articles 17 sep.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

The Road to Armageddon - Paul Craig Roberts
The world is faced with two major war fronts, both of which are widening and could spin out of control.
https://paulcraigroberts.org/the-road-to-armageddon/

Hormuz Will Stay Closed until Trump and Netanyahu Are Removed – Iran
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/hormuz-will-stay-closed-until-trump-and-netanyahu-are-removed-iran/

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy says it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-18-2026/

2 MORE REFINERIES DOWN IN SAUDI ARABIA - Syzran + Saratov
Combined capacity: 15.5M tonnes/year; Processing: ZERO
https://x.com/TomthunkitsMind/status/2100334442313056350

Iran War is not going to end - CELENTE
Tehran will not end the war until the U.S. agrees to the MOU, which Israel will not allow Trump to do.
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/celente-iran-war-is-not-going-to

Trump tells Axios he's approaching major crossroads in Iran war
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/trump-axios-interview-iran-war

What Yemen Really Means to the U.S.-Iran War
The Houthis are pursuing their own war with Saudi Arabia, seeking control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast while trying to avoid drawing the United States directly into the conflict.
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/What-Yemen-Really-Means-to-the-US-Iran-War.html

Iran Says China Talks Successful amid Shifting Regional ‘Strategic Balance’
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/iran-says-china-talks-successful-amid-shifting-regional-strategic-balance/

IRGC destroys US MQ-9 drone near Qeshm Island
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247839/IRGC-destroys-US-MQ-9-drone-near-Qeshm-Island



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

‘We are not like everyone else’ laws that bind other nations do not apply to Israel, says Likud lawmaker
https://israelpalestinenews.org/we-are-not-like-everyone-else-laws-that-bind-other-nations-do-not-apply-to-israel-says-likud-lawmaker/

Panic in Washington and Tel Aviv: The Consequences of Yemeni Control over Bab el-Mandeb 
https://en.topwar.ru/289884-panika-v-vashingtone-i-tel-avive-posledstvija-ustanovlenija-jemenskogo-kontrolja-nad-bab-jel-mandebom.html

‘Without Delay’: Japan Demands Israeli Action on Gaza Aid, West Bank Settlements
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/without-delay-japan-demands-israeli-action-on-gaza-aid-west-bank-settlements/

‘Unacceptable’: Italy Pushes for New EU Measures against Illegal Israeli Settlements
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/unacceptable-italy-pushes-for-new-eu-measures-against-illegal-israeli-settlements/

Israel testing how far it can redraw the map in Syria
https://www.arabnews.com/opinion/israel-testing-how-far-it-can-redraw-the-map-in-syria-3001946

UN: Yemen Situation Rapidly Evolving as Restrictions Hamper Access to Western Coast
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5319574-un-yemen-situation-rapidly-evolving-restrictions-hamper-access-western-coast

‘Pure Fabrication’: Yemeni Scholars Reject Saudi Claims of Threat to Mecca
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/pure-fabrication-yemeni-scholars-reject-saudi-claims-of-threat-to-mecca/

How Saudi Arabia's anti-Houthi strategy crashed and burned 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/saudi-arabia-houthi/

Yemen’s reignited conflict shows Iran war’s fire is spreading 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/yemens-reignited-conflict-shows-iran-wars-fire-is-spreading/

Eisenkot Leads Netanyahu 45-36 as Neither Bloc Reaches Majority – Poll
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/eisenkot-leads-netanyahu-45-36-as-neither-bloc-reaches-majority-poll/

Israeli Forces Detain Journalist Alaa al-Rimawi amid Widespread West Bank Raids
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-forces-detain-journalist-alaa-al-rimawi-amid-widespread-west-bank-raids/

Macklemore’s Million-Dollar Challenge: Palestine Solidarity Forces Public Reckonin
Macklemore’s $1 million Palestine pledge transformed his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour into a public test of solidarity and accountability.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/macklemores-million-dollar-challenge-palestine-solidarity-forces-public-reckoning/

Mass Walkout Hits Sheeran Tour after Macklemore Silenced over Palestine
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ed-sheeran-loses-all-opening-acts-after-macklemores-pro-palestine-ouster/

Manufacturing the Muslim Enemy: Islamophobia in the Service of Israel
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/manufacturing-the-muslim-enemy-islamophobia-in-the-service-of-israel/

Jewish Supremacist Manufacturing a Civilizational Threat to License Bigotry
https://israelpalestinenews.org/jewish-supremacist-manufacturing-a-civilizational-threat-to-license-bigotry/

As Gaza crumbles, Israel preps new ground invasion – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/as-gaza-crumbles-israel-preps-new-ground-invasion-daily-update/

Israeli army warns prime minister of funding gap threatening readiness on 3 fronts
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-warns-prime-minister-of-funding-gap-threatening-readiness-on-3-fronts/4060667

Israel continues attacks on southern Lebanon as Aoun says assaults obstruct 'framework formula’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-continues-attacks-on-southern-lebanon-as-aoun-says-assaults-obstruct-framework-formula-/4060665

Extremist Israeli minister vows to expand Judaization of Negev, Galilee following West Bank model
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/extremist-israeli-minister-vows-to-expand-judaization-of-negev-galilee-following-west-bank-model/4060661

8,953 Lebanese people killed, 30,643 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/17/370338/

Israeli forces kidnap 24 Palestinians in West Bank raids
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/09/17/370307/

At least seven injured in Israeli raid on Nablus refugee camp
https://freepresskashmir.news/2026/09/17/at-least-seven-injured-in-israeli-raid-on-nablus-refugee-camp/

Israel finalizes tenders for 3,401 settlement units in the "E1" project
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174831?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Trump Picks Americans Pockets for $2.8 BILLION (to support Israeli genhocide)
America would have to spend 5-15 BILLION per year if we join our militaries. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G1xpCfd8QY

The Construction of New Khazaria in Ukraine
https://x.com/bitcoins1stlady/status/2100342311846592803

Major General Nikoliuk Leaves Operational Command East (Ukraine)
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84773

The US Permanent Representative to NATO believes that peace in Ukraine will not be achieved anytime soon. 
https://en.topwar.ru/289938-postpred-ssha-pri-nato-schitaet-chto-mira-na-ukraine-v-blizhajshee-vremja-ne-budet.html

A US corporation will allocate billions to Ukraine for communications and energy. 
https://en.topwar.ru/289887-korporacija-iz-ssha-vydelit-ukraine-milliardy-na-svjaz-i-jenergetiku.html

Polish Prime Minister Tusk revealed the real losses of the Ukrainian army.
The new Russian strategy and, above all, new technical capabilities, and therefore reactive Drones — these are also much higher losses on the Ukrainian side. Our Ukrainian partners told me that recently, this has amounted to 27,000 killed and wounded per month.
https://en.topwar.ru/289947-polskij-premer-tusk-progovorilsja-o-realnyh-poterjah-ukrainskoj-armii.html

Ukraine loses about 1,260 troops in special military op zone in past day — top brass 
https://tass.com/defense/2189063

Hopes dashed: Zelensky received only ten Patriot missiles 
https://en.topwar.ru/289945-nadezhdy-ne-opravdalis-zelenskij-poluchil-vsego-lish-desjat-raket-k-patriot.html

"The situation is difficult": Russia damaged a key bridge in the Odessa region – Reuters 
https://en.topcor.ru/74236-situacija-slozhnaja-rf-povredila-kljuchevoj-most-v-odesskoj-oblasti-reuters.html

Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have broken through into Dobropillia in Donbas. 
https://en.topcor.ru/74249-shturmovye-gruppy-vs-rf-prorvalis-v-dobropole-na-donbasse.html

Russia downs 35 drones headed for Moscow
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Russia-downs-35-drones-headed-for-Moscow/67129490

A source reported the failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' breakout from encirclement in the Kharkiv region. 
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20260913/vs-2117372483.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Sixteen Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the Tula region.
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20260917/dron-2118351580.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

British Military Intelligence Officer Killed in “Accident” in Ukraine
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/09/17/british-military-intelligence-officer-killed-in-accident-in-ukraine/

Major Russian Oil Refinery Forced to Stop Processing After Ukrainian Deep Strike 
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/major-russian-oil-refinery-forced-to-stop-processing-after-ukrainian-deep-strike-22653

Ursula Von der Leyen Announces €3.3 Billion for Ukrainian Drones and Missiles 
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ursula-von-der-leyen-announces-eur33-billion-for-ukrainian-drones-and-missiles-22652



NATIONAL  2

AIPAC’s Network Has Already Spent $67.2 Million to Shape the Midterm Elections
https://israelpalestinenews.org/aipacs-network-has-already-spent-67-2-million-to-shape-the-midterm-elections/

The FBI File on Trump's Assassin Just Leaked...Everything They Told You is A Lie
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2099938802982662353

Technocracy Versus A Dying Constitutional Republic: The Obviousness of Anarchy
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/technocracy-versus-a-dying-constitutional

Blanche warned of contempt risk in Epstein files case
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/epstein-files-doj-contempt-judge-blanche

New lawsuit alleges Epstein possessed ‘child sexual abuse material of countless children’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/epstein-lawsuit-child-sexual-abuse-material

US Strikes on Iranian School, Sports Complex Were War Crimes – UN Mission
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/us-strikes-on-iranian-school-sports-complex-were-war-crimes-un-mission/

UN mission notes possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
https://www.dw.com/en/un-mission-notes-possible-us-war-crimes-in-iran-strikes/a-79316385

152 countries reject US decision to bar Palestinian delegation from attending 81st UN General Assembly session in New York
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174859?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Biden’s Genocide Accomplices Targeted by New Accountability Campaign
https://israelpalestinenews.org/bidens-genocide-accomplices-targeted-by-new-accountability-campaign/

US bans Palestinian president from speaking at the UN
https://israelpalestinenews.org/us-bans-palestinian-president-from-speaking-at-the-un/

Even a pro-Israel Congress member has put a hold on 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel
https://israelpalestinenews.org/even-a-pro-israel-congress-member-has-put-a-hold-on-40000-one-ton-bombs-to-israel/

‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/wildfires-government-firefighter-shortage



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Thailand Medical Officials Report Surging COVID-19 Infections with an Average of About 15,000 New Cases per Week - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/thailand-medical-officials-report-surging-covid-19-infections-with-an-average-of-about-15000-new-cases-per-week

Florida local dengue cases top 150, 1st locally acquired chikungunya reported
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/florida-local-dengue-cases-top-150-140

RFK Jr. signals vaccine skepticism will continue
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/rfk-vaccine-safety-anti-vaccine-gathering

COVID-19 Tied to Lasting Nutrient Deficiency in Type 2 Diabetes - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-tied-to-lasting-nutrient-deficiency-in-type-2-diabetes

Inflammation Caused by Acute Influenza or COVID-19 Infections Can Awaken Dormant Cancer and Fuel Its Spread - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/inflammation-caused-by-acute-influenza-or-covid-19-infections-can-awaken-dormant-cancer-and-fuel-its-spread



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

AI: Humanity’s greatest opportunity or its most dangerous gamble?
https://www.arabnews.com/opinion/ai-humanitys-greatest-opportunity-or-its-most-dangerous-gamble-3001789

Forget doomsday: The AI hacking crisis is already here
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/ai-cyber-doomsday-hacking-threats

Cooking Oil-Powered Plane to Fly Tourists to Antarctica
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Cooking-Oil-Powered-Plane-to-Fly-Tourists-to-Antarctica.html

Last year, BYD bought the world’s largest car carrier – they just ordered 10 more
https://electrek.co/2026/09/12/last-year-byd-bought-the-worlds-largest-car-carrier-they-just-ordered-10-more/

New fleet of battery electric trains promises faster, more reliable UK travel
https://electrek.co/2026/09/12/new-fleet-of-battery-electric-trains-promises-faster-more-reliable-uk-travel/

Electric cars and solar are the hedge against this out-of-control energy crisis
https://electrek.co/2026/09/12/evs-solar-v2h-hedge-energy-crisis/

Amazon puts 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros electric semi trucks to work in Germany
https://electrek.co/2026/09/11/amazon-puts-50-mercedes-benz-eactros-electric-semi-trucks-to-work-in-germany/

One panel per minute: Solar recycling is going big in Texas
https://electrek.co/2026/09/11/one-panel-per-minute-solar-recycling-is-going-big-in-texas/

Authorities Investigating Cyber Breaches Aboard Two U.S.-Bound Ships
https://gcaptain.com/authorities-investigating-cyber-breaches-aboard-two-u-s-bound-ships/

Top U.S. Container Port Foiled Around 120 Million Cyberattacks Last Month
https://gcaptain.com/top-u-s-container-port-foiled-around-120-million-cyberattacks-last-month/

California’s new 1,000 MWh energy storage facility can deliver 250 MW for four hours
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/cormorant-energy-storage-california-250-mw-battery?

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/crusoe-raises-3-9b-to-build-massive-data-centers-and-small-modular-ai-factories/

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/the-fix-for-rogue-ai-agents-could-be-more-ai/

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/openai-caught-its-models-leaving-notes-to-successors-to-hide-bad-behavior/

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history-new-unredacted-filings-reveal/

OpenAI discloses six cases of concerning AI model behaviour
https://freepresskashmir.news/2026/09/17/openai-discloses-six-cases-of-concerning-ai-model-behaviour/

NYT claims OpenAI knew AI threatened publishers
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/NYT-claims-OpenAI-knew-AI-threatened-publishers/67128348

Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-robotic-lab-optics-demand.html

A HUMANOID ROBOT JUST TOOK THE STAGE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
https://x.com/DN_degen/status/2100146408900694283

‘This year is different’: The water reality Idaho can no longer ignore
https://columbiainsight.org/this-year-is-different-the-water-reality-idaho-can-no-longer-ignore/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Scientists are fighting a longer mosquito season with ... more mosquitoes
Nearly half a million more of the insects are being released in California – they’re all male and carry a bacterium
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/longer-mosquito-season-california

Hollywood Actor Shares Strange Alien Encounters - Thomas Jane | ep. 101 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXPAidAxG8

US consecutive space militarization moves expose hegemonic ambitions, widen governance deficit: experts
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1370738.shtml

New mist-based printing method builds precise circuits on complex curved 3D surfaces
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/aerosol-jet-printing-3d-curved-electronics?

World’s first: US scientists capture quantum jump in sound in real time
https://interestingengineering.com/science/quantum-jump-in-sound-in-real-time

50,000 years of fuel: US firm targets 4 billion tons of uranium hidden in seawater
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/50000-years-fuel-with-hidden-us-uranium?

New 3D lidar sensor detects radio-silent drone threats from nearly one mile away
https://interestingengineering.com/military/stratos-counter-drone-lidar-drone-detection?

Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fuel-recycling-cut-us-waste-storage?

Pumpless microreactor hits zero-power criticality at 1,225°F, then pushes to 1,852°F
Westinghouse has pushed its eVinci microreactor through another high-temperature test, giving engineers fresh data on how the reactor behaves as its core heats up. The experiment reached criticality at 1,225°F and produced a subcritical reactivity measurement at a peak core temperature of 1,852°F.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/evinci-microreactor-hits-criticality?

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/khosla-backed-mazama-energy-just-raised-135m-to-drill-deeper-into-super-hot-rock-geothermal/

Chemists overturn 40-year assumption about a key class of superconductors
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-chemists-overturn-year-assumption-key.html

Close-up images show defects locking electrons into stable Wigner solids
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-images-defects-electrons-stable-wigner.html

How accurately can we measure the ocean's deepest point?
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-accurately-ocean-deepest.html

A glimpse of the solar system's origins: Striking details on the molecules inside a meteorite
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-glimpse-solar-molecules-meteorite.html

Laser scans reveal 23 hidden ship carvings on Bronze Age temple wall in Cypru
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-laser-scans-reveal-hidden-ship.html

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nasa-spacecraft-huge-crater-moon.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

F-16 Crashes During Training Exercise in Michigan; Pilot Ejects
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-16-crashes-during-training-exercise-in-michigan-pilot-ejects/

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/the-faas-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai/

Cabin panels collapse during Iranian Boeing 737 rejected takeoff
Severe vibrations shook the 30-year-old 737-300 at Mashhad before the crew stopped the aircraft on the runway
https://www.airdatanews.com/cabin-panels-collapse-during-iranian-boeing-737-rejected-takeoff/

The GE9X’s Mid-Seal Issues Aren’t Expected To Delay The Boeing 777X’s Service Entry, CFO Says
https://simpleflying.com/ge9x-mid-seal-issues-arent-expected-delay-boeing-777x-service-entry-cfo/

Southwest Passengers Forced To Step Over 'Enormous' Service Dog Mess To Deplane
https://simpleflying.com/southwest-passengers-step-over-service-dog-mess/

Japan tapping quantum sensor drones to hunt China’s hidden subs 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/japan-tapping-quantum-sensor-drones-to-hunt-chinas-hidden-subs/

Air Force contemplates unmanned tankers 
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/09/air-force-contemplates-unmanned-tankers/416069/?oref=d1-featured-river-secondary

Finland Practices Ship Boardings at Sea to Stop Undersea Sabotage
https://gcaptain.com/finland-practices-ship-boardings-at-sea-to-stop-undersea-sabotage/

USCGC Healy’s Breakdown Exposes America’s Thin Arctic Icebreaker Fleet
https://gcaptain.com/uscgc-healys-breakdown-exposes-americas-thin-arctic-icebreaker-fleet/

GM Defense Joins Lockheed Martin to Speed Patriot PAC-3 Missile Production
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84781

U.S. GM Defense Delivers PAC-3 MSE Missile Parts in 22 Days as Iran Conflict Drives Production Surge.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-gm-defense-delivers-pac-3-mse-missile-parts-in-22-days-as-iran-conflict-drives-production-surge

U.S. Air Force to Buy First Boeing 737 MAX for Military Transport Service With $250M Funding.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/u-s-air-force-to-buy-first-boeing-737-max-for-military-transport-service-with-250m-funding

670-foot-long submarine drone mothership likely being built by China, images suggest
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-giant-submarine-drone-mothership?

US Air Force starts Missouri’s first $75M hangar for $700M stealth B-21 bomber fleet
https://interestingengineering.com/military/b-21-stealth-bomber-missouri-base-hangar?

USSF Leaders Lay Out the Path to More Than Double the Force
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-leaders-more-than-double-the-force-growth/

SPACECOM Boss Wants Better Domain Awareness to Target Threats on Orbit
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/spacecom-boss-better-domain-awareness-target-threats/

How the Space Force Is Preparing for Its New Moving Target Missions
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/how-space-force-is-preparing-new-moving-target-missions/

State Department Approves Massive $24 Billion F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/17/state-department-approves-massive-24-billion-f-35-sale-to-saudi-arabia/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

India’s tiger success brings a new challenge: Living alongside the big cats
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indias-tiger-success-brings-a-new-challenge-living-alongside-the-big-cats/

Chinese scholars urge global cities to include countryside in green transition
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1370776.shtml

A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon
https://grist.org/economics/a-trip-down-the-road-that-will-determine-the-fate-of-the-amazon-br-319-brazil/

Ode to the horse: 5,000 years of equine domestication on display in new Kazakh museum
https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3367421/ode-horse-5000-years-equine-domestication-display-new-kazakh-museum?pgtype=live

See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable (Bolivia) 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-the-first-new-species-of-cat-discovered-in-more-than-a-century-its-adorable/

Earthquake M 6.5 - 165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska, 2026-09-17, 111.7 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ti1p/executive

Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 18 September 2026
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/357433/Volcano-earthquake-report-2026-09-18.html?_vdwait=1789703676.1789703791.4-KHgzFiq3pClAnB2kxFQe0a958ETcOwUDlDRXWL4Z4

‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/how-asia-is-preparing-for-supersized-el-nino-global-warming

US: Trump administration weakens Endangered Species Act
https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-administration-weakens-endangered-species-act/a-79316188

Report on global water resources: Worldwide continents are drying up
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-resources-worldwide-continents-drying.html

Global water report reveals drying rivers and erratic swings between too little and too much
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-reveals-drying-rivers-erratic.html

Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tons-fishing-gear-plastic-seychelles.html

Threatened bumblebee populations in England and Wales face severe genetic declines
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-threatened-bumblebee-populations-england-wales.html

Wild honeybee populations in the EU are on the Red List for the first time
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-wild-honeybee-populations-eu-red.html

Beaver reintroduction improves peatland water storage and drought resilience
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-beaver-reintroduction-peatland-storage-drought.html

New livestream brings remote Australian arid zone waterhole to the world
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-livestream-remote-australian-arid-zone.html



ECONOMY

Only three vessels transit Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247834/Only-three-vessels-transit-Strait-of-Hormuz-on-Wednesday

Saudi Pipeline Outage Could Deepen the Global Fuel Crunch
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Saudi-Pipeline-Outage-Could-Deepen-the-Global-Fuel-Crunch.html

Taiwan Mulls Nuclear Revival to Cut Its LNG Exposure
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Taiwan-Mulls-Nuclear-Revival-to-Cut-Its-LNG-Exposure.html

Kpler Sees Oil Grinding Higher as Diesel Crunch Deepens
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Kpler-Sees-Oil-Grinding-Higher-as-Diesel-Crunch-Deepens.html

With Mideast on fire, oil prices are poised to explode 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/oil-pipeline-saudi-arabia/

IMO Sounds Alarm as Attacks on Merchant Ships Spread Across Global Trade Routes
https://gcaptain.com/imo-sounds-alarm-as-attacks-on-merchant-ships-spread-across-global-trade-routes/

Multipolarity on Hold: BRICS Retreats from the Palestine Test
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/multipolarity-on-hold-brics-retreats-from-the-palestine-test/

Judgment Day for the Middle of the Barrel: Karl Miller’s Warning That Diesel Has Stopped Meeting Demand
https://sonar21.com/judgment-day-for-the-middle-of-the-barrel-karl-millers-warning-that-diesel-has-stopped-meeting-demand/

What are all the sanctions Iran is under?
Iran has faced a torrent of international sanctions since the 1979 revolution – here’s what’s in place right now.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/what-are-all-the-sanctions-iran-is-under

Democratic Senators Seek Pentagon Accounting of Iran War Cost
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/17/democratic-senators-seek-pentagon-accounting-of-iran-war-cost/

Advertising Contracts with Big Oil Hit Record High as Profits Soar from War in Iran
https://www.desmog.com/2026/09/17/advertising-contracts-with-big-oil-hit-record-high-as-profits-soar-from-war-in-iran/

Today in Energy - Daily Prices
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/prices.php



EU - UK - CANADA

The presence of NATO troops in Ukraine would mean entry into war, Polyansky said. 
https://en.topwar.ru/289932-pojavlenie-vojsk-nato-na-ukraine-budet-oznachat-vstuplenie-v-vojnu-poljanskij.html

Warsaw Signals Readiness for US Army Base in Poland
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84774

Princess Diana’s brother claims Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ the night of her death 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/uk/princess-diana-king-charles-forgotten-book-claims-intl

Europe 'on the brink' of wider military conflict, warns Slovakian premier
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/europe-on-the-brink-of-wider-military-conflict-warns-slovakian-premier/4060668

NATO's largest airborne exercise ended with a call for rescuers. 
https://en.topwar.ru/289946-krupnejshie-v-nato-uchenija-po-desantirovaniju-zakonchilis-vyzovom-spasatelej.html

France: Syrian migrant arrested after 30-year-old woman raped in bathroom of upscale Paris restaurant
https://rmx.news/article/france-syrian-migrant-arrested-after-30-year-old-woman-raped-in-bathroom-of-upscale-paris-restaurant/

Spain: 74% of sex-crime suspects are foreigners in Basque Country
https://rmx.news/spain/spain-74-of-sex-crime-suspects-are-foreigners-in-basque-country/

Germany: Pediatric surgeon fired after running for anti-immigration AfD party
Even vital child surgeons are not immune to anti-AfD purge campaigns
https://rmx.news/article/germany-pediatric-surgeon-fired-after-running-for-anti-immigration-afd-party/

Germany: High on laughing gas, Mohammad S. killed two twin brothers and left one victim without a leg, but receives only 3 years in prison
https://rmx.news/trending/germany-high-on-laughing-gas-mohammad-s-killed-two-twin-brothers-and-left-one-victim-without-a-leg-but-receives-only-3-years-in-prison/

State of the Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen's speech
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/state-of-the-union-five-takeaways-from-ursula-von-der-leyens-speech

EXCLUSIVE: Von der Leyen to call for ‘European Security Council’ 
https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-von-der-leyen-calls-for-european-security-council-in-soteu-text/

Victor Davis Hanson: Mark Carney Is Leading Canada ‘Right Over the Cliff’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/15/hanson-mark-carney-canada-cliff/



CHINA - ASIA

Resistance airbase hit heralds a wider drone war in Myanmar 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/resistance-airbase-hit-heralds-a-wider-drone-war-in-myanmar/

Taiwan combines HIMARS rocket launchers, drones and missiles in China-focused anti-invasion dril
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/taiwan-combines-himars-rocket-launchers-drones-and-missiles-in-china-focused-anti-invasion-drill



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Lula says he will warn Trump at UN General Assembly against interfering in Brazil’s election
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/lula-says-he-will-warn-trump-at-un-general-assembly-against-interfering-in-brazil-s-election/4060674



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Ebola update as of September 15
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-update-as-of-september-15

Can Sudan's Health Sector Rise from the Rubble?
https://english.aawsat.com/features/5319449-can-sudans-health-sector-rise-rubble

Haitian Peasant Movement Marks 40 Years Of Resistance Amid Deepening Crisis
https://www.telesurenglish.net/haitian-peasant-movement-marks-40-years-of-resistance-amid-deepening-crisis/

At least eight ADF hostages released in DR Congo’s Ituri, 30 still missing
https://freepresskashmir.news/2026/09/17/at-least-eight-adf-hostages-released-in-dr-congos-ituri-30-still-missing/

Sudan gold mine collapse kills 82, injures about 50
https://freepresskashmir.news/2026/09/17/sudan-gold-mine-collapse-kills-82-injures-about-50/

DRC: Kasai province is facing a mpox epidemic
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/drc-kasai-province-is-facing-a-mpox

37 suspected miners die in detention in central Nigeria
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/37-suspected-miners-die-in-detention-in-central-Nigeria/67129509