US weighs Iran strike and pulls diplomats over alleged plotsSaudi strikes and Houthi missile fire escalate Yemen conflictFrench marches stay largely calm by day, then clashes bring nearly 1,000 arrestsIsrael razes Hebron neighbourhood and plans West Bank lockdownBrazil's run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ends in a dead heatToll disputed after gunmen attack village in Nigeria's Taraba StateSerbia votes in snap election as student list rivals Vučić's partyUkrainian drones hit Russian industry as strikes kill civilians on both sidesKenya reports second Ebola death as Congo starts Bundibugyo vaccine trialIsrael's opposition rallies for October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu's crypto plan is rebukedJordan church attack toll rises to nine as gunmen remain at largeStarlink speeds restored in Ukraine as Musk accuses Kyiv of breaking termsCost-of-living unrest spreads to Spain as Italian protests stay smallKim Jong Un makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city of DandongFrance to release strategic diesel stocks as debt worries mountEight injured as Albanian protests against Rama continue in TiranaRubio urges Cubans to partner with CIA as Havana calls the appeal desperateTrump announces Audi plant in Georgia and lifts some Canada tariffsOil reserves at lowest since 1982 as Iran war lifts pricesTesla-SpaceX merger and Anthropic share pledge fuel debate over AI wealthPentagon targets Confucius Institutes as China protests wider US investment curbsTyphoon Champi kills one in Taiwan, then batters eastern ChinaIndonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore amid haze disputeOil slick off UAE closes beaches after tanker reportedly hit a mineChina's $3.5tn stock rout traps investors as Beijing restricts economist's accountTrappes shooting suspect had Mein Kampf and booby traps at home; mother arrestedBulgaria votes for president after deadly Black Sea drone strikesRemains found in Haiti may be those of missing Salvadoran soldiersCredit stress and AI fears weigh on markets as Treasury yields fall on the weekMoonshot restricts hacking ability of new Kimi modelFire hits Hitler's former 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria, suspect arrestedStrong earthquake off Vanuatu prompts tsunami alertOver 2,000 flee ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia into KenyaCloudflare chief warns of more PHP-scale dangers after critical flawsSeven feared trapped after building collapses in NairobiNew York Archdiocese agrees $800m settlement with over 1,300 abuse survivorsDangote refinery listing nears close as fuel prices surgeFrasers takes control of Hugo Boss with stake above 50%China launches new remote sensing satellite groupsUS weighs Iran strike and pulls diplomats over alleged plotsSaudi strikes and Houthi missile fire escalate Yemen conflictFrench marches stay largely calm by day, then clashes bring nearly 1,000 arrestsIsrael razes Hebron neighbourhood and plans West Bank lockdownBrazil's run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ends in a dead heatToll disputed after gunmen attack village in Nigeria's Taraba StateSerbia votes in snap election as student list rivals Vučić's partyUkrainian drones hit Russian industry as strikes kill civilians on both sidesKenya reports second Ebola death as Congo starts Bundibugyo vaccine trialIsrael's opposition rallies for October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu's crypto plan is rebukedJordan church attack toll rises to nine as gunmen remain at largeStarlink speeds restored in Ukraine as Musk accuses Kyiv of breaking termsCost-of-living unrest spreads to Spain as Italian protests stay smallKim Jong Un makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city of DandongFrance to release strategic diesel stocks as debt worries mountEight injured as Albanian protests against Rama continue in TiranaRubio urges Cubans to partner with CIA as Havana calls the appeal desperateTrump announces Audi plant in Georgia and lifts some Canada tariffsOil reserves at lowest since 1982 as Iran war lifts pricesTesla-SpaceX merger and Anthropic share pledge fuel debate over AI wealthPentagon targets Confucius Institutes as China protests wider US investment curbsTyphoon Champi kills one in Taiwan, then batters eastern ChinaIndonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore amid haze disputeOil slick off UAE closes beaches after tanker reportedly hit a mineChina's $3.5tn stock rout traps investors as Beijing restricts economist's accountTrappes shooting suspect had Mein Kampf and booby traps at home; mother arrestedBulgaria votes for president after deadly Black Sea drone strikesRemains found in Haiti may be those of missing Salvadoran soldiersCredit stress and AI fears weigh on markets as Treasury yields fall on the weekMoonshot restricts hacking ability of new Kimi modelFire hits Hitler's former 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria, suspect arrestedStrong earthquake off Vanuatu prompts tsunami alertOver 2,000 flee ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia into KenyaCloudflare chief warns of more PHP-scale dangers after critical flawsSeven feared trapped after building collapses in NairobiNew York Archdiocese agrees $800m settlement with over 1,300 abuse survivorsDangote refinery listing nears close as fuel prices surgeFrasers takes control of Hugo Boss with stake above 50%China launches new remote sensing satellite groups
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The Situation · Edition 44

Sunday, 25 October 2026

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The United States is weighing a strike on Iran. Ambassador Tom Barrack says Washington could "absolutely" strike this weekend, while Trump stays open to a deal and Tehran warns of an "apocalyptic war". Fuel costs from the existing Iran war are already keeping airfares high, and oil stocks are depleted.

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Israel demolished buildings in Hebron and displaced 1,200 to 2,000 Palestinians after two soldiers were killed nearby on Friday, and the army will seal the West Bank on election day. In Yemen, Houthi media say Saudi strikes killed 11 to 17 people on Saturday. The Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites, while Riyadh reports intercepting missiles. Russia says it downed 1,297 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours, and Russian attacks killed at least four people in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In France, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported almost 1,000 arrests after evening clashes at otherwise largely calm marches.

Bloomberg describes a "total meltdown" in the riskiest debt, though the Wall Street Journal reports Treasury yields fell over the week. Ukraine says Starlink speeds are back to normal after more than a week of throttling, and Elon Musk accuses Ukraine's military of violating the terms of service. Chinese start-up Moonshot AI says it limited the cyber-offence capability of its new Kimi K3.1 Pro model.

Off the radar, gunmen on motorcycles attacked Binnari village in Nigeria's Taraba State on Friday. Police counted 10 dead, while Amnesty International says the toll is 40. Tomorrow, watch the result of Brazil's run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, which the final polls left level.

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