The edition of Sunday, October 18, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 13 articles, newest first. Past editions never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
Ukrainian drones set Saint Petersburg oil terminal ablaze in one of the war's largest attacks
Overnight strikes set the Saint Petersburg oil terminal and an oil depot ablaze, killed one person, and deepened the rift between Kyiv and Washington over attacks on Russian energy infrastru
Middle EastWhy settler violence is surging during the West Bank olive harvest — and why Europe has had enough
A day after masked settlers beat a French mayor and smashed a Belgian consulate car near Taybeh, the EU demanded accountability, American diplomats visited the village, and Israel's own pres
Middle EastIran's parliament confirms missile-industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaqi as defence minister
Approved 237–15 in a wartime online session, the 68-year-old former missile-programme chief takes charge of rebuilding Iran's battered military-industrial base — and warns Washington its for
North AfricaPrincess Lalla Meryem launches Morocco's national mechanism to eradicate child labour
Under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the new DNETE follows each child from withdrawal to reintegration — with family support from day one.
EuropeRubio confirms Ukraine has no Starshield access as Kyiv seeks satellite edge for deep strikes
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that Ukraine asked Washington for access to SpaceX's military-grade Starshield network to support deep strikes inside Russia — but Kyiv does n
South AsiaOut-of-control truck kills at least 15 outside Hindu temple in Gwalior during Navratri
A paddy-laden truck broke through police barricades on a steep slope road restricted to heavy vehicles and ploughed into devotees outside the Sheetla Mata Temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh,
EuropeParis records 855 arrests as France's cost-of-living marches spiral into worst unrest in years
A record 855 arrests in Paris, one demonstrator dead, up to 1,800 detained nationwide: Saturday's marches against the cost of living descended into looting and arson from Paris to Marseille,
SportHaaland's record brace keeps Manchester City perfect: seventh straight win under Maresca
City beat Ipswich 3-2 at the Etihad on Saturday, becoming only the third side to open a Premier League season with seven wins — as their striker set a century record and Maresca wrote his ow
South AsiaPakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft to November 24, stretching an 18-month standoff
Islamabad’s airports authority issued a fresh NOTAM on Saturday keeping Indian-registered aircraft — and military flights — out of Pakistani airspace for another month, as the reciprocal clo
Middle EastUS Ambassador Demands Israel Jail the Settlers Who Nearly Killed an American Journalist
Mike Huckabee called the beating of Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine a "despicable act of terror" and demanded Israel prosecute her attackers "to the fullest extent of the law" — ni
EconomyWestern brands under pressure as China's pre-owned luxury market booms
Louis Vuitton is closing stores, Galeries Lafayette has quit Beijing, and LVMH just blamed China for a 5 percent sales slump — while the country's second-hand luxury market grows 15 to 20 pe
EuropeBulgaria asks NATO for warplanes and anti-drone systems as Black Sea ship attacks escalate
Sofia formally requested NATO combat aircraft and anti-drone defences after October's drone campaign against civilian shipping; a day later, Romanian F-16s shot down two drones over the Blac
Middle EastIran says two oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said Saturday that two supertankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude, exploded and caught fire after hitting mines on routes Iran had