The edition of Thursday, October 15, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 23 articles, newest first. Past editions never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
Israel's former spymaster sues Netanyahu twelve days before the election
Ronen Bar's defamation suit drags the October 7 warnings back into the open — just as Israelis decide whether to punish Benjamin Netanyahu at the ballot box.
WorldUkraine resumes refinery strikes as Zelensky defies Trump's energy moratorium
After three days of restraint while Russia kept hitting Ukrainian energy sites, Zelensky told the FT the refinery pause is over — putting Kyiv on a collision co
WorldTrump Considers 'Mother of All Bombs' Strikes on Iran's Nuclear, Energy Sites
Strike plans drawn for Trump include the GBU-43/B against Iranian energy and nuclear targets — but US officials doubt the biggest bomb in the arsenal can end th
WorldKabila joins M23 to launch Front for the Refoundation of the Nation in Goma
Ex-DRC president Joseph Kabila now leads a new politico-military alliance with the Rwanda-backed M23, unveiled in Goma — a gamble that could unite the oppositio
BusinessIndia-US trade deal first phase finalised as Sensex jumps 1,500 points, Nifty nears 23,000
India finalised the first phase of its US trade deal — now in legal drafting — as the Sensex jumped more than 1,500 points and the rupee extended its winning st
ScienceEbola: $93 million World Bank lifeline as Kenya confirms second case, DRC toll hits 9,066
The World Bank commits $93 million to Africa's Ebola fight as the DRC toll passes 9,000 cases — while Kenya's second confirmed infection shows how fast the viru
TechChip Stocks Shed $2 Trillion in Market Value as AI Funding Fears Hit
Record chip demand met a funding scare on Thursday: TSMC posted its best quarter ever while semiconductor stocks cratered on rate fears and the cost of the AI b
MarketsBank of England to lift Bank Rate to 4% in November, Reuters poll finds
54 of 63 economists now expect the Bank of England to lift Bank Rate to 4% in November — the first rise in three-plus years — with markets pricing four more hik
WorldUkrainians Lash Out at Trump as Zelenskyy Warns of US Betrayal
As Russian strikes devastated residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukrainians accused Washington of gambling with their lives. Zelenskyy said Trump "isn't on the righ
WorldRussia Accuses Ukraine of Contradicting US Peace Efforts After Ryazan Refinery Strike
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Kyiv's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries stand in "serious contradiction" with American peace efforts, after an overni
SportsPSG Put on a Show in Manchester: 4-2 Champions League Thriller Stuns City
Paris Saint-Germain, the defending European champions, sent a message to the continent with a 4-2 victory over Manchester City on Champions League Matchday 2. A
WorldContainers and Debris Caught Floating Around the Strait of Hormuz After Attacks on Vessels
Al Jazeera published video on October 15, 2026 showing shipping containers and scattered debris drifting in the Strait of Hormuz, the aftermath of recent attack
PoliticsTrump Moves to Strip Ilhan Omar of Citizenship
The Wall Street Journal reports the administration's criminal probe of the Minnesota congresswoman is aimed at denaturalization — a step with almost no preceden
WorldRomania Probes Possible Drone Strike on Tanker Off Sulina
A tanker burned off the Danube Delta as investigators ask whether a drone struck inside Romanian waters. Ten days, five ships, twenty-three sailors dead or miss
MarketsSaudi Arabia's September Surge Rewrites the War's Oil Math
OPEC+ pumped 39.07 million barrels a day in September, up 900,000 from August, on Saudi Arabia's two-million-barrel rebound. But OPEC cut its 2026 demand foreca
WorldNorth Korea fires two missiles from beneath the sea
Pyongyang says it test-fired two submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the East Sea on October 14, overseen by senior generals. Seoul tracked the laun
WorldIstanbul Drowns in Its Worst Rain Since 1985
A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted in a flooded car-park puddle in Balat as the heaviest rainfall in forty-one years shut down schools, collapsed roads and stra
EconomyIMF to China: open the fiscal taps, now
In Bangkok, the IMF's Asia chief told China its stimulus is too small for an economy slipping toward deflation. Beijing's reply: the fundamentals are unchanged.
WorldColombia marches against de la Espriella's austerity
Thousands took to the streets on October 14 in the first major protest against President Abelardo de la Espriella's austerity drive. Congress has until Tuesday
WorldTanker Catches Fire Off Romania's Coast as Black Sea Shipping Attacks Escalate
The Comoros-flagged tanker Yara J caught fire after an explosion in Romanian territorial waters near the Sulina canal on October 14, 2026; all 17 crew are safe.
World‘Nowhere to Escape’: Indonesians Share Apocalyptic Orange Smog as Wildfire Crisis Deepens
Palangka Raya disappeared behind an orange wall of smog on October 14, 2026, as wildfire smoke pushed the air pollution index past 1,200 — four times the hazard
WorldFamilies of Trinidadian Men Killed in US Boat Strike Demand Accountability, One Year On
On the first anniversary of a US missile strike that killed six people aboard a vessel returning to Trinidad and Tobago from Venezuela, the families of Chad Jos
EuropeFlames in Tirana: Albania's Student Protests Turn Violent as Anger at Edi Rama Boils Over
Tens of thousands of students clashed with police in the Albanian capital on Wednesday, setting fire to the education ministry and two banks, in the most violen