The edition of Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 20 articles, newest first. Past editions never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
Three years after October 7: Gaza in ruins, 74,250 dead, and a ceasefire in name only
Three years after the October 7 attacks, Gaza's health ministry puts the toll at 74,250 dead and 175,278 injured. A ceasefire agreed in October 2025 has not sto
EuropeMaricarmen, the 87-year-old face of Spain's housing revolt, has died
Two weeks after her stretcher eviction from a Madrid flat she had rented for seventy years, María del Carmen Abascal has died in hospital. Her case filled Puert
SecurityZelensky Condemns 'Vile' Russian Barrage That Killed 20 Across Ukraine, Flattening Pryluky Apartment Block
At least 20 people, including four children in Pryluky, died in an overnight Russian missile and drone assault of about 70 missiles and 130 drones. Kyiv says Mo
SecurityA Siberian plague lab loses a worker, Moscow seals the story, and Trump wants a call with Putin
Daria Shipilova, 28, died days after a reported accident at Russia's Irkutsk anti-plague institute. Washington says Moscow is withholding information. Moscow sa
EconomicsSkydance is born: Paramount seals the $110 billion Warner Bros takeover
After an eight-month bidding war, lawsuits and regulatory reviews across nearly 70 jurisdictions, the biggest media merger in years is done. David Ellison now r
AsiaMarine held in Okinawa killing as governor demands action and US forces impose curbs
The arrest of a 20-year-old US Marine over the killing of a Naha woman has pushed Okinawa's new governor to demand revisions to the Status of Forces Agreement,
TechnologyThe Mirror Mystery Solved: Kagan and Soai Win the 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize
A 95-year-old French chemist and a 76-year-old Japanese chemist cracked homochirality, the century-old riddle of one-handed molecules, and handed the pharmaceut
AfricaLausanne to Rule on Africa's Most Disputed Title: Senegal's AFCON Appeal Heard Thursday
The Court of Arbitration for Sport hears on Thursday Senegal's appeal against the CAF decision that stripped the Teranga Lions of the 2025 AFCON title and hande
EuropeFrance Halts Stun Grenades as Student Protests Grip the Nation
After a 15-year-old lost his hand in Lens, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez suspended police stun grenades at school protests. As Prime Minister Lecornu prepared
Middle EastHow Netanyahu survived the political fallout of the October 7 attacks
Three years after the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu faces voters on October 27 in the first election since the deadliest day in Israe
GeopoliticsHas Russia's fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?
Ukraine's drone strikes have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, rationing fuel at home and drying up exports. Tajikistan is now importing Ira
EconomicsThe $105.6 billion verdict: tariffs have not shrunk the trade deficit
America’s trade gap hit a 17-month high on record imports. The tariffs were supposed to fix this. The numbers say otherwise.
GeopoliticsThree years on, Israel votes: October 7 becomes Netanyahu’s referendum
Israel marked three years since the deadliest day in its history with no hostages left in Gaza. In 20 days, voters deliver their verdict on the man in charge th
EconomicsThe Le Pen put: France’s bond market starts pricing the far right
Marine Le Pen outlined spending cuts and French bonds staged their biggest relief rally since the pandemic. Six months before the vote, the market has picked it
AsiaMumbai’s relief: India snaps its longest losing streak in 25 years
Two strong sessions ended eight weeks of declines. Now the RBI decides today whether cheaper money or dearer oil wins.
EnergyTwo fronts, one barrel: Houthi strikes and a Gulf storm push Brent past $101
Missiles over Saudi airports and a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico hit the oil market on the same day. The price of insurance is going up.
EconomicsMinutes day: the Fed meets the bond market’s verdict
The Fed publishes its September minutes as traders price almost no October hike but an 87% chance of one in December. Today’s $39 billion auction is the real vo
EconomicsThe $5.8 trillion question: AI euphoria meets 5.3% reality
The Nasdaq hit a record, Nvidia neared $6 trillion, and software stocks soared. All while the 10-year paid 5.3%. One of these markets is wrong.
EuropeSeventh arrest in Fairford case lands a day after Trump pulls US bombers
A 22-year-old was arrested in Westminster on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, the seventh detention in the RAF Fairford investigation, one day after
Middle EastHouthis and Saudi-led forces both claim victory as Yemen's war rages on
Saudi Arabia said two southern airports were struck on Monday evening, wounding three people, while Saudi-led government forces launched air strikes in Yemen an