The edition of Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 24 articles, newest first. Past editions never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
Russian Strikes Hit Key Kyiv Power Plant as Zelensky Reports No Early Warning
A ballistic missile attack late on Tuesday hit the Darnytska power plant and a residential building in Kyiv, killing one person and injuring 13, as Ukraine's pr
EconomyChina Is Bringing Car Production to Europe, and Tariffs Cannot Stop It
Chinese carmakers are moving from shipping cars to Europe to building entire production ecosystems inside the bloc, with factories and local partnerships multip
WorldSudan famine risk grows as El Niño drought meets three years of war
The world's hunger monitor warned Monday that famine risk grows in Darfur and Kordofan, where an El Niño drought meets three years of war — and the money to fig
WorldKing Felipe VI visits crisis-hit Ceuta in first Spanish royal trip since 2007
Felipe VI and Letizia stood Tuesday before the unmarked graves of July’s drowned migrants, as Spain asserted its presence in Ceuta — and Morocco answered with m
MarketsRussia's $320.7 Billion Energy Ledger: Europe Paid, Sanctions Held, Gas Flowed
Moscow says the EU paid it $320.7 billion for energy since 2022. Brussels disputes the number, Sweden wants frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, and a US diesel d
CulturePope Leo XIV lung operation: what a week at Gemelli means for the papacy
The 71-year-old pope announced the lung surgery himself on Sunday, enters Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday, and still plans November's South America trip. Her
TechChina's Paris auto assault: 20 brands test Europe's defenses
A record twenty Chinese brands storm the Paris show as Brussels caps hybrid imports at 350,000 a year — and Europe answers with cheap retro EVs.
WorldImmigration agents search Ilhan Omar's home weeks before midterms
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home at dawn Monday in a criminal immigration probe, three weeks before the midterms. She calls it pol
ScienceHurricane Simon and Storm Rachel Kill Five on Mexico's Pacific Coast
Five dead and dozens missing as Hurricane Simon churns off Mexico and storm Rachel floods Baja California — capping the most energetic Pacific hurricane season
EconomyIMF: Global Growth Holds at 3.1%, but 'Resilience Is Reaching Its Limits'
At the Bangkok annual meetings, the Fund's October outlook credits artificial-intelligence investment with offsetting war and energy shocks — and warns that inf
SportFormula 1 Signs 10-Year Rwanda Deal, Returning to Africa for First Time Since 1993
The African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, will race on a new FIA Grade 1 circuit in Bugesera in the early 2030s — ending a three-decade absence and ans
WorldGaza Marks a Year of 'Ceasefire' With More Israeli Killing
On the truce's first anniversary, monitors say it exists 'in name only': one Palestinian killed or wounded every 90 minutes, no stabilisation force, aid at a th
CultureBreaking Bad Actor RJ Mitte Dies Aged 34
The actor who played Walter White Jr. — cast at 14, living with cerebral palsy like his character — became one of television's most visible disability-rights ad
WorldEthiopian Forces Enter Adwa as Border War with Eritrea Looms
Ethiopian troops took Adwa, 40 km from the Eritrean frontier, a day after entering Adigrat. As the UAE backs Addis Ababa and Riyadh stays silent, the Red Sea st
WorldRiyadh Airport Closed Until October 17 as Houthi Strikes Enter Third Day
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister vows a 'serious' response as King Khalid International Airport stays shut through Saturday after three straight days of Houthi mi
MarketsMusk's $366 Million Midterm Bet: Buying the Republican Congress
Elon Musk has become the largest donor of the 2026 midterms, pouring $366 million into Republican races after vowing he had done enough. The money says this is
WorldMorocco's Four-Party Coalition: El Mansouri Secures 207 Seats to Govern
Three weeks after the September 23 vote, El Mansouri sealed a pact with Istiqlal, USFP and PPS — a 207-seat majority for Morocco's first woman head of governmen
WorldKabila takes command of a new politico-military front with M23 rebels
Sentenced to death in absentia a year ago, Congo's ex-president formalized his alliance with the eastern rebellion in Goma — upending the Doha peace talks and t
TechFrench supermarket cyberattack turned fridges into 50°C ovens
Hackers seized Danfoss refrigeration controllers in hundreds of French stores overnight, forcing defrost cycles that spoiled food, sparked fires and cost tens o
WorldAlberta secession vote: Carney warns of fault lines as October 19 referendum nears
Six days before Albertans vote on whether to start the road toward a binding independence referendum, the prime minister warns a divided Canada cannot build its
WorldNATO's Top Commander Vows to Destroy 'Anything and Everything' if the Alliance Is Attacked
General Alexus Grynkewich told the Warsaw Security Forum that NATO would block, blunt and then break any attacker's warfighting system — while insisting war is
WorldCyberattack Turns French Supermarket Freezers Into Ovens, Spoiling Food Worth Millions
Hackers seized Danfoss refrigeration systems overnight and forced defrost cycles that drove temperatures to 50°C; Paris prosecutors opened a cybercrime investig
WorldSouth Africa's Deputy Police Chief Resigns in Custody on Rape and Grooming Charges
Shadrack Sibiya, 59, quit on Monday as his disciplinary hearing opened; the police service classed his departure a dishonourable discharge. He denies rape, chil
WorldIsraeli Drone Strike Kills Three in Khan Younis Tent as Gaza Ceasefire Frays
Medics say a drone-fired missile hit a tent used as a phone-charging point near Nasser Hospital on Sunday; funerals were held Monday. Israel says it struck mili