Thursday 15th October 2026. UK author sales. Ukraine Starlink. Vatican City Pope health. Ethiopia-Eritrea border. Kenya Ebola. Colombia...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 15th October 2026.

Today: UK author sales. Ukraine Starlink. Vatican City Pope health. Ethiopia-Eritrea border. Kenya Ebola. Colombia-Israel co-operation. US spying on AI. Hormuz ships. Singapore pollution. China-North Korea bridge. And Australia’s first Michelin stars.

With Ben Mallett

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