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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.

Economics

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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
US

Supreme 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Economics

Tokyo 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Middle East

Rial 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Technology

Huawei 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Europe

Paris 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Africa

El 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Europe

Sánchez 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Sports

Teenagers 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Middle East

Yemen'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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Security

US 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
United States

Trump 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Energy

Hormuz 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Markets

Gold 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.

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Europe

Euro 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Politics

Bolsonaro 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.

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Sport

Ireland 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau
Middle East

Iran 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

5 Oct 2026 · Magna Bureau