The edition of Monday, October 5, 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.
Global Trade Keeps Defying the Tariff Wars, and Artificial Intelligence Is the Surprise Engine
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says goods trade grew 4.6 percent last year, nearly double the forecast, with AI driving 42 percent of growth — a resilience that
USSupreme Court weighs whether a Colorado county can make Big Oil pay for climate change damages
The Supreme Court opened its October 2026 term with ExxonMobil and Suncor's bid to kill Boulder's climate lawsuit, a ruling that could decide the fate of nearly
EconomicsTokyo and Canberra Ink New Five-Year Finance Pact on Minerals, Fuel and Defence Supply Chains
On their treaty's 50th anniversary, Japan and Australia created a finance ministers' dialogue to lock in energy security, critical minerals investment and defen
Middle EastRial in Freefall as Oil Minister Quits: Iran's Hardliners Finally Admit the Crisis Is Real
As the rial sank to a record low and the oil minister resigned on Sunday, Iran's security establishment admitted the country is enduring one of the hardest econ
TechnologyHuawei and Qualcomm Sign First Broad Patent Pact Covering 5G, AI and Compute After Years of Rivalry
Huawei and Qualcomm signed their first multiyear patent pact covering 5G, AI and compute; Qualcomm will buy Huawei U.S. patents pending review, in a deal Huawei
EuropeParis and Berlin Want a European Trade Weapon as Powerful as America's Section 301 Tariffs
Ten days before EU leaders debate Chinese trade imbalances, France and Germany have tabled a joint paper for a rapid-response instrument that could cut offender
AfricaEl Alamein summit turns the AfCFTA promise into an investment engine for a value-adding Africa
African leaders left El Alamein with a deadline-bound plan: an investment platform by February 2027 to turn the AfCFTA into factories, jobs and higher-value goo
EuropeSánchez calls snap Spanish election for November 29 after housing laws collapse in parliament
Spain's prime minister announced an early general election from the Moncloa Palace on Monday, gambling that the housing crisis which broke his parliamentary maj
SportsTeenagers conquered the Asian Games: the 13-year-old with three golds and the swimmer who won seven
China's Yu Zidi, 13, was named the Games' most valuable female athlete after three record-breaking swimming golds — while compatriot Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, took se
Middle EastYemen's government launches all-out offensive to retake the country from the Houthis
Al-Alimi announced a military campaign to recapture every Houthi-held area of Yemen, days after the Houthis claimed a missile and drone strike on an Aramco refi
SecurityUS pulls all 12 B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford after suspected Iran-linked terror plot
Twelve bombers gone in a weekend: Washington emptied its forward English airbase after a foiled terror plot that London says carries strong indications of an Ir
United StatesTrump ordered $20 million in taxpayer money for TV ads praising himself, the Times reports
Trump told budget chief Russell Vought to find the money "from within the government." The result: $20 million of homeland-security funds for TV ads glorifying
EnergyHormuz stays shut: Iran holds out for seven conditions as oil prices slip on G7 stock releases
Iran says Hormuz stays shut until seven June conditions are met — but Monday's oil markets shrugged: Brent slipped as G7 stock releases and rising Middle East e
MarketsGold gains as October Fed rate-hike bets fade on soft US jobs data
Softer US jobs data has crushed bets on an October Fed rate hike to about 22 percent, lifting gold and giving emerging-market currencies brief relief.
EuropeEuro sinks to 17-month low as France’s debt woes rattle Europe — the dollar reigns
The euro hit a 17-month low near $1.12 as France’s debt and political gridlock rattled markets, pushing the French-German bond spread to crisis-era wides — whil
PoliticsBolsonaro stuns Lula in Brazil's first round — and the polls never saw it coming
Flávio Bolsonaro beat Lula 47.1% to 45.1% in Brazil's first round — a shock the final polls missed by miles. Runoff: October 25.
SportIreland again refuse Israel handshake and don armbands in 1-1 Nations League draw
A late Israeli equaliser in Bačka Topola closed an ill-tempered double-header in which Ireland's players turned football into protest — and the fallout now reac
Middle EastIran says no military solution to US conflict as peace talks stall
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told diplomats in Tehran that only "negotiations based on justice and fairness" can end the eight-month war — as a collapsed Hor