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Indonesian shares suffered a historically large fall on 16 October 2026 as index provider MSCI raised the possibility of downgrading the country to 'standalone' market status, according to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters.
According to China's foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a meeting in Baku that Israel should stop and reverse West Bank settlement activity and fully open access to Gaza.
Ukraine says it will no longer follow US demands to avoid striking Russian oil refineries, and France 24 reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky met European leaders and NATO's Mark Rutte in Brussels amid strained ties with Washington.
Former Disney executive Peter Rice succeeds Bela Bajaria as Netflix's chief content officer, Reuters and The Hindu report, a day after the company reportedly announced job cuts to staff.
Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled their book on Palestinian history after a months-long dispute over edits, including a passage on the 7 October 2023 attacks, according to The Guardian.
French authorities say 19 people were hurt, none with life-threatening injuries, when a minibus collided with a train at the Eurotunnel loading platform in Coquelles on Thursday evening; the cause is under investigation.
France and Germany have negotiated an arrangement to ease EU emissions rules for new cars and to let Britain qualify under 'made in Europe' rules, though reports differ on whether a deal has been reached or is still being negotiated.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack near the Al-Maashiq palace complex in Aden on 15 October 2026, while death tolls in reports vary from two to five.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino apologised over his scrapped commercial-rights plan at a council meeting in Zurich, but members including Vice-President Debbie Hewitt said they did not receive the documents they had requested.
Drones set two tankers on fire near Romania's coast, leaving seven sailors missing amid a series of attacks on commercial shipping near Romania and Bulgaria.
Meta released an open-weight version of its Muse Spark AI model on 15 October 2026, and its CEO said work with Apple lets the model run on new Mac Studio computers.
Indian authorities have ordered US citizen and actor Imran Khan to leave India by 28 October after he joined a Mumbai protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; his lawyer says the order will be challenged in court.
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appeared in a New York federal court on 15 October 2026, where not-guilty pleas were entered on newly added torture conspiracy charges.
Debutant Jack Bostock scored three tries as Australia edged New Zealand in Sydney, while BBC Sport and The Guardian give different accounts of an arm injury to New Zealand full-back Kalyn Ponga.
Romania is searching for seven missing sailors after two tankers caught fire near the Danube's Black Sea outlet, amid repeated drone attacks on shipping off Romania and Bulgaria.
Two new chip plants are planned in New York with up to $21 billion in financing, which the Associated Press reports comes from Japan and links to GlobalFoundries.
Physical oil trades about $20 above futures as Gulf shipping stays under attack. Our dated forecast on the spot price.
Three MPC members already voted to hike in September and inflation is climbing. Our dated forecast and what could still change it.
US inflation ran hot in September, but the Fed only raised rates six weeks ago. Our dated forecast and the reasoning behind it.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has accused the Houthis of attacks on Saudi airports, and Anadolu Agency reports the coalition said 19 people were killed and 364 injured, figures attributed only to the coalition.