Headlines internationalists can use
IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure: economic growth alone cannot resolve the more than $40 trillion in national debt (ground news LINK) — 14 October 2026
US government cuts subsidies for 189,000 Obamacare enrollees identified as duplicate or deceased, preventing $738 million in improper payments this year — (ground news LINK) — 14 October 2026
— CMS Deputy Administrator Peter Nelson reported that 58,000 individuals already held Medicare coverage, while another 11,000 subsidized plans were terminated for deceased individuals.
Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem, restores free trade deal with Israel (ground news LINK) — 14 October 2026
UN chief proposes $40.8m-slimmer $3.3 billion budget for 2027 — 1.2 per cent below the 2026 approved level:'Need for UN has never been greater' (LINK) — 13 October 2026
Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer: "surgery was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the holy father has returned to his room" (LINK) — 13 October 2026
Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body (ground news LINK) — 13 October 2026
Trump ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after corruption allegations (LINK) — 13 October 2026
— Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, was facing mounting scrutiny over reports she allegedly asked a Trump donor to pay her hefty credit card bill in exchange for access to the administration and behaved inappropriately while in Athens. Trump said on Tuesday that she had done a good job, but will "not be there" in Greece any longer. "I didn't like what I read," he said.
ABC News: Trump again attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar, a US citizen, over immigration allegations: up for reelection in three weeks (LINK) — 13 October 2026
Fox News: Ilhan Omar's wealth scandal takes a turn just one day after raid of her DC home — (LINK)
Yemen plunges back into "full-scale civil war", Houthis trade strikes with Saudi Arabia: roundup (LINK) — 13 October 2026
+Still breaking
US: Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House (LINK) — 13 October 2026
Bank of America hit with $1.2bn fine for money laundering failings (LINK) — 13 October 2026
— The banking giant failed to report over $5bn in suspicious activity to the government, $1bn of which posed national security and illicit finance risks, the Treasury said. Those failures included not flagging transactions that possibly involved Chinese money laundering networks or trade-based laundering "with a substantial nexus to the southwest border", according to the Treasury.
Investigators hunt hackers who heated 350 French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food (LINK) — 13 October 2026