# Microsoft reports global outage impacting some government operations > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3254907 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 13, 2026, 7:41 AM · Read it: The extent of the outage wasn’t clear, but the company said in January that it had more than 450 million paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Microsoft global outage: What the company has said so far]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) As everyone deals with a big Microsoft 365 outage, let's review what the company has said so far. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:03 AM: [Microsoft races to restore services after global outage]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) German government says it ‘anticipates a very big impact’ on economy - Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [Why is the Microsoft outage lasting so long?]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:30 AM: [Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left) Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage. - Nov 13, 2026, 7:41 AM: [Microsoft reports global outage impacting some government operations]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) The extent of the outage wasn’t clear, but the company said in January that it had more than 450 million paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions.