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Morning Brief, Sunday 15 November 2026

Published 15 November 2026 at 05:00

Here are the 8 stories that mattered in the last 24 hours, drawn from 6 outlets. The most widely reported was “SpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catch”, covered by 3 outlets.

1. 

   WorldSpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catch

   SpaceX Starship made a triumphant return to Earth, caught midair by giant mechanical ‘chopsticks’.

   Read at Al Jazeera, BBC News, World, IOL

2. 

   SportWales upset All Blacks to keep Springboks in Nations Championship hunt

   Wales beat the All Blacks for the first time since 1953, which helps the Springboks Nations Championship campaign after their loss against France.

   Read at The Citizen, IOL Sport

3. 

   South AfricaInspired Wales beat New Zealand for first time in 73 years

   They outscored the visitors five tries to four to end a 34-match winning streak for New Zealand

   Read at SABC News, The Citizen

4. 

   CrimeDeaths of Oudtshoorn police sergeant and wife investigated

   The police sergeant and his wife were found in their kitchen with gunshot wounds to their heads

   Read at The Citizen, IOL

5. PoliticsSouth Sudan delays election to February 11, 2027

   Presidential and ​parliamentary elections were scheduled for December 22.

   Read at SABC News, Al Jazeera

6. WorldPope Leo urges end to violence in Peru during visit to remote Andes town

   In Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, the pope told people not to respond to injustice with brutality.

   Read at Al Jazeera, SABC News

7. 

   WorldUS blames system upgrade for longest nationwide FAA ground stop since 9/11

   Sean Duffy, the country's transportation secretary, said his agency is 'going to hold people accountable'.

   Read at Al Jazeera, BBC News, World

8. 

   TechItaly fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos

   The social media giant is accused of not informing about 20 million users it had access to their photos.

   Read at BBC News, World, Al Jazeera