Nov 15, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

Engineering teams at Microsoft are continuing work to restore full functionality to the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including Outlook, Teams, and Copilot, following a widespread global outage that began late Thursday.

The technical disruption has impacted commercial enterprises and public institutions across 74 countries and territories. Among affected organisations, England's educational regulator, Ofqual, reported temporary disruptions to its complaint processing and communications channels.

Microsoft confirmed that internal investigations point to elevated infrastructure traffic as the root cause, leading to connection management failures. Company officials stated there is no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious activity. While automated recovery procedures faced delays due to heavy network loads, engineers are monitoring systems as service stability is progressively re-established.

Sources: Canarias7, El Mundo, France24, La Vanguardia, Marca

Explosions and sirens were reported early in Bahrain following a claimed drone attack by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against a US military early-warning radar facility. Iranian forces described the strike as a warning to American forces in the Gulf. However, neither US officials nor Bahraini authorities have officially confirmed damage to the military installation.

The strike follows the US announcement of Operation "Iron Gate", an initiative aimed at restricting Iran's land and Caspian Sea supply lines alongside an existing naval blockade. Washington's plans to block terrestrial trade routes continue to face resistance from neighboring nations concerned over regional economic stability.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, G4Media, HotNews, TV8.

Three commercial vessels were targeted by drones in the Black Sea near Romania's Sulina channel, Romanian authorities confirmed. Prime Minister Luca Niculescu stated that the Romanian Air Force scrambled fighter jets twice in response to the incidents.

According to Defense Minister Ștefan-Radu Oprea, no casualties were reported, and the respective crews successfully extinguished the fires on board. The affected vessels include the Greek-flagged chemical tanker Evia Petrol V, the bulk carrier Marsol, and the Palau-flagged cargo ship Larissa 1. The strikes occurred within Romania's territorial waters, marking a significant security incident near NATO territory.

Sources: Mediapool, NEXTA, Nova TV, The Insider, Українська правда

SpaceX successfully caught its 52-metre Starship upper stage using giant mechanical tower arms upon its return to the launch pad in Texas, marking a major milestone for reusable spaceflight. The spacecraft completed a 22-hour orbital test flight, during which it circled the Earth 14 times and deployed 26 Starlink satellites before making its vertical descent.

While the orbital stage recovery succeeded, the test flight achieved mixed overall results. Flight controllers previously aborted the landing attempt for the lower Super Heavy booster shortly after launch due to safety concerns, resulting in its destruction in the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX aims to reliably recover both stages to significantly reduce space travel costs for future commercial and NASA Artemis missions.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, Economedia, HotNews, TV8

Bulgarian authorities continue investigating the circumstances surrounding Tuesday's multi-vehicle crash on the Trakia highway, which resulted in up to 12 fatalities and scores of injuries. Following the interview of 44 witnesses, prosecutors decided to release the Romanian truck driver initially detained in connection with the incident.

Investigators are determining whether the heavy goods vehicle operated at an unusually low speed or stopped abruptly, initiating the pileup during severe fog. Official casualty figures vary slightly across reports, indicating between 11 and 12 deaths and 50 to more than 70 injured. Emergency services worked overnight to clear the roadway as Bulgaria observed a national day of mourning for the victims.

Sources: Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, TV8, Ziarul de Gardă