Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Every news article the Bureau published that day — 17 articles, newest first. Past days never disappear: the links below are the original, permanent URLs.
US Missile Early-Warning to Ukraine Is ‘Working Again,’ Zelenskyy Says — But Washington Denies It Ever Stopped
In Oslo on Tuesday, Ukraine’s president said American intelligence on incoming Russian ballistic strikes is flowing again after a week of blind spots — and…
WorldSpaceX's AI Business Now Outearns Its Rockets as Q3 Revenue Jumps 161%
Elon Musk's SpaceX posted a $4.4 billion third-quarter profit on revenue of $14.58 billion, beating Wall Street estimates across the board. Its renamed 'Super…
WorldEleven Days to Decide: The Security Council Faces Its Starkest Choice Yet on the Moroccan Sahara
On October 31, the UN Security Council will decide the fate of the MINURSO mission in the Moroccan Sahara — renew it, narrow it, or end it. A year after…
WorldWFP Slashes Gaza Food Aid for Half a Million Palestinians as Funds Run Dry
The UN’s World Food Programme says funding shortages are forcing it to cut monthly food assistance in Gaza by around one-third. From October, 1.1 million of…
WorldIs Russia Stalking the Satellites That Help Ukraine?
Russia's Kosmos 2612 military satellite spent days manoeuvring within hundreds of metres of ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar spacecraft whose imagery supports…
WorldExiled Kagame Critic Robert Kabera Found Beheaded in Uganda
Ugandan police are investigating the killing of Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major turned YouTube dissident, whose headless body was found…
WorldIran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of money
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper says a US naval blockade has cost Iran $25 billion in oil revenue and left the Revolutionary Guard unable to pay its troops. Tehran…
WorldBritain to fly RAF Typhoon combat patrols over Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The Ministry of Defence says Typhoon fighter jets will fly ‘defensive counter air missions’ to shield Saudi cities and critical infrastructure from Houthi…
WorldTrump warns Kansans the US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win the midterms
At a Park City rally for embattled Senator Roger Marshall, Donald Trump turned France's worst unrest in years into a campaign warning — offering no evidence…
WorldAmnesty warns “disinformation flourishes” as Turkey’s media landscape narrows after Halk TV seizure
In a France 24 interview, Amnesty International’s Turkey campaigner Milena Buyum calls the state takeover of Halk TV a “brutal attack on media freedom” — and…
WorldMicron’s Taiwan union calls a Thursday strike, escalating the fight over a share of the AI boom
The Taoyuan union’s walkout will coincide with mediation for Micron’s Taichung workers, as both unions demand 15% of operating profit in quarterly bonuses…
AfricaFrom paper to practice: Morocco’s C-130 lands in Liberia as the defense pact moves to action
A Moroccan C-130 cargo aircraft has touched down at Monrovia’s Roberts International Airport with the first consignment of military vehicles and supplies for…
WorldThe U-turn that made it an attack: Albanese says Haines driver turned back deliberately
Australia's prime minister says the car that critically injured independent MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta office performed a U-turn before striking…
WorldThe human cost of America's surging air war in Somalia
Nearly a year after a November 2025 offensive shattered the town of Jamaame, survivors are still living with shrapnel, paralysis and unanswered questions — as…
WorldTrump says 'migrants have taken over France' and urges Macron to close the borders
The US president seized on a weekend of rioting and looting across France to press his immigration case at home — as French leaders insist the unrest is about…
WorldTlaib Demands US Arrest Israeli Officer Linked to Hind Rajab Killing
US Representative Rashida Tlaib has called on Washington to arrest Israeli officer Sean Glass — whom a Brussels-based foundation accuses of commanding the…
WorldRamaphosa Hints at Fuel Relief and Warns South Africa Could Lose US AGOA Trade Benefits
Sixteen days before South Africa's local elections, President Cyril Ramaphosa used a rare briefing with editors and journalists in Johannesburg to signal…