11 to 17 October 2026

Round Up Starting 11 October 2026: Here's What's Happening!

Farooq and Jouri from Mango News Kids

This week, countries discuss who should lead the United Nations, students send tiny satellites into space, scientists discover how eyes clean themselves, and Aston Villa wins a close football match. Join Farooq and Jouri for ten stories, amazing facts and a news quiz!

🌍 Politics

Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powersAssociated Press via AsiaOne · 17.10.26Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powersCountries are still choosing the next United Nations leader. A secret test vote showed that none of seven candidates had the backing of all five permanent Security Council members.
  • 🗳️ On 16 October, the Security Council held a test vote, not a final appointment.
  • 🌍 Seven candidates hope to succeed António Guterres as secretary general.
  • 🏛️ The council has 15 members, including five permanent members with veto power.
  • 📋 Members marked each candidate “encourage”, “discourage” or “no opinion”. None had the support of all five permanent members.
  • 🔎 Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica led with nine “encourage” votes. Another test vote was planned for the following week.

🌐 Fun Fact!

The United Nations brings together 193 member countries. Its secretary general helps them work together!

🏛️ UK Politics

Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirementThe Guardian · 11.10.26Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirementProposed UK voting changes include removing the photo ID requirement, lowering the voting age to 16 and tightening political donation rules. These are proposals, not rules already in force.
  • 🗳️ The proposed law would remove the requirement to show photographic ID when voting.
  • 🎂 It would lower the voting age to 16, giving more young people a say.
  • 💷 It would also tighten rules on donations to political parties.
  • 🏛️ Parliament still needs to examine the proposals. Questions were raised about shortening scrutiny in the House of Lords.
  • 📋 The Electoral Commission estimated that about 16,000 people could not vote in person because they lacked the required ID and did not return.

🗳️ Fun Fact!

A secret ballot keeps your choice private. Voters mark their ballot paper where others cannot see it!

🤖 Technology

AI reveals a hidden chemical shortcut that could turn CO2 into fuelScienceDaily · 13.10.26AI reveals a hidden chemical shortcut that could turn CO2 into fuelScientists in India used AI and simulations to map 9,389 reactions involved in turning carbon dioxide into useful chemicals.
  • 🇮🇳 The team works at the Indian Institute of Science.
  • ⚗️ They studied how carbon dioxide and hydrogen react on a copper catalyst.
  • 🧠 Their AI model expanded a starting list of 152 reactions to 9,389.
  • 🔎 The bigger map predicted products such as methanol more accurately than the smaller model.
  • 🌱 Better catalysts could help recycle CO2, but this research is not a finished climate solution.

⚡ Fun Fact!

A catalyst helps a chemical reaction happen more easily without being used up in the overall reaction!

👗 Fashion

Veronica Leoni exits Calvin Klein after four seasonsVogue · 15.10.26Veronica Leoni exits Calvin Klein after four seasonsDesigner Veronica Leoni is leaving Calvin Klein after four seasons. Her first show brought the brand back to the runway, and a successor had not yet been named.
  • 👗 Veronica Leoni is leaving after four seasons at the fashion brand.
  • 📅 She became creative director of Calvin Klein Collection in May 2024.
  • 🗽 Her first runway show took place at New York Fashion Week in February 2025.
  • 🧵 Her final collection for the brand was shown in September 2026.
  • 🔎 No successor had been announced when Vogue published the story on 15 October.

🗽 Fun Fact!

Leoni’s first Calvin Klein show in February 2025 ended the brand’s seven year absence from the runway!

🩺 Health

How food allergy risk changes as children growMedical Xpress · 14.10.26How food allergy risk changes as children growResearchers followed allergy signals in 500 Canadian families. These signals can appear or disappear as children grow, but a positive blood test alone does not prove a food allergy.
  • 🇨🇦 The team studied 500 mother and child pairs in Canada’s CHILD Study.
  • 🩸 Blood samples came from mothers during pregnancy and children at ages one and five.
  • 🔬 Researchers tested about 300 allergen extracts and components, looking for antibodies called IgE.
  • 📊 These antibody signals appeared in 25.3 percent of children at one and 40.4 percent at five. These are not rates of confirmed food allergy.
  • 🩺 The study did not use supervised food challenges to confirm allergies. A doctor must interpret test results before families change food or treatment.

🛡️ Fun Fact!

Antibodies are proteins made by your immune system. The researchers looked for one type called IgE!

🌍 Environment

Scientists uncover the 2.3 billion year old secret that helped keep Earth habitableScienceDaily · 12.10.26Scientists uncover the 2.3 billion year old secret that helped keep Earth habitableAncient rocks suggest that oceans recycled phosphorus, helping living things grow and oxygen remain in the atmosphere.
  • 🪨 Scientists studied very old rocks from South Africa for clues about ancient oceans.
  • 🌬️ About 2.3 billion years ago, oxygen became a lasting part of Earth’s atmosphere.
  • 🌱 Phosphorus is a nutrient that living things need to grow.
  • ♻️ Tiny microbes released phosphorus back into seawater, making it available again.
  • 🌊 This recycling cycle may have helped keep oxygen levels up as more carbon was buried on the seafloor.

🌬️ Fun Fact!

About 21 percent of the air around us is oxygen. Most of the rest is nitrogen!

🦦 Animals

This tiny Jurassic predator helped pave the way for the human brainScienceDaily · 13.10.26This tiny Jurassic predator helped pave the way for the human brainA 165 million year old fossil reveals a furry swimmer with features that help explain how early mammal relatives fed and breathed.
  • 🦴 The animal is called Megacauda sungei and lived about 165 million years ago.
  • 📏 It measured about half a metre from its nose to its tail.
  • 🌊 Its broad tail and limbs helped it move through water and catch prey.
  • 🖥️ Scientists used scans to make detailed 3D models of the fossil.
  • 🥛 Its mouth and throat offer clues to adaptations that helped mammals nurse their young safely.

🦇 Fun Fact!

Bats are mammals too. They are the only mammals that can truly fly, rather than just glide!

🔬 Science

The eye has a hidden cleanup system scientists never knew existedScienceDaily · 11.10.26The eye has a hidden cleanup system scientists never knew existedResearchers found a route that carries fluid and waste away from the back of the eye in mice. It could help future studies of vision loss.
  • 👁️ The retina at the back of your eye turns light into signals for your brain.
  • 🧹 Scientists found a tiny drainage route called the POLO pathway.
  • 🔎 They followed glowing tracers to see where fluid travelled in mice.
  • 💧 The route connects with the lymphatic system, which helps clear waste from the body.
  • 🧪 More research is needed to understand this pathway in humans. It is not a new treatment yet.

📷 Fun Fact!

Your pupil changes size to let more or less light into your eye, a little like a camera opening!

🛰️ Space

NASA launches CubeSats to test communications and build experienceNASA · 13.10.26NASA launches CubeSats to test communications and build experienceTwo satellites built by university students launched towards the space station to test technology and radio communications.
  • 🚀 A Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellites from Florida on 13 October.
  • 🎓 Students from several universities worked together on the small spacecraft.
  • 🛠️ Shared design files and software let other teams learn from the project.
  • 📻 After deployment, the satellites aim to relay messages for amateur radio operators.
  • 🌟 NASA’s launch initiative gives students real experience in designing and running space missions.

📦 Fun Fact!

A basic CubeSat unit is a cube about 10 centimetres on each side. Several units can join together!

⚽ Sports

Aston Villa beat Newcastle as Premier League teams battle for pointsBBC Sport · 17.10.26Aston Villa beat Newcastle as Premier League teams battle for pointsAston Villa won 1 to 0 away at Newcastle, with Johan Manzambi’s header making the difference.
  • 🏟️ The teams played at Newcastle’s St James’ Park on Saturday 17 October.
  • 🥅 Johan Manzambi scored the only goal with a header.
  • 🛡️ Aston Villa kept a clean sheet, meaning Newcastle did not score.
  • 📊 Newcastle managed only one shot on target during the match.
  • 🏆 Chelsea, Liverpool, Fulham and Manchester City also won their Saturday matches.

⏱️ Fun Fact!

A football match has two halves of 45 minutes, plus extra time added for stoppages!

📋 This Week's Summary

Amazing Fun Facts You Won't Believe!

Here are some incredible facts about the topics we covered that will blow your mind!

🏛️ Fifteen Seats

The UN Security Council has five permanent members and ten elected members. Together, they help work for international peace and security.

🗳️ Private Choices

A secret ballot means voters can choose privately. Other people cannot see which candidate they picked.

🔶 Copper Connections

Copper carries electricity well, which is why it is used inside many electrical wires.

👁️ Brain Messages

Your optic nerve carries information from your eye to your brain, where it becomes the pictures you see.

🌱 Plants Make Oxygen

Plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food through photosynthesis, releasing oxygen along the way.

🛰️ Small but Mighty

Small satellites can test technology and take measurements without needing to be as big as a bus.

🦴 Fossil Clues

A fossil can preserve bones, footprints or other traces of living things from long ago.

👗 Runway Return

Calvin Klein returned to the runway in February 2025 after seven years without a show.

🛡️ Test Clues

A positive IgE blood test can show sensitization without symptoms. Doctors use more information to decide whether someone has a food allergy.

⚽ Three Points

In the Premier League, a win gives a team three points. A draw gives each team one point.

📝 Quiz Time! Test Your Knowledge

Let's see how much you remember from this week's news! Pick the correct answer for each question.

Question 1 / 10

🌍 How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?

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