Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 12, 2026 — A widespread Microsoft outage left users unable to access Outlook email and other Microsoft 365 tools for hours. Microsoft said server failures overwhelmed its remaining systems, and restoration was still under way. * November 12, 2026 — Binance
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 11, 2026 — Indonesia’s Nusantara Atlas satellite-monitoring project said fires had burned 2.88 million hectares (about 11,120 square miles) by late October; rain slowed some blazes, but haze reached Malaysia and Singapore. * November 11, 2026
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 10, 2026 — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, leading investors to expect a December interest-rate rise. * November 10, 2026 — Taiwan’s defence minister said China is conducting Western
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 9, 2026 — After meeting Qatar’s prime minister in Washington, President Donald Trump said further U.S. attacks on Iran were unlikely, though the naval blockade remained. * November 9, 2026 — India’s drug-price regulator capped trade margins
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 8, 2026 — Russian overnight strikes damaged energy sites in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, cutting electricity to more than 850,000 people; DTEK said repeated attacks slowed repairs. * November 8, 2026 — Heavy rain and winds flooded 70,
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 6, 2026 — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought written postwar security commitments in Brussels after a Russian bomb attack killed 53 people in Komyshuvakha. * November 6, 2026 — Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña; Pedro Alliana took office
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 4, 2026 — Indonesia’s Health Ministry reported 401,586 acute respiratory infections linked to forest and land fires across seven provinces and 63 districts, including 3,906 new cases. * November 5, 2026 — President Santiago Peña resigned in Paraguay
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 3, 2026 — U.S. voters gave Democrats House and Senate majorities, ending Republican control; from January they can set committee agendas and lead investigations, though Trump can veto bills. * November 4, 2026 — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 3, 2026 — Ukrainian officials said Russian forces fired 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions, killing 31 people and cutting emergency power. * November 3, 2026 — U.S. voters cast ballots for all 435
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 2, 2026 — Russian forces bombed an aid center and shelter in Komyshuvakha, Ukraine, killing 26 people; Ukrainian officials said about 20 remained missing as drones hindered rescuers. * November 2, 2026 — Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran after U.S.
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * November 1, 2026 — Drones disabled power substations in Al-Dabbah and Abu Hamad, Sudan, disrupting water, hospitals, markets and irrigation; authorities and a rights group blamed the RSF paramilitary. * October 31, 2026 — Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declared a
Your daily briefing on the world, markets, science and technology. Snapshot: * October 31, 2026 — Russian strikes damaged power, heating, gas and railway sites across Ukraine, cutting electricity to more than 280,000 households near Dnipro and Kyiv as repairs began. * October 31, 2026 — U.S. Central Command said its forces