The edition of Friday, October 2, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 18 articles, newest first. Past editions never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
Sixth Arrest in Fairford Probe as Britain Points at Iran
Five men walked out of custody on bail, a sixth was arrested in London, and the prime minister says Tehran 'played a part' — but what actually happened in the C
SocietyLeo XIV at Lourdes: 150,000, One Defiant Message
On the prairie beside Lourdes' basilica, before 150,000 people — many in wheelchairs — the first American pope condemned assisted dying as “false compassion” at
PoliticsThey Came for the Voter Rolls
On Gandhi's birthday, thousands marched on Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of the Election Commission chief over 'vote theft' — and were dragged off the
TechnologyHegseth's Drone Army Gets Its Own Command
At Quantico, the US defense secretary ordered a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command, cut the generals by 20 percent, and handed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Ne
Middle EastGaza's dead come home; Homesh raises a synagogue
On Thursday, Gaza City held a mass funeral for 105 Palestinians recovered from the rubble of a 2023 air strike. Two weeks earlier, Israeli settlers danced with
Aviation'Hit very hard': Trump ties FlyDubai attacker to Iran
Donald Trump says the Omani co-pilot who tried to bring down a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight may be linked to Iran — and promises Tehran will be hit ‘very hard’ if so.
HealthThe Lab on Wheels Chasing Ebola's Fastest Wave
On the shore of Lake Albert, a mobile laboratory delivers its verdict in about an hour. But the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is still outrunning
SecurityUkraine urges tighter sanctions as Russian drone strikes paralyze Kyiv's bridges
Shahed drones hit the Southern and Paton bridges, stranding a capital of three million — while Zelenskyy says every Russian missile is built on smuggled Western
PoliticsOne in ten: Merz's approval collapses as the CDU is routed on right and left
The CDU failed to clear five percent in Mecklenburg — a first since 1949 — lost Berlin to The Left, and Saxony-Anhalt to the AfD. Germany's chancellor has the w
GeopoliticsThree Carriers, 60,000 Troops, and the November Clock
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the Middle East with 9,000 to 10,000 more troops, joining two carriers already in the region — as Donald Trump wei
EconomicsThe Rich World’s War, the South’s Bill
The UNDP chief warns that rising energy costs, a record El Niño and multi-decade borrowing highs are pushing developing countries toward pandemic-era distress —
GeopoliticsThe Bridge-and-Refinery War: Kyiv and Volgograd Burn
Russia has hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge two days running; Ukraine has answered at a Volgograd refinery. The trenches are quiet. The infrastructure is the front.
GeopoliticsThe POWs Seoul Wanted Kept Secret
South Korea's president threatened unspecified retaliation against Ukraine over its public disclosure of two transferred North Korean prisoners of war — and acc
EconomicsThe euro's French discount: currency of a broke republic
At $1.1237 the euro sits at a 17-month low — and the market has named the culprit: France. As the 10-year OAT flirts with 5% and the spread over Germany hits cr
EnergyChina Turns Off the Fuel Taps for October
On Beijing's orders, Chinese refiners have suspended all October fuel exports beyond Hong Kong and Macau. PetroChina is canceling cargoes, Asia's diesel squeeze
EconomicsThe Market Stopped Trusting Governments
Treasury yields hit their highest since 2002, the dollar reached a 17-month peak, and Europe’s bond markets buckled under France’s fiscal mess — all in a single
SecuritySaudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of drone strike on Medina power station feeding the Prophet's Mosque
The Taibah station was hit at 5:11 am Tuesday, knocking one transformer out of service; the coalition calls it a Houthi 'terrorist act' against the holy cities,
SecurityIsraeli drone kills Palestinian in Gaza tent strike as settlers shoot dead villager in West Bank
Tamer al-Hamayda, 42, died in a drone strike on a tent in al-Mawasi; Mashhour Yassin, 51, was shot dead by settlers in Yasuf — two killings in one day inside a