Hindsite — Fractures Spread Across a Restless World

In this issue6 articles
Politics
Israeli legislative election: Bennett registers a new party while rivals split and Netanyahu faces resignation calls
A poll puts the demand for Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation at 76 per cent, but the politicians positioning to replace him are registering separate parties and refusing to stand as one.
Technology
Terafab: Texas tax break arrives before any binding chip deal
Grimes County has exempted SpaceX from property tax on a semiconductor plant whose stated cost the press cannot agree, and whose parties have yet to sign a binding commitment.
Politics
European unrest: an eviction death, protest camps and a snap election in Spain
Housing failures, student encampments and a snap election have turned a cost-of-living autumn into a test of who still governs Europe’s streets.
Conflict
Amiet market strike: a drone attack in Abyei and a death toll nobody agrees on
A drone strike on a market in disputed Abyei has been blamed on Sudan’s army and condemned from Juba to the United Nations — while the toll refuses to settle.
Politics
Cuba fuel blockade: a country in the dark, and Washington demanding a deal
A US fuel blockade, laid over an embargo older than most Cubans, has stalled surgery, power and daily life — while Washington demands terms and Havana refuses surrender.
Science
India's space sector: from a first rocket at Thumba to private launches and foreign money
India's space sector has grown from a first rocket at Thumba into a mixed economy of private motors, foreign capital and defence constellations, even as the agency's own website cannot agree that a named mission flew on 24 December 2025.
Legal review
- Lords add two clauses to cyber security bill after government defeats
  On 26 October 2026 the Lords added clauses on a review of the Network and Information Systems regime and a register of foreign powers to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, in votes that were government defeats. Other bills were amended in both Houses.