Daily Recap: World — 15 October 2026

The day’s world news is dominated by violence and instability stretching from the Black Sea to South Asia, alongside sharp moves by political leaders under pressure. Military escalation, a mass-casualty school collapse, and high-profile legal and security decisions all point to a...

The United States prepares military strike options against Iran that reportedly include use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, known as the MOAB. The planning places a highly destructive conventional weapon among the scenarios available to President Donald Trump if he chooses to escalate, underscoring the seriousness of current tensions.

Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signals that a brief energy ceasefire has ended. Attacks are reported on refinery sites including in Russia’s Ryazan region, marking a return to targeting energy infrastructure as US-backed efforts to limit such strikes appear to falter.

A roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar kills dozens of children and a teacher, with many others injured. The dead are primary school-age pupils, and casualty totals continue to shift as rescuers and hospitals process the victims, with some of the injured reported in critical condition.

Drone strikes set two chemical tankers on fire near Romania’s Black Sea coast, and seven crew members remain missing. Romanian authorities say five people are rescued from one vessel while emergency teams continue the search, in an incident that adds to mounting security risks around shipping in the wider Black Sea.

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, is sentenced to 15 years in prison for historic child sex offences. The court convicts him of 18 offences, including rape and multiple indecent assaults against two girls, in crimes committed decades ago.

President Donald Trump cancels a plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman behind the Fort Hood attack, after bipartisan criticism. The reversal comes after Trump had backed broadcasting the planned firing-squad execution, turning the issue into a rare point of cross-party backlash.

A 19-year-old man in Illinois is charged after authorities investigate an alleged plan for a mass shooting that may have targeted a Hindu temple near Chicago. Police say the case develops after tips from people concerned by his alleged communications and materials, leading to his arrest on Sunday.

A minibus crashes into a stationary freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in northern France, injuring 19 people and disrupting cross-Channel rail traffic. Five are seriously hurt, including two people airlifted by helicopter, as emergency crews respond and transport services face knock-on delays.