Thursday, October 15, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Ukraine resumes refinery strikes; two ships sink near Hormuz; Court pauses FCC ad-rate order
- Zelenskyy says "we're done" with refinery pause as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil sites
- Two cargo ships sink near the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on shipping surge
- School roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 28 children and a teacher
- China and North Korea open long-delayed Yalu River bridge as Beijing hails a "new chapter"
- 5 PM CTEvening Update: DOJ sues California over suspected noncitizen voters; Ukraine short of Patriot interceptors; cities ask Court to restore Biden deportation pause
- Justice Department sues California over more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens on voter rolls
- Ukraine said nearly out of Patriot interceptors as Russia ramps up ballistic missile strikes
- IRGC chief threatens to sink U.S. warships as CENTCOM says America and partners control Hormuz
- Federal task forces report 1,296 Tren de Aragua arrests since January 2025