new threats
  3. 00:42–01:21 40m US rushes to withdraw bombers from UK airbase after new threats

The Jakarta Post (ID) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:42 (from 4 Oct) 22h 0m Dutch royal house benefitted from colonial policies, study shows
  2. 00:42–01:21 40m Prabowo’s reshuffle bring ties with Jokowi back into focus

VnExpress International (VN) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:32 (from 4 Oct) 11h 31m Mother-in-law bridges cultural gap for Vietnamese bride marrying into a Malaysian Muslim family
  2. 00:32–00:42 10m Malaysia's IOI Properties to buy Singapore’s Shenton House from its billionaire CEO for $1
  3. 00:42–01:21 40m How DBS CEO Tan Su Shan is reshaping Southeast Asia’s largest bank for the AI age

The Daily Star (BD) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–01:13 (from 4 Oct) 4h 52m Daily Star RU correspondent among 4 journalists injured in Chhatra Dal attack
  2. 01:13–01:21 9m Govt employees will get hiked pay this month, MPO teachers won’t

The Hindu (IN) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:02 (from 4 Oct) 5h 0m 500 detained in Delhi on Day 3 of protests seeking CEC’s exit; Thackerays lead Mumbai march
  2. 00:02–00:21 19m INDIA bloc to protest outside CEO’s office on October 7
  3. 00:21–01:21 1h 0m Keralam government gets legal opinion to proceed against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in abetment to suicide case

The Times of India (IN) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:51 (from 4 Oct) 1h 1m Faster registration, easier refunds: Reform rollout with GST 2.0
  2. 00:51–01:21 30m Flydubai co-pilot allegedly tried to crash plane after hijack attempt failed
  3. 01:21–01:21 0m Flydubai cockpit attack: How a family waited anxiously to see their injured son

The Express Tribune (PK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 5h 21m ‘Absolutely not’: CM Afridi rejects ‘closed-room’ decisions on military operations in K-P

Gulf News (AE) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:21 (from 4 Oct) 7h 11m Over 70 killed in latest clashes in Yemen’s Taiz
  2. 00:21–01:21 1h 0m 'Era of wasting time over': Iran's Ghalibaf

The National (AE) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 11h 21m Yemen begins military operations to retake territory from Houthis

Al Jazeera English (QA) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:11 (from 4 Oct) 11h 29m Yemen leader announces major military offensive against Houthis
  2. 00:11–01:21 1h 10m Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Iran says ‘no military solution’ to US war

Arab News (SA) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 4h 49m Al-Alimi announces launch of military operations against Houthi militia

Daily News Egypt (EG) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 4h 30m Egypt launches school health campaign targeting 7 million students across 21 governorates

Haaretz (IL) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 5h 41m Haaretz Explains: How Did a Pilot Flagged for Extremism End up Flying to Israel?

Hürriyet Daily News (TR) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 15h 39m Russian strike hits Kyiv bridge as Merz visits

The Jerusalem Post (IL) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 7h 32m ‘There was nobody in the cockpit’: Israeli passenger reconstructs flydubai attack

The Kyiv Independent (UA) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 8h 11m Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones, air defense missiles

The Moscow Times (RU) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 13h 20m Russia to Intensify Strikes on Ukraine After Zelensky Interview

The Standard (KE) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 4h 20m End of long wait as Linda Mwananchi gets Sifuna's 2027 vehicle

Ynetnews (IL) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 49m Warnings ignored: Israel’s state watchdog struggles to make government act

Daily Maverick (ZA) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 19h 19m The pipeline between US white supremacists and the SA right

DW (DE) 2 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:32 (from 4 Oct) 52m Brazil: Bolsonaro's lead over Lula shrinks as votes come in
  2. 00:32–01:21 50m Brazil election: Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff

Euronews (FR) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 11h 21m Merz makes surprise Kyiv visit as Germany pledges more aid to Ukraine

France 24 (FR) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 49m Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as France braces for more student protests
  2. 00:21–00:32 10m Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
  3. 00:32–01:21 50m Brazil presidential election heads to runoff as Bolsonaro leads Lula

Le Monde in English (FR) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 7h 9m Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories

Spiegel International (DE) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 29 Sep) 5d 22h A Journey Along the Dnipro in Wartime Ukraine

SWI swissinfo.ch (CH) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 3 Oct) 1d 16h Inglourious subtitlers and the art of cinematic transcreators

BBC News (UK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 39m US air force removes all bombers from British military base RAF Fairford

BusinessDay (NG) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 9h 1m N1bn ransom, bomb threat keep 20 NYSC corps members in captivity

Channel 4 News (UK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 6h 50m Government scraps move to curb numbers of jury trials

The Independent (UK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 2h 51m As Trump spirals with midterms, it seems his go-to safe spaces are becoming less welcoming

The Irish Times (IE) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 6h 0m Fresh legal challenge to Orange march at Drumcree scheduled for Monday

Middle East Eye (UK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 11h 11m Green Party recognises Zionism as a form of racism and backs single Palestinian state

The Mirror (UK) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 5h 21m Debbie McGee gives chilling details of daring escape from Iran as machine guns trained on her

Premium Times (NG) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 3h 30m Vice Chancellor speaks on Anthony Kila’s fake professorship

RTÉ News (IE) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–01:21 (from 4 Oct) 4h 41m Government plans cuts to childcare costs in Budget talks

Each line is one headline that held a site's top slot: when it was there that day, how long it stayed in all, and a link to its permanent record. A reworded headline starts a new line. We check each front page every 10m or so, so times are right to within a few minutes.

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