DA Editorial desk | Sara Debbarma The Houthi missile strike on the presidential palace in Aden on 15 October killed five people and wounded 16. It was the first attack on the palace in the current phase of Yemen’s long war, and it would be alarming enough on its own. But it came alongside something
DA Editorial Desk | Dhruba Deka Every barrel of oil that reaches an Indian refinery has passed through the hands of seafarers, and many of those seafarers are Indian. This week another tanker was reported struck near the Strait of Hormuz, after maritime officials counted 12 vessels attacked between 5 and 11 October. Brent crude
Student-led protests demanding the Albanian government’s resignation turned violent in the capital, Tirana, for a third consecutive day this week, and parliament cancelled a scheduled session. Protesters are objecting to the planned sale of part of the country’s southern coastline to a luxury resort development backed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald
Yemen’s Houthi movement struck the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, 15 October, killing five people and wounding 16, according to the country’s health minister. The prime minister and cabinet members were unharmed. The Houthis said they had bombed a “Saudi military operations headquarters”, a claim Reuters could not verify.
While India’s talks with Washington drag on, its trade agreement with the European Union is moving through the final stages of approval. The two sides concluded negotiations on 27 January 2026 after more than two decades of on-and-off talks. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has described the agreement as balanced and fair. It would cover a
Indian equities closed higher for a second straight session on Friday, 16 October, led by technology stocks and helped by softer crude oil prices and a firmer rupee. The Sensex gained 413.70 points, or 0.56 percent, to finish at 74,729.27. The Nifty 50 rose 148.80 points, or 0.65 percent, to 23,146.15, moving back above the
DA Editorial Team Brazil votes on 25 October in a runoff between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, after a first round in which the challenger finished ahead, with about 47.5 percent of valid votes to Lula’s roughly 44.7 percent. Most polls had predicted the opposite, which is a reminder that
DA Editorial Desk |Sara Debbarma The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecast for India’s growth to 7.0 percent for 2026 and 2027, up 0.6 points from July for this year. Policymakers will be pleased, and they have earned some satisfaction. In a year when a war in the Middle East has pushed up energy
DA Editorial Desk |Dhruba Deka India and the United States have spent most of 2026 announcing that a trade deal is close. This week Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the first tranche is finalised and in legal drafting. It is welcome news. It is also the kind of news we have heard before, since the
Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a second round after neither candidate won an outright majority on 4 October. Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished first with about 47.5 percent of valid votes, ahead of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on roughly 44.7 percent, with just over 97 percent of ballots counted. The two
