Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine talks widen as Gulf tensions rise and Microsoft outage drags on
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after earlier talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as European leaders moved closer to a shared position on how Europe should be represented in any future Russia Ukraine peace talks. The Dublin discussions also brought Italy's Giorgia Meloni and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham together on defence, Ukraine and migration. đź”— đź”— đź”—Across the Gulf, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it struck a US early warning radar site in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province after... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 13 Nov 2026 08:48 LONDON
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Microsoft 365 outage continues globally as Outlook and Teams remain disrupted
Microsoft services including Outlook and Teams remained disrupted on Friday as the company worked to restore stability to systems used by businesses and government agencies around the world. In its latest update, Microsoft said efforts to improve serviceability were not progressing as expected. The outage affected users across multiple regions, with reports also emerging from the United States and Asia-Pacific.Microsoft said it was identifying alternate workstreams that could increase capacity in the face of sustained traffic management imbalances. The company had earlier said a number of servers were unexpectedly unavailable, and that the problem was not being driven by a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Nov 2026 04:59 LONDON
Ukraine power grid under intensified Russian attacks as blackouts deepen
Ukrainians are facing a rolling schedule of planned power cuts after intensified Russian attacks on the country's energy grid, according to the latest reporting from the front line of the war. The situation is especially severe in Kyiv, where some families are reportedly living with outages of up to 20 hours. Repair crews are working at damaged power stations under repeated air raid alerts and constant drone threat.Officials say the pressure on the system is growing as peace talks between Ukraine and Russia continue without a breakthrough. Ukraine has also responded by striking Russian oil refineries, underlining how the energy... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Nov 2026 13:29 LONDON
Severe storms batter Western Australia's interior, leaving 15,000 without power
Severe storms have swept across Western Australia's remote interior, leaving about 15,000 homes and businesses without electricity and bringing hail, rain and dust across a wide stretch of the state. The affected areas include the Midwest, Wheatbelt and Goldfields, with communities around Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Merredin and Kondinin among those hit by outages. In Mount Magnet, an intense hailstorm left the ground looking white, prompting comparisons with snowfall in a region more familiar with red earth and dry conditions.The disruption has been linked to a fault in a 600-kilometre feeder line supplying the region, according to the information provided by the state... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Nov 2026 06:37 LONDON
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Drone attack hits Iraq's Khor Mor gasfield as power cuts deepen in Kurdish region
The drone attack on the Khor Mor gasfield in northern Iraq has deepened disruption to electricity supplies in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The strike, which hit the facility in Sulaimaniyah governorate late on Sunday, sparked a fire and forced gas supplies to several power stations to be suspended. Regional officials said electricity generation in areas administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government fell by between 2,500 and 2,800 megawatts.Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered a joint investigative committee with Kurdish regional authorities to determine who was behind the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, and officials have not said when... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Nov 2026 08:29 LONDON
EU files lawsuit in Estonia over troubled entry/exit border system rollout
The European Union's IT agency has filed a lawsuit in Estonia against IBM, Atos and Leonardo over delays and technical problems linked to the bloc's entry/exit border system. The case concerns the rollout of the system, which was launched in October 2025 and has since faced repeated operational difficulties. According to the agency's annual accounts, it activated contractual and legal remedies after what it described as various delays in delivery by the contracting consortium.EU-Lisa submitted the claim on 22 December 2025 to a court in Estonia, where the agency is headquartered. The lawsuit names IBM, the French IT company Atos... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Nov 2026 11:31 LONDON
Russian strikes leave more than 850,000 without power in Ukraine as repairs continue
Russian overnight strikes have left more than 850,000 people without power across Ukraine, according to officials and energy companies. The worst disruption was reported in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where energy facilities were hit in what one company described as a massive attack on the power system. Authorities also reported outages in Kharkiv Oblast and heating losses in Zhytomyr, underscoring the wider reach of the latest assault.DTEK said more than 600,000 residents in Dnipropetrovsk region, including in the Pavlohrad, Samar, Kamianske and Dnipro districts and the city of Dnipro, lost electricity after the strike. Local authorities in Kharkiv said around... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Nov 2026 14:59 LONDON
Russian strikes hit Kyiv region infrastructure and bridge as winter pressure grows
Ukraine said Russian strikes damaged energy facilities, a major bridge in Kyiv and a kindergarten in the capital region, as emergency crews worked through the wreckage. Footage released by Ukraine's emergency services showed firefighters tackling burning industrial structures while debris was cleared from damaged buildings. Five people were reported wounded in the attacks, which also left a large crater in the grounds of the kindergarten.The latest damage adds to earlier reports of strikes on Kyiv and surrounding areas, but this update confirms a wider impact on critical infrastructure. Officials said the attacks hit energy facilities as well as the bridge,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Nov 2026 21:59 LONDON
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Russian barrage hits Kyiv energy infrastructure as death toll rises ahead of peace talks
Russian forces launched multiple waves of missiles and drones overnight, hitting energy infrastructure around Kyiv and worsening disruption to the capital's power, water and heating systems. The attack also damaged the Northern Bridge across the Dnipro River, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Officials said the strikes came as temperatures were falling towards zero, adding pressure on residents and emergency services.Ukraine's energy ministry said facilities outside Kyiv were damaged, including systems that send power from two nuclear plants to the capital and to central regions. President Volodymyr Zelensky said substations in five other regions were also hit, and described the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Nov 2026 12:01 LONDON
