Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford share the 2026 economics prize for models that connect household and business decisions to economic stabilization.
Zelenskyy says Russian attacks on power and gas facilities continued after Trump announced an energy ceasefire; Moscow still has not confirmed the terms.
The life of the city
Possibilities taking shape
A federal judge imposed a 14-day restraint on the challenged DHS-funded Trump advertisements, stopping further payments and ordering remaining airtime cancelled while the case continues.
Isaias’s remnants brought mountain flooding and landslides, then damaging storms farther east on October 11; recovery and road checks remain necessary after the rain moves on.
Continuity. Reconstruction. Life.
A wider perspective
IOM’s October 11 update raises the confirmed death toll from a Djibouti shipwreck to at least 139, with 84 people still missing and about 82 survivors.
Saudi aviation authorities reported a fresh attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid airport and an evening attack on Dammam’s King Fahd airport on October 11.
At 15:00 UTC on October 12, NHC lowered mainland hurricane warnings as Simon weakened to 110 mph, while retaining a hurricane warning for Las Islas Marias and forecasting a Wednesday–Thursday coastal approach.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will enter Rome’s Gemelli hospital late Tuesday morning, October 13, for surgery to remove a localized lung nodule, with a hospital stay expected to last about a week.
New tools, considered
Britain’s AI minister says its AI Security Institute is evaluating the latest models, including Gemini 4 Argon, after talks to retain access before release.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says AI investment supports growth, while shifts in jobs and income distribution require a policy response.
At the edge of what we know
India’s Technology Development Board says it has agreed ₹86 crore in convertible-debt support for four Peptris drug candidates; the announcement establishes financing, not clinical benefit.
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