{
  "id": 19945284,
  "title": "Microsoft says all services now operating normally after outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-says-all-services-now-operating-normally-after-outage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/lifestyle/wd21oycd3"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has announced that all its products and services are functioning normally following a global technical outage that lasted over 24 hours. The disruption affected applications such as Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, and Copilot. According to Techmeme, the outage paralyzed businesses, traders, and government offices worldwide. Downdetector reported that the disruption impacted products in 74 countries and territories.\n\nThe New Straits Times reported that Microsoft stated on X that efforts to address the underlying issue have been completed and service has been restored to all remaining impacted regions and customers. While Microsoft noted on Saturday that consumer products had fully recovered, it observed a sustained recovery for Microsoft 365 enterprise services, according to Channel News Asia and CNA - Singapore.\n\nIn Singapore, the Government Technology Agency told CNA that government Microsoft Outlook services were fully restored by 11 p.m. on Friday. While some government systems including email were hit, Channel News Asia reported that Singpass and emergency services remained fully operational.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}