Deep Impact

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Atlanta Falcons in an overtime Sunday night game, with Tyler Huntley leading the comeback rally. Zay Flowers had a 66-yard performance in the road win, while Michael Penix's deep shots set up Kyle Pitts' first touchdown of 2026 for Atlanta. The result also shifts the NFC South division standings for the Falcons.

Russia's Yandex says one of its data centres in the Vladimir region has been shut down following a drone attack. The company confirmed the facility went offline after the strike, though the full extent of damage and any impact on its services was not immediately clear. The incident highlights how Ukrainian drone strikes are increasingly reaching infrastructure deep inside Russia.

Ukrainian drone strikes struck Russian data centers operated by Yandex, which housed two of Russia's most powerful supercomputers. The attack caused a major outage at the facilities, and the strike is being described as retaliatory. The loss of the computing infrastructure is a significant blow to Russia's top technology company and highlights how the war has extended deep into Russian territory and critical tech infrastructure.

Ukraine has carried out drone strikes on Russian oil facilities in the Samara and Rostov regions for the third time, targeting key refining and export infrastructure. The repeated attacks are seen as an effort to cut revenue funding Moscow's war effort and to disrupt fuel supplies. Russian officials report fires and temporary shutdowns at affected sites, while the strikes underline Ukraine's growing ability to hit targets deep inside Russian territory.

Ukraine has been carrying out attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, and Reuters has published an explainer detailing which sites have been hit. The reporting outlines the facilities targeted and the potential impact on Russia's oil refining and export capacity. The attacks come as both countries continue strikes deep into each other's territory, with energy assets a growing focus of the war.

Three years after the October 7 Hamas attack, the prolonged war is taking a heavy toll on Israeli society. Reports note that children's psychiatric emergency visits have more than doubled in Israel, pointing to deep mental health strain among civilians after years of conflict, displacement and insecurity.

A deep storm, around 944 millibars and energized by remnants of former Typhoon Choi-Wan, sat over the Koryak coast of Russia's far northeast on Thursday morning Alaska time and was moving westward. Forecasters note its associated frontal system is approaching Alaska's west coast, drawing attention to coming wind and weather impacts for the region.

The astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission reported witnessing meteor impacts on the lunar surface directly, seeing the flashes with their own eyes during their flight around the Moon. The observation highlights the rare vantage point offered by a crewed lunar mission and has drawn attention to the ongoing Artemis program as it returns humans to deep space.

The October 2026 monthly edition of Economics Perspective has been released, offering a roundup of global economic developments. The edition covers the world economy, the impact of artificial intelligence on growth, financial markets, policy decisions, and world affairs, compiling four weeks of analysis into a single monthly read. Readers are directed to the publication's website to access the full report.