https://interbellumnews.com/economics/microsoft-pulls-out-of-major-uk-ai-data-center-deal-with-nscale-in-essex https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/17bs3xfm/simon-ray-TICJQELFmg4-unsplash.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T12:39:32.275Z Microsoft Pulls Out of Major UK AI Data Center Deal With Nscale in Essex Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, UK, Nscale, Microsoft Nscale deal, Loughton Essex data center, Nscale power supply delays, Nvidia-backed Nscale, Microsoft Nscale Norway https://interbellumnews.com/politics/rubio-heads-to-central-asia-as-critics-question-his-focus-on-global-crises https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/7wfzpxux/SecretaryMarcoRubioaboardAirForceThree.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T12:31:47.560Z Rubio Heads to Central Asia as Critics Question His Focus on Global Crises Marco Rubio, United States, Uzbekistan, India, Central Asia, Marco Rubio Central Asia visit, C5+1 Samarkand summit, Russian sanctions evasion, Central Asia rare earth minerals https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/fighting-intensifies-across-yemen-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens-further https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/ls3m34d5/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-14.24.45.png Footage released by the Houthis appears to show a Saudi National Guard AH-6i helicopter being hit by a loitering munition over Saudi Arabia's Najran province interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T12:25:25.386Z Fighting Intensifies Across Yemen as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Further Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Yemen conflict escalation, Saudi-led coalition, Yemen humanitarian crisis, Yemen government forces, Taiz fighting, Saudi helicopter crash, Yemen displacement crisis https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/saudi-closes-riyadh-skyscraper-as-two-pilots-die-in-crash-near-yemen-border https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/kqv13js8/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-14.18.53.png interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T12:19:23.220Z Saudi Closes Riyadh Skyscraper as Two Pilots Die in Crash Near Yemen Border Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Houthis, Saudi helicopter crash Najran, Riyadh Kingdom Centre closure, Bab al-Mandab maritime blockade, Saudi-led coalition Yemen, Egypt Saudi Arabia defense support, King Khalid International Airport attack https://interbellumnews.com/politics/europe/france-faces-aftermath-of-worst-unrest-in-years-as-arrests-reach-1800 https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/eihvwahd/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-12.39.11.png interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T10:39:44.244Z France Faces Aftermath of Worst Unrest in Years as Arrests Reach 1,800 French Protests, France, Europe, Paris, France 1800 arrests, Paris riot cleanup, emmanuel Macron unrest, Marseille looting, French cost of living protests https://interbellumnews.com/politics/several-dead-dozens-injured-after-major-fire-at-canadian-military-base https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/q7a086gp/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-12.08.18.png The fire started in the base training area around 4 PM local time on October 17. interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T10:09:02.888Z Several Dead, Dozens Injured After Major Fire at Canadian Military Base Canada, cFB Wainwright fire, Canadian military base fire, Alberta military incident, Wainwright explosion, Canada military casualties, Alberta wildfire emergency https://interbellumnews.com/politics/europe/mass-protests-in-france-spiral-into-worst-riots-in-years-1200-arrested https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-18/o3ievaxb/Screenshot-2026-10-18-at-11.54.25.png interbellumnews en 2026-10-18T09:59:46.062Z Mass Protests in France Spiral Into Worst Riots in Years, 1,200 Arrested France, French Protests, France mass protests, Emmanuel Macron protests, France cost of living crisis, France 1,200 arrests, European student protests, France civil unrest, Sébastien Lecornu, French police violence https://interbellumnews.com/politics/pope-leo-xiv-returns-to-vatican-after-lung-cancer-surgery-in-rome-hospital https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/xip5ietu/interbellumnews-2026-04-13-c9x11wyd-PopeLeoXIV2.png.avif Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media, May 12, 2025. interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T16:54:13.217Z Pope Leo XIV Returns to Vatican After Lung Cancer Surgery in Rome Hospital Pope Leo XIV, Vatican, Cancer, Pope Leo lung cancer, Gemelli Hospital Rome, Lung adenocarcinoma, Vatican health update https://interbellumnews.com/politics/thousands-stage-biggest-protest-in-years-against-tunisias-president-saied https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/261ji55f/Screenshot-2026-10-17-at-18.41.33.png interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T16:42:38.604Z Thousands Stage Biggest Protest in Years Against Tunisia's President Saied Tunisia, Protest, Tunisia protests 2026, Tunisian General Labour Union, tunisia political opposition, Tunisia democratic freedoms, Tunisia cost of living, Habib Bourguiba Avenue, Tunisia economic crisis, Tunis mass demonstration https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/chewing-through-war-khat-on-yemens-front-lines https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/n433yohi/87406598005f8cb2a133o.jpg Old Sanaa, Yemen 2013 interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T15:12:08.639Z Chewing Through War: Khat on Yemen’s Front Lines Houthis, Yemen, Yemeni Armed Forces, khat chewing, Yemen war, Houthi fighters, psychoactive effects, military habits, combat stress, Taiz fighting, drug dependence, war coping, Houthi media, cathinone effects, military compensation, Yemeni conflict, soldier routines, war trauma https://interbellumnews.com/culture/china-jails-nursery-owner-for-life-after-lead-poisoning-of-247-children https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/kbj2h5e1/kim-deachul-NOAzwcMzZJA-unsplash.jpg Image for illustrative purposes. interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T14:54:12.883Z China Jails Nursery Owner for Life After Lead Poisoning of 247 Children China, Crime, China kindergarten poisoning, Li Huifang life sentence, Gansu lead poisoning, Heshi Peixin Kindergarten, China school food safety, Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court, Lead-contaminated kindergarten meals, China kindergarten court verdict https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/egypts-sisi-seeks-parliaments-backing-to-defend-saudi-arabia-if-asked https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/uykkr7nv/AbdelFatahal-SisiMSC2019cropped.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T14:44:52.621Z Egypt's Sisi Seeks Parliament's Backing to Defend Saudi Arabia if Asked Sisi, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Houthis, Egypt Saudi Arabia defence cooperation, Saudi Arabia Houthi attacks, Egyptian parliament emergency session, Red Sea maritime security, Mecca Alliance for Defence https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/russia/putin-says-russias-border-security-is-not-negotiable https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-10-17/ish43ahf/KBMJqltL8KAaSbyGiz47GoDtm4SnDOv2.jpg Centre-2026 command post exercise. interbellumnews en 2026-10-17T10:48:09.477Z Putin Says Russia’s Border Security Is Not Negotiable Russia-Ukraine war, russia ukraine war, Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia border, Putin statement, buffer zone, Ukraine conflict, border security, Donetsk control, Zaporizhzhia region, military priority, Ukraine incursion, peace talks, Russian strikes, defense industries, energy facilities, Kursk region, Geneva talks